UNION COLLEGE
ISSUE 92.2 | 09/13/2017
Declaration of Independence (1819), by John Trumbull | PC: wikimedia.org
UNION SCHOLARS TIME TRAVEL TO 1776 O
n August 27, 2017, the Union Scholars time traveled to 1776 where they witnessed the signing of the Declaration of Independence and met Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and other influential people of the time.
Congress’s opinion of the ever-outspoken John Adams. Not only were there “funny anecdotes” as senior Psychology major LaurenLee Meadows mentioned, but DJ Henderson, sophomore International Rescue & Relief major, also notes the musical was an extremely “well-developed perspective into the early Congress’s life.”
Well, this may not be exactly true, but the Union Scholars were able to partake in an unforgettable event arranged by the Honors Program.
Nebraska Wesleyan provided the audience with a surreal and captivating picture of the members’ lives and the events therein, including representatives becoming ill and inhibiting their ability to serve. There were others desperately missing their wives, including the very writer of the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson. During one scene, Adams pleads with Jefferson to write a quality version of the Declaration and all Jefferson can think of is his new, young wife.
At Nebraska Wesleyan Theater, the scholars glimpsed into the past through the award-winning musical 1776 which elaborated on the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the events that led up to its commencement. The second number, “Sit Down John,” provided audience members with an enlightened yet humorous view of
It's not until after she visits that the first real draft of the document is written.
[ W H AT ' S I N S I DE] RESCUE TEAM | page 04 |
AMAZON
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[ continued on page 3 ] HURRICANES | page 10 |