The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-12-13
ITO SECURE BETTER
Spelling.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT MAKES TEST
TN WESTMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL.
"A Series OF Contests TO BE Arranged
Throughout the County.

idea OF the proficiency in spelling i'm
the Westminster High School, Super
intendent Morelock recently submit
ted 100 words to the pupils a. test
words with the following interesting
result:
The 7th grade made general aver
age Of Ga 5-13 per cent; Sth grade,
77 32-37 per cent; 9th grade, 70 Ito
per cent; 10th grade, 70 2-13 per
cent; and 18th grade, 1874 per cent.
Highest general averages i'm each
grade:
7th, Jacl- Bohn, 81 per cent.
Sth, Marie Stoner, 100 per cent.
9th, Paul Schaeffer, So per cent
10th, Louise Matthews, 81 per cent.
18th, Emma Kemper, "a per cent.
Names of pupils averaging 80 per
cent. or more
Jack Bohn, 81 per cent; Marie
Stoner, 100 per cent; Paul Schaeffer,
98 per cent; Reba Stremmel, % per
cent; Louise Matthews, "a per cent;
Emma Kemper, "a per cent; Edith
Snader, % per cent; Marie Simpson,
% per cent; Gussie Spiesler, % per
cent; Mildred Roger, SO per cent;
Derma Yeiser, 81 per cent; Fred
Smith, 50 per cent; Louise Brown, "a
per cent; Mildred Marsh 90 per cent;
Grace Devilbiss, % per cent; Arthur
". Geister, 80 per cent
Some Of the words submitted were:
abscess, appetite, auction, change
able, license, conscience, marriage,
initials, conscious, incessant, intelli-
gible, chloroform, receivable, ceme-
terry, illegible, restaurant, requisite,
neutral, fictitious.
Gold Medal Contest in Spelling.
For a number of years complaints
have been coming from the colleges
and universities, as well as from
prominent business men throughout
the country, that the public schools
are not performing their duty i'm the
teaching of spelling.
Tit il asserted by many that this
branch of school work il neglected,
and that the spelling I'm the public
schools at the present time il inferior
to that of former years.
Whether or not these assertions are
justifable, it IL not necessary to dis
cuss; but i'm either case the teachers
and school authorities have a duty to
perform. If they are untrue then it
il their duty to prove them SO; If, on
the other hand, they are true, then it
IL their duty to remedy the defect at
once.
In order to inaugurate a movement
i'm the direction of securing increased
efficiency i'm spelling in the schools of
Carroll county, the following plan has
been outlined by the County Superin-
tendent, and approved by the Board
of School Commissioners
i. Teachers are requested to place
special emphasis upon the work i'm
spelling, and to select two representa-
tives from their respective schools.
?. The representatives from the
various schools i'm each election dis
trict shall meet in q district contest
to be held at such time and place al
herein provided.
3. I'm each of these district con-
tests, two pupils shall be chosen an
representatives to general contest
to be held at such time and place as
herein provided.
4. These representatives may be
chosen from any grade from the
fourth to the seventh inclusive.
5. The words to be used i'm all
these contests shall be selected from
Rices speller, fourth to seventh year
inclusive.
6. = gold medal will be awarded
to the winner i'm the general contest.
2. District contests will be held
a. follows : Taneytown, March 3rd;
Uniontown, March 4th; Silver Run,
March 18th; Gambler, March 9Th; Free
dom, March 10th; Manchester, March
18th; Westminster, March 18th;
Hampstead, March 13tn Taylorsville,
March 18th; Middleburg, March 18th;
New Windsor, March 10Th; Union
Bridge, March goth; MT. Airy, March
oath.
General contest, Westminster, April
14th.
8. Three teachers i'm each election
district have been selected to take
charge of the contests i'm their dis
tricts