Each year the HSU history department sponsors the Barnum History Contest. A few quotes from this year's flyer:
BARNUM HISTORY CONTEST
Awards and Projects to be Archived by: the Redwood Memory Project
Awards:
Paper category:
First Place-$600
Second Place-$400
Web Page Category
Award $500
Students must be enrolled in Academic Year 1996-97 at HSU to
enter.
Last year's winner:
MATCHING PEACEFUL PROTEST WITH A PEACEFUL RESPONSE:
HOW THE HUMBOLDT STATE COLLEGE ANTI-VIETNAM PROTEST
OF 1969-1970 REMAINED NON-VIOLENT.
JEFFREY L POLLARD
CHARLES BARNUM LOCAL HISTORY CONTEST
JULY 15, 1996.
Parts 1, 2, and 3.
Paper and disks should be submitted by March 10, 1997.
Details available through the History Department Office or Professor McBroome at 826-5770 or e mail for Barnum information
Workshop with History Faculty on how to research and write a Barnum Paper
Tuesday, October 15th @ 4-5:30 pm in SH 120
HSU campus
Sponsored by the Charles R. Barnum fund.