Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-31
MEMS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
County School Superintend-
ent Announces Annual
Spelling Bee Plans
CIDER AS BAIT TO
DEMOCRATIC MEETING

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Oct. 31.--Dr. h. l..
Cross. county superintendent OF free
schools expects the spelling contest at
the Teachers Institute this year VIII
be splendid educational feature.
In the current issue Of The Della
ware school Journai7Br Cross writes
as follows:
"Dear school Workers Because
some of YOU are new Ia the work IA
our county. we take this method oil
announcing the annual spelling con
fest which will be held ON Monday
morning. November 20. iu connection
with the Teachers Institute
There will be two contests. one
for the high schools. the other for the
Grammar schools 1.-THE 9Th, 7th ana
Sth grades) -.
2 High schools Of forty units GOT
"A four years coursel VIII be alloWCu
three delegates, those OF 'hirty uhl's
Tor three years course,) two deie-
gates. and those of twenty UNITS Tor Il
Two years course,) one delegate each,
q The number of grammar schooi
dclonates for any one school or series
~ schools. will depend upon the mum
he, Of schools that enter the contest
"a In order that the superln1ellu
ont may know how many delegates 10
nroVidc for. and better, how to select
she delegates for the grammar schooi
contest he asks that every principal
and very rural teacher whose gram
NAV school pupils will enter the con
Test rcport 10 HIM at once. Scnoola
maj arc not reported before MOI EN-
hor viii be eliminated from tne
contest on,
about the 2nd Of November. to the
nrincipals Of all two or-more-tooin
sehoois for all candidates IN ms
school and TO all one-room tedcheI7
81 candidate I'm their schools, IN ac-
cordance with the provisions ol '"o
above section. number l4l.
&c. The principals and t'aCheiN "
whom such lists are sent VIII ri'"9o
submfe these words imme@A'el3 ~
the candidates for the contest N me
Two groups designated above anu
marked "For High School OohlVhV
ants and "lror Grammar Schooi Ooh
- An pupils OF each contest group
,.ail smell the words of their respect
lists. pronounced by the prlncipai
teacher sign their names Mriuc
rhool district and namc and grade
IS The principal or teacher snoll
aisc up the papers at once, witAoul
.s,ina any time or chance for cor
rection OF papers read and mark lue
naners. and send at once TO the super
i,,tondent %. L. Cross. New Castle
Delaware. the fyo best papers Tor eaen
pronp in case there arc FIVE or more
contestants In case there are leNer
contestants. send all papers. In case
~ tics in spelling that would make IL
imnossihlc to comply with the reQuess
10 send the five best papers. send as
many more as are effected 10y tho ne
na Provision will be made TO ne.
o,nd to contestants all actual cost oil
transportation above % cents; also TO
entertain the contestants for dinner
A A further hoped that provision may
no made to present to individual con
tcstants. prizes, i'm the form OF books
rs last year
80. Remember that two silver tro-
nhv Guns. one known as the w. w
Laird Trophy Cup for high schools
and the other as THE EVENING
JOURNAL Trophy Cup for the gram
mar schools. will be prizes at stake
The former cup IS now in possession