The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-08
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Spelling School.

In accordance WIN Il notlcc III lhe
CHRONICLE lsst week IL meeting was held
at the School House on Monday evening
to make arrangements to hold Il spelling
match in Toledo, similar to those being
held in the eastern cities.
Meeting organized by clecting Z. Z.
Guilford, Chairman and Jas. Is. Hedge,
Sec'y.
Moved by T. A. Graham that we pro-
coed TO organize spelling school. Car
ricd.
Suggested by the Chairman that we
meet at the Court House at some future
time and have match between the old
folks. then between the young folks, and
then between the young and old folks.
Suggested that committee be appoint
ed to draft rules and regulations to gov
ern the spelling school.
Moved that the Leaders together with
the pronouncers, be the committee to draft
the rules and regulations and that they
be read before the audience, before the
spelling commences. Carried.
Moved that the classes be limited the
first evening to 90 on each side. Carried.
Moved to reconsider the last above mo-
ton. Lost.
Moved that committee of 3 be APP
pointed to report Champions Or Captains.
Carried. Chair appointed Mr.. T. A. Gra-
ham, Mrs. f. l.. Dillman and Miss Hattie
Alden us such committee.
Moved and seconded that the dividing
Inc between the young and old folks be
those who are married and those who are
not. Carried.
Moved that we go to the Court House
for our first match on Thursday evening
of this week. Carried.
Moved that an admission fee of five
cents be charged to pay the expenses
of Hall rent &c. Carried.
On motion Irwin Ingham was appointed
Treasurer and poorkeepcr.
Moved that the Independent Fifth
Reader be used to spell from. Lost.
Moved that we use McGuffey's Spcller
The Chair decided this motion lost.
Standing vote called for when it was
declared carried.
The Committee appointed to select
leaders and pronouncers recommended as
pronouncers Rev. ii. A. Brown and Mrs.
A. II. Sterrett,
As champions, for the old folks-C. c.
Guilford and Mrs. E. n. Barker.
For young folks-John Frazec and
Eliza Dexter.
For the young and old folks-Dr. Boyn'
ton and Lizzie Conant.
Moved that the Committee retire to an,
other room to draft the rules and regula,
tons and that in the meantime the rest OF
the audience choose sides and have
spelling match. Carried.
Chair appointed as champions Hattie
Alden and Geo Newcomer. The champl
ons selected as pronouncer Mrs. j. Is
Hedge. The leaders then proceeded to
schoose Sides" when spelling match
on small scale was INDUCED in and en-
joyed by all.
The committee on Rules and Regula'
tioas report the following:
|, No person shall have but one trial
on any word. Smelling word through
constitutes trial.
Q. Words pronounced alike but having
different Specification shall be defined
by the pfonouncer. -,
3. Any word spelled in accordance, with
Webster or Worcester to be accepted.
4. Any one spelling a different word
from the one pronounced through misun
Outstanding, shall have another trial.
5. The last one standing shall be con
sidered the victor.
@. It shall DO the duty Of the Umpire to
decide when appealed to. whether a word
is pronounced correctly by tho pfonoun
Ger: whether word Is missed hy the
spelleP, and to keep tally.
Homer S. Bradshaw was appaiatet I'm
pire.
1t was suggested that some prize b.
given the champion, and that the prize
be something Of q funny nature.
Adjourned