22nd Scripps National Spelling Bee

22nd Scripps National Spelling Bee

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Date Friday, May 27, 1949
Location Washington, D.C.
Winner Kim Calvin
Age 13
Residence Canton, Ohio
Sponsor Canton Repository
Sponsor location Canton, Ohio
Winning word onerous
No. of contestants 49
Pronouncer Benson S. Alleman
Preceded by 21st Scripps National Spelling Bee
Followed by 23rd Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 22nd Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, District of Columbia on Friday, May 27, 1949, at the auditorium of the National Press Building, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.

Competition

The winner was 13-year-old boy Kim Calvin of Canton, Ohio and sponsored by the Canton Repository, correctly spelling the word dulcimer, followed by onerous, and winning $500.[1][2] James Shea, 13, of Brooklyn, New York, and sponsored by the New York World-Telegram, placed second (missing dulcimer). Worn out from almost five hours of spelling, Shea almost fainted at the end of the bee.[3][2][4][5] Fred Shoup of Palo Alto, California placed third and won $100.[6]

There were 49 contestants in this bee.[2][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ (20 April 2012). Kim J. Calvin (obituary), The Washington Post
  2. 1 2 3 (28 May 1949). Ohio Youth Wins National Spelling Bee, Daily Iowan, p. 4
  3. ↑ Macguire, James. American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds, p. 54 (2006)
  4. ↑ Harbour, Nicole (22 June 2013). Spelling veteran shares his memories with three year contestant Yasir Hasnain, Herald Review
  5. ↑ Ruhe, Shirley (13 October 2015). Arlington: Shea Wins Spelling Bee 67 Years Later: But this time without fainting, The Connection
  6. ↑ (2 June 1949). Fred Shoup, The Stanford Daily
  7. ↑ (27 May 1949). U.S. Spelling Champs Come From All Sections, Evening Independent (Associated Press)
  8. ↑ (21 May 1949). Keith Carries Lucky Chestnut to Bee, El Paso Herald-Post ("The finals will be held next Friday at the National Press Club in Washington with 49 spelling champions from all parts of the U S competing")
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