The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-12
PRELIMINARY PLANS
FOR B|CENYD|NNIAL
NN.D. W0RKEDOU7'
Churches, Schools, and organi-
zations to Arrange WASH
ington Programs

Preliminary details for the celebra-
ton Of the George Washington BIZ
centennial anniversary were an
nounced Tuesday by the state BIZ
centennial commission created by the
legislature.
Further plans will be worked out
by committee Of five appointed by
Governor George F. Shafer, ex-of-
ficio chairman Of the commission.
Several members Of the committee
have been directed to arrange for
pageants, speeches, sermons, and
contests bearing on the life of Wash
lngton and colonial history.
North Dakota and the nation will
begin the celebration on Washing
tons 200th birthday Feb. % and will
continue until Thanksgiving day.
The state program contemplates
local celebrations in every commun-
ity in the state.
To Request Sermons
Rev. G. w. Stewart, Mandan, a
member Of the commission, has been
appointed to confer with clergymen
of all denominations with a view to
arranging for church sermons on
the life of Washington Feb. FL, the
Sunday preceding the birthday Of
the country's first president.
At a meeting Of secretaries of
North Daokta fair associations to
be held at Grand Forks next week,
representatives Of the commission
will present a plan for Incorporating
bicentennial pageants with activities
of fairs in the various counties Of
the state. Institutions of higher
learning will be asked to arrange
pageants to be given at these fairs.
H. L. Halvorson of Minot was named
to investigate this project.
The University Of North Dakota
plans Washington pageant Feb. 10
under the direction of Dr. O. G..
Libby, head of the history depart
ment at the school.
Bar to Furnish Speakers
Judge George M. McKenna of Ma
poleon was requested by the COM
mission to arrange with the state
bar association to furnish speakers
throughout the year to discuss events
bearing on the celebration on various
programs throughout the state.
The feasibility Of giving credit
courses in high schools on colonial
and Washington history will be in
vestigated by John Page of the state
department of public instruction.
Use of book by Miss Hazel Mel
son, formerly of Bismarck and Val
ley City, on the Appreciation Of
George Washington" was recon-
mended by the commission. Miss
Nelson now is affiliated with the
national bicentennial movement.
H. K. Jensen of Mandan will be
in charge of defamation contests in
the rural and urban grade schools
to be conducted by counties, district
and state competition. Page was
named to arrange, essay contests in
high schools, with the judging to be
done by the English department Of
the University Of North Dakota, with
the aid of the bureau Of educational
cooperation.
Secretary Was, Named
At recent meeting with Cover
nor Shafer, the commission named
Miss Beatrice tombstone, Grand
Forks, secretary Of the group. Miss
tombstone is head Of the educational
contest committee which will be in
charge Of the Washington contests.
Members of the commission are
Governor Shafer, Lieutenant Cover
nor John w. Carr; Senators Frank
Hyland, Devils LAX, D. H. Hamilton,
Eckman, and w. S. Whitman, Grand
Forks; Representatives D. L. Peters
of Wolford, and H. L. Halvorson,
Minot; C. v. Freeman, Bismarck,
C. N. Lee, Bismarck, B. F. Spauld-
ing, Fargo, DR.. B. H. Kroeze, James,
town, Rev. Stewart, and Judge Nc
Kenna.
The educational committee work
ing jointly with the, commission, is
composed of Miss tombstone, Miss
Lillian E. Cook, Bismarck, Clarence
Robertson, Jamestown, Page and
Jensen.