Promotional material for the state-wide spelling bee founded by Birmingham businessman A. G. Gaston in 1953 to encourage academic improvement. By 1965, every school in the city participated in the bee.
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Promotional material for the state-wide spelling bee founded by Birmingham businessman A. G. Gaston in 1953 to encourage academic improvement. By 1965, every school in the city participated in the bee.