Those names, I’m sure, would help to grace these rhymes
And garnish this fond tale of former times.
PART II
THE CONTEST
In eighties, while these schools were at their best,
And pupils from all these refined homes were
Bent on hard study, with good teachers blest,
Some splendid spelling schools did then occur
In each district one winter. It was then
The last was held in Pleasant Ridge, a gem.