Societatea culturală "Sălăgeana" din Cluj şi bustul lui Simion Bărnuţiu

  • Subiect: „Sălăgeana” Cultural Society in Cluj and Simion Bărnuţiu s Bust After the accomplishment of the Romanian National Unitarian State, the cultural fight became a national priority. The country had to be consolidated not only economically, but also spiritually. The Sălaj students in Cluj universities took part. from the very beginning, in this process of villages culturalization and peasant rising to a better life. Founded in 1920, the student society made an intense cultural propaganda in Sălaj country so that it could help to rise the cultural level of Sălaj villages. In order to achieve their target, the students used means that similar societies were using: cultural tours, public conferences, building popular libraries and increasing the number of the books they had, parties and fairs etc. The most important achievement of „Sălăgeana" Cultural Society would be the building of Simion Bărnuţiu bust from Şimleu Silvaniei, în 1930. So that the bust could be built, an impressive campaign was necessary. In the local magazines appeared a lot of articles; the students scoured through the villages and towns of the county and called on all institutions and private persons. They had a great success and the funds they got were trusted to Romul Ladea - a famous sculptor in Cluj - so that he could do his work. The day of September 7th 1930, when the statute was unveiled, changed into a real national celebration of the Roma1nian people from every corner of the world. Iuliu Maniu, the honorary president of the Student Cultural Society, gave voice to an elevating speech to a crowd of over 20000 people who came from all over the Sălaj county. It was one of the greatest national-cultural movement that ever took place in Sălaj it succeeds in increasing the consciousness, the pride and self-respect of Sălaj county". The bust has been destroyed in the 2nd World War, but the people still remember it and the celebration of its inauguration. As a result of this action, as well as everything that it meant on cultural field, "Sălăgeana" Student Society got a favored place between the cultural organizations that existed in Sălaj county in the Enter-war(s) period.
  • Limba de redactare: română
  • Vezi publicația: Acta Musei Porolissensis: ActaMP
  • Editura: Porolissum
  • Loc publicare: Zalău
  • Anul publicaţiei: 1998
  • Referinţă bibliografică pentru nr. revistă: XXII; anul 1998; subtitlu: Anuarul Muzeului Judeţean de Istorie şi Artă Zalău
  • Paginaţia: 425-432
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