A History of the Philomathean Society (Founded 1813) with a Short Biographical Sketch of All Her Members (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A History of the Philomathean Society (Founded 1813) With a Short Biographical Sketch of All Her Members It might be well to say, in the beginning of this little book, that the committee in charge of its publication has labored under more than ordinary difficulties. The work was originally planned out by the Class of '89, and was intended to be entirely the task of that body. It failed of completion, however, and for several years the whole work has lain dormant, while committee after committee has been appointed, only to the discharged without the publication of the much-heard-of Record. At one time some promise of real work was hoped for when the committee for 1891 was appointed. They labored for some days on the manuscript, until finally the work had to be thrown over on account of the pressure of college work. The present committee, realizing, at last, the burden that this unfinished work was upon Philo, and the obligation the Society was under to complete the publication, have made strenuous efforts towards this end, and are glad now to he able to report the completion of the Philomathean Record. The work has been enormous, and would have been impossible without the distinguished aid of several of Philo's loyal graduate members. We are especially indebted to Dr. Frazer, whose kindly assistance and co-operation, in every manner possible, have done much in putting us in a position to complete our difficult task. Our whole aim has been to put in the hands of her graduate sons some reliable record of their Mother Society from her founding to the present date, and we wish for no greater reward than the hearty approval of our older Philomathean brethren. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.