June 24 St. John St. John's Day 29 Strasburg SS. Peter and Paul's Day 1st wk Williston Upper Missouri Band Tournament n f d Devils Lake Rhythm Pageant, Deaf School n f d Devils Lake Governor's Day, Camp Grafton n f d Fargo North Dakota State Fair n f d Fargo Valleyland Music Festival n f d Grand Forks North Dakota State Fair n f d Grand Forks State Peony Show n f d Hazelton Emmons County Breeders Association Stock Show n f d Nishu Fort Berthold Indian Reservation Mother Corn Ceremonies n f d Nishu Fort Berthold Indian Reservation Sage Dance n f d Turtle Mountain Reservation Chippewa Indian Sun Dance July last wk Belcourt St. Ann's Day Aug. 15 Elbowoods Indian Congress 1st wk Peace Garden Rededication and Highlander's Frolic n f d Varies Golden Grain Festival Sept. 1st wk Elbowoods Fort Berthold Indian Reservation Fair 1st wk Fort Totten Indian Agency Fair 1st wk Fort Yates Standing Rock Indian Agency Fair 3rd wk Grand Forks Harvest Festival 4th wk Valley City Barnes County Corn and Lamb Show Oct. last wk Bismarck State Corn Show n f d Fargo Harvest Festival, Agricultural Extension Division n f d Turtle Mountain Reservation Indian Fair Dec. n f d Fargo 4-H Boys and Girls Club Achievement Institute, Agricultural College n f d Valley City Ice Carnival SURVEY OF THE STATE CONTEMPORARY NORTH DAKOTA Nothing, probably, arouses the indignation of a loyal North Dakotan or South Dakotan more than hearing his State referred to as "Dakota." Just as an earnest Californian would display indignation at being disposed of as merely a "Westerner", so the man from North Dakota resents having his identity fogged over by the blanket term "Dakotan." And rightfully so; for, while he finds no fault with his neighbors, he is quite different from them, and quite within his rights in insisting on the distinct character of his own State. The person who asks, "What sort of place is North Dakota?" may get a variety of answers, all of them true, and still be far from a complete picture of the State. He may be told vaguely, "It's out West somewhere," or more specifically, "North Dakota is a wheat State," or "Isn't that where the farmers have this Nonpartisan League?" These answers are only partly correct, for they barely touch on the two major problems, economics and politics, in regard to which North Dakota is now coming of age.