Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 269, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 March 1928 — Page 5

MARCH 7, 1928

OLD i e: rule OFFERED FOR , SPELLING BEE Aged Woman Sends Verse for Hoosier Spellers’ Use in Contests. While school children are wondering whether the “E" or the “I” comes first in spelling a word, a little aged lady at the Rose Home for Aged Women at Terre Haute, Ind., comes to the rescue. She is Miss Elizabeth Katz, 80, and she learned the rule more than seventy years ago. The ei and the ie words never have given her trouble, because she remembered the rule. Here it is: After C. an E apply; and after other letters I. A simpler rule you can't conceive, It all your troubles will relieve. But two exceptions you will note Which all good scholars learn by rote. Leisure is the first of these And for the second we have seize “I was a pupil in a private school at Alton, 111., when my teachers wrote that rule on the board for us to memorize. I never have forgotten it. Passes Rule to Contestants ‘"And now I want to pass it on so that it will help the pupils entered in the Indiana Spelling Bee,” says Miss Katz. More than 50,000 grade school children will be interested in Miss Katz's rule, because they are entered in the contest. Newspapers sponsoring the contest in Indiana counties report rapid progress is being made toward the initial contest. Sponsored By Papers Counties and their sponsoring newspapers arc Boone and Marion Counties, The Indianapolis Times; Knox County. Vincennes Commercial; Johnson County, Franklin Evening Star; Clark County, Jeffersonville Evening News; Madison County, Anderson Herald; Ohio County, Ohio County News at Rising Sun, Ind.; Grant County. Marion Chronicle; Vigo County, Terre Haute Post; Vanderburgh County, Evansville Press; Hancock County. Greenfield Republican; Hamilton County, Noblesville Times; Randolph County, Winchester Herald; Putnam County, Greencastle Herald; Clinton County, Frankfort Times; Bartholomew County, Columbus Evening Republican; Rush County, Rushville Republican; Miami Comity, Peru Tribune; and Noble County, Noble County Democrat at Albion, Ind. Special County Prizes Many counties are offering prizes for winners in the schools and individual rooms. But the prize which is the goal of all contestants is the trip to Washington, D. C., with all expenses paid by The Indianapolis Times. And then there is the $2,500 in gold which will be divided among all contestants who are the winners in the various State contests. Parochial schools in Indianapolis have been divided into four zones for convenience in naming spelling champions. The room contests will be held Friday in each of the twenty-three schools. One champion will be named for each building on the following Friday. Rev. Mellen In Charge Then on or before March 30 one champion will be selected from each of the four zones. These pupils will be the Marion County Parochial school representatives in the State finals. The Rev. Francis Mellen is in general charge of the bee. The following Parochial schools will participate: Assumption. St. Agnes, St. Anthony, St. Bridget, St. Catherine. St. Francis, St. Joan of Arc, St. John. St. Joseph. St. Mary, St. Patrick. St. Philip. Holy Cross, Holy Trinity. Holy Angels, St. Ann, Little Flower, Lady of Lourdes. Holy Name. Holy Rosary, Sacred Heart, St. Roch and St. Rita. Muncic Boys to Build House T.u Times Special MUNCIE. Ind.. March 7.—Ground has been broken for this city’s fourth “bov built” house. The houses are erect,ed by high school vocational students under direction of Clyde Wellinger. Central Hi;h School carpentry instructor. Ihe latest will be o! English design ►v.ici have seven rooms.

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