The start of a new school year

[DoctorThursday]

October 10 was the "second Thursday" of October that year, and was indeed the first meeting of the five undergraduate Betas.

But they were already back at school since ?

Kinda get all choked up reading that...

It is truly amazing..

[a.e.B.O.T.]

Originally Posted by DoctorThursday

October 10 was the "second Thursday" of October that year, and was indeed the first meeting of the five undergraduate Betas.

But they were already back at school since ?

so then i would assume they started the 7th or the 14th

[DoctorThursday]

It was Monday October 7, as specified by the Miami catalog:

"The College year begins on the First Monday of October, and ends on Commencement Day, the Second Thursday of August – with a recess of ten or twelve days at Christmas, and a vacation of three weeks from the Second Thursday of March."

You will note that the "second Thursday of August" in 1839 was the eighth.

Incidentally I forgot to mention that "Blackstone" is a great name in the study of law: his Commentaries on the Laws of England was THE law textbook at that time. And except for Smith, all the rest of the Eight studied law.

[ECUJacob]

Doc, I can always count on you to keep me entertained with Beta history/lore!