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Williams » Special Collections » Timeline » 19th-century » December 10th, 1829

December 10th, 1829

Erasmus D. Towner (Class of 1833, non-graduate) was expelled for repeatedly setting a college out-building on fire. A year later, another student confessed to kindling the fire, and the college voted to let Towner return to Williams. (Faculty Meeting Minutes)

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