Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-06-14
EIGHTH GRADE
CLASS DAY
Winneshiek County Eighth Grade
Class Day Exercises Held
Last Friday Were Great a.
Success.
240 PUPILS GOT
EIGHTH GRADE DIPLOMAS
Spelling and Arithmetic Contests
showed up Some Mighty Fine
Scholars From Various
Schools.

The Winneshiek County Eighth
Grade Glass Day was big success.
This was held on Friday June the
ninth. Every township in the county
was represented.
At 9:45 the Spelling Contest took
place at the high school building.
There were thirty-two contestants In
this contest and it was certainly
lively contest. Winneshiek county
has many very fine spoilers. The
ten winners in the spelling contest,
receiving a diploma are as follows:
First: Caroline Schissel, st. Francis
school, Ossian, Iowa; Second. Nora
Floistad, Ossian Public School, Us
sian, Iowa; Third, Willie Penne. Lin
coin township, district 2, Ridgeway,
Iowa; Fourth, Audrey Rossman.. os-
sian public school, Ossian, Iowa;
Fifth, George Rumple, Immaculate
Conception school, Decorah, iowa;
Sixth, Clara Swehla, Spillville. pubic
school, Spillville, Iowa; Seventh, Mae
Voegeding, Pleasant township, dis
trict 10, Decorah, Iowa, Route Il;
Eighth, Walter Tekippe, Sisters
school, Fort Atkinson, Iowa; Ninth,
Arthur Young, Pleasant township
district 10, Decorah, Iowa, Route q;
Tenth, Philip Huber, Fort Atkinson.
Sisters school. At the conclusion or
the spelling contest, the arithmeuc
contest began.
In the arithmetic contest there
were twenty-five contestants. On ac-
q L. 6 tho arirO
metic contest had to be cut little
short. Winneshiek county can GER
tainly be proud Of her pupils. The
ten winners in the arithmetic con-
test are as follows: First, Clara
Swehla, Spillville Public school. Spill
vile, Iowa; Second, Frank Voyek,
Sumner twp. District 3, and Tillie
Lentz, Sumner Twp, District 4, tied;
Third, Bea.ha Boucher, Lincoln Iwp.'
Divsffct 2; Fourth, Gustay Ode,
Springfield Twp. District No. 1;
Fifth, Zephie Bouska, Sumner Twp,
district 5; Sixth, Nora Flo;stad, Os-
san Public School, Ossian,
Iowa; Seventh, Evelyn DeCou,
Bloomfield Twp. District 6; Eighth,
Edna Johnson, Ossian Public schoo.
Ossian, Iowa; Ninth, Mae Voegeding
Pleasant township, district 10; Tenth
Frances Meyer, Sisters School, TT
Atkinson, Iowa.
At HAS a line of march was form
ed at the Court House, each town
ship being represented and carrying
"a banner. The banners were made
by one teacher from each township
and they were all Of them works Of
art. Mr.. Longstreet took a picture oi
nf with fnSiT
teachers, and banners. Led by the
/. o. o. F. band, the procession ot
twelve blocks long, marched to the
lunch was served, and a. las {
splendid and interesting and inStruc'
tive address was given by Mr.. R. w
the 240 pupils received the eighth
grade diplomas.
At three p. m. the TRACK meet wa:
held at the park. This was to have
been held at the fair grounds, bu
night, the track was wet and slip
perry so the meet was held at thi
park. The winners were given rib
bons on which was printed the name
of the county, the event and thi
YEAR lie NlIISIS III Tic CNCilS'
were as follows:
Events for Girls
Potato Race
First Place-Evelyn Pilgrim.
Second Place-lnga Swenson
Third Place-Ruth Johnson
Fourth Place-Lenora Johnson
Ball Throwing
First Place-Beatha Boucher
Second Place-Edel Block
Third Place-Evelyn Pilgrim
Fourth Place-Evelyn Pilgrim
Fourth. Place-Esther Gilbertson.
56 yard dash 1st heat
First Place.. Kjome.
Second Place-Edel Block
Third Place-Alice Sersland
Fourth Place-Geneva Landsrud.
so yard dash, End heat
First Place-Helen Swehla
Second Place-Inga Swenson
Third Place-Ellen Pilgrim
Fourth Place-Clare Swehla.
Finals Girls so yard dash
First Place--Inga Swenson, Cano
Township.
Second Place-Edel Block, Spring
field township.
Third Place.. Kjome, Decoral
township.
Fourth Place - Alice Sersland
Frankville township.
Events for boys
so yard dash
1st Place.. Brown, Springfield
End Place-M. Youmens, Decora,
township.
3rd place-L. Gutteno, Springfield
township.
4th place.. Sorenson, Pleasar
township.
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