The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-09-23
SPELLING CONTEST
WON BY ST. ROSA GIRL
UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY WAS
CALLED INTO SERVICE TO
SUPPLY WORDS
EDITH SCHWINN VICTOR
MARCELLA BROMENSCHENKE
OF SAUK CENTRE SECOND
MALE CHORUS SPLENDID

MALE CHORUS SPLENDID
The spelling contest at the Stearns
County Fair Tuesday for the cham
pionship of the Rural schools of the
county attracted keen interest from
a crowded grand stand.
Before Ewith Schwinn, a student in
the St. Rosa school, township of
Wildwood, won the championship all
of the words in the spelling book were
exhausted and it was necessary to
press AN unabridged Webster's dc
tionary into service.
Marcella Bromenschenkel, of Dis
trict 26, Sank Centre township won
second honors going down IN the
word "Czecho- Slouakia. (The Her
aid ventures the prediction there
isn't one adult out of ten who can
srell the above word correctly right
off the bat).
Lawrence Berger, of District A.,
St. Cloud, was third, faltering OH the
wcrd "billets." Martha Hoeschen Ct
Oak township, Freeport, won the
fourth prize, meeting her Waterloo
viii ridiculous.
The school winning first prize this
year was runner-up in last years
contest, but not with the same stu
dent. The little lady is the daughter
of the teacher of St. Rosa school, and
the scene between father and daugh-
ter when she was declared winner
was touching.
The honor of winning the cham
pionship carried with it a cash prize
of $1,000; the second prize was
$500, the third 5000 and the
fourth, 81 90.
St. Rosa school will also receive
the silk banner offered by the St.
Cloud Times for the school winning
the championship. This will be
formally presented to the school at
a date to be set later.
The following is list of the pu-
pills participating, the district and
townships they represented, and the
words which were missed.
e.
Albany, Loretta Skiowsh ITO; cud-
gel.
Avon, Angelina Skudlarek AZ; serial.
Ashley, Helen Kane 157, canal.
Brockway, Edward Knettel SO; cour-
aSeOuS.
Collegeville, Sophia I. Brix 140;
ninety.
Crow Lake, Evelyn Miller 1853;
secrecy.
Grow River, Anna A. Johnson 159;
cereals.
Farming, Catherine Hondl LOG;
mandolin.
Fair Haven, Loretta Meyer 70; dys-
pepsia.
Getty, Chester Goodpaster 173; sem
tinel.
Grove, Marina Nathe 1903; offense.
Holding, Walter Norman ia; sar-
dine.
Lake Henry, Alma Wuertz us; ex-
cellent.
Lynden, Vernon Storms 1853; council.
Luxembourg, Gertrude Lutgen 80;
linear
LeSauk, Alberta Aver 5; tassel.
Munson, Mildred Schnnitz 1913; CEN
tennial.
Oak, Marcella Hoeschen 1902; ridicul-
Gus.
North Fork, Mildred Nelson, 49,;
bushel.
Maine Prairie, Herbert Yanisch 55;
souvenir.
Paynesville, Idella Greutzmacher AZ;
corpse.
Raymond, Alice Hoth 81; epitaph.
Rockville, Bita Reiter "A; victuals.
Sank Centre, Marcella Bromenschen-
KEEL 26; Czecho- Slovakia.
st. Cloud, Lawrence Berger At; bill
let.
st. Joseph, Marcella Notch 9; repe-
tition.
St. Martin, Margaret Wachmann IA;
suite.
Spring Hill, Lawrence Enneking 81;
study.
st. Augusta, Lawrence Lommel So;
practice.
Wakefield, Rosa Schreifels II; pos
tive.
Zion, Colette Lahr So; suffice.
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The male chorus made up of so
citizens of the county. coming from
nearly every section, were a splen-
did attraction Tuesday afternoon in
con junction with the spelling contest.
This organization was also drilled by
County Superintendent Berger and
was Just another i'll is ration II his
value to Old Stearns and the Fair.
The program was sung both in Ger
nan and English. It is d diff. 1T
matter to sing satisfactorily against
che severe wind blowing Tuesday af-l
ternoon, but there was sutfic;er.
volume and harmony TO overcon e
any obstacle. The personnel of the
chorus follows:
H.
First Tenor:
Joseph p. Theisen, Cold Spring.
Michael Lutgen. Albany:
James Jungels, Richmond.
Joseph Korte. st. Nicholas.
Joseph vogt, Richmond.
Robert Kul1l, ST. Martin.
Michael Meinz, Cold Spring.
Henry W. Lembeck, Spring Hill.
o. w. Dowswell, Sank Centre.