14th Scripps National Spelling Bee
The 14th National Spelling Bee was held at the National Museum in Washington, D.C., on May 31, 1938. Scripps-Howard would not sponsor the Bee until 1941.
| 14th National Spelling Bee | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 31, 1938 |
| Location | National Museum in Washington, D.C. |
| Winner | Marian Richardson |
| Age | 12 |
| Residence | Floyd County, Indiana |
| Sponsor | The Louisville Times |
| Sponsor location | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Winning word | sanitarium |
| No. of contestants | 22 |
| Pronouncer | Harold F. Harding and George F. Hussey |
| Preceded by | 13th Scripps National Spelling Bee |
| Followed by | 15th Scripps National Spelling Bee |
The winner was 12-year-old Marian Richardson, who attended a one-room schoolhouse in Floyd County, Indiana, correctly spelling the word sanitarium. Jean Pierce of Kenmore, New York placed second after failing to correctly spell pronunciation.
Winner Marian Richardson, later Byrnes, became an environmental activist in Chicago, and died on May 20, 2010.
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