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Samuel Jones, a graduate of West Point and former Confederate major general, was president from 1873-1875. During his presidency, Jones reconstructed the curriculum and the overall focus of the College. He established seven departments -- languages, mathematics, English, physics, chemistry, civil engineering and agriculture -- with emphasis on science instead of the classics. He also added military training and continued the preparatory school, advertising it as a preparatory course for West Point and the Naval Academy.
The Board requested his resignation because of controversy over his change
in emphasis from agriculture to militarism.
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