Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1917 — JORDAN TP. SPELLING CONTEST [ARTICLE]

JORDAN TP. SPELLING CONTEST

The Jordan township spelling contest was held Tuesday afternoon at Never Fail school house. Rivalry between the different schools of the township ran high. Egypt school? obtained first place last year and held the banner presented to the winning school for the year, and it was very evident, that to keep it this year they must put forth their very offm-tu— feu*, rons and scholars from all over the township began to gather at an early hour in autos, school wagons and buggies, till at the time of the beginning of the contest (he house was much more than filled.

Banners, badges and yells of the different schools were much in evidence. The children lined up around the. room and it was soon evident that they had all had careful training and that the contest was not to end after the first round. After spelling for over three hours the only one left on the floor was Marsale Woodrulff of the Union consolidated school, and so Marsale and the Union sdhool were declared the winners of the banner for this year. From expressions of children of the other schools it was evident that to keep it the Union school must make the •very possible preparation for the contest next year. The children and teachers felt so pleased, over the results of the contest that a cballegene was sent to the tfifthsitxh, seventh and eighth grades of the Rensselaer schools for a spelling Contest at some future date to be decided upon later. Will they accept it? , 1