The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-16

| oei NNb lilGh oNhOOl W DIS Ids
night the scene of a highly interesting
and entertaining affair, this occasion
being a spelling bee" contested by
two classes, one chosen by President
of the city school board from the cit
lzenship of Hattiesburg, and the other
from the five grammar schools and
the high school of the city, each full
class thus consisting of a membership
of thirty
Hunts Progressive Course in Spell
ing" No. was used and the spelling
continued from beginning to end, and
the time consumed was an hour and
half before the last ones going down.
The fall came on the words "braiser''
spelled "brazier," and "Calias," the
silent 'i'' in this word proving to be
the stumbling block.
The successful two left on the floor
We're two girl school pupils, Raba
Phillips, daughter of Mr.. N. L. Phil
lips, and Mabel Nixon, daughter of
Mr.. T. j. Nixon.
President Phillips could not find
thirty citizens to enter the contest so
the deficiency was made up of mum.
Der of high school pupils. This class
was composed of President Phillips,
Mr.. r. l.. Bennett DR.. T. B. Wright,
Mr.. Charles Annes, Mr. Lige Huddles
ton, Mr.. Hays, Mr.. Shumaker, Mr.. Alb
ner Polk, Mrs I. p. Trotter Mrs. DR..
L. e. Ross, Mrs. P. B. Woodward,
Mrs. Grace Christian, Mrs. Massen-
gale, Miss Meddie Robinson, Mrs. Par
sons, Miss Ina Pope, and the follow
ing high school pupils: Hattie Pearl
Sanford, Mary Ellison, Anna Maxey
Camp, Carrie Jackson, d. w. Holmes,
Verna Oden, Mary Watkins, Cammie
Helverston, Dora Ross and Inman
Cook.
The class of school pupils was COM
posed of five from each of the five
grammar schools and five from the
high school. Those chosen were as
follows from the six schools:
High School-John Smylie, Tom
Ray Phillips, Raba Phillips, Mabel
Nixon, Joe Thompson.
Grammar School, Main Street-Win
Tatum, Grace Massengale, Norma
Lang, Anna Davis, Virginia Monta-
que.
Bouie Street School-Eva Floyd, Ar.
dele Pasch, Winnie Bennett, Etoile
Galway.
Court Street School-Maggie Cav
thon, May Massengale, Bessie Chap.
man.
Eaton School-Mary Freeman, Ray
mond Freeman, Alpha Glenn, Kate
Fuller
Hardy Street School-Freda Eth
ridge, Grace Canaan, Chauncey Camp,
Cassie Hearon, Laura Morgan.
1t will be noted that two pupils
were missing from Court street school,
one from Eaton school and one from
Bouie street school.
The object of the spelling contest
was to raise a fund sufficient to de.
fray the expenses of the five success
full school pupils who will go to Nat
chez to enter the state contest, which
take place during the session there
of the state educational association.
AS the admission last night was only
ten cents, the $36 received is evidence
that the interest was quite lively.
Since the railroad fare and living
expenses for the five successful pupils
to make the trip will cost $50, another
match will be held at the high school
on Friday night, April 20.
This match will prove to be highly
interesting. Between now and April
20 contest will be had between pupils
of the grammar schools until are
chosen to spell against a team of five
from the high school, From these
ten pupils will be chosen the five who
are to go to Natchez.
On Friday night, April %, Mr.. Chas.
Ames will present a class Of fivA Of
lis own choosing to spell against the |
i've school pupils. The purpose Of
his last match will be to gaise addi-
ional funds to be added - the $50
o defray the expeEsas of the five
upils to NatcheT.
For this purpose an admission Of
IN cents will be charged.
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