The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-03-28
.lATAH PUPILS WIN
SPELLING TROPHIES
POTLATCH GIRL GETS SILVER
-GENESEE BOY WINS GOLD
MEDAL AT LEWISTON

Latah county Jared we'll at the
spelling contest for pupils of five
north Idaho counties, held at Lewis
ton Saturday. Miss Faye Arnold, OF
Potlatch, who won first in her class
In the Latah county contest, won the
silver cup in class 2 and Lester Hay
den, of Genesee, got the gold medal.
The following account of the contest
is taken from the Lewiston Tribune
OF Sunday, March 81.
Contest Puzzled Judges
The intercounty spelling contest,
participated in by representatives of
the schools of five counties, at the
Whitman building yesterday, brought
out a number OF prodigies.
So closely contested was the spell
ing bee in the finals in Glass 1, tlrSt
the judges were unable to render a
decision between Mary Chapman, of
Orofino, and Irma Graebener, of Gift
ford; then it was finally concluded to
award gold medals to both, after, the
two had tied and then participated
in a written contest Of 225 words
Mary Chapman is from district No.
20, Clearwater county, and Irma Grae-
bener from No. 43, Nez Perce.
The second prize in Glass 1, con-
sisting of silver medal, went to Faye
Arnold, Potlatch, district No. "a, La
tab county.
In Glass 2, Lester Hayden, of Gen
esee, district No. 26, Latah county,
was the winner of the gold medal as
first prize. The contest for second
prize, silver medal, was a keen one,
and ended in a tie between Stella
Browning, GrangeviIle, district No. 4,
Idaho county, and Lloyd Stalnaker,
Southwick, district No. Is, Nez Perce
county. A written contest followed,
which resulted in Lloyd Stalnaker
winning and Stella Browning receiv-
ing honorable mention.
All present were highly entertained
between the contests by program
consisting of an Edison concert of
which several numbers were accom-
panied by E. Priesz on the violin;
recivocal selection by J. H. Winthers,
accompanied by Mrs Addington; reci-
tations by George Frazier and Otis
Brown, pupils of Mrs. Laura Reese,
and instrumental selections by Will
lard and Elizabeth Lambdin.
The pronouncers in the contest were
Miss Alice Ta1lman and Miss King. |
The judges were Mrs. Charles Parker, |
Ewing Stephens, Herbert Fowler, c. |
W. Jenkins, Mrs. J. M. Church and |
r. w O1mstead
Those who participated from the
five counties, with their district num-
bers, were:
Nez Perce county-Leone Hillen-
brand, Lewiston No. 1 Ruth Weaver,
No. 13; Irma Graebener and
Justine Damman, Clifford, No 43.
T.9f9b QOnptV-Fauo Arnold
latch, No. "a; Gene Sunderlin, Gene
see, No. 2.
Clearwater county-Mary Chapman
and Marvey Grasser, Orofino, No. %.
Idaho county-Ida Harper, Ferdi-
nand, No. Al; william LitherIand,
Cottonwood, No. 8; Ruth Pigeon,
No. 20.
Nez Perce county-Joyce Bredert,
No. %; Elma Stalnaker and
Lloyd Stalnaker, Southwick, No. is.
Lewis county-Roy Osborn, Craig
none, No. q; Gay Robertson, Nez-
3erce, Independent No. Al.
Idaho cOunty-Mildred Guthrie,
5rangeville, No. 2; Stella Browning, {
Srangeville, No. 4 Lenore Minis, Cot /
No. 8.
Latah county-William Casebolt, |
Senesee, No. 2; Lester Hayden, Gene (
zee, No. 26; Lowell Dolling, Deary, h
70. 70. {
Clearwater county-Orville Chap {
nan, Orofino, No. %; Marvin Dick
on, Gilbert No. 80. !
Every one Of the five county sup
rintendents were present, including I
fiss Norma Wilson, Nezperce, Lewis
ounty; Miss Lillian Skattaboe, Mos t
ow, Latah county; Leonard Case, E
idaho county; EVELYN {
ferwin, Orofino, Clearwater county
he contest was under the direction /
t Miss Ethel Gibson, superintendent |
+ Nez Perce county t