Historical Pageants State Normal School Fitchburg Massachusetts

Author : Florence M. Miller
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ISBN 13 : 9781332340873
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Historical Pageants written by Florence M. Miller and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historical Pageants: State Normal School, Fitchburg, Massachusetts This year, when the fiftieth anniversary of Lincoln's inauguration as President of the United States demanded recognition, this entertainment was revised and enlarged. In the new Practical Arts Building, the school now has an admirable hall for entertainments of this nature, and the pageant as printed was given there, March, 1911. A plan for a Peace Pageant was first outlined and to some extent developed, in connection with the work of a student in the advanced class of 1910, who was specializing in history, and who made the plan a part of an essay which won the first prize offered by the Peace Society. The pageant herein described, and which was given at the school, is along similar lines, but amplified and changed in treatment. When the legislature made a legal Columbus holiday, it was, of course, the duty of this school to see that it was properly observed. The Columbus Day Pageant, as herein printed, is an attempt to fulfill this duty. Christmas customs in Old England have so much of special interest and historical value, and lend themselves so readily to this kind of treatment, that they make a special claim for attention. It should be kept in mind that illustrations of this general nature are possible in connection with school work only when the arrangements of scene and dress are kept very simple. If they suggest the style or the idea, the rest may be left to the imagination. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.