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Show A BIG SPELLING SPELLING BEE . So far as spelling is concerned , the United States StatesConstitution ConstItutIOn was rated belowVedster's below Wedster's Wedsters \Vedster's Vedster's Vedsters ' \ ' dictionary by byJudge byfudges byjudges Judge fudges in m a spirited spelling bee in m which Chicago school schooloffIcIals schoolofficials schoolofficials offIcIals , teachers and pupils participated recently . In the Constitution the word "tianqmiity tianqmiity "hanqU'llIty hanqUllIty "tranquility tranquility " ' " occurs , but occursbut the dictionary spe spells ls it itwith wItha -with with - a double l-"tran- l "tran tran l--"tran- l"tranqUllhty l"tranqullhty 1 - - - "tran tran "tranquillity " - quillity qUllhty . " Various contestants contesta1)ts contesta1ts ) spelled isk irt iit both ways , and andafter andafter andafter after some argument t the e dictionary way was held to be becorrect becorrect becorrect correct . girlwas Rose \ Mane l\iaue l iaue Marie Bartlett , 13-year-old 13 year old - - - country school gIrl , was SuperintendentAlken SuperintendentAIken the final fmal winner , defeating defeatmg County Superintendent AIken by one word . . ' That is . , Rose Marie spelled "con con "con- "consensus "consensus "consensus " - andhad sensus " correctly conoectly , butir but ! \ Mr \ir ir . Alken AIken thought it wrong , and bigbook had to concede his eirorwhen ell eiior or ' when 'when confronted with the b1g big book . Phthisicbattalion A few of the words used in the test were : Phthisic , battahon battalion putrefyecstasy , rarefy , irascible , liquefy , heinous he-mous he mous - , putrefy , ecstasy , aligned , curriculum , despicable , , transcend , ade ade- adequate ade- ade adequate adequate - - quate and publicizing . It would be a good thing if more such contests were held wereheld among both school children and adults , as Ameri Ameri- Americans Americans Americans - - cans collegegraduates are notoriously notonously poor spellers , including includmg many college graduates , who often e exhibit .hlbIt hlbIt > . surprising surprismg originality In thIS inthis line lme . |