Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05

Will Be Held in Lancaster FRI
day, May 9TH.
Great Interest Shown BY Contestants
And Pupils From All Parts
of The County.

With very few exceptions every
district took an active part and the
teachers are sending glowing accounts
to the county superintendent of the.
interest aroused among the patrons as
we'll as the students.
The following clippings from
letters sent in by the teachers acting
as chairmen of the several township
contests will show the general senti-
ment toward this initial movement
which is no longer an experiment.
but an event to be recorded in the
history of the rural schools of Grant
county:
The township contest has come
and gone, and judging from the at
tendance of teachers, representatives
and visitors, think it has excited con-
siderable interest. =
A very enthusiastic crowd Of
teachers and pupils met at Dist. No.
= last Friday. All teachers present.
with representatives from their
schools "
Contest over and outcome good. -
There was great deal of in
terest taken by the children. I
think it has surely done them great
deal of good. am very much pleased
with the praise my pupils have re>
ceived. :"
Most of the contestants were ap~
parently excited. I know mine didn't
do as we'll in spelling or adding as
they did at home. I felt quite dis
heartened for awhile but I felt
good when one of mine won out in
adding. another in writing. Each
teacher was anxious to have her own
children win.
L am glad to report very success
full results. There were five districts
present. each having three pupils
representing their school All the
teachers took very active part in
the con est and have also taken q step
in advance They want to organize
a Spelling and Adding Circle be-
teen the various schools of the town
ship. -
Judging from the line up of con-
testants throughout the county, the
success of the final contest which will
be held at Lancaster. Friday, May
18th, beginning at 700 p. m. to decide
the championship in the three ;
branches, is foregone
conclusion.
Cash prizes will be awarded the
winners:
1st prize in addition 81.
End prize in addition s..
1st prize in spelling 81.
End prize in spelling So.
1st prize in writing S..
Besides the prize given, the schools
sending the winners in spelling.
adding and writing will receive as a
trophy large banner or pennant
with the appropriate words-spelling
winner, writing winner, adding
winner, across the front. Across the
back the name of the winner and tba
number of the school district FROM
which he came. Next year the trophy
will go to the schools sending the
winner.
The following are the represent
atives from each township as chosen
at the township contests:
Beetown: Adding. Abbie Sturmer,
Clarence Grebe; spelling, Hannah
Bast, Fay Bascoe; writing, Addie
Jamison.
Bloomington Adding, Kate Bernt-
gen, Josephine Berntgen; spelling.
Jeane Roberts. Susie Walz; writing.
Susie Walz.
Cassville: Adding. Rosa West
Henry Kirschbaum; spelling, Rosa
West, Lawrence West; writing,
Myrtle Caldwell.
Castle Rock: Adding, Frances
Grimm, Lulu Wanek; spelling,
Frances Grimm, Maggie Tomshaska:
writing. Esther Richter.
Clifton: Adding. Sherman Knut-
son. Roscoe Wells; spelling, Nellie
Frank Andrew; writing,
Viola Wagner.
ElIenboro Adding, Marcia Leighty.
Ben Edge; spelling, Daisy Edge,
Marcia Leighty writing, Bessie Edge
Fennimore: Adding, Carl. Lube
low, Leta Baumgartner; spelling.
Russell Simpson, Margaret Helgesons
,vritiuo Wilma Stuckv.
Glen Haven Adding, Lottie Rogers,
Kathleen Grimm; spelling. Madge
Ryan, Susan Ranch; writing, Alta
Ball.
Harrison: Adding. Eva Russell.
CONTINUED on 9th page.)