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This month in Harvard history

- Feb. 19, 1944 - In an editorial headed "Dodoölogy 1," the "Harvard Alumni Bulletin" publishes a selection of extinct Harvard organizations (courtesy of University Archives), hoping that readers can supply illuminating details of person and purpose. Among the groups listed:

- Agudath Kimah (1920-23)
- Anti-Wine Society (1837-43)
- The Chosen Few (1807)
- Chit-Chat Club (a.k.a. C.C. or Lemonade Club; 1844-58)
- Chitty Pleading Club (1874-75)
- Falcon Club (1924-32)
- Free Wool Club (1889-91)
- Friendly Fire Society ("kindled and extinguished in 1833")
- Hard Cyder Club (1755)
- The Knights' Punch Bowl (1851-65)
- Mixolgdran Quintette Club (1875-76)
- Monks of the Flagon (1848-56)
- Poverty Club (1903-07)
- Real-Property Club (1873-74)
- Quiz Club (1874-76)
- Star Chamber (1873-74)
- Temperance Society (1833-?)
- The West End Crowd (1864)

- From the Harvard Historical Calendar, a database compiled by Marvin Hightower