11th Scripps National Spelling Bee

11th National Spelling Bee
Date May 28, 1935
Location National Museum in Washington, D.C.
Winner Clara Mohler
Age 13
Residence Coventry Township, Summit County, Ohio[1]
Sponsor Akron Beacon Journal
Sponsor location Akron, Ohio
Winning word intelligible
No. of contestants 20[2]
Preceded by 10th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Followed by 12th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 11th National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the National Museum on May 28, 1935.[2] Scripps Howard would not sponsor the Bee until 1941.

The 20 spellers had a banquet at the Hamilton Hotel on the evening of May 27 before proceeding to the National Museum the next day for the competition.[1]

The winner was Clara Mohler, 13, of Ohio, correctly spelling the word interning, which had been misspelled by the prior speller, followed by intelligible.[1] Paul McCusker, 13, of Niagara Falls, New York took second, followed by Bruce Ackerman of Illinois in third.[3][4]

Mohler later obtained a degree in foreign languages from Ohio University and was an educator for over 40 years. She died in 2013.[1]

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