The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-22
FREEPORT SCHOOL
RECEIVES PENNANT
WON BY JOSEPH WEICHMANN
CHAMPION SPELLER ATRE
CENT COUNTY FAIR
FAIR OFFICERS ATTEND
A LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC
O.. GATHERING MARKS. PRE-.
SENATION CEREMONIES

Sunday President J. B. Scboonboe
of the Stearns County fair any faol
lily, Secretary G. Hilierud T Tu nani-
t ba FISCHER, Director S. S. Schwarz-
pauer oi and family, Vice President
D pen otte and family. Rev. Anthony
"a and housekeeper, Miss We'd
~ Oh Sank Centre, attended
me tHe meetlng in School District
Luz, village of Freeport, at which
time the school was presented
o oI,e sllk banner for producing the
champion speller at the recent
Stearns County fair.
County Superintendent Boeroer
was master. of ceremonies. Short
talks made by all of the fair officers
the chief idea being the need of the
support by all citizens of the coun--
". Mr.. Fischer spoke in the Ger
man language and those present were
forts. ~ u Ills ell
The large building was filled tn.
oVerf1owing and after the exercises
were over the ladies of Sacred Heart
cnnrch served splendid dinner. The
following story of the meeting from
MONDAY evenings st. Cloud Times
should be of interest:
In the presence of a large and
fence which packed the auditorium,
OF the splendid $4,000 building Of
the Freeport School District No 102
sunday afternoon at three O'Clock
Joseph Weichmann, the Is wear old
champion speller of Stearns comfy
was presented with The Daily Times
panner which he won for himself and
ms school at the Stearns county Fan.
ems year. Participating in the en-
Joyable exercises of the day were the
officials of the Stearns County Aori-
| cultural society, County Superintend-
ent w. A. Boerger who had cbaroe of
the program, Father Maurus. nastor
at treeport, Sister Eunice, princinaI
OF the school at Freeport in which the
champion was a student, neiebborino
clergy and teachers including Fathe1
ART, OF Sank Centre, the members
OF the Freeport school board and
many others. o anu
PARTICIPANTS in the spelling con-
TEST proved that they were "oood
losers" by attending the banner nre-.
sentatlon ceremonies and joining in,
the honors that were paid the cham
p!on. Among the township char.
! plons who attended as guests of the
winner were Willard WendIandt ~
Lake Henry; Mary KIemmer NJ AZ
bany; Bertha Fuch of Wildwood. wbd
won second prize and Maroarat
Wachman of ST.. Martin.
:, Inc excellent Freeport band firm
lsned the music for the occasion anf
program was presented by the M
Plls OF the school including numbers.
1y tne Boys chorus, america. the
beautiful" a recitation by AdeIIa
Wenker and the "Star ,Spangled Ran
ner =, sang by a group of girls bean-
NiI tiay presented in pantonine
Speakers included CONT Co.,
lntendent W. A. Boereer. Fred SKI,
PIN publisher of The DaiIv Tin u,s
VINO presented the banner: IanS,
Weichmann, the champion wbo an
cepted it on behalf of the F,oo, &C.
school, thanked his teachers and ao
pllmented those who n.,tio G ouln,
with him in the contest: Pres;J ipa1ed
3. Schoenhoff, of the Stearns Go,,It =.
R II Ulr society; Vice President
er,d. T que; Secretary Gunther Hill
snoI,, treasurer u. A. Fischer, who
bp euas ~ herman; S. G. Schwarz-
a and S rather Maurus, of Freeport
board. I'll VI ene school
sss president side schoenhoff of the Fair
asr1s s said that in spite of the he
nusy f aniiavyorable weather the an
tbiS h heiI Glils year was successful and
sna J ,,aa oeen largely due to the
CIVIL contest and the cooperation
Roe em oy County superintendent
nuerger: Other officers of the fair
ars cI outlined the plans which
are already being made for the fs;r
n neas year. They especially dwell
fair tiie educational benefits of the
-, County Superintendent : Roor,.o,.
i IN uh; that the spelling contest
ar Oh mlilcn such great interest had 49,
hh a throughout the. county w D1ga
n fiepeated next year and tbat NJ
trany y ZINES would again present
trophy , TO the winner. ee1
me very enjoyable and on+h,
,aaSc presentation ceremonies oiasu,
s ~. ale singing by the full cborns e "a
cat the conclusion. of the cere--
monies the ladies of the Freeport
parish served bounteous supper in
the large dining room of the school
at which the district champions were,
guests of the winner, Joseph WEIGH
mann. Weichmann is. the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Weichmann, bank
president and prominent citizen Of
Freeport. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hultgren
md SON Raymond of Fergus Falls
ipent Sunday in Sank Centre, guests
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