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of national prominence should be organized to plan and manage the 
celebration. This committee should consist not only of Norwegian- 
Americans but of other men and women of national prominence who are 
interested in the Norse people, their history, traditions, and attain¬ 
ments, and who appreciate what the Norse people have been and are to 
our nation. 
The best Norwegian literature should be translated into good pop¬ 
ular English and the leading publishing houses in America should be 
interested in issuing centennial editions of these books, which should 
be featured in the book stores of the land in 1925. The best Norwegian 
music should be published in special centennial issues and featured in 
music stores, while large concerts featuring Norwegian music should 
be arranged in all music centers of our country. The standard maga¬ 
zine publishers should be interested in the event, and good magazine 
articles on different phases of the subj ect ought to be written and pub¬ 
lished in the magazines of the country during the centennial year. Com¬ 
prehensive and instructive historical pageants setting forth the coming 
of the Norsemen to America should be written and enacted by students 
at our universities, colleges, and high schools, if possible all over the 
land, as a matter of historical instruction. Possibly our government 
could be so impressed with the significance of the event that a special 
postage stamp with a picture of the ship Restaur ationen could be issued 
for that year. 
This would require a great deal of time and talent as well as some 
money. Time is short for such an undertaking, and if the above sugges¬ 
tion is to be realized, it is necessary to begin at once. It appears to me 
that 1925 is the psychological moment to call the attention of the Amer¬ 
ican nation to the significance of the landing of the Norsemen in 1825 
and the years succeeding. It will also give an opportunity to revive 
the knowledge of and interest in the discovery of America by Leif 
Ericsson. If we allow 1925 to pass without making some heroic efforts 
to spread this knowledge, it may be that we shall never have another 
opportunity. 
The purpose of this writing is to invite a general discussion of the 
subject, which may lead to the nomination of members of a committee., 
if it is deemed advisable to have such a committee. 
