The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-06
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AS VICE PRESIDENT
Of YOUNG CITIZENS
Norman SoIberg Of Naughton
Township Honored at State
Meeting Here

Norman Solberg, student at Naugh-
ton School No. /. north of Bismarck
was elected vice president Of the
Young Citizens League of North Da-
kota at the final session of the an
nual convention in the World War
Memorial building here Saturday
morning.
Richard Pals, Grand Rapids, La
Moure county, was elected president
to succeed Andrew Brynstad, Cakes
Katherine Erlelt, Valley City, was
named secretary. William Jackson OF
the Glendale normal school, and Or
ris Idsvaag. Cooperstown, were chosen
as convention cheer leaders.
Chairman of the nominating COM
mittee was Mrs. Mathilda OVERLY
Cooperstown.
w. A. Eggert, Valley City. Barnes
county superintendent of schools, who
presided as senior president in the
absence of w. A. Wemett, Valley City
discussed the work of the league In
an address at the morning session.
Value of this training in citizenship
in later life was emphasized by the
speaker.
Sightseeing trips to the state his
torical museum, to Fort Lincoln, the
Indian school, the Mandan training
school and the Great Plains Field
Station at Mandan, brought to a
close the largest convention ever
staged by the league in this state.
More Than 200 Here
In attendance were more than zoo
delegates from LaMoure, Sioux, Nc
Lean, Burleigh, Dickey. Griggs, Suits
man, Cass, Wells, Kidder and Benson
counties. Boyd Chamley. Walum
Griggs county, former Junior presi-
dent of the league, served as junior
president in the absence of the presi-
dent.
Reports presented by the various
Leagues during the morning indicated
a membership increase of approx
mately 20 per cent. Total member
ship in the state at the present time
is estimated at more than 1000.
Governor William LANCER and
Arthur E. Thompson, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, were the
speakers at the convention banquet,
held Friday evening in the. Terrace
Gardens of the Patterson hotel. Gov
ers were placed for 179 delegates and
visitors
Pointing to the practical aspects OF
citizenship training as acquir G d
through participation in meetings of
the organization, Governor LANCER
emphasized the Importance of this
work in later life. Thompson COM
mented on the enthusiasm and fine
spirit of cooperation shown as a pre-
face to talk in which he listed the
qualities of good citizenship.
Chamley as Toastmaster
Boyd Chamley served as toastmas-
ter and pep singing was led by Will
liam jackson of Glendale.
Motion pictures of bird and animal
life of the state were shown by Rus
sell Reid, superintendent of the state
historical society. Musical numbers
given included piano solo by Miss
Abigail Roam, Bismarck, vocal solos
by Walter Zimmerman, Bismarck, and
Boyd Chamley, and dance and vocal
numbers by group of students from
the U. S. Indian school.
A vote of thanks was extended to
the city Of Bismarck for the fine well
come accorded the convention and to
the various speakers and those who
contributed musical numbers to the
program. in resolutions adopted at
the final session.
Members of the resolutions commit
tee were w. P. Olmsted. La Moure
county: Miss M. Sethre. Barnes coun-
ty: Clinton Zintes. Dickey county;
Douglas Cyan, John Weigel. Miss
Tolgderude, Griggs county; and Miss
Blanche Stevens, Dickey county.