Patriotism Pageant program, Farmington State Normal School, June 20, 1917
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F.S.N.S. hosted a Patriotic Pageant in Merrill Hall on June 20, 1917. The play, put on by the graduating class of 1917, depicted famous scenes of American history such as the life of George Washington, the days of the Revolution, the activities of Nathan Hale, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
Benefit concerts and other activities continued at F.S.N.S. throughout the war years. Miss Stone organized the students into teams of 20 girls, each led by a teacher, for Red Cross work. They made pillows and clothing, knit bandages and sold baked goods to raise funds for war relief.
Some industrious students collected and resold old magazines and newspapers; others offered hair shampooing (10 cents) or shoe shines (3 cents) to raise money for Red Cross. The students donated 5,010 items to the Red Cross between April 17, 1917 and Sept 20, 1919 for the benefit of the victims of the Great War.
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- Title: Patriotism Pageant program, Farmington State Normal School, June 20, 1917
- Creator: Farmington State Normal School
- Creation Date: 1917
- Subject Date: 1917-06-20
- Town: Farmington
- County: Franklin
- State: ME
- Media: ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 21 x 13.75
- Collection: official scrapbooks
- Object Type: Text
For more information about this item, contact:
Mantor Library at UMF
University of Maine at Farmington, 116 South Street, Farmington, ME 04938
(207) 778-7219
http://library.umf.maine.edu
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LC Subject Headings
Pageants--Maine--Farmington
Theatrical producations--Maine--Farmington
University of Maine at Farmington
College students--Maine--Farmington
Universities and colleges--Maine
Farmington State Teachers College (Me.)
Other Keywords
FSNS
Farmington State Normal School
UMF
University of Maine at Farmington
World War I
college
education
patriotism
patriotism pageant
students
theater
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