Essays on the people, buildings, and events in the conjoined histories of East Lansing and Michigan State University, with a particular interest in the Michigan Agricultural College era (1855–1925), and a timeline of significant events.
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Professor Samuel Johnson
This week in 1889, the Board of Agriculture asked Professor Samuel Johnson to resign, bringing an end to a decade of student unrest, faculty dismissals, and open conflict at the Michigan Agricultural College that came to be known as the “Samuel Johnson affair.” Read More. →
