Date May 29, 1939 Age 12 | Winner Elizabeth Ann Rice | |
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Sponsor Worcester Telegram & Gazette | ||
The 15th National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 29, 1939. Scripps-Howard would not sponsor the Bee until 1941.
The winner was 12-year-old Elizabeth Ann Rice of Auburn, Massachusetts and sponsored by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, correctly spelling the word canonical. Humphrey Cook, age 13 of Virginia, took second after misspelling homogeneity. 14-year-old Mildred Kariher of Ohio took third after missing farcial.
References
15th Scripps National Spelling Bee Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA