Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-01-11

pounded for written answers, At the meet
ing Of the Board Of Examiners, at PSmeroy,
on the let Of january, 1869. s
'ni'd i9f' ARITHMRTic."
p I. WHAT'S Quantity? '' -'''
2. What is The difference between n
quantity of Magnitude and . quantity OF
Multiudef ri h bn- .G sag
g, What is the differences between an abb
stract unit and concrete unit?
a. Ii we multiply the divisor by any
number, how viii a affect theiquotient?
10 g. How do yon reduce degrees OF longi-
t6iiKe a niu1ztes IF times Is. Z .is s.s.ss =.
s. WhsE is q prime nus
Z. Find the greatest common divisor M
93i and S73. 'i1 ~
8. Find the seast common multiple OF
9. Wishing TO obtain from bank $500
for 60 DAYS, FOL what sum must give my
note?
10. REQUIRED the stocks Of A and B.
AS gain being $l60 and BIS $3.50, and
A IS stock $l75 more than BIS. sla5 ..e
l- -l G.H GEOGRAPHY. ysa a1 ,e. .a
1. How many different hemispheres may
there be? /, Ia ..s,is.,. 4, 3, -.rss..f. s.e.s5. .
g. Which are the fonr largest islands Of
the West Indh.s?
6 3. What are the Grand Divisions of the
Earth? ta. F.i, .l" H,a.
A. How is Oceanica divided7 rLrl
5. How is Asia bounded? ..t. ..,
6. What is the distinction between
Christianity and Deism?
7. How many, and what are the Zones?
8. Wha, is the cause of the succession
of highland day? q. sr.s -. a.
9. Name all the Seas touching Asia.
10. Into what several heads is the gov
ernmenl OF the United States divided!
90" | GRAMMAR.
/. What Is English Grammar?
g. Into how many parts is Grammar di-
vided, and Of what does each part treat?
g. What do you understand by PARTS
of Speech? s4. arr .s.5-soe.
A. How many parts Of speech in Eng
lish Grammar?
S. What belongs to nouns? i'
6. Which are the principal parts of a
verb?G. ..,...,g,,,.. ..,. .s.. aao st
7. When ,ohen commences a sentence
ho,0 do you parse 1t? Parse the words IN
NdIic. 81"
d. w nat IS OeIecllVe NeTO'
9. "Delightta task, to rear the tender
ttougAt.'' Parse the words in lalic.
lAssHoae4do 4ttou fssl to-daye l feel
badly. Correct the errors, II any, ana
parse the words in Italic.
oRTHoGRAPHY.
Beginning. Meddlesome, Privilege,
Startling, Philosophy, Ancient, School,,
Teachers. Institute, Success.
There were present fourteen applicants
ten males and four females-of whom
eleven received Certi6cates-nine males
and TWO femsles-and three were rejected
-one male and two females. The sue
cessful candidates received Certificates as
follows: One for twenty-four months;
four for eighteen months; three for twelve
months and three for six months.
One applicant answered the third ques-
ton in Arithmetic, as follows: can ab-
stract unit, is one that presents unit ab-
stractly, and concrete unit is one which
presents a unit concretely."
Another, the sixth in Geography in this
way: Zone believes in God and the
other denies it.
Another disposed of the ninth in Gram
mar, as follows: Delightful is adverb,
modifying task. Task is. a active transi
tive verb, &c. To is proposition; real
is verb, &c Thought is noun com
mon neuter gender, third person singular
number, objective case"
And another the tenth in Geography
in these words; THE Government OF the
United States is divided into two heads
Republican and Democracy, there ough
TO be but one."
WI. tAs1EY, Clerk.