The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-16
STATE SUPT. CARY
COMPLIMENTS US ON
co. SCHOOL WORK
Gives Address at Annual Dis.
trict Graduating Exercises
and Spelling Bee at
Turner Hall.
A LARGE CROWD IS PRESENT
Many From Out OF Town Attend and
Much Interest is Shown -Di.
pI0mas and Various Prizes
are Awarded.

A tremendous crowd witnessed the
Manitowoc County District School
Graduating Exercises and Spelling Con-
test ut Turner Hall last Saturday after.
noon. The hall was filled to the doors.
A great many people from ont Of town
were present. Az announced, State
superintendent G. p. Cary was present
and gave an address To the students
The principle feature of the evening
was the mammoth spelling bee in which
over 40 contestants took part. The
contest commenced promptly at l.3OP
M. as scheduled, n fact which reflects
credit on those who had the arrange.
ments in charge. The spelling itself
was also very satisfactory. During the
first four rounds less than seventeen
went down After that, however,
things went n good deal faster and
toward the last the contestants went
down in droves.
After n vocal solo by Miss Catherine
Young Mt the close of the contest, State
superintendent Cary addressed the
Students briefly. He touched upon the
strong and the weak points IN modern
school work. He was highly compli
ihentary in his reference to the work Of
this county, and spoke especially of the
fact that Manitowoc il the first county
to adopt the plan of having the gradu-
ates of the entire county participate In
u common commencement. He said he
had never seen anything like the spirit
and enthusiasm shown at the present
contest
Diplomas we're presented to the grad
mates by County Superintendent Chris
tiansen. Jerome V. Ledvina received a
gold medal for having the highest
marking in his studies for the year Mr.
Lcdvina il the Pilots correspondent
from kellnersville A silver medal for
the second bes. standing went to
Bernice Halversen These prizes were
the gifts of Mr.. Christensen. f. S.
lIyer, principal of the County Teachers
Training School gave All address to the
graduating class which was composed
| Of the following members;-
| Viola Engclhrccht Elsic G. Shimok Martha
| Blossr, Mahol 9undorson Bcruicc Halvsrson
| Lydia Bon-hok. Alma jacobson, Amanda Kali
ncr, Martha Kirl. Rosa Brown, lara Vogel
Frank Fetzer Morton ternld,On, Caroline
| Marken, Christina Bolgum Lutti" I.uedke.
| Ella Fnbcr Ella tau Clara Schmitz, Edgar
| Fluhr, Fred y. Wagcner, G"rsld Grove, Van.
| Jackson Walter Fischer, Leo Tyler Edwin
Knutron Ingn Hanson, Margaret Egan Lizzis
| Iaughlin Walter Stokes, Ray Mccarthy
| Louis Hoyroth. Earlc Stoneman. jerome V.
Jennie nargravoa, Julia Kronfor.t, Mae Nc
MILAN, Ella Witto Jennie Stonomsn, Arthur
| WorthinRton, Herbsrt Schroeder, Leo A.
Blesor. William Tils, Edward krScht Bartlsy
| DoolRn, Ros. Barry, Louisa Grimm, Gustavs
| kiesow, Mollie Fitzgerald, James Murphy
| Schiling, Aalvina Finch, Edwin 'Schmitz
Nellie X Heap, 6.orge Baurr. dertte Holfsltz.
| Laura Gartzke, William Wesenor. James
Garrey, deorgo W Franz, Walter Reineman.
| Bonnie Ko"hl"r.
The main tenor of Mr.. Hyer sremarks
was that any pupil who wishes to may
In this day aud generation get as liberal
an education ~ he may need.
Frank Seidl gave vocal solo and
then District Atty A. l.. Hougen pre-
sented the prizes to the winners in the
spelling contest. The first prize, II gold
medal, the gift Of Judge Emil Baensch.
went to William Tills Of kossuth Tho
second prize a silver medal, the gift OF
Judge John Chloupek, went to Catherine
Nenman of Cooperstown Dictionaries.
the gift of Mr.. Hyer, went to the best
eight. The names of the six others are
~ follows VIM. Roland. Eaton
Augusta Strotfeldt, Franklin; Leo
Tyler, Eaton Eta Bohne, Meeme; Alice
Brady, Liberty; Clara Warm Coopers-
town A fine banner. the gift OF the o.
Torrison Company, was presented to the
Spencer school ut kossuth. the pupils Of
which made the best showing in the
contest The school will retain the
banner until the next years contest.
Miss Clara Kellner, OF Kellnersville.
received hrst prize in penmanship, a six
months scholarship in the Wisconsin
| Business College. Miss Hattie Ieven-
hagen, OF Mishicot, received the second
prize, u three months scholarship,
During the proceedings music WAS
rendered by the North Side High School
Orchestra and 1T the close the entire
audience joined in singing two verses OF
America.