Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1915 — GOODLAND BOY WINS OUT [ARTICLE]

GOODLAND BOY WINS OUT

In the New ton County Spelling Contest Held at Morocco# 1 We clip from tlie Goodland Herald the following report of the Newton county spelling contest, recently held at Morocco: Floyd Keene brought home the bacon last Saturday from Morocco as the best speller in Newton county. Floyd is a deserving lad and the Goodland people are well proud of him, for he has worked hard-for the honors he has won. Co. Supt. Schanlaub informed us that a large number attended the contest which begun at 11:45 and continued until 4:45, inclusive of the noon hour. Each of the fourteen schools corporations in the county was fully represented; that is, three representatives were entered from each one. Only two alternates were used: Marguerite Berneissen of McClellan tp., and John Eckstrom of Iroquois. During the progress of the contest it could be readily seen that it would require a long period of time to retire all of the contestants. It has been exemplified in these affairs that “practice makes perfect.’’ After all of the contestants butr two were “spelled down,’’ leaving Floyd Keen of the Goodland school, and Jane Hebard of the Roselawn school, it required over one hour to determine which would be the winner but Miss Hebard finally forgot to capitalize the word, Acropolis, and Floyd Keen was declared the winner. Floyd is the first boy to win the contest and he was immediately placed upon a table and all passed around and shook hands with him, and hailed him as the winner. He is very deserving of the honor which has been conferred on him. His ability to spell will nevermore be questioned. '

Miss Jane Hebard is also to be congratulated lor being the second best speller in the county. She has acquired a habit of correct spelling that will always be a source of pride to her. The other winners were as follows: Ralph Willis, Conrad school, Lake tp., third; Elizabeth Lowe, Brook school, fourth; Charles Bassett, Decker school, Beaver tp., fifth; Harry Martin, Oak Grove school, McClellan tp., sixth; Gladys Cyphers, Thayer school, Lincoln tp., seventh; Ada Lambert, Mt. Ayr school, Jackson tp., Eighth; Verna Dirst, Brook school, ninth; Kathryn Bassett, Goodland school, tenth. Books were awarded as prizes to all of the above. Bernard Baker of the West Union school in Beaver tp., was awarded a prize of $2.50 in gold for being the youngest contestant to enter; Harry Martin of the Oak Grove school, McClellan tp., received $1.50 for being the second youngest, and Sydney Carlson of the Norway school, Beaver tp., was given $1 for being the third youngest. The stumbling blocks were found in the following words: Duty, lady, speech, naught, diligently, writing, Massachusetts, sympathetic, foreigners, indemnify, indentity, siege, accommodate, similiar, .auxiliary, sylvan, judicious, miscellaneous, debtor, tariff, statistics, liniment, annexation, desirable, benefiting, amicable, aggregate, Detroit, Britain, unfamiliarly, Acropolis, maize, advice, warrant, existence, disastrous, trancient, mature, bear and guarantee. It must be borne in mind that not all of the above words were dispelled. Repeating a letter with a change, ommission of capitals, etc., are counted missed. The judges were Revs. Gardner and Kendall and Editor L. P. Builta, all of Morocco. The pronouncer was Rev. Elvin Daniels of Kentland. This was the fifth annual county spelling contest and it. is said to have been the best, from most every view point, that has been held,