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Norweg111.11 lmmi3ratiot1 A sounrl, well be.la cee. I other T1or.is, his chie ..,. r.im is to as happy as possible. 0,t..her. r-e.ces, such as the make his nee.rest o .,. Chinese, f''or instance, m;,ke tbie aim re more comprehensive than we tlo: They ta.ke ,,.reat pains +.,o make happy. the ill'· a.nee sto.u·s fln1'l their ttes:cen 1J.an ts We- are tiri ..,.ting Fl.way Prom the habi ".:. o .,.. ca.rins .,.or those have passe 11way. t.ha.".. ther-e is rnore time anf!i energy ror 11ett.er or worse, thin.gs_ 1,ivisible .ruture. Never be -P cr,·e in the bent on ie1>':ing the past country f.e .r t; -ror history o "' ma this respect we Norse-Americans ln �&ct, who are slowly looki g out -ror the have is the masses been so a.nit trying to builcl a hElJ)ibier -1-•uture on this earth, contemporaries sprung both One very pratticJ:Ll result o" tr.is cha113e losine; groutt4 l\mone us. 1 kin rom 9 do not tti ''-t-er rr.aterielly Prom other national sources. thousands upon thous�n�s o� Norse-Arrericans to�ay I\S a reuult o "" their p�re ts, gr and-pare ts, �r� i or our great-granrt-parents having eu,igr1:1.teei. to e. lan-.J. where the '\ hurd.ens o.,. 1iren' s 0hilctre , E\nci so on. For yea.rs my �ather was hesitatin3 whether / to �o o\r not. li ""e were expected to When the he press less heavily on thei r chil€1.re , chil- <Ue- -Pi ally was ct=1st, sorr· e o e thought 1 t was stra ge thn".:. woulc:J. emi3rate, Par erage 111 that he was �et.ti neighborhoo1.. <?; alonp; much better t,hr,m ":.:he av His expl'i.1'111:0io� J Wl'lS ch�r- cteristic: "Vffi Pn the chil<ten o-e":. big 'they will JO a'lyvniy. '' He was wise er ough �o see the.'.., on tJ,e \ one ha.ni 1 t woul,t grown people to oer:1 ·be e�aier .Por us li ""e's battle i �s chilrtren a f'oreign people �usin;? a ton,:,-ue ":.hi:at we itic.i not unctera4.:.anri; both he anr.l. mother, who were han<i, a.nl'f thnt, � on the other pa.st the prime o "" li Pe, woulr! ""incl it dit"i.cult or.· e-ven p�in f'ul to t1cijust the,;-mselves con<ii tiorfs• v• sake o 4"' us to the new But they we·re willing to mllke the / aacri -Pice Por the 1cle - I wish to e,mphasize this cou:d ns to �eric,ma<ie thou.13ht: I think my parents by e. stt.cri f"icff __.or the sake o� their chilclr&n. Now, a little string o P ree.sonlng may help the reader to see our wa,y more cl�a.rly. As ":'ar as 1 C/iln see, there is no solid. ground -Per supposing that, upor'i the whole, ent generation o .P. Norse-Americans �han my pare�ts w&re. uously put.� "the irrunyimmip,ra ts the imme tif\te ancestors o P 1 were lecss clevoteci to their o "'�spriTlg b•�t constructio" o� the motives o� our Noroe with re�e.r� to their deacenqants. the whole ei tue.t.ion the pres 1 orqer to cleq.r anri. to e.voi my particular race, 1 also wish to take orie mor-e step 1 other this <i.inctior.i: Nor.·se im.migr·a.n ts As, 1 rto not try to put, mf,l own parent.a abo� with regard to in the same mELane,r rto 1 want to BILY ctevoti on to their o .,.!"spring, tha�1111rl even me.ke it a.s em- pha.tic ns possible, that on this score no attempt shoul<i be me.<ie plEl.ce my to r-e.ce above other races, no matter \"iba t their qirth, color, m11ny reaciers. The '1r1.e:"ly it is this: ch.io ,_. \e-/ Rim o "' ordinary Hor-se-America.a men a.n<i ,rnmen in to make theiJ? chil<iren, eran<i.-chilctrer, , etc. as hllPPY -as possible. 