The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-28
Nation To Perpetuate Ideals
Of Beloved Thomas Jefferson
Vgeat Education Campaign
10 Be Launched Among
Schools, Colleges

W441l0@t4ul -, " April A1~H4~
ward noykin, executive secretary
Df TIE Thomas Jefferson 8ioenten-
NAL Commission, today announced
he Definite plans for spreading the
Ideals of Thomas JEFFERSON through
The schools, colleges, universities,
and many ether educational, social
and patriotic institutions Of this
nation during the remainder Of the
year.
TIE theme Of these plans win be
pThouaas Jefferson SUI Lives"
which were the laat words Of John
Adams. JeilersonB longtime friend,
who died July 4. io3e. q few hours
after Jefferson had passed away.
TIE commission has selected the
Gilbert stuart portrait % Thomas
jefferson. painted n 1905 and owned
BY 4owdoln College Maine, as the
official portrait oe the Thomas
jefferson Bicentenninl Commission.
This portrait q considered the most
important life portrait OF Thomas
jefferson. First Of the Thomas
jefferson material 10 be issued BY
the commission, win DO q large en-
craving Of this celebrated Gilbert
stuart portrait OF Thomas JetkeFsola,'
beautifully printed on fine heavy
paper. Il win be available for franz
Inc By schools, libraries and instltu-
tons.
t Preparing Release
The farst two pieces Of Thomas
Jefferson literature 10 be issued BY
tho commission are both on the
press at the moment and will be
ready for distribution within two
weeks. The official Thomas jeffer.
son Blcentennial booklet, "ThoEnas
: Jefferson, April Is, i7l3 April -,
ie4s." win DO the first 10 appear.
This booklet was written by John
Crane and Edward Boylln, executive
secretary OF the commission. II
contains thirty-two pages and 0
wealth Of illustrations. 9lmultan.
eously with this first booklet, will
appear 1.-THE Thomas Jefferson Quiz
Book containing one hundred
questions and elaborate answers, oil
Of them dealing with the life and
achievements Of Thomas Jefferson.
"'The Thomas jefferson ouis Book"
was written BY Edward Hoykin.
The commission Is already Ut work
producing Q motion picture Of
Thomas JefferSon'g life. r. % hoped
that this motion picture, which will
DO IN color, will DO seen BY nifty
million people or more. Plans ere
being made 10 show this molten
picture 10 schools, colleges, univer.
aitiea and institutions, e. well e.
the SaTnpg End forts where our boys
IRE being trained % fighters. Con-
alteration ID being given to plans
TO translate this motion picture Into
spanish and Portuguese for dlstglbu-
tion through South America, Our
good neighbor In whom Thomas
Jefegson took 10 great On interest.
The purpose Of the commission u
10 make this molten picturo the
finest presentation ever seen Of
Thomas JofEerson's life and achieve
lncnte. Scenes are already being
shot In such localities ~ williams
burg, Philadelphia, Washington,
JefYOEson's home Monticello, Char.
lottesvllle, Va" the University Of
Virginia, and other places associated
with Thomas JetfoySon's career.
Tho schools Of the nation viii 30
asked particularly 10 help IN this
work 80 THAT the ideals end pFin.
ciplea OF Thomas Jefferson may
DO brought 10 o. many OF the youth
OF America O. N poegible. Suggested
programs for making Thomas JET.
ferson the theme Of graduation ex.
Orclses or for having comlnemoFas
tive programs In schools, are now
ready for distribution BY the COM
mission.
Holiday Suggestions
Suggested programs for Fourth
OF July community celebrations will
also be mailed out 10 various towns
and cities during the next week
or ten days. July Fourth being 0
day Of great moment IN Thomas
Jefsorgon's career, II IL hoped that
the nation, and particularly those
cities and places IN the United
states associated with the memory
OF Thomas jefferson, will unite In
Memorial meetings and exercises on
tho Fourth Of July. The Thomas
JefseTsen Bicontenniai Commission
wishes every community that needs
help with its meeting or its exeF-
eises TO please get IN touch with
them.
Radio programs will have Q part
Ia the plans Of the Thomas Jeffer-
son Dicentenniai Commission for tho
rest oe this year. Many stations
throvRfouk the nation will contris