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South Dakota State University. Miltonian Literary Society
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The Miltonian Literary Society was one of the earliest student organizations at South Dakota State University. Originally founded as the Lyceum Club in the early 1880s with male-only membership, it split in 1887 to form the coeducational Athenian Literary Society. In 1892, the Lyceum Club reorganized under a new charter as the Miltonian Literary Society. The group focused on developing forensic, dramatic, and social skills through debates, oratory, extemporaneous speaking, dramatic readings, and one-act plays. The society remained active until the early 1930s.
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