The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-12-14
Zones Of Prehistoric Face
in College Campus Mounds

,teniion To the cultivation of dramatic art,
Tbe college produces q Greek play every
two years. The other language depart
lnents nave also put on plays, pot per
haps the great dramatsc event OF the year
at the college is the presentation OF a
Shakespeare play by the women. 1t Is
produced in the open air on a hillside
south of the gymnasium, now known as
"As YOU Like X" from the name % 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 1885, when women were first admitted to
the college. The number of women ad-
mltted each year is strictly limited to the
capacity of the dormitorles. the policy of
the college being TO exercise a 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
50 students, and the result is a long
waiting list" Young women who live In
Belo.t are not subject to the dormitory
regulation.
OF The enrolment of 400 las year 154
We're women and 25 were men. Since the
college was opened In 1877 over 5000 STU
dents have been enrolled, or whom LII
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-
lattou of the following estimate of eX-
pe,ises: Economical, $3.50; moderate, $3.50;
gt---ous. $685..
The report of the investigation is inter
esting, out of 1876 upper class men who
made returns Y per cent were earning the
whole of their support, Y per cent were
earning more than one-half and rs per
cent including the preceding, were earn
ing something, either in term-time or in
vacation.
OF SO women in the senior and junior
classes Il per cent We're earning over one
half of their support and 90 per cent were
earning something. OF 81 men who were
paying their way SO were employed in
domestic and personal service, such as
dishwashing and waiting, % were follow
ing business pursuits, 10 were performing
professional service, such as assisting in
the laboratory, tutoring, newspaper re-
porting and singing in cholrs, and IA were
doing odd Jobs such as shoveling snow and
raking lawns.
Beloit was founded In 1916, and it's char
ter in 1916 was granted by the governor
of the territory of Wisconsin. Work on
Middle college was started In 1886, and
the first freshman class was enrolled in
1877 and began Its Instruction under S. T.
Merrill. It's recitations were 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 1886. A
fine marble bust of President Chaplin
stands in the rotunda Of the library build
ing. DR.. Edward D. Eaton was elected
to the 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 to
possess as fine equipment for scientific
work and study as most universities.
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Under the Eaton regime growth has
been steady. In 1886 the student body
numbered only SIS, 10 years later 1t was
1874. in 1906 321, and last year It's total en-
rollment was 400.