The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-10-19

and 'Corpulent sad
The following extracts are from paper
upon the merits of which certificate for
tsOelve months was granted.
Orthography.
3rd Assume 70 keep,
4th Symptom to
5th 'counteract to
7th Consume to keep
9Th Retain to be retained
9th 'Epitaph
10th 'sumnambulist
'Gdmar.'
lst Gamar is both siense & an art
Sd voice is that part or stress
5th James han nc plurals robert has no
plula who has no plu'
7th "a transative verb the action passes
over to an object
9th 'cinberazo is the highest mountain
in europe'-This is correction of the
sentence, 'Chimborazo is higher than any
other mountain in Europe
10th Mode denotes the manner of do.
ing business
Geography
7th, Question: Name the FIVE largest
cities in Ohio.
Answer: columbus, hamilton mus
kingum montgomery and daton'
9Th answer: Monroe County is bounded
on the north by belmont on the south by
marshall and wheel and a ccrner of ty.
lor and the west by washington and no.
ble.'
At the same examination another sue
cessful candidate spelled as follows: POST
poan, Desect, Defuse, Simtom, Theoda-
lite;' but did not attempt a definition
He gave 'Cincinnata Gainesville Cineca-
vile Barnesville and Columbus as the
largest cities in Ohio; said IAN iland is in
tirely serounded by water & PENINSULA
only half;' and declared % faction to be d
part of hole number.
These answers are given verbattm, ct
Kteratins, ct punctuntim from the papers
handed to the examiners who so carefully
scrutinize them.
On the other hand have before me q
copy of paper handed to the exam liners
by candidate whom they rejected. The
paper shows the man to be well qualified
and he is known to be one of the best
teachers in the county. In the exercise
of "Spelling and Defining the examiners
have marked four errors. This very
marking shows one of three things; igno-
rance, negligence, or dishonesty. Th'
word .Blanch' is defined TO whiten,' which
is the correct definition, and the very frs
given by Webster Pride is defined
'hig h.mindedness, which although not {
classic definition is very good one.
Did you carefully scrutinize this paper
Mr.. 'One of the Board? Did you pu
those marks upon those Two definitions
Three answers upon grammar are market
as erroneous. In one of these 'Jameses
is given as the plural OF James, which i
correct, Notwithstanding the mark of tn
Board, and the great ability of the dis
tinguished teacher as grammarian.
suppose the Board thought as success
full candidate at the same examination ar
swered: James has no plural on les NOR
than one is ment.'
Three answers upon arithmetic al
marked as erroneous. Two of these al
correct, with the excep tion that one woI
in each is misspelled; while the third is Ell
. tirely correct; the question being What
the square root of LOG, 1929, anG the al
swer given 327.
In another performance. upon whit
a certificate, for but four months. W
granted, only two errors are marked
Orthography. In one of these "Auster
q ty"is defined "harshness," which is &C
i. rect. In the other "Pride" is said
q mean "over-bearing disposition" tt
definition is also correct. Webster Civ
= 'insolence' as the definition, which mea
4 The same as that given by the candidate.
the same examination, young man def
IA ed "Austerity" to be "manner of living
and the answer was left unmarked.
8 this four months performance, but one q
swer in geography is marked erroneo
"A bu: one in arithmetic, and but three
It grammar, making in all seven erro
two of which are not errors.
n Compare these performances with tho
= before given, and see what becomes of ,
careful, personal, and attentive four ho'
II scrutiny.
lam very much afraid that those 'hie
er and holier motives have been sadly n
lected. And 1 am also getting afr
: that you will think me rather p
lix; I shall therefore wind up, by say
:. that there is plenty more of the same 8
- left, and some Of other sorts,
Yours respectfully
:, TEACHER
s.