Philomathean Society Book 1 1825-1834

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April 12th Met according to adjournment and performed Voted that Mrs Allen and Hadley be admitted members of the Society. Adjourned.

April 19th Met according to adjournment and performed. Voted 1st That our debates should be performed extemporaneously, excepting that we may have a few of the most important particulars put in writing. Votes 2nd That Mr Mansur be admitted again as a member of the Society. Adjourned.

April 25th Met according to adjournment and performed. Adjourned.

May 3d Met according to adjourment and performed. Adjourned.

May 10th Met according to adjourment and performed. Voted 1st That each member of the Society shall take his turn in preparing the Lamps, filling and lighting them and also ringing the bell before the time of commencing; and if he fails shall forfeit a fine of 12½ cents. Voted 2d To except [sic] the President and Vice President from this duty. Voted 3d That there be an Exhibition of our Society next term. Voted 4th That Mr Parker, Bent and Mansur be a Committee to decide upon the parts to be given out. Voted 5th That the Social Fraternity be invited at our next Meeting. Adjourned.

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May 17th Met according to adjournment and performed. Voted 1st That Brother Shute be President, Mansur Vice President and Champion Librarian. Voted 2d That thanks be rendered to the President, Vice President and Librarian for their faithful discharge of duty.

June 14 Society met acording to adjournment and performed. Voted 1st that Mr Parker should have the charge of managing the exhibition. Voted 2 that Cook Tucker and Shaw be admitted as members of the society.

[June] 21 Society met performed and adjourned as usual Voted that Mr Hatch have leave to withdraw from the Society

[June] 28 Met performed and adjourned as usual voted, 1st That Mr Abbot be dismissed from the Society as an unworthy member. Voted 2nd That Mr Thayer be admitted as a member of the Society

July 5 Society met, performed and adjourned as usual.

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July 12 Met performed and adjourned as usual. Voted that Mansur and Tillman be appointed to procure the things necessary for the exhibition. 2nd That an article be put in the constitution respecting the library.

July 19 Met, performed and adjourned as usual. Voted 1 that Mr Howe be admitted as a member of the society 2nd that Shute and Parker be appointed to enquire into Mr Pratts reasons for absenting himself from The society and of the course which he intended to pursue.

[July] 26 Met performed and adjourned as usual

Aug 2 Met performed and adjourned as usual

[Aug] 9 Met performed and adjourned

[Aug] 16 Met performed and adjourned Voted that a vote of thanks be given to Mr Leavit, and Parker and Tillman were were [sic] appointed to present it, Mr Tillman bill of the expences [sic] of the exhibition was read and accepted. Voted that the crown and stairs should be paid for from the treasury of the society and the

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other expences should be defrayed by a tax on those members who were engaged in the exhibition. Voted, 3, that the thanks of the society be presented to Messrs Riddle, Hardy and Porter, and Pratt was appointed to present them. The records of the society were then read and a vote of thanks was given to Shute Mansur and Champion, for the faithful discharge of their offices during the past term. The Society then proceded [sic] to elect a President and Vice President for the ensuing term, and Mr Hardy was unanimously elected president and Thayer Vice do, and as there was no one to whom the library could be given, it was voted that it should be placed in the power of Messrs Hadly and Thayer until they could find a suitable person with whom they might entrust it. The new officers then took their seats, and leave of dismission was granted to Shute, Mansur, Champion, Parker, Bent Emery and Hobart. Voted that we adjourn.

+ (on Octr 4th) Howe, Hardy, Porter, Bradley signed as members.

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1826

Septr 20th - Society met and voted that an hour be the length of time in which they perform and hold their meetings - also that Ober, Bradley, Taylor, Hadley Porter Howe and Hardy be considered as candidates to join the society - also that Mr. Allen be allowed to do the menial duties of the society - also that 7 oclock be the time of the meeting (adjourned as usual)

Octr 4th Met performed (debate Pratt & Thayer) Vote 1st that Albott, Morgan, be considered candidates to join the society (adjourned)

Octr 11th Met and performed (debate Childs Howe Hardy Stearns) Vote 1st that Perkins, Hitchings, Davison be considered as candidates to join Vote 2d that society meet at ¼ past 6 and continue 1 hour and a half (Morgan signed as member of the society)