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UPS Ben Rush Spectacle
April 15, 2008

The fourth annual Union Philosophical Society (UPS) Spectacle took place in front of Old West. The society members reenact a historical event that is somehow connected to Dickinson's history. This year, Dr. Benjamin Rush and Mr. John Dickinson (both members of the Continental Congress) debated over whether or not the thirteen colonies should declare independence from Great Britain.

Photos by A. Pierce Bounds '71
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Above: UPS Vice-President Jon Roberts '08 as John DIckinson discusses the merits of remaining part of Great Britain.


Above: Erica Lally '08 is an angry townsperson protesting Mr. Dickinson's speech by enumerating the wrongs that the British have done to the colonists.



Below: Leanne Simington '08, and Alexandra Selene Jarvis '10.