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Monday, June 8, 2015
The National Spelling Bee After Wartime Hiatus
de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception
A tradition that began in 1925 ...
The Scripps National Spelling Bee took a hiatus during World War II as energy and resources were directed toward the war effort.
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Walter B. Lane—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
A contestant at the National Spelling Bee in 1946 ponders a word.
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