Bernheim Literary Society

What is the Society?

Bernheim Literary Society members are a special group of people who support the Mt. Pleasant Literary Festival with a $50 monetary donation. Stay tuned for events, opportunities for input, and fun!

Why “Bernheim”?

Lisette Clayton Bernheim Hood and her father, Rev. Gotthardt Dellman Bernheim, were distinguished educators at Mont Amoena Female Seminary (1859-1927) in Mt. Pleasant, and the school’s literary society was named for the latter. Reviving the “Bernheim Literary Society” pays homage to Mt. Pleasant’s history as an educational center and “oasis of culture” and recognizes the contributions of community leaders who support learning and the arts.

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Gotthardt Delman Bernheim

Former principal at Mont Amoena, founder of Bernheim Literary Society, and published author

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Lisette Bernheim Hood

Dean of Faculty at Mont Amoena, teacher, author, and poet—known as “Miss Lisette” to her students

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Every student at Mont Amoena was required to join a chapter (Alpha or Omega) of the Bernheim Literary Society to "exercise a cultivating influence in composition, debate, recitation, and the art of presiding at the meetings... The work of this department cannot be too greatly stressed. A student really knows only that which she can clearly tell. Two hours Wednesday afternoon of each week are devoted to this all-important work."

From the records of Mont Amoena kept at the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Museum in Mt. Pleasant, NC

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