The pageant of Schenectady, in celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Schenectady, given in Union college grounds, May 30th and 31st and June 1st, 1912 . hs; or can tell you about the rivers and forests; and theircode also requires a knowledge of simple cooking and are, the Indian maidens—pins! [The Camp-fire Girlsenter and go through their ceremonial. Then they retire to leftbackground.] Mr. Modern. Are you satisfied? Van Curler. Ah, those are your younger folk who arealready here. In our day we had the emigrant spirit. Wecrossed the seas to a
The pageant of Schenectady, in celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Schenectady, given in Union college grounds, May 30th and 31st and June 1st, 1912 . hs; or can tell you about the rivers and forests; and theircode also requires a knowledge of simple cooking and are, the Indian maidens—pins! [The Camp-fire Girlsenter and go through their ceremonial. Then they retire to leftbackground.] Mr. Modern. Are you satisfied? Van Curler. Ah, those are your younger folk who arealready here. In our day we had the emigrant spirit. Wecrossed the seas to a new land bringing thrift and enterprisewith us. Mr. Modern. Wait until you have seen our emigrants oftoday. For them we are still a new country; the land ofpromise. They bring us the same thrift and enterprise that theDutch settlers brought, and the arts of their countries as ^hen you have seen their folk dances. [Folk dances.] Van Curler. It is wonderful. There was nothing to equal ilin my time; but beside our emigrant spirit we had a spirit ollearning. Who are these? Mr. Modern. Some Seniors from Union College. Theyhave been singing Old Union on the terrace and will repeat. u o 62 it for you. [Song. Old Union.] In your day the universi-ties were a thing apart; in our day they are related to theactual work of the world. Here the College and the GreatElectrical Works cooperate. Van Curler. [Vaguely.] The Great Electrical Works In our day we had trading and commerce. Mr. Modern. And in ours. Why, man, the W^orks of Sche-nectady are famous. W^e have the largest • locomotive worksand the greatest electrical plant in the world. Van Curler. Who are these? [The Spirits of Light, radiant,mystical figures appear.] Mr. Modern. The Spirits of Light. The heralds of a powerthat has put a chain about the globe—a power that runs ourmotors and illumines our houses; and sends our messages acrossa thousand miles of space. The power that makes it possiblefor one ship to signal anothe
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