The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-07
old 1. E. RULE
OFFERED FOR
SPELLING Bee
Aged Woman Sends Verse
for HooSier Spoilers Use
in Contests.

While school children are wonder
ing whether the ''E' or the CT comes
first in spelling a word. little aged
lady at the Rose Home for Aged
Women at Terre Haute, Ind, comes
to the rescue.
She is Miss Elizabeth Katz, 80, and
she learned the rule more than
seventy years ago. The Ell and the lie
words never have given her trouble,
because she remembered the rule.
Here it is
After G, an E apply; and after
other letters I.
A simpler rule you can't conceive,
1t all your troubles will relieve.
But two exceptions you will note
Which all good scholars learn by
rote,
Leisure is the first of these
And for the second we have seize
II was a pupil in a private school
at Alton, ILL.,. when my teachers
wrote that rule on the board for us
to memorize. I never have forgotten
it.
Passes Rule TO Contestants
And now l want to pass it on so
that it will help the pupils entered
in the Indiana Spelling Bee" says
Miss Katz.
More than $4,000 grade school
children will be interested in Miss
Kat2's rule, because they are entered
in the contest.
Newspapers sponsoring the contest
in Indiana counties report rapid
progress is being made toward the
initial contest.
Sponsored BY Papers
Counties and their sponsoring
newspapers arc Boone and Marion
Counties, The Indianapolis Times;
Knox County, Vincennes CONNER
cial; johnson County, Franklin Eve
ming Star; Clark County, Jefferson
Vile Evening News; Madison County,
Anderson Herald; Ohio County.
Ohio County News at Rising Sun,
Ind; Grant County, Marion Chroni-
Gle; Vigo County. Terre Haute Post;
Marlborough County, Evansville
Press; Hancock County, Greenfield
Republican; Hamilton County. No.
bleSville Times; Randolph County,
Winchester Herald; Putnam County,
Greencastle Herald; Clinton County,
Frankfort Times; Bartholomew
County, Columbus Evening Repub-
lican; Rush County, Rushville Re-
publican; Miami County, Peru Trib-
une; and Noble County, Noble
County Democrat at Albion, Ind.
Special County Prizes
Many counties are offering prizes
for winners in the schools and indi-
Vidual rooms. But the prize which
is the goal of all contestants is the
trip to Washington, D. c., with all
expenses paid by The Indianapolis
Times. And then there is the $4,000
in gold which will be divided among
all contestants who are the winners
in the various State contests.
Parochial schools in Indianapolis
have been divided into four zones
for convenience in naming spelling
champions. The room contests will
be held Friday in each of the
twenty-three schools. One champion
will be named for each building on
the following Friday.
Rev. Mellen In Charge
Then on or before March 80 one
champion will be selected from each
Of the four zones. These pupils will
be the Marion County Parochial
school representatives in the State
finals. The Rev. Francis MeIlen is
in general charge of the bee.
The following Parochial schools
will participate: Assumption. St
Agnes, st. Anthony, st. Bridget, st.
Catherine, st. Francis, ST. Joan of
Arc, st. John. st. Joseph. st. Mary,
st. Patrick. ST. Philip. Holy Gross,
Holy Trinity, Holy Angels, ST. Ann
Little Flower, Lady of Lordes,
Holy Name. Holy Rosary, Sacred
Heart, ST. Roch and st. Rita.