Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-19
TIE P~RONOuNcING Match
Draws a Very Largo Audience to
the Opera House.
Thirty. seven Ladies and Gentlemen Con-
test---The Winner Miss
Lizzie CIohan.

The audience attracted to the Opera
House last evening to Witnessthe p%ronounc-
ing match between twor:val classes Of ladies
and gentlemen was q large and cultured
one, and it may be safely said that never did
any sssemblsge of our citizens pass a more
er ioyable evening. The body Of the house
was filed, andu anyof the gallery cha'rsbad
interested occupants. When the curtain
went up, shortly after 8 o'clock, the aut-
ence discovered q double row Of chairs ar
rar ged upon the stag in tie form of a 81.
gsntic V with the az ex from the an iisnce,
and at the rsar was q large revolving black
board. The offc srs ard contestants had
already assembled, and while the former,
cor sisIing of Rev. DR.. D. A, Cunningham,
umpire. Rev. DR.. Smith and Prof
Brown, refert es, and Miss SaIlie
j. M,tolip, Judge, took their positions in
front of Il Q stage, the latter were crowded
into the wings and hidden from tie view OF
those in { ont When the audience had set
tied into quiet Mr.. c. B. Hart
the CHAIRMAN
Of the evening, advanced to the edge Of the
stag end made q brief and most happy ad-
dress. BE commenced by stating that the
Americans were q nation of public speak
ers. Indeed, it almost seemed that we
could not invite q friend to be seated with
out reciting an ode to the vacant chair,
or offer q glass OF water
without extended denunciaion OF the
water works. Those having the en-.
tertainment in charge had thought it best to
oren the affair with ZONE brief and feeble
rtmarks, and in obedience to that he had
appeared. 1t vas a very large audience,
and possibly q portion might have come
for the purpose Of gloating over the over:
brow of some of those who, in professional
walks, give color and tone to our public
life Others may have come to witness the
overthrow o fsome of the other classes to be
represented in the contending ranks, but be
that as it might, he hoped one and all would
derive some benefit from the results OF the
woldy tourney. The speaker went on to
give some very amusing illustrations OF the
Wsy in which the language is commonly
distorted, and said the confusion of sounds
could not but obscure the sense and disable
what was destined to be an universally
%; ken language. Mr.. Hart closed by read
ng
THE RUJEs
governing the match, as follows:
|. Webster's and Worcester's dictiona-
les 1tall be sole authorities, and copies
thereof shall be in the charge OF the ret
eiCes. .
2. One trial only shall be allowed, and
when q word is m~isprouounced the Judge
shall SO state, give the proper pronunciation
and give q new name to the next person.
8. If q contestant appeal from the
Judges decision, he shall not be allowed to
repeat his pronunciation, but the referees
4hsll decide the appeal from their hrSt
hearing.
4. Each word will be written on a black
board at the time it is spelled by the judge
ard before it is pronounced by the contest
ant.
s. When the definition of a word is re,
quested it will be read from Webster's die
tionsry.
6. No proper names shall be given,
I. No words imported from a foreign
language shall be given.
s. Any person in the audience may write
q word upon a slip Of paper and pass it up
to the umpire who shall look at the word,
and If, in his opinion, it is q proper word to
be given out he shall hand it to the Judge
for that purpose.
9. If the Judge announce any word which
he umpire deems unsuitable he may ex'
Glide it.
10. All differences between the referees
ard all questions not determined by the
.ules, shall be decided by the umpire.
The captains of the two c%ontending sides,
Messrs Benz s. Allison and James R. Cow
Zen, then advanced to the centre Of the
stage and proceeded to toss for first choice.
Mr. Allison won, and
THE CLASSES
we're promptly arranged facing each ether,
as follows:
Z. 5. Allison, James r. Cowden,
DR.. Ulrich, Henry Emsheimer,
). .. BUyce, John ROemer,
Eugene Warren, p. B. Dobbins,
Hon. W. J. w. COwden, s: l; Smith,
W. L. Hearne, viii Irwin,
Robert Mcclure, Miss Emma Stephens,
Miss Jennie EdW Dr.. J. L. Dickey,
OFT Carothers, Hon. 7. Il. Logan,
Miss Jennie Patterson, George g. Hannah,
Frank Stanton, William ErSkine,
Prof. J. c. Orr, Major J. L. Lee,
Prof. +. H. Crsgo. Guy X. G. Allen,
Miss Rose Steinfeld, Miss Ada Simpson,
don. G.. W. Atkinson, Miss Lizzie Swift,
Miss Lizzie Clohan, Ed. Boyd.
lr. 5. L. JepSons Miss Patterson,
Miss Lou Butler, Miss Ella Dittman.
Ms. J. M. Bellville.
All being in readiness, Miss Meholiu, who
occupied q chair in the center aisle, about
midway back from the stage, in a clea-, dis.
tinct voice, began to call out the following
LIST OF WORDS.
Ape A~mbulstory Curator