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Col. A. T. Prescott was the first president of Louisiana Tech University. President Prescott served from 1895 through 1899. Prescott left the Industrial Institute and College of Louisiana to become Chair of History and Government at L.S.U. Col. Prescott and his family moved to Ruston and took charge of establishing the physical plant. Prescott personally supervised the erection of the main building and had the plant ready for opening for the first session on September 23, 1895. The original two-story building contained eight large classrooms, a large auditorium, a chemical laboratory and two offices. |
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