The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-08
ANNOUNCE RULES
FOR POEM CONTEST
SEMI CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
ON STATE LYRIC SENDS
OUT INSTRUCTIONS.
Invitation Given to All Sons OF state
to Submit Ode or Poem For
State Celebrations.

Rules governing the contest for the
poem or ode. the monograph and tho
lyric or song for the Semi-Centen-
pial celebration which will be OBJ
served by this State in June. have
Teen completed by the Song and Poem
committee OF the Semi-Centennial cell
ebration, and yesterday copies were
sent throughout the State. Il. w. Pet
trson. OF this city. Is chairman OF the
committee.
Inc directions are as follows:
wheeling. W. Va. Feb. ,, 1914.
Ihe Governor OF the State OF West
virginia having appointed a Commission
10 arrange for the celebration on tbs
tiftieth Birthday Of the state. and ,hsrs
haVing been appointed a Committee
from It's members on Poem and Song.
u Is desired. by them. that there be
composed. pertinent 20 the occasion:
"A short Poem. or ode, OF Stately
Character. the accepted author to read.
or recite. his work as an important part
or the ceremonies OF the day. tbe ex-
pense OF this personal attendance on
the services. TO he held I'm Wheeling
State.
B-A Monograph. not 70 exceed six
NVhNFs upon lnt earlier pioneer
struggles OF frontiersmen and the later
social and civic-institutionai moral
ana Observation-Disclosures Of the people
! or West Virginia. chronologicalIy por-
traying the basic motives that prompted
our forbears TO leave the homes OF es-
tahhshed communities. and the subse-
quent advance. struggle and progress
with special reference TO the PRINCIPAL
civic crises OF our relations with the
Mother state an dof our subsequent de-
! N"lopment as separate State. This to
b" printed over the authors signature
with song for Statewide distribution.
"a Lyric. Poem or Song, the words
aud music Of which IL Is hoped Will
touch such a popular chord OF public
favor that IL will be adopted as our
state song and that IL may rank ~ o.
TEEN with, and live as long as Dixie
My Old Kentucky Home" Maryland.
My Maryland" Yankee Doodle March
iug Through Georgia" or Therein Re A
hot Time In the OH Town Tonight"
without wishing IN any way to bride
tie Muse. the Committee respectfully
suggests that :. be limited To ave. or
less, topical stanzas. with chorus, or
refrain. with "A latitude OF character and
style from kiplinRs immortal Reces-
storal with BekoVeu's music TO BE NV
Little Boy Bumbie Bee .nd ~ =
further suggested the composition D..
90 such Rhythmic measures a. to adapt
10 Tor process loualS. or. or two-step
character, for da-cing or marching
fitting melody is the idea aimed ar. and
ihc better tho sentiment or humor. the
Zoe ter the chance ~ the composers
II is intended 10 print this handsome
I- and place il ln the hands Of all the
pupils Of the schools loo the state on -.
before Aprinl 10th, and that ij is 10 be
sung at high noon hv three hundred
thousand t@UO.OVul voices. IA unison. on
The g.ty 81 the Celebration
The city or Wheeling has pledged
itsslf TO pay $4,000 for tie words and
100000 for 90" music 10 the successful
put' cor or colltho-4tpis ON tll- work
which ~ to Doe copyrighted and become
'uc property of tlc STATE
l'iiectioTs..lu mailing your cornfnun-
.ra'i"u. use number eight envelope. uu
tcH. 20 tie upper left hand corner
place Your name and address Along
fa" upper edge. approximately IN the
niidle "f the ie1gt. ~ ihIS envelope
.I.t" ".;' o. ODE" 'NONOGstSFII'
"r song whichever q may contain.
- t.e author desires to compete FOR
40 ~ alI three cf trcsc items. use an
envelope for each one Write only on
siie 81 your paper and use t,.Is size Of
sheet leave as Wide margin a. pos
sihle on thc rigLth hard az the sheet.
w.th a Wow o. giving tDr Committee
space Tor annotatious
COMMITTEE O$ POEM AND SONG
SEMI ENTI,$&TAL COMMISSION
or WEST VIRGINIA.
p WALKER PETERSON. chairman.
Locs EoE ias. Wheeling. ". Va