The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-16
County Spelling
Match Held Saturday
Continued from Page l

DanVille-Nell1e i. Collins, lr-
enc 3. Hancock.
Groton-James Main, John Page
Kirby-Gertrude Ranney, Celia
Hunter. Ia
Lyndon-Belnard Barber, Mar
garet Willie.
Lyndon Incorporated-June Gil
man, Eleanor Wells.
Lyndonville Incorporated
James Brown, George Lang.
Peacham--Earl N. Thresher,
Margaret Lamb.
Ryegate-~Ethel Chamberlin,
Sheda Chamber1in.
Newbury-June Darling, George
Tyler.
St. Johnsbury-Ruth Cary, Lou
Use Beer.
Sheffield-Dorothy Dunton,
Marion Mcdowell.
Walden--Doris Wilson, Irene
Michaud.
Watelford--Wilmer G. Blod-
gett, Sam J. Mckee.
Wheelock-Ethera Bickford,
Maribee Wiley.
Wells River-Wendall Whitcher,
Horace Symes.
The contest started with writ
ten contest of fifty words. In this
six had perfect papers. This left
"a for the final trial.
This double dozen withstood the
firing of hard words at them as
valiantly as the doughboys stood
up against the German shot and
shell. Finally one after another
began to drop, and later about an
hours trial there was only four
left. They were George Lang of
Lyndonville, Charlotte r. Moore
of Barnet, Wilmer G. Blodgett and
Wendall Whitcher of Wells River.
The first word to prove o knock
out blow was although" These
are the other fatal ones: Penman-
ship, formerly, cooperation, deli
rious, loveable, millionaire, naph-
tina, scandalous, protestant, sym
pathize, technical welfare, acety-
lene, structural, carbureter, en-
barrass, profane, barometer, exor-
bitant.
Miss Moore, the last girl in the
line, went down on "dirigible," the
thing that goes up. This left
Blodoett and Whitcher monarchs
of all the spelling books. According
to the agreed rules the decis on
between the last two was on the T
written papers, and as the Wells
River boy had a perfect score
there, he was declared the WINNIE,
and he and BlodQett as the repre-
sentatives from Caledonia county
in the State Champion ship contest.
with Miss Moore and Master Lang
.as alternates.
In representing St. Johnsbury
Commercial Clubs cup, Super'n-
tendent, L. b. Smith, Of Wells Riv-
er, said, that Master Writcher
won it last year and was so much
pleased win it that he was loath
to giveait up, so he decided to wn
it oyer again, and all congratulate
him on this unQuestioned fitness
Tor the honor.
An interesting program Satur-
day afternoon was the Prize speak
ing contest by pupils representing
the schools in the Central Gale
donia district, under the direction
OF Superintendent Harvey Bur
bank of Danville.
In the first division the speakers
and their selection were: "Tom-
my's Arithmetic" Evelyn NJ. Cad
aDee. Danville; "The Patter of the
Single" Alden II. Webster. Dan
vile; "The Value of a Srrile."
Ruth f. Cooley, Peacham; "Mend-
ing the Wagon" Howard w. Do
"ev, Walden; "a Leak in the
Dyke" Louise w. Remick. Water
ford. The judges We're Melvin L.
Wright. Barre, Mrs. Mary H.
Ienne. Derby, and Miss Code
Swasey, East Rveoate. The first
prize was awarded to Miss Rem
lex. with honorable mention of
Miss Cadapee and little Miss Coo-
ley, whose pretty smile broke
through her Anril shower and
amply proved the truth of her
story.
In the second division were
these: "Mv Sisters Best Teller"
Charlie A. Pope. West Danville;
"Practicino." Marjorie L. Nit
"hell. Danville: "Jret as Mother
Used to Do" Mitchell G Goelant,
Peacham; "Sten nv Stem" Theo-
dora S. Darling, Peacbam;
"Trundle Red" Al7adq M. Allen.
Elsie NJ. ncnnev Walden: "crpat
crandm others Doll" .ber,rin G.
n'oir, Waterford In this division
Miss Allen won first nrizo. and
honorable mention was made of
Master Pope end Miss Trarlin~.
The n''i7es We're books. and were
presented TO tho dnli"hted win
ners by Superintendent Burbank.