Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-05-07
FIFTH ANNUAL CONTEST
WAS GREAT SUCCESS
Many Schools Represented and
Rivalry Was Keen.
All Participating Contestants Deserving
Of Much Credit Some Rapid
Figuring.

county and especially in Lancaster
last Friday when the contestants met
in friendly rivalry for the honors.
trophies, and 500 in cash prizes in
the arithmetic, spelling writing con-
tests.
Many contestants were accompanied
by their teachers and parents and when
the hour arrived for the contest the
high school assembly room was taxed
to it's full capacity with standing
room at a premium. Many visitors
were unable to gain admission.
The order of the program was as
follows:
Music by the Gross Orchestra.
Short talk by Supt Brockert, in
which he outlined the value of such
a meeting to the contestants and also
the teachers. The pupils who take
part IN the township and county con-
tests are worth more to themselves,
to the community, and are better
citizens than the pupils who will not
work. This is equally true of the
teachers who cooperate so heartily
with Supt. Brockert.
Next on the program was the SPELL
ing contest, followed by the arith-
metic and writing contests, interspers-
ed by music. After the contests
picture was taken of the cowd. Then
followed the decision of the judges
Prof. F. W. Trainer and his high
school class in reviews. A picture of
the winners was also secured. Thus
ended strenuous Gay a day long to
be remembered by teachers and
especially contestants.
WINNERS IN SPELLING.
1st prize-Mildred Gutweiler it.
No. 3, Fennimore, Urban Smith,
teacher.
End prize-Mildred Ryan. No. 4,
Glen Haven, Emma Rrsun, teacher.
3rd prize Clarence Mutt, No. 5,
Glen Haven, Lillian Barnum, teacher.
4th prize-Nancy Lewis, No. 4,
Mt. Ida Clara Wieland. teacher.
9Th prize-Orpha Gunderman. No.
3, jamestown, Angela Jansen, teacher.
9th prize Helen Pendleton, No.
Little Grant, Elma Ball. teacher.
18th prize-Leta Baumgartner. it.
No. 2, Fennimore, Urban Smith
teacher.
9Th prize-Virgil Kelley, No 5, So.
Lancaster. Ben Basing, teacher.
9th prize-Esther Button, No. 4,
Mt Ida. Clara Wieland. teacher.
10th prize-Rosa Bendorf, No. z
Waterloo, Nellie Martin, teacher.
18th prize-Galdys Hickin, it. No.
10, No. Lancaster, Mabel Rowden,
teacher.
18th prize-Mildred Lancaster. No.
II, Beetown, Dorothy Lisherness.
teacher.
18th prize-Earl Black bourn. No, z,
Beetown, Clara Schneider, teacher.
18th prize Mabel Sedbrook, No 9,
Potosi, Lena Block, teacher.
10th prize Esther Childress. No. 1,
Wyalusing. Ella B1ckemeier, teacher.
Following is the list of words used
in the contest:
pacify flexible, anger. avalanche,
alpaca, asparagus piccolo. eligible,
session, incubator, diaphragm, pursue,
alum, corridor. buxom, edifice,
stencil, fagot, maggot, easel, tweez-
ers, czar, tiling. balloon, cylinder,
inaugurate, gossamer, gaseous, gluey,
fugitive, surplus, mocCasin, pauper,
pollen, silage, lavender, reversible,
baluster. amber, revenue, audit,
sorrel, zinc, niche, mileage, transi-
ent, synopsis, secede, seminary,
schedule, plumber prejudice, partial,
comet, furnace, exhilarate misstate,
palatable, stirIup. surfeit, walrus,
saturate, cocoon. resign, dahlia,
saucy. rascal, pinnacle, stupefy,
lubricate, manacle, callous, executive,
relevant, penetrate, sculpture, must
clan, dispel, withal. atmosphere,
label. apologize, associate, sacrifice.
gayety, disastrous. embarrass, porous,
sulphur, why, gnaw, trespass, graft
tude, nacadamize, annul. mechanic,
WELD, concise, quorum, weevil.
The spelling papers having been
corrected, it was found that there was
a tie between eleven of the con-
testants, namely; Orpha Gunderman,
Nancy Lewis, Leta Baumgartner,
Virgil Kelley. Rosa Bendorf. Gladys
Hickin, Mabel Sedbrook, Esther
Childress and Earl Blackburn, who
were requested to spell the second
time, and Mr.. Brockert pronounced