July 1901

At the annual meeting of the board of trustees of the college, Whitford urged the immediate beginning of a fund for the erection of Science Hall.

Meanwhile, closer to home

PropertyAugust 1901Month

A murder and suicide involving Fred Yost, a farmer living seven miles south of Sherburne, occurred, according to a report of August 2.

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BeloitJuly 1901

At the annual meeting of the board of trustees of the college, Whitford urged the immediate beginning of a fund for the erection of Science Hall.

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Whitford, determined to begin the collection of a fund for the erection of a building to be known as Science Hall. At the annual meeting of the board of trustees of the college held in July, 1901, he urged the importance of entering immediately upon this work. He concluded his annual report : ' in these words ' While the college is free from debt, it is greatly in need of funds for the construction of a new building for library and laboratory purposes.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 1, PDF p. 351 / book p. 322

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July 1901

At the annual meeting of the board of trustees of the college, Whitford urged the immediate beginning of a fund for the erection of Science Hall.

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The evidence

BeloitJuly 1901

At the annual meeting of the board of trustees of the college, Whitford urged the immediate beginning of a fund for the erection of Science Hall.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

Whitford, determined to begin the collection of a fund for the erection of a building to be known as Science Hall. At the annual meeting of the board of trustees of the college held in July, 1901, he urged the importance of entering immediately upon this work. He concluded his annual report : ' in these words ' While the college is free from debt, it is greatly in need of funds for the construction of a new building for library and laboratory purposes.