Striking Scenes in the Historical Pageant A large clipping from most likely the Springfield Republican takes up the entire page. It features four photos taken at "Yesterday's Observation of 100th Anniversary of Amherst College." The four scenes protrayed are "The Founding of Amherst College," "Surrender of Montreal to Lord Jeffery Amherst," "Alma Mater, Student, Jester," and "Students Receiving News of the Outbreak of the Civil War," with the important note that it is "E. A. Richards, impersonating Henry Ward Beecher."