1st Scripps National Spelling Bee
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| 1st National Spelling Bee | |
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| Date | June 17, 1925[1] |
| Location | National Museum, Washington, D.C. |
| Winner | Frank Neuhauser |
| Age | 11 |
| Residence | Kentucky |
| Sponsor | The Courier-Journal |
| Sponsor location | Louisville, Kentucky |
| No. of contestants | 9 |
| Followed by | 2nd Scripps National Spelling Bee |
The 1st National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1925, sponsored by Louisville Courier-Journal. Scripps-Howard would not sponsor the Bee until 1941.[2]
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.[3][4] He won $500 in gold pieces for placing first, and Louisville held a parade in his honor.[2]
References
- ↑ Report on the Progress and Condition of the U.S. National Museum, p. 24 (1926)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 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, Catholic Herald (2011 reprint of 8 August 2008 article)
