The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-08
among the ladies for excellent papers
oskaioosa Women Not Present.

been above expectations but the ad
ditional support did not come from
the ladies of Oskaloosa. Registration
of the names of the Short Course
shows women from the following
places in daily attendance. Eddyville,
Fremont, Cedar, Wright, Rose Hill
Bussey, Latch, Ne@ Sharon, Beacon,
Leighton and University Park. A few
representative members of the Home
Economic department of the Oska.
loosa Woman's Club were in attend
ance and were members of the class
otherwise the domestic science fea.
ture of the Short Course was entirely
without the support of the Oskaloosa
women. Members from the country
attended daily from distance of ten
| TO fifteen miles and worked early and
late to be on time at classes. At Grin.
I nell the townswomen were in the ma
jolity at the short course and little
support was given from the surround,
ing country districts. Invitation to
the oskalooSa ladies was extended
Through the officers of the woman's
ton and short course was amply adj
vartised. 1t was open to all. The at.
titude of the women of Oskaloos2
toward the course is not understood.
Almost one hundred and fifty were
enrolled. Ninety women and fifty
three girls.
Work for the department closed
Friday evening and the women Joined
in q joint session of the men this
Saturday morning at the High school
building where examinations were
siyen. All who have taken the work
sneak in the highest terms OF the
course and of the efforts and demon
STATIONS of Miss Knowls.
Spelling Contest.
Miss Hazel Norris, of Buckeye
school, Spring Creek township, won
the county spelling contest, held in
the court room Friday evening, Feb.
.. 1912, as a. feature of the weeks
Short Course, and was given the first
prize of fifteen dollars, cash Second
and third prizes we're three and twol
dollars and twelve others received
prizes of one dollar each Miss Nor. (
ris stood before the battery and the !
ordeal of words from seven-thirty I'M
til after eleven o'clock before she !
was finally downed. She is only
thirteen years of age but she was
able to spell anything that came her
way until the last word on which she |
failed. She is a bright and comely |
little Miss. a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F. Norris. of Spring Creek, !
and is as clever in her other work as
she is in spelling. There were fifty
four entries from the list of seventy |
four entitled to contest. Winners |
We're as follows:
/. Hazel Norris, Buckeye school,
Spring Creek township.
2. A tie between Lottie Houser,
Bellefountaine school, Scott town
ship, and Florence Brown, Center
school, Of Monroe township.
4. Gertie Yer Steegh, No. 2 Prairie
township.
No. ). Dell Houser, Bellefountaine
school. Scott township.
s. Pearl Mott, Fairview school, JEFF |
ferson township.
7. Margaret Kentfield, Givin school
East Des Moines township.
8. Faye Alexander, Givin school,
East Des Moines township.
8. Lola Black, Zoar school, Harri |
son township.
10, Walter Stewart. old Rose Hill
school. White Oak township.
Il. Bessie Dearringer, No. III
school, Garfield township.
II. Glen Barnes, Red school, Har.
rison township.
13. Ida Black. zoar school, Har.
risOn township.
II. David Yer Stcegh, No. 2 school
Prairie township.
-. Thomas Van der Hart, Chris.
tan school, Richland township.
Professor r. X. Bliss, of the Short
course corps OF instructors, was in
charge Of the contest and pronounced
the words. He named his referees
from among the short course assist.
ants and the actual work of the con-
test was started without delay. Con.
testants wore numbers for con
fence OF the officers Words were
first pronounced from the Progress
i've Speller," book in use in the
schools of The county. When the ma
terial in this took had been exhausted
there were many OF the contestants
still in the ring" and Professor Bliss
wa" compelled to go outside of the
book. He was. ready with list of
words that soon had the young peo-
pie falling right and left, but even
when he used this special ammunition
against the forces, the hour had pass
ed eleven o'clock before the work
was completed.
Written examinations were held in
the afternoon at the court house and
in the making UP OF the markings of
the prize winners the standing in the
written work counted in the average.
The match was well attended by the
friends and relatives OF the contest.
ants and some townspeople. II is re-
garded as very successful contest,
the equal.of any previous effort. Elk.