Martin Digital History

Spelling bee winner, 1955

Item

Title

Spelling bee winner, 1955

Description

Published in the Stuart News (17 March 1955) with the caption: "Principal John C. Gray presents to Pat Berry (center) a gold medal emblematic of her having won the annual Martin County High School spelling bee in the school auditorium Friday morning. At left is Larry Branch who received a silver medal as runner-up. Next to Miss Berry is Jane Cornelius who won a bronze medal for third place. At right is Don J. Romanello who directed the contest in which 30 students in the four MCHS classes participated. The contest is sponsored by the G. and C. Merriam Company of Springfield, Mass."

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Publisher

Stuart News (Stuart, Fla.)

Date

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white negative; 4x5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-020-er-131
2025.020

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Spelling bee winner, 1955,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/15173.