The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14
Bones Of Prehistoric Race
in College Campus Mounds

tention to the cultivation of dramatic art.
The college produces a Greek play every
two years. The other language depart
ments have also put on plays, but per.
haps the great dramatic event Of the year
at the college is the presentation OF
Shakespeare play by the women. 1t Is
produced in the open air on hillside
south Of the gymnasium, now known as
LAS You Like IT, from the name Of the
first play presented by the Shakespeare
society. much Ado About Nothing" and
Twelfth Night have been given in the
last two years.
Co-education was inaugurated at Beloit
In 1895. when women were first admitted to
the college. The number Of women ad-
mitted each year is strictly limited to the
capacity of the dormitories, the policy OF
the college being to exercise parental
, supervision through a competent dean Of
women. About 80 young women can be
admitted each year, as the dormitories
and cottages can accommodate only about
s. students, and the result Is long
waiting list" Young women who live In
| Belo!t are not subject to the dormitory
regulation.
OF the enrollment Of 400 las: year 154
were women and 255 were men. Since the
college was opened in 1s47 over 5000 stu
dents have been enrolled. or whom LIT
have been graduated. including the class
of 1911. The question Of living expenses
at the college has been made the subject
| Of careful inquiry by the class In sociol-
ogy. A canvass of the men in the three
upper classes last year led to the formu-
lation of the following estimate of ex-
penses: Economical, $3.50; moderate, $3.50;
ge>--~ous, 1886.
The report Of the investigation is inter-
| esting. Out of 1856 upper class men who
made returns IL per cent were earning the
| whole Of their support, n per cent were
earning more than one-half and 70 per
cent, including the preceding, were earn.
ing something, either In term-time or in
| vacation.
or IS women In the senior and junior
classes Il per cent were earning over one
half of their support and 20 per cent were
earning something. or 81 men who were
| paying their way 80 we've employed In
domestic and personal service, such as
dishwashing and waiting, % were follow
| Ing business pursuits Is were performing
professional service. such as assisting In
| the laboratory, tutoring, newspaper re-
porting and singing in choirs, and IA were
doing odd jobs such as shoveling snow and
! TithiilB idWHS.
| '..a
| Beloit was founded In 1916. and its char
ter In 1916 was granted by the governor
7, of the territory of Wisconsin. Work on
J Middle college was started In 1886. and
| the first freshman class was enrolled In
1877 and began It's instruction under s. T.
Merrill. It's recitations we're held in the
basement of the old church. The college
has had only two presidents. Rev. Aaron
L. Chaplin was elected In 1S49 and held the
position until his resignation in 1856. A
fine marble bust Of President Chaplin
stands in the rotunda Of the library build
ing. Dr. Edward d. Eaton was elected
to tho presidency In 1886, and Is still head
of the institution. Up to 1874 only the
classical course was offered but a science
course was introduced In 1892. Today In
Pearson's Hall Of Science is considered t.
possess as fine equipment for scientific
work and study as most universities
Under the Eaton regime growth hal
been steady. In 1886 the student body
numbered only 5S, 10 years later It wa.
1874. in 1906 32l, and last year Its total en-
rollment was 400.