constitutionQuestion:  When is United States Constitution Day ?

Answer:  September 17.

The Whiteside Forum will host Quiz Master Adam Smith and a 50-question Trivia Contest on the U. S. Constitution, on Thursday, October 23, 2014.  Everyone is welcome to bring their skill and knowledge to the event, which focuses on how the U. S. Government was designed to work.

Adam is a math teacher at Morrison High School and Coach of the Scholastic Bowl Team.

Join us in the Program Room of the Odell Public Library starting at 6:30 p.m.  The library is located at 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL.  Bring a friend and have fun!  The pressure is off, because the winner(s) will have to lead the non-winners in a brief discussion period.  

This event will be a great lead-in to the rest of our  Forum season.  It will focus on issues dealing with our First Amendment rights and the needs of a functioning democracy.

 

2014-2015 Season Schedule of Events, held at the Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL.

  • Thursday, October 23, 2014, “The U. S. Constitution Trivia Night” with Adam Smith, Quiz Master–6:30 p.m. Program Room
  • Thursday, January 22, 2015, “Mass Media in Modern Society:  Local News and Issues,” a panel discussion–6:30 p.m. Program Room
  • Thursday, February 26, 2015, “Mass Media in Modern Society:  Culture, Bias, and Censorship,” a presentation by Beth Hafner of Clinton Community College–6:30 p.m. Program Room
  • Friday, April 24, 2015, “Mass Media in Modern Society:  National and International News and Issues,” a panel discussion –7:00 p.m. Community Room.

The Whiteside Forum is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit community group, which sponsors presentations and discussions of issues of importance and interest to the public. Issues chosen for conferences have an international dimension as well as local interest and importance. The organization is supported entirely by individual, special, and business contributions, and all events are free and open to the public.