Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-30
THE SCHOOL CONTEST
FOR GRANT COUNTY
VIII be Held at High School
Lancaster, Next Friday
Attendance and Interest Promise 30 de-
Greater This Year Than at Anv
Former Contest

The fifth annual contest 81 az5t1-
metic, spelling and writing, az WhicEs
the pupils who were winners n shs
township contests held in the g towns
of the county having country schools
will be present and participate, wiER
be held in the high school building.
in this city next Friday, Nay 2.
Prizes aggregating 500 in cash, to
gether with prize pennant going tcD
the school winning first place IN eacka
of the three branches of the contest.
will be awarded and everything in
dicates that this years contest wIlB
surpass in interest any of its pgedeees-
sors.
County Superintendent EG1ckezGfs
who inaugarated and has change OF
these contests. has received com-
munications from all parts az the
county with reference to the township
contests and they are of a m0aa en-
couraging and enthusiastic character.
One teacher, in a town whege IN
other years the interest has been "a 5her
lax. reports attendance of both pupils
and visitors this year very Large.
In most towns the contest was pgssede6
by big picnic dinner and mEch il
terest in the affair was manifest led By
the people of the township. In many
localities every school in the tewn-
ship was represented and the programs
were of a more interesting nature
than those of former years.
In an interview with The EeEaBG
yesterday Supt. Brockert said, cor
corning these meetings The pupils
who attend these township contests
are worth more to themselves and Co
the community and will make better
citizens than the pupils who wil1 not
attend. The same thing is true Of
the teachers. Teachers who, with
the cooperation of the parents. are
able to interest their schools in these
contests are deserving of much praise
and due credit will be given them
in the teachers examinations ip
school management. .
The three best spoilers, three best
mathematicians and two best writer's
in each Town will compete next
Friday in the county contest for the
prizes offered by the county board
which are divided as follows
SPELLlNG-$36
First prize 81; second prize $5s
third pr ize 81 fourth prize So, fifth
prize So; sixth prize So; seventh prize
So; eighth prize So; ninth prize ST.
tenth prize 2; eleventh prize 81
twelfth prize ST.; thirteenth prize 81,
fourteenth prize 81; fifteenth prize ST.
ARITHMETIC $50
First prize 81 second prize So,
third prize "a; fourth prize So; iftk.
prize So; sixth prize So; seventh prize
So; eighth prize So; ninth prize So
tenth prize So; eleventh prize 81 >
twelfth prize 81: thirteeth prize 81
fourteenth prize 81 fifteenth prize 81.
WRITING -$28
First prize Sc; second prize 81
third prize So fourth prize So: fifth
prize So; sixth prize So; seventh prize
ST. ninth prize 81; tenth prize 81 ;
twelfth prize 81 thirteenth prize 81
In addition to the above. pennants
will go to the winning schools.
Pupils who were unable to attend
the township contests may be admitted
to the county event.
The mathematical contest will in
clude trials in addition, subtraction.
multiplication and division.
To the winner in the spelling evenE
in the county contest will be extend
ed the additional honor Of compel
| ing in a state spelling contest, to be
held in connection with the state fair
next September The state will pay
travelling expenses and hotel bill, for
such contestants, which offers an ex-
ceptional opportunity for these foztu-
nate students to attend the big fair
without cost and to have a chance
at the liberal prizes offered IN the
state contest as we'll.
Music at the county contest, Friday.
will be furnished by the Gross
orchestra, of this city.