Happy Birthday Ball!

It's almost Thanksgiving, and unless you're one of the I-House kids who have free reign on campus this weekend (No human bowling on the Cater Walk this year!), you'll be visiting with relatives and family.

In other words, you'll be bored.

So why not take the time to get acquainted with some American history? Check out the Evans 'Early American Imprints' database available through the Miller Library online. There, you'll find the 1699 pamphlet, The Indian Primer; or, The Way of Training Up of Our Indian Youth in the Good Knowledge of God, in the Knowledge of the Scriptures and in an Ability to Read. Even better, got to NetFlix and get the Stanley Kubrick film adaptation, The Indian Primer or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Subjugation.

On a more serious note, take a glance at Washington College's general evening prayers, as prepared by William Smith. Smith touted them as an example of the College's non-denominational approach. Here they are in their original 1784 printed format (click to enlarge).