1870-1879

• 1870 - First women students admitted
• 1871 - $10,000 Chemical Laboratory Built
• 1871 - U of M President Angell Calls the College "Unrivaled"
• 1872 - Iota Chapter of Delta Tau Delta Founded
• 1873 - "The Rock" was donated
• 1873 - Beal Botanical Garden started
• 1873 - First international students enroll in College
• 1874 - President's house is completed
• December 9, 1876 - Destruction of boarding hall "Saints' Rest" by fire.
• 1877 - First Wells Hall Built
• 1877 - Professor Beal performs first documented genetic crosses to produce hybrid corn which lead to increased yields
• 1879 - First Woman Graduates
• 1879 - Telegraph Line Reaches Campus