In Beloit the first regular lecture-course was maintained under the auspices of the Archean Union.

The evidence

• “In 1862, the first regular lecture-course in Beloit was maintained under the auspices of the Arehffian Union. This course embraced lectures by Prof Joseph Emerson, the late Rev.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/15-rock-county-ch09-beloit.md, PDF p. 617 / book p. 621

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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