The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-01-15
Boerger Announces Spelling
Rules for Rural Schools
Township Examination Matches Will
Be Held Throughout the County
Saturday, April 18th

Superintendent Boerger this week
completed the list of rules for the
spelling match to be conducted
throughout the county during the
winter and spring, as announced
some time ago. The original plan
of contest has been adhered to with
the scheme developed in such a way
as to select school and township
spelling champions during the
spring. In the fall the various town
ship champions will meet in an old
fashioned spell-down at the Stearns
county fair in Sank Centre. The
spelling match will be one of the big
events Of the fair. The complete
rules follow:
1. To be eligible, pupils must
have attended school 80 days during
the present term.
2. Pupils who received their eighth
grade diplomas in 1923 or earlier are
not eligible.
8. Pupils living in Stearns county,
but attending school in another coun.
ty, and pupils living in another coun-
ty and attending school in Stearns
county are not eligible.
4. Every teacher will definitely
ascertain in which township the
school building is situated, and pupils
will be deemed as belonging to the
township in which their school build
ing stands, not the one in which they
live.
5. On or before Wednesday, April
9Th, each teacher will select the two
best spoilers in his or her school in
the fairest and most impartial man
ner, and these two shall represent
their school in the township contest
The names of these two from each
school shall be sent to the office of
the county superintendent immediate
ly upon their selection.
6. On Saturday, April the 18th.
these pupils, two from each school
will meet with the teachers for the
township contest. The place of the
meeting and the time of day is to
be determined by the teachers in eacf
township.
7. At the township contest the
Triune Spelling list (recently dis
tributed among the teachers )supple-
mented by the champion speller will
be used as a text. Be sure that you
know the correct pronunciation of ev-
cry word in the list to be used.
8. In order to overcome any pos
sible fright or excitement, the first
three rounds of words shall not
count and no pupil shall be eliminat-
ed because of mistake made in the
first three rounds.
9. The participants will stand in
a row; one Of the teachers selected
by all teachers present will pro-
nounce the words and each pupil
shall have two chances on each word.
Missing the word the second time the
pupils drops out and the others con-
tinue until but one pupil is left. This
one shall be the champion for that
township and will receive prize of
$500 cash, provided that he or she
takes part in the final contest at
Sank Centre at the county fair next
10. Immediately after the close Of
the township contest the name of the
winner shall be sent to this office,
and the letter notifying US shall be
subscribed by all the teachers who
were present at the contest.
IL. Make this day of the town
ship spelling contest a gala day in
each township. Have the parents and
school officers of each district be
present and make it day of general
school enthusiasm in the township. It
will be very profitable and entertain
ing if short program is rendered in
connection with the township con-
test. One or two numbers supplied
by each school will be sufficient.
12. At the final contest at Sank