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July 6, 1851

President Chapin's first baccalaureate sermon was preached; he reported three seniors, four sophomores and ten freshmen.

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PropertyJune 1, 1851

The raceway bank above where the Blodgett Mills now are broke; the released water swept across the river and flooded the opposite side, causing considerable damage.

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BeloitJuly 6, 1851

President Chapin's first baccalaureate sermon was preached; he reported three seniors, four sophomores and ten freshmen.

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President Chapin's first baccalaureate sermon was preached here July 6, 1851, and he then reported three seniors, four sophomores and ten freshmen. The commencement exercises of that first graduating class began with Professor Squier's inaugural address in this house on the morn ing of July 17, 1851, but the afternoon exercises were held in the open air at the college grounds. On that occasion other students besides the seniors took part, and one of our boys, George A.

Brown, William Fiske. Past Made Present: The First Fifty Years of the First Presbyterian Church and Congregation of Beloit, Wisconsin. An Illustrated History of Sixty Years in Beloit and Wisconsin. Chicago: printed by the Marsh & Grant Co., 1900. Digitized by Google Books.PDF p. 52 / book p. 54

1851 / July 6

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July 6, 1851

President Chapin's first baccalaureate sermon was preached; he reported three seniors, four sophomores and ten freshmen.

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BeloitJuly 6, 1851

President Chapin's first baccalaureate sermon was preached; he reported three seniors, four sophomores and ten freshmen.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

President Chapin's first baccalaureate sermon was preached here July 6, 1851, and he then reported three seniors, four sophomores and ten freshmen. The commencement exercises of that first graduating class began with Professor Squier's inaugural address in this house on the morn ing of July 17, 1851, but the afternoon exercises were held in the open air at the college grounds. On that occasion other students besides the seniors took part, and one of our boys, George A.