Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-01-07
Rules for Spelling Contest at Hays
March 4th
GENERAL RULES

/. Each county will be entitled to
two contestants.
2 The contestants shall be pupils
in actual attendance in the schools
including High Schools of the Gold
en- Belt District.
g. Some disinterested person prof.
w. S. Picken) viii select at least one
hundred words from the State Speller
and arrange them in groups of ten
words each.
4. The contestants will appear be-
fore the teachers one at a time and
spell orally the first group of ten
words.
S. If two or more should tie for
first place, an additional group of ten
words will be dictated to such con-
testants until first and second is de-
termined.
6. If the first place is determined
and two or more should tie for second
place the same method as will be
followed to determine second and
third places.
7. Prizes offered: $3.50 first place;
IS second place; $3.50 third place.
JUDGE
The judge shall indicate all words
spelled correctly and decide who
ranks first, second and third. He
shall note the spelling and pronun-
citation of words and if questioned de-
eide the same by reference to Webster.
He shall consider all repetitions in
spelling as mispelled words. If a
contestant misunderstandS a word
the judge may ask the dictator to
pronounce the word again and if
necessary define it. The judge may
call for the spelling of word the
second time if it is not understood
distinctly.
DICTATOR
The dictator shall pronounce and
spell each list of words to the teachers
before the words are dictated to the
contestants. If the spelling or pro-
nounciation of any word is question
able the same shall be decided before
dictation begins. Webster's Inter
national Dictionary shall be final
authority. The dictator shall be
dictate words to the CONTESTANTS and
shall not designate whether a word
is spelled correctly or incorrectly.
Such words as shall have been pre-
viously decided upon shall be defined
when pronounced.
SPECIAL RULES
/. Contestants: The secretary of
the association shall number the con-
testants in some manner and keep a
record of the same. The contestants
will then retire to some adjacent
room by themselves. When the sig
nal is given the contestants shall ap-
pear one at time in the order num-
bered and shall spell the same list of
words Each contestant shall pro-
nounce the words distinctly before
= and after spelling and spell slowly
and distinctly without repetition.
After spelling a list of words the
contestants will remain in the room
where the contest is in progress until
the Judges decision on the list of
words is announced. In case of a tie,
the contestants that tie will retire to
the first room and appear in the
same manner as before.
Fellow Techers: Enough copies of
these rules will be sent to the County
Superintendent of this district to
supply every school in the DISCREET
with copy. Please read to your
school and post in the room where all
the pupils may read frequently
Only put these rules into daily
practice inyour classes and the stand
ard of spelling win be raised through
out the entire district. Begin now
Drill your pupils on the REGULAF
WORK FOR THEIR respective
grades ACCORDING TO TIKI
COURSE OF STUDY. Avoid drill
ing just one or two of the best spell
ers. Drill the class. Let best spell
ers get their drill outside of the reg
ular school hours. Make a confess
with a neighbor school. Decide what
pages will be covered in advance
Invite in the parents to the con
test. Ask your County Superentent
to come out and pronounce the words
Hold the contest Friday afternoon on
at night. Be sure and have your
school represented at the county con
test when the two representative.
will be chosen to represent you
county. Very truly yours,
It. w. Wells.
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