1st Scripps National Spelling Bee

Spelling bee held in the United States in 1925 February 2025 1st National Spelling Bee File:New national museum of natural history.tif June 17, 1925Report on the Progress and Condition of the U.S. National Museum, p. 24 (1926) National Museum, Washington, D.C. Frank Neuhauser 11 The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky 9 George S. WillsMuhlenfeld, William F. (31 March 1956). Dr. George S. Wills Dies at 89, The Gold Bug (Westminster, Maryland) 2nd Scripps National Spelling Bee The 1st National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1925, sponsored by the Louisville Courier-Journal. Scripps-Howard did not sponsor the Bee until 1941.Frank Neuhauser dies at 97 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/frank-neuhauser-winner-of-first-national-spelling-bee-dies-at-97/2011/03/21/AB9J9BAB_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130613234147/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-03-21/local/35260440_1_frank-neuhauser-bee-law-firm live 13 June 2013 Washington Post 19 May 2013 Emma Brown 23 March 2011 Competition Nine finalists (six girls and three boys) competed in Washington, where they met President Calvin Coolidge before the competition. After a 90-minute competition, the winner was 11-year-old Frank Neuhauser of Kentucky who correctly spelled gladiolus, a flower he had raised as a boy.Maguire, James. American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds, pp. 68–69 (2006)(23 March 2011) Lifelong fame for spelling bee champ https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121634/http://www.catholicherald.com/stories/Lifelong-fame-for-spelling-bee-champ-,15425?content_source=&category_id=&search_filter=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=&sub_type=stories&town_id= 2016-03-04 , Catholic Herald (2011 reprint of 8 August 2008 article) He won $500 in gold pieces for placing first, and Louisville held a parade in his honor. Coming in second place was 11-year-old Edna Stover of Trenton, New Jersey, winning $250, who spelled gladiolus with a "y" instead of an "i". Third place went to 12-year-old Helen Fischer of Akron, Ohio ($150) who missed "moribund", and fourth prize went to 13-year-old Mary Daniel of Hartford, Connecticut ($100) who missed "valuing".(18 June 1925). 11 Year old Wins $500 in Spelling Bee, Ogden Standard Examiner (Associated Press)(18 June 1925). Kentucky Boy Crowned King of U.S. Spellers, San Antonio Light (Associated Press) The first to fall in the competition of nine was Almeda Pennington on "skittish" (9th place), followed by Mary Coddens ("cosmos") (8th place), Loren Mackey ("propeller") (7th place), Patrick Kelly ("blackguard") (6th place), and Dorothy Karrick ("statistician") (5th place). The nine contestants in the first bee were: Dorothy Karrick (Detroit), Helen Fischer (Akron, Ohio), Edna Stover (Trenton, New Jersey), Patrick Keily (New Haven, Connecticut), Lorin Mackey (Oklahoma), Frank Neuhauser (Kentucky), Almeda Pennington (Houston, Texas), Mary Daniel (Hartford, Connecticut), and Mary Coddens (South Bend, Indiana).(2 July 1925). Coolidge Greets Spelling Champs https://web.archive.org/web/20160915182736/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Co8d474WAAA4IHt.jpg 2016-09-15 , Oakland Tribune Dr. George S. Wills served as pronouncer.(17 May 1953). Spelling Bee Still Growing - Professor Recalls Opening Contest, Eugene Register-Guard (Associated Press) References 2 01 Category:1925 in Washington, D.C. Category:1925 in education Category:June 1925 in the United States Category:Courier Journal