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In 1865, Massachusetts Agricultural College (M.A.C.) Board of Trustees elects Henry Flagg French the college’s first president.
William Clark
The Index 1869
First Mass Aggie Class
1870 Regatta Team
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Sunset at Aggie - 1899

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