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Happy Birthday, Abe! Party
February 12, 2009
In honor of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, members
of the student group
ABE at IU planned a birthday party to honor the late great president.
The evening featured a musical skit depicting key scenes in Lincoln's
life, "pin the beard on Lincoln," Lincoln trivia, a
recitation of the Gettysburg Address, and a birthday cake.
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Students enjoy refreshments before the Lincoln skit.
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Members of ABE at IU, including HHC student Jamie Becker,
student John Gillard, HHC student Ian Thake,
and another student, make construction paper top hats to wear
during
the party.
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Students gather to watch the skit while wearing their top hats.
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A young Lincoln receives words of wisdom from his stepmother,
played by HHC student Erin Chapman.
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The actors in the skit perform a musical number between vignettes, with
keyboard accompaniment provided by HHC student Ronak Shah.
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Lincoln's (HHC student Jamie Becker) first love
fawns over him.
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Lincoln (HHC student Jamie Becker) courts Mary Todd (HHC
student CJ Lotz).
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Lincoln (HHC student Jamie Becker) famously debates Stephen
Douglas.
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John Wilkes Booth (HHC student Aasiya Mirza) and his
cohorts (HHC student Erin Chapman and another student) plot
their assassination of Lincoln.
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Lincoln (HHC student Jamie Becker) and Mary Todd (HHC
student CJ Lotz) enjoy a
performance of Our American Cousin.
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Booth (HHC student Aasiya Mirza) shoots Lincoln (HHC
student Jamie Becker) during the
play.
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The nation mourns the death of the great Lincoln (portrayed by HHC
student Jamie Becker).
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Maryam Khan, the winner of the Lincoln trivia contest,
poses with her
certificate.
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Students participate in "pin the beard on Lincoln."
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The winner of "pin the beard on Lincoln" poses next to her very
accurate pinning!
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After the other festivities, students sing happy birthday and eat cake
in Lincoln's honor.
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