. The Kappa Sigma book; a manual of descriptive, historical, and statistical facts concerning the Kappa Sigma fraternity. ool, Monroe county, N. Y., and at Dr. Davis academy forboys, Bloomfield, N. J., Arnold entered the academic depart-ment of the University of Virginia in 1869, his chief studiesbeing Latin, French and mathematics. Small but well built,speaking French, Spanish and Italian fluently, he was a typicalyoung Southerner of those stirring times. Although carryingno Spanish blood, nevertheless, on account of his proficientknowledge of the language, he was known to his friends and THE
. The Kappa Sigma book; a manual of descriptive, historical, and statistical facts concerning the Kappa Sigma fraternity. ool, Monroe county, N. Y., and at Dr. Davis academy forboys, Bloomfield, N. J., Arnold entered the academic depart-ment of the University of Virginia in 1869, his chief studiesbeing Latin, French and mathematics. Small but well built,speaking French, Spanish and Italian fluently, he was a typicalyoung Southerner of those stirring times. Although carryingno Spanish blood, nevertheless, on account of his proficientknowledge of the language, he was known to his friends and THE FOUNDERS OF KAPPA SIGMA 35 admirers as the little Spaniard. From students of Kappa Sig-ma history he has later received the title of the first S. A. Jack-son. All the surviving founders agree in praise of his devotionfrom the first to the cause of the Fraternity. H,e gave nearlyhis whole time to the society, says one. In the summer of 1870,he began, with Samuel [sham North, his nearest and dearestfriend even within Kappa Sigma, a course in medicine at theUniversity, under Harrison, the famous and beloved In February, 1871. the occurrence elsewhere related made itnecessary for his friends and brothers to protect him from theconsequences of a rash and hasty act, and caused his withdrawalfrom the University—the authorities, after investigation, accept-ing his resignation as a student and dismissing him with a clearrecord. He shortly entered the medical college of New York University,and by the end of the scholastic year 1872, had completed themedical course according to the requirements of the time. Beingstill under age. his degree was not conferred upon him until the 36 THE KAPPA SIGMA BOOK following year, 1873. He studied at Bellevue Hospital medicalcollege in iSy2-y^, and received a diploma also from this insti-tution. He also served for a time as resident physician at the P. Hospital, Bedford Island, and in 1873 began to he was resident phys
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