Fairfield University the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions. In 1941, Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J., Provincial for the New England Province of the Society of Jesus, received written permission from Bishop Maurice F. McAuliffe of the Hartford Archdiocese to establish a Jesuit high school and college in the southwestern area of Connecticut. Fairfield University was officially founded in 1942 when the Jesuits acquired the two contiguous estates of the Brewster Jennings and Walter Lashar families. Upon its founding, it became the 26th Jesuit college/university in the United States. In the same year, Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J. appointed the Rev.
Scouting in Connecticut and assistant ranger who reside on property. Located in Hartland, Connecticut, Camp Alice Merritt was founded in 1937. Its closure date is unknown. The land was sold to the town of Hartland, Connecticut in 1992. Camp Aspetuck is located on of wooded land in Weston, Connecticut. Founded in 1939 on , it was a gift from Gustav Pfeiffer to Aspetuck Council. In 1950, the Council purchased four additional acres. Since 1947, a summer day camp has been running almost continuously, just missing the two seasons of 1972 and 1973. Camp Aspetuck comprises two swimming pools, a wetland nature trail, an