The Boat Races Viewing Party

Sunday, March 26, 2023
10:45am – 12:45pm: Viewing Party
The Women’s Boat Race 11:00 am ET
The Men’s Boat Race 12 Noon ET

The Cynwyd Club
332 Trevor Lane
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

We’ve arranged for The Cynwyd Club to have a dedicated area for us to enjoy our viewing with large screen TVs. Meet up with friends, make new ones, reminisce about University and cheer on your favorite Blue.

Complimentary bagels, pastries, muffins, fruit, juice, coffee and tea will be served. Children are most welcome.

There is no charge for this event as the Society is pleased to underwrite this event in an effort to encourage our younger alumni, families, and friends to join us in celebrating this very special tradition.

REGISTER by Thursday, March 23rd as we need to provide the Club an accurate headcount.

Book Launch: Bound by Muscle

Date & Time
Thursday, February 23, 2023
5:00pm

Location
Racquet Club of Philadelphia
215 S. 16th Street
Philadelphia, PA

Please join us for a book launch by Dr. Andrew Brown of his new book Bound by Muscle: Biological Science, Humanism, and the Lives of A. V. Hill and Otto Meyerhof.
Drinks available at the cash bar.

See you there!
Oxford and Cambridge Society of Philadelphia

In Bound by Muscle, Andrew Brown details the lives and achievements of two physiologists, Archibald Vivian Hill (1886-1977) and Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884-1951). Hill and Meyerhof shared the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries related to metabolic changes underlying muscle activity. Bound by Muscle describes how Hill and Meyerhof’s lives and careers intersected and diverged and how their work changed the course of biological science.

Bound by Muscle is organized chronologically. The first four chapters consider Hill and Meyerhof’s childhoods and early careers; subsequent chapters address the Nobel Prize nomination and award and how their lives were affected by the World Wars. Bound by Muscle details Hill and Meyerhof’s scientific breakthroughs and professional accomplishments. The book also examines the historical context that shaped their work and how the two men differed. Hill embodied the pragmatic style of British science. He became an outspoken critic of fascism as well as an effective humanitarian. As a senior scientist, he played major roles in preparing Great Britain for World War II. In contrast, Meyerhof was shy and philosophical. A non-observant Jew, he was reluctant to leave his superb laboratory in Heidelberg as the Nazi threat became apparent. His dramatic eventual escape is described in detail for the first time. Throughout, Bound by Muscle reflects on how individual differences and historical events have shaped the trajectory of science.

Remembrance Service for Queen Elizabeth II

The Rector, Clergy and people of S. Clement’s Church in Philadelphia request the honor of your presence at

A Service of Thanksgiving to Almighty God Upon Every Remembrance of the Life of Queen Elizabeth II
With prayers for His Majesty Charles III and the Members of the Royal Family

Sunday, September 18 at 3:00PM
S. Clement’s Church
2013 Appletree Street, Philadelphia, PA

We’re Back! The Boat Races Viewing Breakfast

Date & Time
Sunday, April 3, 2022
9:00 am – 11:00 am EST: Viewing Breakfast
The Women’s Boat Race 9:23 am EST
The Men’s Boat Race 10:23 am EST

Location
The Cynwyd Club
332 Trevor Lane
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

Click here to RSVP!

Please RSVP by Friday, April 1

There is no charge for this event. A complimentary light breakfast including bagels, pastries, muffins, juice, coffee and tea will be provided. Children are most welcome.

The Society is pleased to subsidize this event in an effort to encourage our younger alumni, families, and friends  to join us in celebrating this very special tradition.

Not Made by Slaves: Ethical Capitalism in the Age of Abolition – Book Talk

Oxford & Cambridge Society of Philadelphia’s Book Talk – Not Made by Slaves: Ethical Capitalism in the Age of Abolition

Date: Monday, June 7 

Time: Noon EST.

Link to recording

Not Made by Slaves: Ethical Capitalism in the Age of Abolition examines how abolitionists from Europe to the United States to West Africa used new ideas of supply and demand, consumer credit, and branding to shape an argument for ethical capitalism, with repercussions that resonate in our age. Join us in a conversation led by our James Hill with the book’s author, Dr. Bronwen Everill.

Dr. Everill is a Lecturer in History at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. She received a BA in History and French from Harvard University, an MSt in Archeology from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in History from King’s College, London. Her focus is the place of Africa and the role of Africans in the shaping of ideas about humanitarianism, empire, and commerce in the modern period.

Join is for this exciting and timely conversation!

Free but RSVPs are required: https://kennedyslaw.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A_c0JJvySjuIfi6HVw7ZiA