1 t is to be .Pe red that tens o .,. thousancis -Pall below 4:..his ste.nclarri. ..,.ew whose O,n tne ct.her hEmd. 1 11m personally a.c ;iuai11te,-i w1 th not a sympa4.,h1es tend ing a Q tHFlso bro111t tl--ta".., without reL� �rcl to kinship, they ex helping han� wh�re it seome to be IIiOSt '!'lee,te,i. lut lr, treat- �¥1SIIIL•�a�•a•llfl�, laree group, such as a whole nat�nality, Por i - ........ sta1.ce, neither supe;/normale nor woruan muat be used. as a basis. still more cle�rly, so that actly whatis meant: sub-nonnals, but •.;he average ml¼n !'lnri 1 t may be well to druv the lines every intellireat reader m�y £his �iecussion 1a intende� to know ex- re�er to the �reat women o f' Noroa extraction; �Por ia rai an <t brawn, L-1 1°el l gion and. pol i ti c s , im mo ral llort h a.nl'.i -P1 a cial sta di g they ..0 rc "' the gr eiat back bo e o -P Norseci.Orn i Amer ice. , Now, as our.ni ne � +.h .. +.- our ma1 n te rre s +vr 1 a1 61m 1s to make our ,f • • � o �- sp rine happy, we may naturally a,sk: H ow a fln we make them happy? Here my ree.d.ers will be ,- H appi ne s s i s so much sure to ,u sagree. like the r·ainbow, it is so wontie rf.'ully elusi va ; anct the s t nr:iarcis use({ 0 i a tes ting i t are so various, even to the exten t o� categorical con tr-ac:U c ti o • Nei ther ruy perso a.l inclination nor my knowleclge o "' 1i s tory ur- ges me to J ut in typical mammon worshipers . e ounce my cont emp orari e s � s view o � the �act that we our rore�athero 1 t is rather di scouraging to be compelled. to arlr:ni t that so many good people o -f> our <lay surely overestimate o 4" riche s to tian s will c a�ch themselve s i n g by the amount o � wea th whi c he I controls. ' '£h o se ,vho i nducect me to wri te these line s ct1 ct sermon. Bu t 1 am a +'ra.i l':t 1 have to zi ng in o.rder to ment there inj ec t a 11. t tl at any period in times past. . ing in the shadow o � 1. sk Po r a quasi -sermoni - blame our age all you p l ease. 3Ut at thi s n:,o- i s le s s grounci fo r +>e ar s o li e;ht as todaJ'· not drive my arguments home. Ye,u may prai se o r ability F�ven ai ncere CliPiati&!"le rtevout Chri s1 a�ain an d agai n in j udging a. man ' e et�n ri- people happy. .l"l alC P t.he o!': want M11n' s bur,iens in the wi cie wo rlrt 0 40 11 ..,.e have nf"rer than e en '£0 be more poeti cal than exact: We 1 ue still grop the sillies �, cos tlie st, bloodie s t, liest o � ell liars. Bu t. in p areti.ing the dead- ra cea anri nations e.nri t ribes o 4" the worl d be "'o re my mind.' s eye I c -,annot detec t e single c ommuni t.y where '!oo.ci 1 a co /sc flrce tha t nee<l sta.r•re. "tle verenti" thru the mi nqs o� the that '1'13. camanY,7, 11 sln3le T homas ti. Ma thus sent s. hock p oliti cal e�onomi sts o P hi s qay by making out p opulation in crease s .Paste r than hun ger, pestilence, o ne o .,, 1 t s iYJ.habi t P, nts the .Po o.c:i supply, ao ":.hat war, c rime, etc. only set/:.ve llS na'tural corr "'ecti vai .S ,. But \ aking the wo rl q as a whole, Malthusi nni sm i s a delusion. Por a time 1 t served 11 s a sort o� balm for the Bu.t in (}. • c..1-r-,' ' • .,, con s c i ence o � � lutoc r�c y. our· day the p ompoua spec ter ot Mal thua brings nV ctre a.<i to the well in�orme d s tudent: , ur ai n i ng and e quip�en t ---�-�-------------_ M 11_n_:s:.._•: :..:::; -Por d.oinr: t rigs ----------_;:;;::_____�� are mak�nz such i s not: c an we hea<lwl\y al How can we make u s e :roa matter. ma.ny o "' produce enough? Wh li t 0 .,. we produc e? We 11re so e age r to a' d.