4444 research outputs found
Sort by
Literary Societies of Wofford College
Get PDFLess than two months after Wofford College opened, on Aug. 1, 1854, eight students met to organize a literary society. Their primary purpose was to practice their skills in debating, oratory, parliamentary procedure and writing, all of which were important skills for college students to develop.
As the college grew, so did the number of societies, with a second one being organized in 1858, a third in 1905 and a fourth in 1920. Over the college’s first century, the literary societies were integral to student life, and they made many lasting contributions. The oldest societies established libraries, began building the college portrait collection and eventually started three student publications. Their weekly meetings helped organize some of the primary events of student life, and they provided some of the ceremonial activities of annual Commencement week festivities. Though the literary societies ceased to exist after World War II, their influence on the college continues in the three student publications they founded, their contributions to the library and the portraits that are part of the college’s permanent collection. Some of their ledgers, photo albums, programs and papers are part of the College Archives collection
South Carolina Conference Journal 2018
Get PDFTHE JOURNAL OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE OF The United Methodist Church Southeastern Jurisdiction
VOLUME I 2018
Price: $35.00 per year paid in advance by subscription only (Volumes I and II included)
Edited for the Conference by KENNETH L. NELSON Secretary of the Annual Conference
TD Convention Center Greenville, South Carolina
June 3-6, 201
