1870-1879

• 1870 - First women students admitted
• 1871 - U of M President Angell Calls the College "Unrivaled"
• 1871 - $10,000 Chemical Laboratory Built
• 1872 - The Iota Chapter of The Delta Tau Delta
• 1873 - MSU's campus features 7,800 varieties of trees, shrubs, plants, and flowers
• 1873 - First international students enroll in College
• 1873 - Beal Gardens established
• 1873 - "The Rock" was donated
• 1874 - President's home opened
• December 9, 1876 - Destruction of boarding hall "Saints' Rest" by fire.
• 1877 - The College is First in Reforestation Efforts
• 1877 - "A Tree for a Tree" Program
• 1877 - First Wells Hall Built
• 1877 - Professor Beal performs first documented genetic crosses to produce hybrid corn which lead to increased yields
• 1879 - Telegraph Line Reaches Campus
• 1879 - First Woman Graduates