1st Scripps National Spelling Bee
The 1st National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. in 1925, sponsored by Louisville Courier-Journal. Scripps Howard would not sponsor the Bee until 1941.[1]
Nine finalists competed in Washington, who met President Calvin Coolidge before the competition. The winner was 11-year-old Frank Neuhauser of Kentucky, who correctly spelled gladiolus, a flower he had raised as a boy.[2][3]
References
- ^ Brown, Emma (23 March 2011). "Frank Neuhauser dies at 97". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ 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)