Greek letter men of Philadelphia . , Gi-rard College—Wallingford. Wunder, C. W., Germantown. 529. KAPPA SIGMA Tn I860 Drs. Geo. Wyatt Hollingsworth and Geo. Miles Arnold, while^ studying medicine in Paris, became acquainted with a gentleman namedDe la Croix, who excited their curiosity by describing an ancient academic oruniversity secret society called the Kirjaith Sepher, which had been foundedat the universities of Bologna and Firenzi (Florence), Italy, between A D,1395 and 1400. by a fugitive Greek scholar, who was a professor in theseinstitutions. of the society attended the Ecum
Greek letter men of Philadelphia . , Gi-rard College—Wallingford. Wunder, C. W., Germantown. 529. KAPPA SIGMA Tn I860 Drs. Geo. Wyatt Hollingsworth and Geo. Miles Arnold, while^ studying medicine in Paris, became acquainted with a gentleman namedDe la Croix, who excited their curiosity by describing an ancient academic oruniversity secret society called the Kirjaith Sepher, which had been foundedat the universities of Bologna and Firenzi (Florence), Italy, between A D,1395 and 1400. by a fugitive Greek scholar, who was a professor in theseinstitutions. of the society attended the Ecumenical Council held in Pisa in1409, and interested in their society delegates from the universities of Mont-pelier, Orleans and Paris, in France, and through them established branchesat these institutions of learning. Ultimately, the society became extinct in Italy, except in the family ofDe Bardi. who handed down the traditions. These American gentlemen visited a member of this family in Florenceand. being duly initiated into the order, secured permission to establish it inAmierica. In order
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