The Philomathean Society was a student literary society which engaged in, among other literary activities, play acting and debating.

Excerpt from A History of the Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania: With Some Account of What Its Members Have Done In presenting this work the editors are aware of its many defects, but they beg the indulgence of the reader, calling atten tion to the fact that they have been hampered by their ignorance as amateurs, and by the inaccessibility of the desired informa tion. Every fact of history in this volume has been as far as possible tested by the records of the Society and the memories of the alumni. Corroboration of details has been no small part of the work. Every living member of the Society has been communicated with at least twice during the past eighteen months; some more than twice; for those who were prominent during Junior membership already know well how often the editors have bothered them. Therefore, the editors hope the Senior members will overlook the faults of the volume, andcomplete and accurate as circumstances allow. To those who are not members of Philo, the editors offer their work as a memorial of the one hundred years', unbroken e Society, and as a testimony that Philo has always by her sons. 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.

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The Philomathean Society was a student literary society which engaged in, among other literary activities, the production of plays and debating.