5th Scripps National Spelling Bee

5th National Spelling Bee
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Date May 21, 1929
Location National Museum in Washington, D.C.
Winner Virginia Hogan
Age 12
Residence Nebraska
Sponsor Omaha World-Herald
Sponsor location Omaha, Nebraska
Winning word asceticism
No. of contestants 21[1]
Pronouncer Francis A. Litz and Charles E. Hill[2]
Preceded by 4th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Followed by 6th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 5th National Spelling Bee was held at the National Museum in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1929, by the Louisville Courier-Journal. Scripps-Howard would not sponsor the Bee until 1941.

The winner was 12-year-old Virginia Hogan of Nebraska, correctly spelling the word luxuriance, followed by asceticism. In second place came Viola Strbac of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (who had failed to properly spell luxuriance),[3] followed by Teru Hayashi of New Jersey, a Japanese-American who stumbled on "panacea."[1][4][5][6][7][8]

Nebraska did not have another winner until the 40th Bee in 1967.

References

  1. 1 2 (22 May 1929). Omaha Girl Spells "Luxuriance" In Huge Tongue-Twister Contest, And Wins National Champsionship, Evening Independent
  2. ↑ 15 June 1929). Catholic School Girl Wins National Spelling Contest, The Bulletin (Catholic Laymens Association of Georgia)
  3. ↑ (26 May 1929). Speller sobs over failure, Milwaukee Journal
  4. ↑ (24 May 1929). An Honor for Wisconsin Children, Milwaukee Journal
  5. ↑ (24 May 1929). Bag of Gold Hers, Troy Times (Troy, New York) (photograph of Hogan)
  6. ↑ (3 June 1929). Education: Bee, Time (magazine) ("Unfalteringly she spelled "luxuriance" correctly, after Viola Strbac of South Milwaukee had failed by suggesting "l-u-x-u-r-i-e-n-c-e." Little Teru Hayashi of Ventnor, N. J., spelled rapidly, unerringly, until confronted with 'panacea.'")
  7. ↑ (8 May 1929). Best Spellers At School 6 in Training For Albany Championship May 17, Albany Evening News
  8. ↑ (22 May 1929). Girl from Capital District Outspells Five Champions Before Meeting Defeat, Albany Evening News
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