St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-01
SPELLING AND SPEAKING
Prize Winn ers In Caledonia South
Central Supervision District
Annual Contest

The annual spelling and speaking
contest Of the Caledonia South Cen
trail Supervision district in charge of
Superintendent Harvey Burbank was
held at East Barnet on Washington's
birthday, about $50 people attending.
A four-horse and two-horse team
came from Peacham besides several
sleighs all filled with happy people.
The teachers and contestants from
Walden drove the 20 miles Monday
evening, the delegation from North
Walden being brought down by Fred
E. Allen with a pair. Eleven were in
his party. Many drove in from Water
ford Tuesday. The spelling began at
10 O'Clock and lasted till two, when
the speaking began. The Ladies
Chapel society furnished dinner to
about 200 people.
A spelling and a speaking prize went
to the Star school at North Walden, a
speaking prize to the Walter Harvey
school in Barnet, and the other SPELL
ing prize went to the East Barnet
Grammar school. Peacham won three
first honors, and the Star school the
other. The prize winners in the spec
ial Waterford spelling contests were
Earle c. Remick and Leslie J. Lenton
of the Greene and West Waterford
schools. Waterford has a different
spelling book from the other towns,
making necessary the special contest
The judges in the speaking were
Principal George H. Gardner of Nc
Indoe Falls academy. Principal Pres
ley D. Stout of Peacham academy,
Miss May L. Wilson of DanviIle and
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eight speakers in each of two contests,
two from each of the four towns. All
spoke exceptionally well.
Both sections in spelling went
through the book. In the first section
in spelling Fabien N. Michaud of Wal
den won the prize. The order of the
rest was Albert j. Michaud, Walden;
Edna M. Allen, Walden; Thomas o.
Carlson, Peacham; Alma Orton, Wal
den; George H. Amadon, Barnet;
Agnes I. Goss, Peacham; Agnes B.
Mackey, Peacham; L. Genista A. Low
rey, Barnet; Francis E. Churchill,
Peacham; Eva M. Allen, Peacham;
Florence M. Wild, Barnet; Brock A.
Somers, Barnet; Theodore A. Amadon,
Barnet; Gladys M Allen, Walden; Eu-
leila E. Golden, Barnet; N. Dean Rowe,
Peacham.
In the second section in spelling Ell
sic E. Wild of Barnet won the prize.
The order of the others was Olive r.
Metcalf, Peacham; Mildred L. Orton,
Walden; Elsie V. Mcclellan, Peacham:
Anna M. Lamb. Peacham; j. Arthur
Moore, Barnet; James L. Locke, Wal
den; Florence j. Aiken Barnet; Nab
lie E. Bruce, Barnet; Jennie M. Locke,
Walden; Hazel F. Douse, Peacham;
Edith Z. Achilles, Peacham; Jean A.
EMERSON, Peacham; Lolabel F. Allen,
Walden; Clarence G. Gould, Walden
In the first section in the Waterford
spelling contests the order of those
besides the winner was James A
Stoddard Merle r. Goss, Mildred E.
Wright, Agnes M. Stoddard, Leland
c. Hovey. In the other contest, after
the winner, they stood Maude H Rob-
erts, Everett c. Chandler, Hazel d.
Cushman.
In the first section in speaking r.
Deforest Shields of Barnet won the
prize, and these were given honorable
mention in order: Thomas o. Carlson,
Peacham; Margaret A. Lamb, Peach
am; Eleanor l. Peck, Barnet In the
second section in speaking Lolabel F.
Allen of Walden won the prize and
these were given honorable mention in
order: Verna M. Rowe, Peacham; EN-
ma B. Farnsworth, Barnet; Matt B.
Burbank, Barnet.
The tenth annual district contest
will be held at Peacham on Feb. 22,
1917 with the same number of con-
testants in each contest as this year