THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS BULLETIN No. 3533: September 1, 1935 UD!JD~hlL/ ~· &~4~; hltlio&fJ14>na WORD LISTS FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE SPELLING CONTESTS Bureau of Public School Interests Division of Extension PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY FOUR TIMES A MONTH AND ENTERED A• SECOND•CLASS MATTER AT THE POSTOFFICE AT AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNDER THE ACT OF AUGUST 24, 1912 FOREWORD T HE LEAGUE spelling lists, which are supplementary to the State Adopted Text, are drawn from lists which have been ac­cumulated for many years from many sources, but chiefly from Texas teachers who have been kind enough to criticise the lists issued from year to year and suggest additions and elisions. The complete list is by far too large to publish for use in any one year and hence the policy of issuing yearly lists has been pursued. Rules and regulations governing the spelling and plain writing con­test are given in the Constitution and Rules, and teachers entering contestants are urged to study these rules carefully. It is particularly important to note the writing errors therein listed and train pupils to avoid them. Pupils are required to spell only the words in Roman type; words and phrases in italics are explanatory and chiefly for the purpose of helping the pronouncer distinguish between words having the same or similar sound. The italic "n." after a word means "noun," "v." means "verb"; "pl." means "plural"; and "sing." means "singular"; "p.," "past"; "masc.," "masculine"; "fem.," "feminine''; "comp.," "comparative.'' Misprints or other errors in the word lists are noted in the Official Notice Column of the Leaguer. Teachers who report errors to the State Office do the League a real service. The State Adopted Text in spelling is used as a basis for a part of the contest at the county meet. A change in the State Adopted Text occurs in the Fifth Grade this year, but since that is the only contest­grade affected, the old text will continue to be used in the contests during the 1935-36 school year. As above noted, words given in the present lists are supplementary, practically none of them occurring in the State Adopted Text. Teachers are advised to secure an adequate supply of League spelling lists early in the school year. During the months of December, January, and February, the demand for bulletins made upon the League Office is so great that our limited mailing force is unable to handle orders promptly. It is therefore the part of wis­dom to secure your supplies early in the school year. Attention of teachers is called to many valuable suggestions for teaching spelling contained in the introductory pages of the State Adopted Text. ROY BEDICHEK, ChiP.f, Interscholastic League Bureau, Extension Division, The University of Texas. 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