spelling-school

But Bill Means was for the time entirely placated, and he and Ralph went to spelling-school together.

The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) Various 1887

She had not attended school in the district, and had never spelled in spelling-school before, and was chosen last as an uncertain quantity.

The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) Various 1887

What a full-dress party is to Fifth Avenue, a spelling-school is to Hoopole

The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) Various 1887

AN impromptu spelling-school was inaugurated in Merrill's grocery Saturday evening.

They All Do It; or, Mr. Miggs of Danbury and his Neighbors Being a Faithful Record of What Befell the Miggses on Several Important Occasions ... 1877

Ralph talked love to Hannah when he spoke of the weather, of the crops, of the spelling-school.

The Hoosier Schoolmaster Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902 1871

For Mrs. Means had become so excited over the idea of being caught allowing Hannah to go to spelling-school that she had raised her last “Ketch me!” to a perfect whoop.

The Hoosier Schoolmaster Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902 1871

Nevertheless, Ralph was master from this time until the spelling-school came.

The Hoosier Schoolmaster Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902 1871

So the fatal spelling-school had to be appointed for the Wednesday of the second week of the session, just when Ralph felt himself master of the situation.

The Hoosier Schoolmaster Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902 1871

But the effect of the chapter on the spelling-school was temporary and superficial; the only organization that came from the spelling-school mania, so far as I know, was an association of proof-readers in London to discuss mooted points.

The Hoosier Schoolmaster Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902 1871

Ralph had forgotten that there was to be another spelling-school.

The Hoosier Schoolmaster Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902 1871