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Originally posted by pinkyphimu
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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I feel better now! Since the Adelphean Society was formed in May of 1851, Mary Ann Dupont (Lines) would not have been Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald's roomie at the time! I also seem to remember that membership in the Adelphean Society was limited to 10 women per year (or something like that), so there just may not have been room at the time.
Sounds like this ancient quota system was good news for both the Adelphean AND the Philomathean Societies!