<l d.ollar to ctollar, Pi el cl an xiou s to minds nnti s ta_rve our We struggle o hard. ,:l ren thll t we .save up some thing o -P h neP,l e c t to t oP an , li.,.e. opportunit1 to 0 .Pi el ct_. We dwar .P our own e-5'> wors t oP 1 t. chil e chi dren themsel e s. Are not �he very P o mocterat.e mean s the minds o .,. our J outh, a.nd ,,as so bus y How re r�arcl to thi s mainly pili n , up t�s Por our to }1 a.ve worthl es s Sh ow me a not.o riou s spendthri .,.t, poi nt to .,.athez· l1ho this: " -Por a r r.i11y dny, " own · souls. nu t th11t i s not the rich more 8.pt than are p eopl e one-r B u t it is rQther we los e s i ht o .,. the es s ential s chil«iren? the main que sti on us l abor under a mi sun�ers tanciing wi t hou s e to houso, so t,ha.t ov&r th e worJ.<t tha :. shall be very ap t to point to a makin1 mon e, y that hi s �o to s ee�. YQU may re tort that a whole s ala poi - son hari "I gloriou s •r1ill ions h ave to toil all qay i n the shop so the y have no time -Por traini ng thei r children. poverty, 1 0 thi s r,ener ll y youngste rs to ! sai d that limi te • means , �ot to e ny it blessing i wli s�ui s e by tak e up some l ln9 o r ua e -Pul work, nnfl usa -rul work i s mo �al m n ' s bos s s c hool- mas ter. nut what compell:ln 1.1 the am l drivin':: �t't J:ha"'., remai n s to e s e en. ¼b � t �oe a al l thi s morali zing me nn? But we ha have to move se p by step - We in o�q�r that you may be s u re that we are on the r1Rht tra ck . � ae tryin g to e t to the �ntennial alobration. But (i t i s a brand to you anci me e.n<'i everybocly else. ( c elebre.ting a - /; ef- holi ctay o'! thi s kin�. t !\ � ..,f'fF..-� We hnve no ex e ri ence The members o """ the commi t tee aH v ery able men, anq the i, genui ty alreaqy sho by them bo s we l r.or the �e at. nut they wi sh to have o�bers to mak e s u� �A s tions . fhey are not so s tuck on their own superior wi sdom that the y i rrnore the o � dollars on tho s e who seems to s how tha� op inions o� other&s , rh e very �F. ct that the y propose to spenq hundre�s wri te the s e contri bution; the J' "'el the need o .,. help. You may be sure that ther don ' t money j us t .,,or the +-un o � i t. much 6 Ii.ii;!_ hard, s e rious think ing to spend thflt An � i � they, who are devotin" so the celebration in order to m�ke i t suc cess, you an� l certai nly neA � no t �but ha.t:cl kn o.:lke th11t r our minri.' s eye. �ac t At bring new VLOU�hts l3nd. _.,. irs t thoue;h :., m e.ny a s ensi ble , reve al new vi stas be .;<ore cool-he a.cie<l, ma :. ter- o .,. Nors e-A� ei c�n sai d to hims e 1 �: Wh y make e o much Pu s s �bout tha. � C Cl eng Pe r s on and hi s loop olks? to c - � i orc.te r'uo h"s receive r{ tl-1ou s �und s 0 40 Pe r s on i� ma.ny ways. l t i s e xactl y 1h1 0 kinri. o "" reta.sonin_:; in a. convi n c i n � ma�ner, or else i ng tre ate� �o a di s appointment. To bo rrow a lt is A� eri can politi c thll ':. rre h 11ve � o rei l"u:::-te be hackne yeri. sl o <Tan Prom ene r�l apathy �h a t we are up a &in s t. aa thi s cel ebrati on; an� i p they .Pai l to eenero s i ty :No rs emen superi o r we are in �anger o "" o .,. i.uch ma.,�ni tude 1 t take G tim e +>or our people to c rasp :.hi nge the y v,1 11 surel y �ail t o co�e q Pew years P � on ., him s el ,. was no ex traorcii a ry mi:in - he �•ore the re st o "" us. A .,,r sin ce hi s <:tay Ar1eri c8. ! hey happene rj � o s upport 1 t that it sur e?d e s e rv e s. grasp the ma�nitude o .,. i t , with the ent