Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-26
certificates were granted as follows :

Is 8 IL III
The Board preserved a number Of the mac
urAls answers givsn;-amOngst which are the
fOllOwingIu Geography
In answer to the question, "What division
Of North America is crossed by the trOpic o.
Cancer ?' a number answered. Russian A
merica. British America and Greenland. A
much larger number gave as answer to tie
same question, "Brirish America, '--One gave
.'Brazil;" another, --"Great Britain.--ln an
swer to the question. "what and where is Ten
.riff ?" The following WAS g~iven.--Away
down the river" IN mountain 10 South A.
merica | several located the Atlas mountains
in 'Asia," others in France or Italy" A
mongst the four longest rivers Of Europe WAS
given the "Nile," and the Niger" One gave
Mirty. ssren as the number Of counties in the
State of Ohio. "Chicago." and "Cineinnati
were given as cities third in point OF popula-
ton in the United States; and Connecticut as
the St, e. third in population. To the ques
ton, what longitude has London ? an answer
given was. "Westcrn Hemisphere" In Civ
log the boundary Of Virginia. one gave as its
Northern boundary Virginia" and as Its
Eastern, New Jersey" IA mountain" was
given in answer to the question What noun
tain separates France from Spain Another
gave in answer to the same question, candies
'.Russian America, Greenland and British A
marlca," were given as The political divisions
OF South America.
The solutions Of the Alithmelical questions
pronouuded, were in many instances very in
correc,; yet in this branch there appeared more
proficiency than 10 most Of the branches rFqui'
red TO be taught in Common Schools.
In English Grammar many of the applicants
showed utter ignorance of the first principles
OF the science, not being able in many instances
t. distinguish between The different parts o.
speech. Nouns were parsed as verbs govern.
ing other nouas 10 the objective case; Pronouni
parsed as sdjtclives qualifying nouns; sdjec.
tives pared as adyerbs. dc.
Egregious blunders we're committed in Or
biography. II ia a shame that this inportanI
branch Of Education is so much neglected.
The mvst common words were misspelIed by
large number Of Tho class. Such words Al
common. neutes, connection. which and proper
we're spelled co'NOn, nutsr, c%oRertio", 'OA|ch
proper. In spelling names Of COUNTRIES, noun
tains &C., errors in this branch were stall NOR
apparent. British America, Italy, Patagonia
Pyreuees, aud REQ Sea were spelled Births
and Brich america. Hdy. Patagonia, EirOneS
PGrinss. Read See.
A few wOrds we're given by the BOari to b
enabled md defined. One defined Routine. ga
musement or pleasure" COurtesies was dth
ned "uleasares," "a female act of respect"
symmetry vas defined "a place for the burial o
tha de~ad"--LeViathan was defined "a hug
roek'P
Such are . fen Of the many erroneous an
swers given. aud inaccuracies committed D.
those who profess to be, or are about to be
come. the instructors Of the youth OF our coun
try. Kotwiths standing these numerous blum
ders ana erroneous answers given by aPpT
cants to questions of so simple a character
there are those who srraIgU the Board -charg
inc them with severity in the rejection of sue
Who are not qualified to teach a cOmmo
school. i,
Tn view Of this and other considerations th
Board deem it proper to publish The fOregOln
report. WV. "oO0i' 'e''