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 #558 to form Eluwak #59. Waterbury Council #080, headquartered in Waterbury, Connecticut, was founded in 1915 and ceased to exist when it merged with Naugatuck Council to form the Mattatuck Council in 1935. It owned Camp Sepunkum. The state of Connecticut historically has had over 50 Girl Scout councils since 1912. However over time they have all merged to form the one current council. Girl Scouts of Connecticut serves more than 45,000 girls and is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. It covers all of Connecticut. website: http://www.gsofct.org/ Camp Timber Trails is a resident camp owned by the Girl Scouts of Connecticut