u i a. sm ., r.. l t has been poin teq .ou t th�t we have had. no experie nce in cele- n u t �o rtunately our pas t hi s :. ory Purni ohe s an 1nci tient whi ch rr1ay ser·ve as 11 use Pul le s s on in our / p r-esent si tuation. l n 1 91 4 , wh en we I c ele br i:.ite <i the one-hun<ira ,.ith anbr atin� a holi4ay o� this kinq. 11iver s ary o .P the i ndepend.ence o .,. Norw y, c o Gpi cuou s Peature o � • colle cting an(! s endinP.: 1rr.oney a. a milli on Q .. �e--t the be aut ! "'Ul and. Pi.n.e• program w s �he rn err. o ri al ai 4:'t to O l rl N orway. " A cl.oll�ra" was s ut5r;e s te d by �n enthusias t be .-.ore any oc:iy e s e h acl thoueht o � such a thing. At. -Pirst hi s s ugge sti on wus Nex t in order came cU scus s ion, lln<i ""in1'lly the plan was rii"l i culec3.. ut 111 oper t 1. Ju � s ome way or • other i t r!ir! not Pire the mind.a o .,. the ma. s ses? No r wa�T we.a not in neecJ. o .P money at home. chari ty. We coul d mak e be •� ter u s e o .P our l t. w/ was a s heme to qe :. the V Or d e r o "" St. Ola P "or s ome afubitious lea�er. A �ew hero nq the re wa we re very enthu a i - a s t i c, bu t the m•u a e s emELinee(! precti cally indi 4" ""e rent '.L:h a:rt h11ppene<i a 1 1 t tl e o� p.o ove r ten years a0 o. the N o .rs e-Am e ri c ans su rely s &nfi milli on dollara. brou ht a owne<i a corobi ne<i weal th o .P A s omewha.t live anEt gen e ra milli on dollar s. by ac tual .Pieure s , o � cou r s e. l1ut l 1)./.J .o ' /r At that till'e a Pew thou- canva s s woulcl f h i s as s erti on canno t be proved prop o s e �o convi nc e the re acter �e1r:----v-=::c::----------..-�-----� £h e that p r e side n t o � your o rgani z •t i on . wi ll no he was ask ed to makin3 a rJ.oubt re mem be r speak a t a me e t i n 1 c al l e � Po r the purp o s e o � th o ro c anv a s s o p a ce r� a i n � i n � di s t ri e t fne re- mu .ao t much via1 • e .I'he meeti rz was n o t spok e . H e c onvinc eQ . wha t rrii �h t be e al l ect enthu s i a s t i c . "'"3u t s eve rnl o P tho s e p re se n t c am e the r� & wi th a will t o do s ome thin3. rhe r e wa s on l y a. sp r i nkl l n � o 4'' n N o rserre n in the ,u s t r i c t - pe rh li p s one - Pi Pth o " "';.he re s i rJ.e '1 ts . P e rh a.p s f'o rt,y" No rs e f' smi l i e s b k n own , n o t &. own eti their home s , bu t 'l. S f'a r a s s i ngl e one o � them was wh a. t 1ni gh t b e c al l ed. w e Ill th y. The rl.i stri c t wa s <iiv id.e fl up ee ogr&phi c&l l y among s o many c "lnvas s e r s , me.king th e j o b an e a s y one. P r Q. c t i c a l l. y ev ry pe rson a.pp roache<t m11�e a con tri bu ti on. ,J 20 0 . Now, ':.hi s was a mocte s "'t. e s um ; but � '.. h a '.. i r the o the r no r s e -Arr eri c "n s h ll<i given thei r means, 11 t\S Mi ncte/2 av en" woulrt h 11v e run up i n t o the roi l l i ons . Dr� � I! . G . St ub h�n<ied the �i P t to the " Di dn ' t /OU. -f"e el We l l , I 11m p rope r p a r t i e s i n Nor- che lap when th e gi f>t tu rr1J <i :l El.<i , he " H u : m anr.ten" was s t i l l that much in p roporti on to .Pel t tha � way. Neve r �o r a. rnor,e t h 11ve 1 too a t. ron r; 1. n us i n 1 91 4 . We we re not a ble to a te ei 40t o .P e. mi l l i on t o N o rway woulct h ELve be en " rti rt cheap " e s 8. a bus i n e s s p rop o e i t i on pure llnd s i mp le�/ l n t.ha.'