Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1915 — MILROY. [ARTICLE]

MILROY.

W. Latta was a Wolcott visitor Monday. Mabel Clark visited her parents Sunday. Mrs. Lillie Mitchell called on Mrs. George Fohlks Tuesday. Queen City and Center schools closed this week. The little son of Elmer Clark is ill with a slight form of pneumonia. John Mitchell and son, Charles, were McCoysburg visitors Tuesady. Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell called on Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Lear Monday. Rev. Samsel preached here Sunday and held a business meeting Saturday evening. Mrs. Earl Foulks attended the dinter the last day of school at Black Oak and enjoyed the splendid program. Mrs. Mary and Miss Ettie, Frank May and family, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks and Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks ate dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McCashen. ,4 Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson, of Chicago, •is here visiting with friends. A spelling contest was held at the high school recently, the most commonly misspelled words being picked out. I nthe freshman class there was a total of 398 misspelled words, 246 by the sophomores, 173 by the seniors and 160 by the juniors, or a total of 977 misspelled words in the entire high school. The words given on the test were: Separate, believe, necessary, government, recommend, receive, beginning, finally, until, disappear, grammar, laboratory, parallel, disappoint, privilege, business, all right and develop. The average number of words misspelled by each pupil was 6.6. How many of the words can you spell correctly?