Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-18
Contributed by E. ]. Young.)

Contributed by E. j. Young)
The Grant County contest was held
at the Lancaster High School on Sat
urday, May 8th. An unusually SPLEEN
did day together with the fine roads
made the attendance exceptionally
good some two hundred of as fine a
crowd of boys and girls as one would
want to see, being present. room
of eager, live, wide awake, faces re-
presenting all sections Of Grant Coun-
ty was a sight worth going long
ways to see. Competition was keen
and the winners of prizes have every
reason to feel proud of their achieve
ments.
| have said that this was an ex-
ceptional group and l base my state
ment on the fact that each present
won a place at the Township contest
held the week before which meant
that he or she was the best of about
one hundred students in his or her
particular township There being
thirty-three townships meant that
winning in the contest on Saturday
made each of the groups Of forty-five
winners the best of some thirty-three
hundred students a position we'll
worth working for.
The Wisconsin State Fair Associa-
ton conducts in connection with the
Fair, a State Fair contest in Spelling,
Arithmetic, and Writing. To this con-
test comes the one from each county
receiving the highest average in the
three subjects, to compete for state
honors. At the contest Saturday Miss
Leila Ripper of Dist. No. 4 Blooming
ton, Cecilia Gardner teacher won
highest honors with an average of
80 2-3, Helen Johnson representing
Dist. No. 4, Lima, Gladys Steinbach,
teacher, and Ardyth Jones represent
ing the Graded School at Sitter, Miss
Aurilla DOrer, teacher, were tied Tor
the second place with an average OF
SO 2-3%o. This gives Miss Ripper the
honor of representing the County at
the State Fair in the fall. Miss Ripper
should be doubly complimented as she
has won highest honOrs two years In
succession. In case Miss Ripper does
not desire to make the trip this year
a contest will be held between the
above mentioned winners of second
place to decide the county representa-
tive.
Following are the winners in the
respective contest and the prizes they
received.
Writing.
1-Ardyth Jones, Dist. No. 2, Liber
ty, $500.
Bessie Wilkinson, Dist. No. 5,
Patch Grove, $500.
3-Lenice Medley, Dist. No. 4, Lima,
$500
Marian Finn, Dist. No. 5, Patch
Grove, $500.
Edward H. Walz, St. Mary's
School, Glen Haven, $500
6-Helen Johnson, Dist. No. 4, Lima,
$500.
7-Lenice Henry Dist. No. A. Lima,
$500.
S-Catherine Schneider, Dist. No. 9,
Glen Haven, $500.
9-Catherine Merger, Dist No. 8,
Glen Haven, $1.00.
1O-Glena Hardy, Dist. No. 4, Mt.
Hope, $1.00
11-F'lorence Drinkwater, Dist. No.
8, Clifton, $1.00.
12-Wlma Croft, Dist. No. 2, North
Lancaster, $1.00.
13-Cecelia FELTON,, Dist. No. /,
Watterstown, $100.
Spelling
Helen Johnson, Dist. No. 4, Lima,
$7.00-100.
EDNA Morrow, Dist. No. 2, Mt.
Hope, $1,000.
3-Catherine Schneider, Dist. No. 8,
Glen Haven, $4,000.
4-Donald Lynn, Dist. No. 4, Mt.
Hope, $3.00-98.
5-Marian Finn, Dist No. 5, Patch
Grove 50 00-Q8
6-Glenna Hardy, Dist. No. 4, Mt.
Hope, $2.00-971a.
7-Lenice Medley, Dit. No. a, Lima,
$2.00-97.
S-Cleora Fivecoats, Dist. No. 4, Mt.
Hope, $2.00-961a.
9-Glee Humphrey. Dist. No. 5,
Patch Grove, $2.OO-96.
1O-Myral Haas, Dist. No. l, Platte