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Philomatic Debating Society

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG15-01A-ACAD

Scope and Contents

From the Record Group:

This record group documents student organizations at the College throughout its history with the earliest materials dating to 1848. Records of these organizations are arranged into the following eleven series: Academic Organizations; Arts Organizations; Campus Service Organizations; Club Sports and Recreational Organizations; Media Organizations; Multicultural Organizations; Peer Education Organizations; Philanthropic Organizations; Pre-Professional Organizations; Religious Organizations and Special Interest Organizations. Within each series, individual clubs and organizations are arranged in alphabetical order.

Dates

  • Creation: 1848-2024

Conditions Governing Access

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Historical Note

The Philomathic Debating Society is the second oldest debating society (behind the Bishop Joseph Fenwick Debating Society) at College of the Holy Cross, and was founded in 1850. The mission of the Society was to train freshman and sophomore debaters by promoting eloquence and helping them to acquire knowledge in history and literature. The Society had an appointed moderator who ran regular meetings, which included a debate between four members on a chosen topic. By 1914, the constitution changed its mission to not only inform on history, but also economic, political, and sociological topics. The Society's motto was "Respondere Parati."

Extent

From the Record Group: 46.46 Cubic Feet (93 document boxes, 3 record cartons, 6 flat boxes, 1 flat file)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

From the Series: Spanish; Castilian