Organized under general act of April 7th 1857 under Chapter 305, Laws of 1857. Incorporated by Regents January 13, 1860.
Principals
| 1859 - 1861 | Ceylon Otis, A.B. | |||
| 1861 - 1862 | Truman K. Fuller, A.B. | |||
| 1862-1863 | Francis A. Williams, A.B. | |||
| 1864 | Wm. C. Phillips, A.B. | |||
| 1865 | Alonzo H. Lewis (Invented baseball system of spelling) | |||
| 1866 | Stewart Montgomery, A.M. | |||
| 1867 | Joseph W. Davis | |||
| 1868-1869 | Henry Merritt Tallman | |||
| 1870-1871 | C.T.R. Smith, A.M. | |||
| 1872-1875 | Daniel D. Van Allen | |||
| 1876-1877 | Cyrus A. Peake | |||
| 1878 | Dr. Wm. S. Aumock, A.M. | |||
| 1878-1888 | Albert W. Morehouse, A.M. | |||
| 1889-1899 | William L. Harris, B.A. | |||
