The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-09
LEISURE HOUR
SPELLING BEE
RULES DRAFTED
Stating viii Be Barred in
Matches to Start Next
Week.

Stallers at the Leisure Hour SPELL
ing bees TO begin Dec. II will find
themselves as bad of as Hoosier
basketball teams.
Under the 1882 spelling rules,
adopted by q committee named by
Paul @. Stetson, superintendent Of
schools. stalling on a word is as bad
form as the watchful waiting in a
blackboard game, Instead Of
basketball's "ten-secondv rule, the
spelling judges are giving entrants
only five seconds TO hesitate on
words.
Should the speller hesitate long
er than four or five seconds. he has
failed the revised spelling rules de-
clare.
Rules Are Drafted
Rules for the bees, to be held in
clubs and to be abided by in the
finals in January, follow:
Select two captains previous to the eve
ming Of the contest and be sure they will
be present on time. Let them draw for
nfet choice and choose spoilers alternately
until each has the agreed number which
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stand in line facing the audience and to
right and left Of the center of the room.
The one who calls the words sits directly
In front and while pronouncing the word
looks directly at the person who Is TO
spell.
Beside the caller sits the Judge, who
spelled. ANNOUNCE the decision g as to
Wnether the spelling is right or wrong.
There wll be no appeal from The decision
OF the judge. Tn judges Will be APP
pointed BY the Leisure hour headquarters.
The Judge shall be the Judge Of the pronun-
citation OF the word by the caller. The caller
shall be selected Dy the chairman Of the
Leisure Hour Club at the place where the
contest Is held. Words for the contest will
be delivered to the Judge in a sealed en-
and are to be opened Just before spelling
begins in the presence Of the entire group.
Five to Be Picked
The nrst contest will be terminated when
the number of spoilers has been reduced
70 FIVE, some OF which may be on each side.
II Is not necessary to determine finally
test can be carried to that point IL desired.
Names OF the five best spoilers will be
sent to the Leisure Hour Club headquar-
tiers, 81 Majestic building. These five
will meet hve spoilers fromsanother Leisure
Hour Club during the week of Jan. /.
Rules for the second contest will be an
When conducting the spelling bee, start
with the center and spell toward the ends.
Pronounce each word only, once, clearly,
with full accent on all syllables. Should
the speller fail to understand he may
ask for a secono pronunciation. If the
speller hesitates longer than four or five
seconds, he has failed.
Give a new word to the next speller. On
case the "spell-down' method Is used, it
Word be to H eaeb spgllt sp l RrOtR @4n Until ne sp sims
correctly MiSspelling one word means
leaving the line a new word will be pro-
nounced for the next in line. In case of
two accommodations fOr the same word
give both. e. g.. insert. insert. Where
doubts may arise as to the meaning of a
word, II should be used IN a sentence, e;g,
pear pair. pare. THE pear tree has
Every speller in the line receives a new
speller until the line has been reduced to
two people. For instance, with ten
spoilers. in line, should a word be missed
by one, a NEW WORD will be given the
next in line.
Winner Must Spell Word
But, when the line has been reduced to
two spoilers, the first missing a word, the
SAME WORD is given the second speller.
who must spell 1t property before being
declared winner. When the line has been
reduced to two spoilers and one misses a
word, the second is NOT THE winner UNI
I'll he or she correctly has spelled the
word missed by the first.
Should the remaining person fail to spell
the missed word, the first one to fail on
the word takes his place in the line beside
the second one, a new word Is pronounced.
and the match continues until the winner
is determined.
The committee named by Stetson
and D. T. Weir, assistant superin-
tendent, are. Flora E. Drake, chair
man; Geraldine Expert, George
Fisher, George L. Hayes, Grace
Granger and Fay Banta.
Judges from the teaching staff of
city schools will be placed in each
Leisure Hour club to decide on the
violation of rules.