May 24, 1848
Joseph Emerson arrived at Beloit and was invited to assume charge of the young college.
The evidence
“On the following day. May 24, 1848, they were invited to assume the charge of the young college — Bushnell as Professor of Mathematics, Emerson as Professor of Languages. They found a class of five young men pursuing studies parallel to those of the Freshman Class at Yale, though with most primitive accommodations and meager equipments.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 741 / book p. 745
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.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (PDF p. 741 / book p. 745) · open the whole page “And they chose well the men to whom they entrusted the life of the newborn college. After Professor Emerson's survey it is not necessary for me to do more than to note the dates in 1848, when he and Professor Bushnell entered upon their life-work for the college, the latter arriving April 27, the former May 24. The first president, Rev.”
1908-brown-rock-county/15-colleges.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 335 / book p. 307
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.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (Vol. 1, PDF p. 335 / book p. 307) · open the whole page
