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MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



1871. Henry J- Clark elected professor of com- 



parative anatomy and veterinary science. 



1871. Gift by Miss Mary Robinson of $2,000 for 



the endowment of a scholarship. 



1872. Levi Stockbridge elected full professor of 



agriculture. 



1872. Abner H. Merrill, U. S. A., detailed as 



professor of military science and tactics. 



1873, July 1. Death of Professor Clark. 



1873. Noah Cressy elected prof essor of veterinary 



science. 



1873. Farnsworth Rhetorical prizes given by Isaac 



D. Farnsworth, Esq. 



1873. Grinnell Agricultural prizes founded by Hon. 



William Claflin. 



1873. Peabody Entomological prize given by Pro- 



fessor Selirn H. Peabody. 



1873. Hills Botanical prizes established. 



1874, June 5. Resolve allowing $18,000 in aid of the col- 



lege. 



1874. Resignation of Professor Peabody. 



1874. Samuel T. Maynard elected gardener and 



assistant professor of horticulture. 



1874. William B. Graves elected professor of 



mathematics, physics, and civil engineer- 

 ing. 



1874. Organization of the "Associate Alumni of 



the Massachusetts Agricultural College." 



1875. Agreement on the part of the College to 



represent the agricultural department of 

 Boston University. 



1875. Charles A. L. Totten, U. S. A., detailed as 



professor of military science and tactics. 



1875. Gift by Prof. Charles S. Sargent of trees, 



shrubs and herbaceous plants. 



1876, April 26. Death of Dr. Nathan Durfee, treasurer and 



benefactor of the college. 



1876, April 28. Resolve allowing $5,000 for current ex- 



penses. 



