Storrs School Literary Society

In 1888, students and faculty of the Storrs Agricultural School formed a literary club. The purpose of the Storrs School Literary Society was to foster good fellowship and encourage the cultural interests of its members by discussing literary works of value. In November 1893 the group was officially recorgnized by the Storrs Agricultural College and changed its name to the Storrs Agricultural College Literary Club with S.H. Buell as its first president. It was the first student organization recognized by the college.

On May 18, 1894, the the thirteen members of the Literary Club affiliated with the College Shakespearean Club at the Massachusetts Agricultural School, which had been founded in 1879. The new organization established itself as the College Shakespearean Club. By 1910, the Club had grown to twenty-six members or 26% of the male enrollment of what was now known as Connecticut Agricultural College .

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