The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-10-18
Mary MarksOn was Signally
Honored at st. PauPs
Church Sunday
IS CHAMPION SPELLER
Addresses by the Fair Officials
Co. Supt. VIM. Boerger
Presided

MarkSon, OF this city, was Slgnaly
honored Sunday evening when she
was presented with the banner Of
fered by the St. Cloud Times for
winning the championship spelling
contest in the graded schools of
Stearns county at the county fair
held in Sank Centre in July.
"A splendid banquet had been ar
ranged by the ladies of St. Paufs
church which was enjoyed by IT'S.
County Superintendent VIM.
Boerger took charge of the cere-
monies as POSTMASTER and made
an ideal presiding officer. Fred
Schilpin, publisher of the Times,
was first introduced and presented
the championship token, congratu-
lating the little lady on her fine
achievement. She responded very
graciously.
Rev. Anthony Art, pastor of St.
Paul's church for over 80 years,
reviewed the history of the parish
very Interestingly. He called at
tention to the fact that no teacher
had been in the Parochial school
for less than Is years. Sister An
tionette has taught the first and
second grades for % years. Rev.
ART paid the teachers glowing
tribute for their fidelity and their
efficiency.
Supt. Boerger explained how
the annual spelling contest became
features of the Stearns county fair.
The gentleman is one of the organ
ization's strongest supporters. For
years he had encouraged the grow
ing of potatoes by the pupils of the
rural schools, and this movement
did much to the starting of the
raising of potatoes in a large way
in this county.
Through the activity of Mr..
Boerger the rural schools earned
the money to erect the rural school
building on the fair grounds. He
stepped into the breach with the
spelling contest when the fair of
ficers were discouraged over, the
future. These contests have done
much to revive the interest in the
yearly exhibition.
President J. B. Schoenhoff, who,
as president of the Fair association
for the past several years, first
raised the money among Sank Gen.
ire business men to pay the in
debtedness which at that time was
Over. $4,000, said the debt has been
gradually reduced to $2,528. The
gentleman will remain at the head
of the organization as long as he
can be prevailed upon to accept
the arduous responsibilities.
Secretary Gunther Hillerud, of
the fair, complimented Supt.
Boerger upon the splendid success
made by the spelling contests with
the cooperation OF the parents and
students of the rural districts of
the county. Mr.. Hillerud urged an
expansion program, urging the
business men to finance the build
ing of new and larger grand
stand.
Vice President Ben Otte, of the
Oakland Stock Farm, and Treas
urer C. E. Bohall, Sank Centre,
made informal talks in which the
success of the spelling contest was
stressed.
Other speakers last evening were
Ferdinand Bergman, Stearns coun-
ty commissioner, H. w. Bishop,
+, fair director; A. o. Schmitz, as
sistant county school superintend-
emit; DIR. Dubois, Rev. Maurus
Ferdinand, Freeport, whose Sacred
Heart parochial school was the
first to take honors in the annual
spelling contest, Rev. Joseph Kill
ian, Melrose; Rev. FIR. Sylvester
of st. Johns university faculty:
Zeno Moser, Sank Centre repre-.
sentative in the state legislature
and others.
Mary Markson was Aailed by fell
low freshmen at the opening of the
program who sang "Welcome. y
Misses Anna Frank and Julia Nathe
sang Leaves of Autumn" and the
children of st. Paul's, school APP
peared on the program at inter-
walls with selections. The mems
choir of the st. Paul's church pre-
scented the old German hymn "Das
Est der Tag des Herrn" and sang
the closing number Goodnight. y
During the banquet Miss Florence
Vogel played a program of piano
selections.
AULcER's AT ST. CLOUD