The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-11
SINGERS
TO BROADCAST
SUNDAY NIGHT
North Dakota Addition Will Be
Sent Into the Air by Man.
dan Radio Station
WINNERS GO TO CHICAGO
Judges Will Make Decision,
Aided by Votes of People Who
Listen to Program

MOTc TdUlO 1ISLcuSI0 IIlau nave
ever before listened to North Da-
kota station are expected to tune in
on KGCU, Mandan, the night Of Oc-
tober 16 to hear the voices of con-
testants in the state addition, sched-
uled for that date. Preparations
are complete for the event, which
is expected to be one Of the most i'm
portant in the musical history of
North Dakota, since never before,
according to the committee in
charge, has budding musical genius
been given such an opportunity to
obtain widespread recognition.
For two of the 80 singers who are
expected to take part in the contests,
the musical trail will lead from
kGCU to Chicago, where a district
contest will be held in November.
If entries from this state are sue
cessful at Chicago they then will
enter national competition with
national recognition and $1,000
major cash prize as the goal.
Listeners May Vote
The Mandan station is cooperating
with the Atwater-Kent radio COM
pany in staging the contests and all
other radio stations in the state are
expected to remain silent while the
contests are being broadcast on the
night of October Is. Decisions as
to the winners will be made by a
committee, aided by the vote of
those who listen in on the contests.
Under the rules, the state awards
Vvy11 hn npSV $N q ~
and one young man. The only con-
ditions for contestants are that they
be between 18 and 25 years old and
not professional musicians.
The 81 contestants who appear at
Mandan, Is young men and 16
young women, will represent the
pick Of 15O North Dakotans anxious
to gain musical recognition. Each
will have been selected in q district
competition at which two to repre-
sent the district will be chosen. Con-
tests in some districts have already
been held, according to advices re-
ceived by the committee, and others
are being held this week. The only
time limitation is that the district
selections be made in time for the
winners to appear IN the state con-
test.
Must Vote by Number
In order to assure every singer q
fair chance they will be announced
by number only and persons cast
ing votes will be required to vote
for the number of the person whom
they liked best. The ballots of the
judges will not be opened until the
mailed votes have been counted. The
judges will be persons recognized as
leaders in music circles of the state,
the committee in charge has an
nounced.
To make sure that the 'tradio
quality" of the singers voices will
be considered by the judges, they
will hear the contests through q re.
ceiving set in the same building a.
the radio station and will have no
more opportunity to know the names
of the contestants than listeners
miles away.
Following are the names Of per-
sons who have charge Of the dis
trict additions in various parts Of
the state, the winners of which will
take part in the contests: Fargo,
Mrs. ]. A. Jardine; Valley City,
Knute Froysaa; Jamestown, Mrs. G..
S. Buck and Mrs. B. H. Kroeze,
Jamestown Musical club; Bismarck,
Mrs. G. E. Wingreene, Thursday Mu-
sical club; Mandan, Mrs. Clara Nor
ris, station. KGCU; Dickinson, Mrs.
H. A. Mackoff, Cecilia club; Beach,
w. F. Cushing; Grand Forks, Mrs.
Joseph Bridston; Devils Lake, Jas.
Barrett; Minot, David Owen; Willis
ton, Mrs. C. A. Stroup; New Rock
ford, Mrs. H. G. Hudson; New Eng
land, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Connolly;
Langdon, Mrs. M. l. Forkner; Ellen
dale, Mrs. J. A. Dunphy, music di-
rector, Glendale normal school;
Mayville, President C. G. Swain,
Mayville normal school.