.:. the en ti re wo rl cl woul d. h &ve apiri t.. ou 4., to be s o ame.11? " 11• given u s Our n e i gh bo r s wo ul d h11ve more di ap o a e <i to eive ua wo rl r.i wou.l ci 1: av e bene .Pi te ,1 c a a e the newsp !lpers cf c re di t f'o r &h awi ng a " .pine a rim � i re ri our 1e n e ro s i t y an d " be c ome a a ,1uar�r1 e al . N o r·a emen all _,; over out o .P all p rop o .rti on to the limount. f gi v el'l away . Rut. we , th e ,,1v e ra , woul <"t h 8.ve been the •�re ll.4.:.e st bene -i- , in e. cli -P �e ren t way t.o th ink o • the the : T o our riyin •,; <1. e..1 1 t woul •l h llve ,rlven u s j oy p:i �t , f\nci even our chi l<iren an ci ch i lqren ' s <"'hi l rtren woul 1i h av e spok en o � i t wi th innocen "'.. p ritle anrl h�rml e s s • .,.lee . sho r t , i t woul ci h 1we been s ome�hin e; i n the na. ture o f' a hl e s s in c - An d the people in 4:-he olet <'OUn t ry? o r two we had the chance o � a�es to bon rt e o -i- l ove an1 th ank Pulne s s . a.mon .3 bro t.he ra? ln R y the t ri f'.l, o -P i:i. mi ll ion ti e them '.:.o u a wi th str on�e r An <i wh at in all the wo rltt i s he� .t.:.e!' �Th i • l i t tl e s tunt or p as t hia t o 1·y aa a warning: mi ght have 1 s gi ven as an en couraeme nt an• as an en couragement by an at temp t to prove w at �one in 191 4 ; as a warning again s t making ano the r t"i z zl e on a n ation al s c ale. No w I W•ll, but "Mindegaven" and •eem to hear 1ome one say: in the p re aent ■i tu- l th at � exp e±en c e - what e an we l e arn �rom them In 1'1( 2 5 there will be no subs c rip tion .,.o r a national gi f't . · was a t.o ken o .P nobl e . ,u t "Mi n ..a"le g av e n " N o/ n o t. as .far as 1 k now. B .P cl. s a kind.r ed wi sh e • an d j oyous �e eling s o � one group o p c-= ,opl e towar· . uni t.e d e xp r e s sion o P l o � ty , g ro.up. "Mind.e gaven " was inten de d a s a and tha t p arti cul ar �orm mul ti tudi nous ■ent imen t ■ of' l arge numbe rs, was a greed up on as the mo a t aui t abl e• mm t a o ..,,. .. are pl anni ng on e xp re s sing lo:et. y s enti No w, t.o o, -e ..ao well to s tudy the le ? son �· l arge numbe ra, an<l on tha t a core we •h a11 nni al (\el bra tion is di -P .Pere nt , a.nd o .r I ,1 4• O th e rwi s e the L� ente o way and as the n, we sha ll h ono r Ol d N r muc h mor e comp reh ensi ve. N o w, • " s �e atu re o � pr �s en t • ' ...._•J.... ut qui te na.t ura11 Y , +hi he r p eopl e, p as t and � as to a t ay her4e 1 1 , we deli ber. �te l y cho o s e may t wha e com • gram ro p the ( l on as p eopl e 1 t ay in A._ �e ri ca. As eum9n g th•t my ini ti al staement i s at.1on? corre c t, we n o w make a • ��ai gh t ln our e +>f.'ort1 to le di g �o r the core o � the mat ter: mak e our ot"..Pap ring happy, o .P the Cent.enni &l. Ceml ebration c o rre spond t o tha p ended? '!'hi s i s the thru. que s tion I l t al me t mak es me our !ellow citi zen s . - o ap e ci ally a�ter th e dance o l abo r ann money ex p ropo se to anawe·r, an <i then I am blush to think o P our gene ral atanding am on g W"y , a NO rae name Gr·eat War·. and. " 'R'oundle s s p o a si bilit.i e a " do to "--mat e ua will the resul t a and. our· chil dren 'p a aeema to Now, i n a f e almost a charm country o .P sup e rabun- like ours , wh at doe s thi s happ y-? In the �ir s t pl ace i t mak e s i t so much e a si e r to ge t wo rk. Th at mean s so muca easi er to mak e mone y ther e is mone y in it �rom the · very s t art . Bu t wha t l • Wi sh to mak e tt'- l e ar i a tha t we ge t aom e thi n a -Par mor e v alu abl e t.h an ,mon ey in . th e g o od- wil l o .P our .!'el l ow ci ti z 1·en s. 0 �Thi