The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-04
MOUND CITY GIRL NEXT
Thirty-one Contestants From Schools
in Two counties--only Eight
Boys Another Prize
Offered

ana UHe SasSenlbly room OF the hlgn
school contained over 500 people, a
ilarge number being grown.ups who
We're anxious to witness a spellina
match that would remind them of the
days when they We're boys. ana girls
at school.
The affair was gotten mp by the
Citizen and the prizes were a five
dollar gold piece ma Webster UNI
abridged dictionary II was nearly
1890 O'Clock when as many of the
crowd had been seatd rs could be
the remainder had o stanI,
| Before the spelling match was
started short program Of music and
recitations was given in which little
miss from Thebes named Helen Ell,
wards very cleverly gave a recitation
apropos Of the spelling bee 4 fam
lily discussion OF Chow is The Word
Buzzard Spelled?"
Another little miss from 1'hehes
named Della Crawford rendered a
little song that greatly pleasel the
audience. She also gave a recitation,
The high school pupiIs, both boys
and girls. sang several songs in
chorus during the evening
The spelling contest began shortly
before 8 O'Clock and continued for an
hour. The words We're very plainly
delivered to the contestants by Prcsi-
ident H. II. Halliday Of tae Board OF
Education. The examination was
made in both written ANA oral tests.
The written test consisted of 80
words, very few of which were what
might be called easy.
/ After the written tess had been
concluded the contestants 70 me mum
! Der of 81 were seate upon the ros-
ltrum and as the worls were pro
Inounced each ones name was called
ard the word spelled, and a record
kept of each ones success or failure
About $50 words were given in for
oral spelling.
A the conclusion the ttrhtt t-Tr
animation the proofs were submitted
to tne judges composed Of several
members Of the Board Of Education
and the result announce as follows:
Miss Ollie Samuels. Of the Stafford
school, Cairo, average Sc. She re-
ceived the first prize, 4 s. gold piece.
Miss Lucille Swissheln, of Normal
| City high school, average 81. She
was presented with The Webster
unabridged dictionary.
Miss Nettie Perez, Of the Cairo hleh
sonool, average IS, received the third
lprize.
| The Con.estlnts.
The contestants we're as follows:
Lucille Swisshelm. Mound City
high school.
Rosa Brown, Cairo high school.
Hattie May Cairo nigh school.
Margaret Blatteau. Cairo high
school
Nettie Perez, Cairo high school,
Hugh Mowery, ullin.
Blanche doore, Grard Cnain.
Mary St7awbridge Grand Chain
! celia 'ioier, Ullil.
| Lois Meyers, Mound City high
school
Hazel Ragland, Mounds.
Esther Thrailkill, Mounds.
Julia Mayberry, Pulaski
Eurene Sue, Cairo high school.
Ralph Wick, Ullin.
Fred Hallerberg, Mound City high
school. -
James Motley Mound City high
school.
n. r. Echols, Ullin.
Helen Grief Stafford school, Cairo.
Mary Berkowitz. Douglas SCHOOL
Cairo
Charlotte Candee, Lincoln school,
Cairo.
4 Mona Bankston, Mohni City high
school.
] Octava McCrite Hulcn school, lis'
wood.
| Guy Davis, Cauole school, Flro
John Lehning, Douglas sclaal'
Cairo.
Stanley A. Marx. Douglas SCHOOL
Cairo.
Teyton Berhling. Cairo high school,
! valada Shea, Elmwool school,
Cairo.
Edna James, Lincoln school, Cairo.
Alice Byrne, Lincoln school. cara.
Ollie samuels, Stafford school, cairo
Another Prize.
At the close Of the contest, Supt,
Clendenen announced that as tne
| hour was late the proposed genera
spelling bee for all who desired 70
enter would be abandoned. He also
announced that President Fl. n. Hal
| liday Of the Board Of Education had
stated that he would give $40 as :
prize to the best speller at an Old
fashioned contest to be given Ia the
near future, that might be decided
upon.
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