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O N JuNE 19, 1820, the first legislature of the new state of Maine passed an act empowering the trustees of the Maine Literary and Theological Institution to confer such degrees as are usually conferred by universities established for the education of youth. As was true with most institutions of higher education during this period, great stress was laid upon religion. The first extracurricular organization formed by the students was the Philalethian Society, the object of which was to "se<;ure religious information, discuss practical topics m Christian living, and afford mutual sympathy and restraint." Nearly all the students were connected with this religious society, but apparently it did not long provide enough outlet for the energies of the students of the young college, for in a short time they gathered to organize a literary fraternity. The students justified this organization upon the grounds that its purpose was to be "the improvement of the mind in the arts and sciences, which requires zealous and active exertion." They asserted further: Men eminent for their attainment in knowledge have risen to distinction by industry and application. The man who seeks for reputation or celebrity in his pursuits, or looks with a longing eye to a conspicuous place on the

Early Literary Societies and Their Libraries in Colby College, 1824-78