The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-14
MERCER PLANS
To WIN STATE
SPELLING bee
County Contest VIII be Held In
Aied0 Dec. 17-Teachers Nam
ed to Assist.
Especial to The Argus.)


county superintendent Of schools,
stated this morning that Mercer
county pupils are preparing for the
state spelling bee which will be
held in Springfield during the last
week In December.
Two years ago Charles WOOD
ward OF the Clancy school OF Eliza
township was awarded the honor
OF champion state speller, win
ming first place in the contest at
Springfield. Last year Ethel Jones
of the same school won first place
in Mercer county, but failed 10
place in the state contest at the
capital.
The dates of the various con-
tests are as follows: School con-
test. on or before Nov. IS. Town
ship contest. on Saturday. Dec. 10.
County contest at Aledo. on Satur-
day, Dec II, beginning promptly at
10 a. m. The date OF the state con-
test has not yet been decided upon,
but 1t will occur during the las
part of December,
for the county contest. 1t is hoped
that as many teachers as can do so
will attend the county contest and
assist with the work. 1t IS under
stood that teachers will claim pro-
fessionaI credit for the time at the
same rate as for attending insti-
tutes. The committees may hold
the contests as they think best.
The county contest will be held on
the same plan as the state contest.
One hundred words will be pro-
nounced and written. When these
are corrected. all who have missed
one or more words will be elimina-
ted. Other lists OF % more will be
pronounced and written, until The
winners are left
In the state spelling contest each
county is entitled to one repreSen-
tative. 1t will be necessary 10 col
lect a fee of % cents from each
entrant in the township contests to
provide funds to pay the expense
of the contestant to Springfield.
Each school should hold con-
test on or before Nov. Is. The two
pupils ranking highest in these
contests are to represent the
school in the township contest
Schools which have more than so
pupils may enter additional con
testants in the township contests at
the rate of one for each 40 pupils
in excess OF so.
VIII Award Medals.
Gold. silver and bronze medals
will be awarded TO the three win
ners of the county bee. Appropri-
ate pins similar TO those used last
year will be given to the winners
of the three highest places in each
township contest
Winners of first. second and third
place in each township contest will
be entitled to enter the county
contest. Thus 40 pupils will com,
pete in the county spelling match.
Any pupil below high school is en-
titled to compete
No special book is recommended
for the contest. Perhaps the Ali
son speller will be found adequate.
No obsolete or unusual words will
be used. Cavins' speller will be
used for the first 100 words in the
state contest
The following teachers have been
hShtu " oOHuuCI the several JOWn-
ship contests. Wherever it is incon-
venient for the ones to assist in
the work they are to appoint 9TH
ers in their places:
Richland Grove-Annabelle Funk,
Mary Brennan, Ruth Volk.
Preemption-E. L. Raney, Pearle
Barnes and Alvin Volk.
Perryton - Elbia Townsiey, Ma
mic Carr and Alice Baker
Duncan-Ruth Stevenson, Kath-
ryn Fuhr and Mabel Magnuson.
E Eliza-Arminta WTay, Olive HAYS
and Sarah Johnson.
Rivoli - Grace Johnson, Hazel
Slower and Nina lsaacson.
Greene - Laura Stewart, Philo-
mena Conway and Matte Johnston.
Mercer-Grace Tush, Vera Nes-
bitt and Lily Cooke
Millersburg Della Abrams. AL
vira Benson and Ona Miller
New Boston-Blanche Baniav. ]
i. Prince and Grace RAIDER.
North Henderson j. f Trego.
Blanche Allen and Justina Davis.
Suez - Edna Titterington. Mary
Peters and Ada Adams.
Ohio Grove-Florence Thompson.
Clara Moore and Florence Brad
ford.
Abingdon-Ethel Morris. Mildred
Thornton and Cora Wallace.
keithsburg - Alice King. Esta-
leen Hamilton and Meva Keel.