And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer. – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Welcome to the Philomathean Society’s webpage. We hope that you’re having a lovely summer, and hope to see you at one or many of the exciting events being planned for the fall.
On the 20th of February, 2012, the Eighth and Final Meeting of the Philomathean Society for the Spring Semester of 2012 will take place. There will be delicious snacks, arcane horrors, arcane snacks and delicious horrors. There will probably be a fair amount of heresy as well, along with a tastefully healthy amount of psychosis. All are welcome to this event – the Society is composed entirely of loving individuals who will only bite occasionally, and even then only for comic relief. LitEx will be Ms. Caroline Acheatel, on the topic: “The Ecology of Slums”. Darkness, danger and intrigue await all who show up at 8.00pm at the Philo Halls, on the 4th Floor of College Hall, as the Society rounds off this era of its history.
Join the Philomathean Society for tea this Friday, 20th of April 2012, with Professor Larry Silver. Professor Silver is the Farquhar Professor of Art History and an expert in the paintings and graphics of Northern Europe during the Renaissance and Reformation. Tea will be served, as will be snacks of various types. Tea will commence at 5.00pm in the Philo Halls on the 4th Floor of College Hall.
Join the Philomathean Society for our final wine class of the semester, as we travel to Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa as our final stops around the world of wine. Class starts, as always, at 7:00 pm.
The Philomathean Society reaches the midpoint of our course with a trip down under. This week we will feature wines from Austrailia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Class starts at 7:00. If anyone would like to sign up for the remainder of the class (including tonight’s class), please contact the Wine Chair at wine@philomathean.org directly.
Join the Philomathean Society for afternoon tea this Friday, 6th April, form 4-5pm. Tea will be held with Professor Steven Kimbrough, professor of OPIM and philosophy. Food, tea and stimulating, scintillating conversation will be provided. So do join the Society at the Philo Halls on the 4th Floor of College Hall this Friday.
Let it be known that on the 30th of May 2012, the Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania will be holding its Sixth Meeting of the Semester. Litex will be by Ms. Lana Xu, on the topic: “Learning to be Civilized: The Discourse of “Wenming” in Contemporary China”. Instructions: one cup of revelry, two pinches of solemnity, a bit too much debauchery, and one Moderator telling the Society to please act (a) like grownups and (b) failing that, at least to try and appear less hedonistic.
This recipe serves all who would like to show up, at 8.00pm on Friday, 30th of May 2012, in the Philomathean Halls (4th Floor College Hall).
Join the Philomathean Society for our second wine class of the semester, as we travel to the Southern Hemisphere in our trip around the world of wines. Class starts, as always, at 7:00 pm. Those wishing to sign up should contact the Wine Chair at wine@philomathean.org.
Join the Philomathean Society for tea from 4-5pm with Associate Professor Rudra Sil on the 30th of May 2012! Associate Professor Sil is Associate Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Huntsman Program in International Studies & Business. He has received awards for distinguished teaching in 2001 and 2011, with research interests in comparative post-communism, Russian and Asian studies, comparative labor politics, institutional theory, qualitative comparative-historical analysis and the philosophy of the social sciences. Tea and snacks will be provided. This event will take place in the Philo Halls on the 4th Floor of College Hall.
Join the Philomathean Society for the first class in our annual wine series. We will be exploring the traditional wines of France. The class starts promptly at 7:00pm.
For those of you who would still like to sign up, please fill out the form at www.philomathean.org/wineclass
