Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-14
TIE SPELLING CONTEST.
Echse,ule Of Rule;:,

>supt. lSinford fnrMisnes th" 1o!!oN-
inss list of township conductors and
the places for holding each final town.
ship pspe!hnm contest. licreeon;ne.sls
that each contest begins ~ o'cloesi
Y. ~, and shoul,. Saturday, Feb. 22nts
be very stormy day. that the contest
he held one week later, March 1st.
Alpena-E L Harmston, Alpena School House,
Dale-Mrs n j Durham, Center :" Z"
Chery-O j. Marshall, !lenncy " +"
Harmony-F K Luke, Grieye 6 .
Marlar-Cora Groub. Baker '' F"
Crow-Anna Groub, Waterbury . . :
Pieasant-Nlary Williams, Lynntlale Z" " !.
Mcdia-sadie Freeland Cummings g I"
Wess. Sbrings-E G NordySe. w. $. 8 Z"
Franklln-S Austin, Larson g '
Blaine-A II Elliott, Martin . =
Viola--Kara Smart, Center 7"
Anina-G q Williams, Nelson q
Grow Lake Ella Allyn. Crow Lake g g
Logan-B II Shimp, Frick :. Z"
The contests will be governed by
the following rules:
IN TOWNSHIPS
Township contests will be held on Saturday.
February end, commencing at O'Clock p, IN,
if the weather permits if not, then on the fol-
lowing Saturday, March lst
These contests Will be conducted by the per
sons named and at the places designated above.
Fifty words selected by the conductor from
the first 10 pages of McGhney's New revised
Speller, will be pronounced and the conductor
will revise the papers and furnish credentials
to the four contestants standing highest in each
township, which four will constitute the town
ship class to enter the final county contest.
Township contests may be participated in by
all persons of school age desiring to take part.
Exercises must be written and pupils should
come prepared with pencil and paper.
Further details for township contests may be
arranged by the conductors.
TIE FINAL CONTEST
will be held at the court house in Wessibgton
Springs, on Saturday, March 9Th. 1890, commenc.
ing at o'clock y. III.
No township will be admitted without its full
class of four.
One hundred words will be pronounced from
the first rs pages of McGnNeys New Revised
Spellcr, which list of words will be selected by
Supt. Binford aud submitted upon the opening
of the final contest.
Should there be Il tie between townships, q
additional words will be pronounced from the
| following 25 pages.
| Paper will be furnished for the final contest
| The pronouncer will be selected by the gen
| erai program committee.
| Township conductors with classes present
wul act as the board to revise end correct the
! papers and award the capital prize.
The general program committee consisting O
3. Il. Blosser, r. l.. Blank, and Miss Mar,
Williams, will meet at the Republican, Office e,
Saturday, February 18th. and complete details
which will be published later.
PRIZES.
| The capital prize for the Nirnin., township i:
| Alden's Manifold Cycopcdla-forty volames-
| which will be held until won by somcconpetne
| township.
The best speller in each township Will he
| awarded u copy of the HERALD and the True
Republican for one year.
tthe close of the regular county contest al
| oral contest will be held, and prize awarded
to the best speller in the County.
Supt. Binford wishes al! teachets to take an
| active interest in the township contests, and
| come with four delegate prepared to enter
county sontest.
The Rev. w. II. Underwood, who
conducted prohibition meetings
through this section last fall,is break
ing on the railroad. -Kimball Graphic.
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