a fille t may be broulj. • out m o s :. a ti••ikirg l y by e c o�u. . a g ro up o � p oopl e in Am e ri c a an1 s ome other c ountl ri e s who di stingui sh th emselv e s hy being the mo s t g r a sping o� tae race s 0 .p the An d they suc cee d bey o nd othe rs in m aking m o ney . e a rth. ■ i de o p · But the s e amy thei r sua c e s s i s th at they a re sin gle• out an d ni ckn am e d and Fe w N o ra emen in4e e q woul d hat e ld whe reye r th ey go. exch ange p o ai- ti o n s wi th tho se p e ople, -':'a.moue tho th ey be +'"o r thei r we al th . I ven tu.e to s ay th a t in our coun t ry the c on -Pi clen ee anri go o d.- \Vill o ✓ our Pel-· low ci t,i z ea s so ..PfU' coa s ti tute a very / es sea ti al p a rt o -"' our happin e s s . 1 t i s 1I1aial y our an c e s t o r s Wh o have put u s in thi s fo r tun ate p o si tion - th ei r in tegri ty an d �ai ro e s s and t rua tworthin e s s . Th e only way to k e ep th i s ey envi abl e van t age ground i s to �01- low in thei r �o o t s t ep s in all e s s en t i al s o� l i �e , Wi ll the ri sing generati on o:"!" N o r- 1 e-Am e ri c 11n s d.o th i s? Th at mu st, o � courae, be l e f.'t to thei r ch o i ce. own ben e �i t th ey sh o uld be en courage d to d.o p oint the cent.enni al V'l.A spi ration to th e Ye s, i t may a very Cel ebrati on may be app re ci at,e an d 1.rl'. be mad such an in spi rati on. make re a s onabl e 11 o ther h an d convin ce 1 te:t.e the o the r t,o o .f to our !.'o re be ar s , cind o n the op hi st o ri c al �act s �el low citi zens . ah oul d be s t �e s sed an i:i s omewh at amp li:'"ied . c our·ae avoi d ev en a smat teri ng 1 9 we a• to ge t suc ce s s unl e s s th ou 1 t will teach our own �roup ..-i rtue a o f o� hi ato ri e al 9act a an d l e t th em sp eak 0¥ th e cele br ation be c au s e our �e llow happ y to h ave u s as nei gh bo r s 11n ct as We bo as ting - we si .mPlY t r;;7 l asting h app ine s s out s uch h ap p ine s s must come l a rgely p eopl e. Bu t th e cel e bration i s Am e ri c an s by a ma s s bring out th e unva rn i she d £o r u s . i n-9 'e �· .,.ro tci in beh al .,,. o .P the c ause . are g o o d and true and worth y Th i s l at t.e r p oint mu s t ma.d.e a mo s t p o wer -Pu.l ri sing generati on o� N orse-Am e ri c an s . Su c c as e ma an s th at on the on e h and that we An d r::. gh t � t thi 11 0 . great undert aking, and i t will not b P a s ands o P p eopl e B ut �or their an integ r al p ar t ci ti zen s are o� th e Ame ri can �i I l '/. I J , L I I( P, ./ I r_ Vl i Yi � I (, k I I i I - hund re d y e a r s i s Po r m. o s '.1 0 � u s . Do n 8, good, long .Jo n ' t y ou th in1t your b a t sui t wo rk ing da y. H arii· wo rk , too, we are enti tled to a e ener 1 holi da.Y? a.n d t ak e a . -Pew day s o "'� Mo a t o � you �I) wil l be agre e abl y ausp ri aed Ab aol utel y, i t will be your onl y are wo rth h e a ring and a eei ng. Bu t '-Q._ to aee Wh at a bi g , bUn ch we are . ehn c h &n ee to a e e wh at i a atill more imp o rt ant : m any men who Y ou will �ind th a t tho se p l ain ,fC• armera and Pactory h an cia and. s to rek eep e r s an ci l abore rs h ave l e �t a re c o rd. o .P Whi ch anybody m�y j ustly be goo d to think o .,,. i t an rt about .L t . Bu t p l e a s e, 4ul ly. I t wi ll do your sel� to tell you r chil dren and grantt- chilttren don ' t put o �� ev erythin3 until you ar �e rea1y to �� - 'rh e c ommi t t e e h a s a and. i "" y ou proud, bi g, h ar'd j ob on i