The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-12-14
Arthur NJ. Eyans. IN chleago KecoEl-

Herald.
Beloit. Dis.-A prehistoric cemetery
Sc YES as campus fCq Belolt college. Ages
aTo the Mound Builders appear to have
used the place as a burial ground,
Among the college buildings are scattered
over 20 mounds, which axe Il continual
source of fascination to the arcnaeolo-
gist. Most of them are Of conical or wall
| shape. Near the observatory lies what Is
known as the Turtle Mound" so called
from its outlines. one of the finest effisy
mounds on the continent. II Is in as fine
q state of preservation as Monks Mound.
near Edwardsville. III. Little is known
/ Of the Builders of these relics of q van
lshed race. save that they knew the art OF
teinpering copper. and men of science are
Of different beliefs as to whether the
mounds on the mp are the remnants
Of an ancient temple or OF n graveyard.
In the few which haVe been opened by
the authorities, however, bones were
found. leading to a belief that the Beloit
wounds are nun over the graves
# celebrities who lived 4 few thousand
years ago.
Beloit. however, finds it no handicap to
be camped oil the site OF an antediluvian
cemetery. 1t is ranked among the most
effective colleges In the country. Years
ago 1t was christeued The Yale of the
West" 1t confines itself entirely to col
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Vear-!s compac enough to bring under
y lduates and faculty into intimate per
aonal contact and to make college life
thoroughly organic. For decades it has
been for its spirit, its sturdl-
ness and its effectiveness. In proportion
to its size 1t is as finely equipped and en-
dowed as most of the great universities.
the third annual report of the Carnegie
foundation 70: the advancement OF teach
ing credits Beloit with having the largest
annual net income Of any college In the
middle west. II has Il productive endow-
ment of 81. G0o,Go lis annual net income
is 100000. and its buildings, grounds and
equipment are valued at 500, 900. 1t has
a faculty of 20 men and a student enroll
ment of 40, or one professor for every IA
Students.
Is records In oratory and athletics have
oven the college "A wide reputation. In
The IS years of the history of the state
oratorical contest Heiolt has Won 10 first
places and 16 second places. In the inter
state oratorical contest, in which II states
and about 10 colleges are represented,
Beloit has won ofteuer than any other
competing college. This contest, which is
the classic OF the western colleges, has
been won by such men as Senator Robert
La Toilette, William Jennings Bryan
dttt IkiCltIN j blSSi IDIilttl governor OF
Illinois. In the last "A years Beloit has
won first place in this contest seven times !
and second place five times. AT Belott ora
torical training begins as soon as students |
enter the freshman class. They think and
e about their subjects until they have
a personal message when II comes time
TO write the o%ratlons in their junior year.
The college also participates in the in
tercollegiatc debates annually. In 10 con-
tests with Knox college Beloit has won
eight times. Beloit won the freshman in
tercollegiate debate with Grinnel college
last year. 1t lost the sophomore intercol-
debate with Albion college.
In the last three seasons Beloit has won
eight athletic championships, three In
basketball, two In relay races, two In
track and one IN football. There are so
class. fraternity, and boarding club
that every student IN the college
has opportunity to take his physical ex-
ercise in the specialized games and sports
instead of in dry gymnastics.
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Beloit has always devoted serious at