Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-05-05
Champion SpelIer.

Clearwater county is winning con-
siderable fame, or, is getting OF
the map - through the excellent work
of boy. The Lewiston Tribune
of Sunday tells the story as follows:
The champion spoilers of Lewis,
Clearwater, Latah and Nez Perce
counties are Cornelius Griffin, a
seventh grade student of the school
house in district No. 2l, in Clear
water county, near Orofino, and
Forest Hedden, lad attending the
Moscow city schools. The second
best speller in these four counties is
Richard Ball, District No. SO, near
Winchester, and the third best, Robert
Tyler, student in the town school
at Vollmer.
These standings of honor were es-
tablished Yesterday afternoon at the
first inter county spelling match, and
a number of interested persons were
on hand, including a great many
school teachers of the four counties.
Cornelius Griffin and Forest He'd
den spelled until the judges decided
they showed signs of being unable to
outspell each other, neither missing
a word, written or oral. Richard
Hall, winner of the second award,
missed one word, and Robert Tyler,
who captured second honor, missed
two words. The two champions will
receive gold medals for their COM
mendable work, and the second and
third winners will receive silver
medals.
Following the contest the visiting
county superintendent and the eleven
contestants were taken for an auto
tour of the city, guests of the Mrs.
Ralph Bernard and Mrs. Frank
Thompson. In the evening, at the
Bollinger, the children were taken to
supper by their county superinten-
dents. Elmer Mcguire, one of the
entrants from Clearwater county,
failed to put in an appearance, and
the contest proceeded with eleven.
Some of the words causing difficulty
with the contestants were: Victuals,
referred, besiege, religious, counter
felt, calcimine, sovereign, similar,
gesture.
Cornelius Griffin is Clearwater
county boy, having lived near Orofno
all his life, we believe. He is IA
years old, and in the 7th grade. AS
speller he is an expert, and in the
contest at Lewiston Saturday is
credited with being by far the most
accomplished of all contestants. His
comprehension of the art and science
of spelling is marvellous. His enun-
citation perfect. He is a master of
whatever science there may be in
this branch of knowledge. He has
been under the instruction of Chester
Groves, an Orofno teacher, and shows
careful and exact training.
Next fall Cornelius will represent
Clearwater county in the big final
spelling contest at the Spokane Inter-
state fair. He will be guest of
the fair management and will have
his expenses paid. If he wins he
will bring home handsome gold
medal, and enough honor to arouse
the envy of king.
The judges at Lewiston were Miss
Matilda Jennings, principal of the
Whitman school; Miss Mary l.. Wood,
of the Junior high school faculty
Professor H. E. Fowler, of the State
Normal, and Ewing w. Stephens.
The following students entered:
Nez Perce county-James Archi-
bald, Rimrock, district No. Z; Laura
Blum, Cameron, district No. 10; Tony
Hardin, Lapwai, district No. 81.
Latah county--Carl Halstrom,
Troy; Forest Hedden, Moscow Pearl
Grant, Potlatch.
Clearwater count y-Cornelius
Griffin, Orofno, district No. q;
Elmer Mcclure, Lenore, district No.
5; Elizabeth Whitworth, Orofino.
Lewis county Richard Hall, Win
chester. district No. SO; Ruby Moore,
lilo, independent district No. 2; Rob-
ert Tyer, Vollmer, independent dis
trict No. 81.