The Faculty at the school has mirrored the number of students in many aspects over the years, in terms of growth. At first the number of professors increased slowly, but after the mid 1870s, the faculty grew rapidly. In 1883 there was a purge and a binge of the staff; Hitchcock fired several professors and hired many more. In 1884 Manatt did a similar sweep, but this one was not as dramatic. (Catalogs)