Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-04-01
Rules Issued for "speIi Down."

Inc statewide spelling contest
planned by the state board of agricul-
lure TO eliminate at the state fair next
september promises to be an event of
exceeding interest.
The special committee. consisting of
County Superintendent George W
Davis of Sank county Superintendent
W. q. Mase of Lafayette county, j. b.
Borden, assistant state superintendent,
George F. Comings and d. w. Larkin,
mas prepared rules for the contest,
some OF which follow:
The contest shall be limited to pu-
pills in one department rural schools
and two department state graded
schools under the jurisdiction of coun-
ty or district superintendent, pro-
vided that no pupil shall be allowed
TO participate who holds a common
school diploma or diploma of gradu-
alton from the eighth grade of
state school.
No county shall be permitted to send
contestant to the state contest I'M
less the representative shall have been
chosen under the following conditions:
ta) Each county or district contest
shall be held under the charge and di-
rection of the county superintendent
of schools.
OBJ Contests must have been held
in at least so per cent. of the towns
in the county.
(c) At least so pc cent. of the
-nhn oil in. L, I,al1
represented in The town confess.
I'D Winners IL the town contests
shall compete in county contest for
the purpose Of selecting the cou4ty
representative
(eN At least so per cent. of the
towns in the county must be repre-
sented in the county contest.
The town and county contests shall
be written The words used shall be
taken frorN list of 5000 words to be
furnished by the state board of agri'
culture
The county superintendent shall on
or before August l, 1913, send to the
secretary of the state board of agri-
culture, J. c. Mackenzie, Madison,
Wis, the name and address OF the
winner in the county contest, name
and address of parent or guardian and
the name of the school district in
which the contestant resides or rep
resents
The contest at the state fair will be
in charge of Superintendent George
w. Davies of Sank county and super,
intendent of education.
The contest at the state fair will be
oral "spell-down."
The winner of the state contest will
be given a silver medal and each
county representative attending the
fair and participating in the contest
will be given a badge.
The contestants will be the guests
of the state fair board on Tuesday and
Wednesday, September 9 and 10.
The railroad fare of each contestant,
together with free lodging and board
for Tuesday and Wednesday, will be
furnished at the expense of the state
fair board
At a previous meeting all but three
superintendent were chosen. Today
the list was completed by the appoint
ment of the following:
Horses-W. X. Caldwell, Morrison
vile.
Machinery A. Chinook, Hudson.
Automobile and Machinery Hall
Jacob Dietrich, Cedarburg.
Committees:
Building-C. L. Hill, C. H. Everett,
G.. E. KuntZ.
Audit-Adda F. Howie, D.. w. Lar
kin, c. E. Comings.
Amusements-C. H. Everett, H. E.
Kruger, A. W. Prehn.
Premium Revision-H. z, Kruger,
c. L. Hill, Ira NJ. ]. Chryst.
Transportation-G. F. Comings, c..
L. Hill G. E. Kuntz.
Legislation-Ira NJ. ]. Chryst, d. w.
Larkin. A w. Prehn.
An appropriation of $3.50 was made
for a futurity stake for Poland China
swine classes.
The committee on premium list re-
vision expects particularly in the live
stock department with a view to max
ing them more attractive to exhibit
tiOnSy-.