The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-04
MOUND CITY GIRL NEXT.
Ihlrty-one Contestants From Schools
in Two Counties--Only Eight
Boys - Another Prize
Offered.

ana Tile NasSeltfnly room OF the hlgh
school contained over 500 people,
large number being grownups who
We're anxious to witness spelling
match that would remind them of the
days when they were boys. ana girls
lat school.
The affair was gotten up by the
Citizen and the prizes were a five
dollar gold piece ma a WEBSTER un.
abridged dictionary. II was nearly
1880 o'clock when az many of the
crowd had been seatd rs could be
the remainder had % stlni
Before the spelling match was
started short program of music and
Rotations was given in which iitflc
miss from Thebes named Helen Ed
wards very cleverly gave Il recitation
apropos of the spelling bee A fam.
lily discussion OF "How is the Word
Blizzard Spelled?"
Another little miss from Thehos
named Della Crawford rendered q
little song that greatly pleasel tho
audience. She also gave a recitation
The high school pupi,s, both boys
and girls. sang several songs in
chorus during the evening
The spelling contest began shortly
before O'Clock and continued for an
hour The words We're very plainly
delivered to the contestants by Presi-
dent H. II. Halliday Of the Board OF
Education. The examination was
Imade in both written and oral tests
The written test consisted of 80
words, very few of when were what
might be called easy
After the written tess had been
concluded the contestants 20 me num-
Der of 81 were seate upon the ros-
trum and as the Is We're pro
lnounced each ones name was called
ard the word spelled, and . record
kept of each ones success or failure.
About $50 words were given in for
oral spelling.
AT the conclusion Ct the oral eX-
animation the proofs were submitted
10 the judges composed Of several
members Of the Board Of Education
and the result announce as follows
Miss Ollie Samuels, of the Saiforl
school, Cairo, average S6. 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 Websters
unabridged dictionary.
Miss Nettie Perez. Of the Cairo high
scnool, average Is, received the third
prize.
The Contestants.
The contestants we're as follows:
Lucille Swisshelm, Mound City
high school.
Rosa Brown, Cairo high school.
Hattie May, Cairo nig1 school.
Margaret Blatteau, Cairo high
school.
Nettie Perez, Cairo high school
Hugh Mowery, UlIin.
Blanche ioore Grard Cnain.
Mary StTawbridgc. Grand Chain.
celia ;iosIer ullil.
Lois Meyers, Mound City high
school.
Hazel Ragland, Mounds.
Esther Thrailhll, Mounds.
Julia Mayberry Pulaski
Eurene Sue, Cairo high school
Ralph Wick, Ullin.
Fred Hallerberg, Mound City high
school.
James Motley, Wound City high
school.
n. T.. Echols, Ullin.
Helen Grief, Stafford school, Cairo.
Mary Berkowltz, Douglas school,
Cairo.
Charlotte Caniee, Lincoln school,
Cairo.
Mona Bankston, Moni City high
school.
octava McCrite. Hulcn school, Dis
wood.
Guy Davis, Cauole school. FlcG
John Lehning, Douglas schaais
Cairo.
Stanley A. Marx, Douglas scnool
Cairo.
Eeyton Berbling. Cairo high school.
valaia Shea, l1lnwool school,
Cairo
Edna James, Lincoln school, Cairo,
Alice Byrne, Lincoln school. CAR %
Ollie Samuels, Stafford school, Cairo
Another Prize.
At the close of the contest, Supt'
Clendenen announced that as tne
hour was late the proposed general
spelling bee for all who desired 70
enter would be abandoned. He also
announced that President III. H. HAL
liday of the Board Of Education mad
stated that he would give $40 as
prize to the best speller at an old
fashioned contest to be given in the
near future. that might be decided
upon.