t s .h an ds . Wat ch the ommi ttee, arcte a sk ed to l encl a helping h an d, do it p romp tly , chees r - '£h at i s th e onl y way to mak e th e C e l e br ation th e auc c e s s tha t 1 t ough t t o be. Wh en we com e to a p oint l ike th i a , we .Pe el a s th o we are l e l i �ted up , way up . We h ave an inkling that e we are helping to build s omething f'o r the cen turie s. I n the ve ry ai r aroun d s e em s to be a sort o P solemni ty. � in another way we �e el t.h 11.t ,a,Q,- shouJ. cl not be tri Pl e ci wi th . I n on e way we ve come so sm�l l , we �e el th at e we ai bil i ty f'or the we al o r wo e o .,.. us therle ah11re in th e a e rpon gener ation s to come. ·rh i a -Pe eling On l y good men and women can h ave auch �eelin g a. L e t th em h av e th ei r we.y. They mak e yqu atronge r Por tl9f.'r ays o P the +u.ture . P e rh a.p s I ought to a top here, :P or I h ave nothing new to a ay . ' But 1 t a t ri , u ck me . Pered by ma that t.o a ome o .P my reade ra th e indu c ement s o .Pm ay not se em de�inite en ou3h : to atten d th e cel e br ati on On the one h and ther� are no P1 elqa oP gol clen gr ain, no barn s shel tering v al u abl e s �o ck, n o gil t- edgef.3 the commi t tee is absolute guar an t e e th at ebr ation, the be i t a suc ce s s or a -Pail ure, will en courag e onl y wh at �o mak e p eopl e h app i e r in any wo rld, v i s ibl e o r invi ai bl e . s till mo re pl ain wh &t 1 me an I ahal l ten� - l'o make 1 t c l o s e by app l y ing to our ni al Cenl e br at i on wha t P 6ul wro te to the el: Cent en- Ph ilippi an s , be c au s e it i s so p at, s o mode s t , s o be auti Pul, and s o ove rl a a tinel Y up- to - nate : �" Wh a.t,aoeve 1: thinga a r e t rue ., wh at s o ever th ings are hon e s t , wh at s o ever . thiogs a e j us t ., wh atsoever things are are lovi y ., wh ata oav e r th ings ae v i rtue ., and i f thera be o P pure., wh at s o ever things go o d rep o rt; i P th e r e l any p rai s e ., think be any on these thing a . " I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Norse-American Centennial Papers (P0562) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0562 Description An account of the resource Correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports, programs, clippings, pictures, pamphlets, and scrapbooks of an association incorporated in 1925 in St. Paul, Minnesota, to supervise the observance of the arrival of the first group of Norwegian immigrants in America. The collection describes in detail the management of the celebration and gives data on observances in Chicago, Canada, Boston, and Brooklyn. Letters and essays reveal the loyalty of Norwegian Americans to their cultural heritage and the rivalry among area groups of Norwegians in America. The celebration was initiated by the bygdelags. The chief officials were Gisle Bothne, S. H. Holstad, J. A. Holvik, Elisa P. Farseth, and Mrs. Wm. O. Storlie. Correspondents include Juul Dieserud, Knut Gjerset, Hanna Astrup Larsen, and O. M. Norlie. The centennial received nationwide press coverage. Funding: Funding to digitize the Norse-American Centennial papers provided to the Norwegian-American Historical Association through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a component of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment, ratified by Minnesota voters in 2008. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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