Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-17
GREATLY EXCEL BOYS, WHO MAY
LACK INTEREST IN IMPoR.
TANT STUDY.
ENTRIES IN STATE FAIR
CONTEST GOOD EVIDENCE
Fifty-Four Girls and Only Nine Boys
Win Places-contest to Be Held at
State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 80 .
List Of 100 Words Prepared-List Of
Winners.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to TlmeS-Repubncan.
Des Moines, Aug. 17.-Iowa boys are
not as good spoilers as the girls or else
they don't go in for spelling, judging
from the list of winners in the county
spelling match over the state, all OF
whom are entered in the state spelling
contest at the state fair Aug. go In
the list from the various counties
showing who won first and second
places there are fifty four girls and
nine boys.
Forty three counties have reported
their winners and will be represented
in the contest at the fair. This is a
new feature and it is expected TO at
tract much interest. The spelling
match will be held in the auditorium
Of the women's building on the fair
grounds on Wednesday morning, Aug.
30. This is boys and girls club day
ished a prescribed course under the
direction Of Prof Bishop, of Ames, are
to be admitted free.
Frank d. Joseph, deputy superin-
tendent of public instruction, has
charge of the spelling match. A list
Of words has been pr epared which rep
resents the "one hundred demons Of
the English language prepared by
Professor Jones. and also a list pre-
pared by Prof. En- e. Lewis, Of the
State University Of Iowa. and words
taken from various lists filed with the
Departmental public instruction. From
this list the words to be given out In
the contest will be chosen. Professor
Joseph says that pupil who is able
to spell all of these words need have
little fear Of practical business spelling
in the future. So.
Winners to Date. :
The representatives, of the, various
counties asireported Ito the state SUI
perintendent5.ss so far follow: Adair,
Dorothy Wilson; Allamhkee, Elmer
Link, Waukon; Appanoose, Mabel Har-
rison. Cincinnati; Black Hawk, Martha
Meyerss Dunkerton; Boone. Irene Pc
terson; Bremen, Leila Parsons, Fred
rika; Buchanan. Alice Bushby, Fair
banks; Chickasaw. Katie Dockendorf;
Clarke, Mae Brown, Osceola:- Clayton,
Vivian Oelks, Farmersburg; Dallas,
Bernice Cook. Earlham: Delaware,
AAeAA NY I1iNhOA, s5XNduCHcSIcIs bCS
Moines, Harold Adolphson, Mediapo-
lis; Dickinson, Mildred Hales. Milford;
Fayette, Ethel Thompson. Westgate;
Guthrie, Iva Roswell. Stuart: Hamil-
ton. Pearl Richey, Stanhope; Hardin,
Hulda Thorne, Eldora:+ Henry, Helen
Swan, Mt Pleasant; iowa, Rita Han
son, Williamsburg: Jasper. Beatrice
Shaw. Newton; Linn, Marjory Church
i'll, Cedar Rapids; Lucas, Alma Wilson,
Lucas: Madison, Miriam Sheldon, Bar
ney; Mahaska, Arthur Versteigh,. New
Sharon: Marion, Ruth Kirk, Knoxville;
Marshall. Lilly Sharp, Clemens: Mills,
Airline Howard, Malvern; Monroe,
Neva Grant: Montgomery, Harold An
derson, Red Oak;. Page. Donald Nc
Cammond, Coin: Pocahontas, gAllen
Whitfield. Laurens; Polk, Florence
Strain, Olive; Poweshiek, Edna lis
dale. Brooklyn: Ringgold, Mildred
Whithorn. Kellerton: Scott, Estelle
seghers, Long Grove; Tama, Gertrude
Frazier, Wall Lake; Taylor, Rella
Brown. Bedford; Union, Vera Sadler,
Creston; Van Buren,. Rena HOFFMAN
Kilbourne: Washington. Charles Brett
enbach. Keota: Wayne. May Rakes
Corydon: Wright. Verla Bernard,
woodstock.