Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-06
Examlnation Of Teachers.

The following queStlOnS were propoulueu
for written answers at the Examination of
Teachers, held at Pomeroy on the lstinst
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TEACH
l. What measures do you employ to secure
regular attendance?
2. What do you do to prevent tardinessS
8. To what extent should the teacher use
textbook in hearing lesson?
A. To what extent should the pupil be e
sisted in his preparation of lessons
S. What are the principal objects of rec-
tation?
G What system of marking recitations Gf
amy do you use, and what use do you make
of the class-record? ,y..,.-... ....
=. What is your method ofregulating whis-
peringY =
s. What are the objects of punishment?
=, 9. What would be natural punishment for
- tardiness?
= TO- What is your opinion of the Importance
of instructing our youth III their duties and
obligations as citizens?
ARITHMETIC III
N. B.-Full solutions required
|. Give the signs used in Mathematics and
illustrate their use.
2. From barrel of beer, how many bottles
cansbe filled, each capable of holding pt.
2gi?& sd. t FRI rG 81
3. \ is what part of SIS? And what part
of 20i {?
L. What is the difference between IL of a
pound and IL of an ounce Troy?
5. How many times is 003l25 Of a nail
contained in 25 yards?
6. I'll borrow $4,000, for 7yr. mo- 2S da
and return $4,000, what is the rate?
T. spent 20 per cent of my money; !
then spent 43a per cent. of the remainder, al
ter which found that 80 of all had spent
was 1924 less than the amount had left: how
much had at first t.r
s. Two cubes have their sides in the ratio
of6 to 8; the solidity of the first is what per
cent of the solidity Of the second?
o. A person has just hr. spare time: how
far may he ride in a stage, which travels II
miles an hour so as to return in time, walk
ing back at the rate of miles an hour?
10. A street 95 fl. wide crossed another 65
it. wide, at right angles what is the distance
between the opposite corners?~e r
GRAMMAR
N B.-Parse all words in italics.
!. They said, "Thou hast saved our lives }"
Analyze. ...... ....f t
2 Name and define all the parts Of Speech
giving examples .- 7'
3. One of the benefits of college cduca-
ton is to show the boy its little 0raiL Ana
lyze.
4. "Princc Eugene is great taher ofsnufl
as accW as of towns"
S. "He that has a guilty conscience is not
to be envied" Analyze. Si'' .r-.'
6. Trusting in God, implies a belief in
him." Analyze. '.1..'.
7. "FccJle as he%as, he devoted the whole
day to study
s. But the myoriy Of men are poor.
9. d" Columns, arches, pyramids, what are
they but Heaps of sand p t..r.'#
TO- While there is lfc there is hopc Ana
lyze.
GEOGRAPHY.
l. Describe the Rhine river.
9. Which of the Grand Divisions has the
greatest extent of sea coast compal ed with its
area?
3. Why is latitude counted from tho cq,a-
tor, rather than from any other place?
A. What ranges of mountains are embraced
in the Appalachian chain?
s. Where's the Caspian Sea, and by what
outlets is it drained?
g. Describe the largest branch of the ANA,
zon.
7. Name and describe the chief pcninsulas
of North America that project nortlward
s. Bound the Eastern States and give then
capitals. .la z.. .., .'-
9. Why is the United States Federal Re
public?
TO- Name and define the functions of each
branch of this government