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Otterbein College Philomathean Room after Restoration Photographs

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Title	Otterbein College Philomathean Room after Restoration Photographs
Subject	Architecture Literary Ohio Education Societies and clubs Universities and colleges
Place	Westerville (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio)
Description	These three 3" by 5" (7.6 by 12.7 cm) images depict the restored Philomathean Room at Otterbein College. The first literary society formed at Otterbein College was the Otterbein Lyceum in 1851. The group later split into several different organizations: the Philomathean and Philophronean were for men and the Cleiorhetean and the Philalethean were for women. The societies organized and hosted debates, oratorical contests, and recitations. They also formed libraries and encouraged musical interests. When Towers Hall was erected in 1871, the four literary societies were permitted to use rooms on the third floor. The rooms were elaborately decorated with stenciled walls, and stained glass windows. Membership in the literary societies declined as time went by, especially as interest in fraternities and sororities grew. The societies completely disbanded by the 1930s and since then the rooms have been used for various purposes. Only the Philomathean remained untouched. In 1982 the college restored the room to honor all the literary societies and their contributions to the campus. The inscription on the wall above the president's chair is "Quaerero Nostrum Studium Est" or "To question (inquire) is our job." The restoration was completed in 1985.
Date of Original	1985
Collection	Philomathean Room Collection
Source	Historical object(s) or artifact(s)
Submitting Institution	Otterbein College
Type	StillImage
Format	picture; objects

Title	Om2064_1832184_004
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om2064_1832184_004.tif
Image Height	1044
Image Width	1639
File Size	518.52 KB

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