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You're helping with this event: July 17, 1851, Beloit College's first class graduated at the commencement of 1851 (exercises held on the campus under a large oak tree); the commencement exercises began with Professor Squier's inaugural address on the morning of July 17, with the afternoon exercises held in the open air at the college grounds; the first classes numbered three graduates, including Joseph Hurlbut, Thomas S. Irwin [as printed], Joseph Collie, William C. Hooker and Stephen D. [name truncated].