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right out of our latest history book (pg.9):
"The story is told that Mary Ann [Dupont Lines] roomed with Eugenia Tucker (Fitzgerald), a young lady who was president of the Adelphean Society. The two roommates, it is said, were at once close companions and active rivals. They championed their own societies in attaining the highest honors and the best girls for membership, at the same time preserving a friendship that transcended the naturally cometitive nature of the societies. Although confirmation of the story is difficult, it is quite possible, for Mary Ann entered Wesleyan in October and Eugenia was in school that year preceding her graduation in 1852. If it is indeed true, then this rooming arrangement may have had a definate influence in promoting the formation of a second literary society at Wesleyan."
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