Phi Beta Kappa, 1901

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Excerpt from Phi Beta Kappa, 1901: Hand-Book of the Beta Chapter of Maine, Colby CollegeThe Phi Beta Kappa Society was founded December 5, 1776, at William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia. It was a social and literary society, and John Heath was its first president. The Society continued its career until 1781 when, owing to the British occupation Of the Peninsula in that year, its activity was suspended. It was revived in 1849 and continued until 1861, when, at the outbreak of the Civil War, the records Of the Society were transferred for safe-keeping to the Virginia Historical Society. In 1895, when the original chapter was again revived, they were given back to the Old College Of William and Mary. Bushrod Washing ton, John Marshall, Madison, Mason and Lee are illustrious names found upon the roll Of the half hundred members Of the original 'chapter Of the Phi Beta Kappa.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.