Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-04-20
THE ANNUAL COUNTY
SPELLING CONTEST
To be Held at Newport May 21
With Address by the State
Com. of Education


Com. of Education
The Annual County Spelling Con-
test for the pupils of the elementary
schools of Orleans County is to be
held in the new armory at Newport at
/ 80 o'clock ON the afternoon of May
21. The state commissioner of edu-
cation, C.. HI. Dempsey of Montpelier,
is to be present and will give short
address preceding the contest. Two
pupils from each town and incorpor-
ated district in the county will partic-
ipate in this contest. 1t is expected
that prize thophy cup will be award
ed the school represented by the win
ner of the county contest, this cup to
remain the property of the school for
one year, at which time it will again
be awarded to the school represented
by the winner of the contest of 1922.
School and town contests will pre-
cede the county contest for the pur-
pose of selecting participants for the
county affair.
Each teacher to select from her To-
cal school three of the best spoilers
who shall represent the school at the
town contest. The best speller to be
selected by written and oral contests.
All pupils having received 1870 or
above in written contest of at least
35 words shall be eligible to the oral
contest at the local school. The
teacher is to make up the list for writ
ten contest.
N the oral Cocal schooD contest shall
be eligible, to take part in the town
contest.
The three pupils qualifying at the
local school contest shall be eligible.
At this contest two pupils selected
by oral and written contests shall be
chosen for the county contests.
The written contest shall consist
of at least SO words. The superin-
tendent is to make up list for written
contest. In case it is not possible to
determine winner in the oral contest
the results of the one or more written
contests shall be used for this purpose.
The two pupils qualifying in the
town contest shall be eligible to take
part in the county contest.
The two pupils qualifying in the
town contest shall be eligible.
At this contest two pupils selected
by oral and written contests shall be
chosen for the state contest.
The written contest shall consist of
at least 35 words. The conductor of
the county contest is to make up the
list. In case it is not possible to de-
termine winner in the oral contest
the results of the one or more writ
ten contests shall be used for this
purpose.
The two pupils qualifying in the
county contest shall be eligible to take
part in the state contest.
Tho two r11I1ilc I'm 1ifuiYn OF ho
county contest shall be eligible.
At this contest there shall be a writ
ten and oral contest. The pupils, of
the last two standing in the oarl con-
test, having received the highest rank
in the written contest shall be de-
clared the winner. In case of a tie
in the written contest the oral con-
test shall continue until winenr is
selected.
ELIGIBLE
Members of the Elementary schools
which includes first two years of
Junior or Junior-Senior high schools
during school year of 1920-1921.
Town and county lines are not def
initely drawn and thereby much free
dom is given in determining in what
town or county certain school or
group of schools shall take part.
SPELLING LISTS
The State Spelling List and any
other standard spelling book used in
the town shall be used in conducting
the local school and town tests. The
State Spelling List and any coyp-
righted list or spelling book pub
lished since 1918 shall be used in
the county and state con-
tests.
At town, county and state contests,
committees of three judges shall rem
der all decisions using the following
rules wherever they apply. The COM
mittee shall announce the winner at
the close of the contest.
l Before the contestant spells he
may request that the word be used
in sentence or defined by the con-
ductor
Contestant should pronounce the
word before endeavoring to spell the
same. If this is not done he will not
be marked down.
3 A contestant shall have the
right to correct his spelling before
ne completes the word. Otherwise
but one trial shall be given on the
word.
Misspelled words shall be SPELL
eddy the conductor and not used
again in the contest.
5 Words beginning with a capital
letter shall not be considered incor-
-ectly spelled in oral contest, if con-
testant fails to state that word be-
gins with a capital. This does not
apply in written contest.
6 In case word has two accepted
forms either spelling shall be consid-
cred correct. Webster's Unabridged
Dictionary shall be used to settled any
such disputes as may arise.
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