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Bridging The Community Through The May Day Fete: The May Day Celebration At Oregon Normal School, Erin Passehl-Stoddart Dec 2012

Bridging The Community Through The May Day Fete: The May Day Celebration At Oregon Normal School, Erin Passehl-Stoddart

Erin Passehl Stoddart

In 1902, a new tradition began on the Oregon State Normal School campus: the May Day celebration. Touted as an ardent joyous welcome of springtime and the most anticipated social event on campus‖, the May Day Fete featured a series of events held on a single day early in May, including the winding of the May Pole, an evening dance, costumed drills, sporting events for both men and women, jokes, singing, pageantry, the procession and crowning of the May Day Queen, and the awarding of the trophy in a challenge between the school‘s senior and junior class. May Day extended …


The Customs Of The Year As Observed By The Pennsylvania Dutch, Donald B. Aulenbach Jun 1950

The Customs Of The Year As Observed By The Pennsylvania Dutch, Donald B. Aulenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed folklore term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College entitled, "The Customs of the Year as Observed by the Pennsylvania Dutch", by Donald B. Aulenbach, dated June 1950. Within, Aulenbach compiles a detailed account of holidays and customs observed throughout the year by the Pennsylvania Dutch community, from Groundhog Day to Thanksgiving.


May Day Vs. Labor Day: A Comparison Of The Social Significance Of The Two Days Of Labor Celebration, Olive Malmberg Johnson Jan 1936

May Day Vs. Labor Day: A Comparison Of The Social Significance Of The Two Days Of Labor Celebration, Olive Malmberg Johnson

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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The History Of May Day, Alexander Trachtenberg Jan 1935

The History Of May Day, Alexander Trachtenberg

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


1923 Cedar Day Program, Cedarville College Jun 1923

1923 Cedar Day Program, Cedarville College

Lanning Collection Documents

No abstract provided.


1921 Cedar Day Program, Cedarville College Jun 1921

1921 Cedar Day Program, Cedarville College

Lanning Collection Documents

No abstract provided.


1916 Cedar Day Program, Cedarville College May 1916

1916 Cedar Day Program, Cedarville College

Lanning Collection Documents

No abstract provided.


1914 Cedar Day Program, Cedarville College May 1914

1914 Cedar Day Program, Cedarville College

Lanning Collection Documents

No abstract provided.


1913 Cedar Day Program, Cedarville College May 1913

1913 Cedar Day Program, Cedarville College

Lanning Collection Documents

No abstract provided.


1912 Cedar Day Program, Cedarville College May 1912

1912 Cedar Day Program, Cedarville College

Lanning Collection Documents

No abstract provided.