22nd Scripps National Spelling Bee
| 22nd Scripps National Spelling Bee | |
|---|---|
| Date | 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 |
| 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 May 27, 1949, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.
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]
References
- ↑ (20 April 2012). Kim J. Calvin (obituary), The Washington Post
- 1 2 3 (28 May 1949). Ohio Youth Wins National Spelling Bee, Daily Iowan, p. 4
- ↑ Macguire, James. American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds, p. 54 (2006)
- ↑ Harbour, Nicole (22 June 2013). Spelling veteran shares his memories with three year contestant Yasir Hasnain, Herald Review
- ↑ Ruhe, Shirley (13 October 2015). Arlington: Shea Wins Spelling Bee 67 Years Later: But this time without fainting, The Connection
- ↑ (2 June 1949). Fred Shoup, The Stanford Daily
- ↑ (27 May 1949). U.S. Spelling Champs Come From All Sections, Evening Independent (Associated Press)
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