The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-20
JONES IS
COUNTY WINNER
IN SPELL TESTS
Student Of Clancy Rural School
WIN Re Mercer Representative
In State Contest.


Clancy rural school in Eliza town.
ship, was q winner in the county
spelling contest which was held In
the college auditorium last Satur-
day morning.
Ethel, who is q neighbor OF
Charles Woodward, the boy who
won both the county and state
spelling contest last year, spelled
800 words correctly. Alice Martin,
student of the Union School in
Eliza, and Marie wicker of Pre-
emption, the winners of the second
and third places, both went down
on the same word. They were IN
able to spell "t0csin," meaning an
alarm bell.
County Superintendent of Schools
Justin Washburn Of Rock Island
county pronounced the words to the
youthful spoilers. First 100 words
were given and those who missed
one or more were eliminated from
the race. Then rs words we're pro-
nounced and finally 10.
Every township in the county was
represented in the contest. The
work started at 1890 in the morn
ing and lasted until 4 o'clock in
the afternoon with one and a half
hours off for noon.
A gold medal was given Ethel as
first prize. The medal for second
place, which was awarded Alice
Marin, was silver, and the third
place medal won by Marie wicker
was bronze. Besides these medals
each contestant received a pin
Those who had won first place in
! the township contest received a
blue and white pin, those who re-
| ceived second place were awarded
a maroon and white pin and the
pins given to the winners of third
] place we're brown and white.
Charles Woodward, the state win.
ner. last year spelled $50 words
correctly. He failed on the word
"sauerkraut." He competed against
81 spoilers from the 1O2 counties il
Illinois.
Miss Olive Hays, teacher of the
Clancy school, which has pro
duced both the county winners
cannot be given too much credit
for her interest in the work. Super
intendent of Schools G. E. Plat
also deserves a great deal of credi
for his untiring efforts in making
the county contests a success.
| As the county has provided NJ
funds for the contests the school,
have each donated a sum to be uset
for that purpose. This fund will
be used to help defray the candi
dates expenses to Springfield OF
Dec. 20, 1920, when she will coin
pete in the state contest.
i A number Of teachers and parent.
were on hand Saturday to witness
the spelling contest.
Those who represented the town
ship at the contest were:
North Henderson-Ruby Swan
son, Winnie Carlson, Evelyn Carl
son.
Suez-
Rlchland Grove-Clarence Funh
Esther Carlson, Elmer Wilson.
Ohio Grove-Edward Sharel
Alice Cabeen, Donna Olin.
Abingdon - Lyle Armstrong
Verne Allsup, Kenneth Greer.
keithsburg-Mona Tanner, Car
men Keim, Elizabeth Sewer.
Riv0li-Theodore Nelson, Bernie
Flack, Paul Peterson.
Greene-Helen Terry, Hazel Rob
bins, Mable Lilliman.
y Mercer - Anna Ruse, Romen
Wells, Mildred Drake.
Millersburg - Phyllis Fullerton
Beatrice Rutherford, Carl Field.
New B0ston-Ben Carroll. Inn
: Reifert, Clair Field.
~ Perryton-Fern Lemon, Rut
. Bongyne, Verda German.
: Eliza-Ethel Jones, Alice Ma,
tin, Verne Holmes.
Preemption-Marie Zwicxer.
: Duncan-Leona Bivens. Loot
} LEM, Clarence Thomas.
Suez-Gerald Stephenson. Ber
, nice Lafferty. Grace Smiley.