Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-01-13
COUNTY SPELLING CONTEST
High Average Made BY the Various
Schools Participating.

Inc TeSullS OIL the county ScnOOt
spelling contest which was held Fri
day, December 16, have been compiled
by Superintendent Seymour, and are
shown herewith. All schools Of two
or more rooms. that were in session at
that time, took part in the contest:
Fourth Grade.
First place-Dallas, SO SO per cent
Second place-Bethel 9S 2-3 per
cent.
Third place-Monmouth, Buena
Vista (tie) 9S per cent.
Fifth Grade.
First place-Bethel, 80 per cent.
Second place-Rickreall Falls City.
(tie) 81 per cent.
Third place-Dallas. 96 per cent
Sixth Grade.
First place-Bethel, 100 per cent
Second place-Falls City, sS per
cent.
Third place-Monmouth Buell. (tie)
"a per cent.
Seventh Grade.
First place-Falls City, 81 per cent.
Second place-Bethel, 95 per cent.
Third place-Dallas, 92 per cent.
Eighth Grade.
First place-Independence SO per
cent
Second place-Bethel, Mountain
View (tie) 50 per cent.
Third place-Monmouth, Rickreall,
Falls City (tie) "a per cent.
VIII Give Certificates.
The committee on the spelling has
decided to give certificate to every
grade in the county making an aver
age of 95 per cent, and as there are
three contests, each grade winning
two or more of the small certificates
will be given large certificate, con-
tanning the names of all pupils in the
class.
The following schools win certifi-
Gates for the contest of December 16:
Fourth grade-Dallas, Monmouth,
Airlie, Bethel, Buena Vista, Falls City,
Black Rock.
Fifth grade-Dallas, Bethel, Rick
reall, Falls City, Black Rock Sixth
grade-Bethel, Falls City. Seventh
grade-Bethel. Falls City. Eighth
grade-Bethel, Independence, Noun
tain View
The next contest will be held Feb
ruary "a, and all schools will be ex-
pected to take part,
Rural School Contests.
The percentages made by the differ
ent schools in the spelling contest for
rural schools, held Friday, December
16, are given herewith:
Fourth Grade.
First place-Etna, 100 per cent.
Second place-Oak Point, Elkins,
Mccoy, Mistletoe, 81 per cent.
Third place-Cochran, Enterprise,
92 per cent.
Fifth Grade.
First place-Gooseneck, Etna, Sum
nyslope, 100 per cent.
Second place--McCoy, Cherry Grove,
9S per cent.
Third place-spring Valley 81 per
cent.
Sixth Grade.
First place-Mlstletoe 100 per cent.
Second place Enterprise, 80 1-5
per cent.
Third place-Eola. Oak Point, ss
per cent
Seventh Grade.
First plaee--Enterprlse. Etna, Nc
Coy, 100 per cent.
Second place-Cherry Grove, 80 per
cent.
Third place-Number 10, Spring
Valley. Inner Salt Creek, Oakhurst,
9S per cent.
Eighth Grade.
First place-Pedee, Oak Point, Har-
mony, Mstletoe, 9S per cent.
Second place-Butler, 81 per cent.
Third place-Oakhurst, Highland.
96 per cent.
VIII Reward Winners.
The committee on spelling for rural
schools has decided to give a small
certificate to each class making 95 per
cent or more on any test, and as there
are six tests any class winning four
or more certificates will be given a
large certificate, which will contain
the namesof the pupils of the class.
The following have won certificates
for the last test: Fourth grade-Oak
Point, Elkins, Etna, Mccoy. Mistletoe;
Fifth grade-Polk Station, Gooseneck,
Spring Valley, Etna, Sunnyslope, Lone
star Mccoy, Cherry Grove; Sixth
Parkers, Oak Point, Up
per Salt Creek. Enterprise. oakhurst,
ers. Number is. Polk Station, Spring
Valley Upper Salt Creek, Enterprise,
Etna. Mccoy, Cherry Grove, Oakhurst;
Eighth grade-Pedee, Butler. Oak
Point. Harmony. Upper Salt Creek.
Highland, Mistletoe.
The next test will take place Janu-
ary 20. and it is hoped that every
class in the county will take part All
but five schools participated in the last
contest, and all are wanted to engage
IN the next.