The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-02-17
County Contests
in Three Subjects
Held February 20
ee Best in Spelling Arithmetic
and Penmanship from Each School
VIII Meet Competitors
LUNCHEON A BIG FEATURE
Parents And Friends Invited To Spend
Day With Pupils at Township
Meeting Place

February is marked by series of
contests in Spelling, Arithmetic, and
Penmanship. The purpose of these
contests is to encourage more atten-
ton to and better work in these sub
jects in our schools. One Of the cri-
ticisms (perhaps JUSTIFY which is
passed about our pupils who take up
work in the business world is that
they can not write well, can not spell,
and can not perform the fundamental
operations in Arithmetic, addition,
subtraction, multiplication and divi-
sion, with any degree of speed or &C
curacy.
Finding this condition more or less
true in the schools of Redwood Coun-
ty, these contests have been planned
with two-fold purpose, viz: to Sc
cure better work in spelling, Pen
manship and Arithmetic and to Great
more enthusiasm on the part of par
ents and patrons.
The Work Planned
The plan in brief is as follows:
Some time during the week of Feb
ruary 9, to Is, a district contest was
held in each rural and semi, 4 ded
school in the county. At the district
contest the three best writer's, the
three best spoilers, and the three most
accurate and quickest in Arithmetic
were chosen to represent their school
in Township Contest.
A Township Contest is to be held
in each Township in the County on
February goth. The 10th of February
is to be known this year as Town
ship Day." On this day it is planned
that all of the rural and semi-graded
schools in each township gather at
some central, convenient, public build
ing. All parents and school patrons
are invited to bring well-fiiiad lunch
baskets and join with the teachers
and pupils on that day.
PROGRAM
The program for Township Day is
as follows:
10:30-School Program
12:0O-Township Picnic Dinner
relationship Contest
The list of words to be used in the
Spelling Contest, the exercises for the
Penmanship Contest and the exercis-
es for the Arithmetic Contest will all
be sent out sealed by the County
Superintendent. When the pupils are
ready for the contest these sealed
packages will be opened in the pres
ence of all assembled. At each Town
ship Contest the three best spoilers
the three best writer's, and the three
quickest and most accurate in Arith-
metic will be selected to represent
the Township at the County Contest
which is to be held in connection with
County Teachers Meeting on Feb
ruary 27, at Wabasso.
The program for the County Con-
test is as follows:
1:15-Contest in Arithmetic
2:00-Contest in Written Spelling
2:30-Contest in Penmanship
S:30-Contest in Oral Spelling
Each high and graded school in the
county is invited to send one repre-
sentative from any grade below the
eighth grade to compete in the Coun-
~ Contest in Spelling.
These Prizes Given
Prizes in the County Contest have
been offered as follows by the fol-
lowing persons and firms:
First prize in each subject $500 by
60. Supt. AdeIla G. Pratt: Second
prize in Spelling and Arithme 4.
Fountain Pen, Il. NJ. Hitchcock and
Co. Redwood Falls, MINI: second
prize nj writing, $500 in trade bv A.
Asleson, ieweEsr and optician: third
prize in each. Gold Bar Pin. Henry
SchIeuder, 0ptician and Jawelsr. Red
wood Falls; Fourth prize III each.
Years subscription to Morgan @Ies-
senger" the County Official News
paper; Fifth prize in each, Years
subscription to Gazette, Wilson and
Lsuterbach; Sixth prize in each.
. ears subscription TO Redwood Falls
Sun" by ". C. Starr; Seventh prize
in each, S1.00 in merchandise, Z. A.
Pease, specialist in heating and ven
tilating: Eighth prize in each, Educa-
tional Game, H. VI. Hitchcock and
Co. Redwood Falls Mimi: Ninth
prize in each. Educational Game. II.
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