Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-08
SPELLING CONTEST.
Clay schooI Bears of the Banner,
Missing Only Four Woods in One Hundred
The Scholars Participating and
the List Of Words Given.

The annual spelling match OF the public
schools, for the Prize Banner of the Board
of Education, came off at Clay school yes
teIday morning, and proved unusually in
teresting. The Clay school, spelling on
their native heath, bore of the palm, miss
ing in the aggregate, only four words OF the
hundred. Mr.. c. II. Collier pronounced
The words, and in the difficult position did
not give entire satisfaction, as some OF his
definitions were not exactly clear. The
G9;h word was mot" which he
defined as "a negative" and afterwards
Used in sentence. He was not under
stood. and several pupils missed the word.
The last word. sounding the same, was
knot" which be defined as "a distance at
sea" This was also confusing, and as re-
suit several spoilers missed one OF these
two words, VINO were otherwise perfect.
The several schools were represented as
follows:
The annual spelling contest between the
public schools OF Wheeling for the Prize
Banner of the Board of Education, took
place yesterday at Clay school. The sew
eral schools were represented as follows:
Washington-HowardM Mcdonald, Jennie
Gardner Ross T. Chew, VIM. Stanley,
Mary E. Shfel, Amelia D. Wincher Cora
Clay-Addie C. Brown, May Wallace,
Jennie Emsheimer, Louis Gutman, David
Kraus, Albert Hibberd, May McGinnis.
Union-Lucy Robinson, Matte Shields
Emma Nusum, Maggie Falloure, Bama
statler, Allie Burke, Libbie Kingdom.
Centre-Mattie Hare, Birdie Robertson,
Matte B. Paul, Salle D. Roemer Lizzie
Brakeman, NJ. S. Bordeaux Rosa Steintield
Webster-Emms Lancaster, Annie Smith,
Jessie Creighton, Annie Rohr, Maggie
Snider Lib6ie Moore, Jennie McGowen.
Madison-Wm. Nicoll, Vim. Stevenson,
Allie Young, Jennie Giles, Lottie Pogue,
Stella Morrison, Bessie Murine.
Ritchie-LiZzie Bickerton, Harry Ankle,
Eddie Kuerner, Jennie kuerner, Msttie
Wolvlngtcn, Emma steinbicker, Clara
Miller.
The following gentleman acted as Judges
Messrs. Joseph +. PAUL, Benz. Allison,
Frank Stanton. Major VIM. Jackson, DR..
John L. Dickey and State Supt. B. l..
Butcher.
Mr.. c. H. Collier, the President OF the
Beard OF Education, pronounced the words
The contest resulted as follows: Dat OF
loo words given to each pupil Washington
missed j., Clay 1, Union II, Centre So
Webster II, Madison -, Richie II. Clay
having spelled the most words correctly
was declared the victor.
The following pupils spelled all the words
correctly: Washington, Amelia u. Wincher;
Gay, Addie c. Brown, May Wallace Jennie
Emsheimer, Louis Gutman, David hraus;
Union, Matte Shields, Lacy Robinson,
Emma Nusum; Centre, Rosa Steinheid;
Webster, Annie Smith.
In order that our readers may know the
character of the words given We submit the
list:
Chief, sieve, chyle, yacht, cough, hic-
cough, seize, gauge, gauze, analyZe, cate
cbise, auctoneer fnancier, engineer, g!a-
cier, fusiIer, gazetteer, chanticleer, grena-
der, volunteer, 5rigadier, carbineer, cap.
tious, conscious, crustaceous, oiticious,
righteous, bilious, herbaceous, veracious,
fascirate, macerate, mitigate, infallib!e, in.
delible, deieble, edible, colleCtible, indictable
assessable, accessible, defeasible, not, knot,
scrutinize, enunciate, propagate, cretaceous,
initiate, eliminate, contentious, negotiate,
delineate, suspicious, radiate, exaggerate,
obsequious, substantiate, derogate, cour-
ageous, lscerate, grammar, cruCible, exhil-
arate, battalion, irascible, separate, politi-
clan, excitable, commiserate, physician,
execrable, infexible, peaceable, surcingle,
stirrup, incidence, omniscience, susie.
nance, remittance, irreverence, assimilate,
forehead, corollary, infusion, gudgeon, i'm
notation, persuasion, rebellion, cohesion,
attrition, collision, pavilion, bullion, def
Gent, co-ettcient, quotient. patient, suiti-
Gent, deducible.