Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-11-09
Examination of Teachers.

The following questions were propounded
for written answers at the Examination Of
Teachers held at Pomeroy on the 5th inst
| THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TEACH
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! ]. Why should the windows, of school
room, be so made that they may easily be
lowered from the top? .i' ''i
2 Why should school room be made
cheerful and pleasant '
3. What is the advantage of having as few
classes as possible? IF.a.. ..
| T. Why should the younger scholars be con-
fined less than the older scholars ' T" -
5. What are some of the characteristics of
satisfactory answer.to asquestion2 45vasrlh -
g. What is your opinion of the system Of
pla:e-takng or going up in classes?
| I. Is it ever proper to resort to corporal
punishment, to secure the preparation of
lessons? .,...-.,.. Il,
s. What is your opinion Of the practice of
OBTAINING pupils after school to prepare OF re-
cite neglected lessons2 ...., .f......
8. What relation does thorough instruction
sustain to efficient discipline ? .'t' '.'
III. In humane governments, the abuse Of
a privilege is followed by its forfeiture How
far can this same principle be carried out in
school government2 l".
10 ARITHMETIC. HH'. aai'"
|. The wheels of locomotive are 20 # 10
i'll. in circumference, and make 2 revolutions
per second how soon will it run 100 miles
., Arriving at Pomeroy, my watch which
keeps time correctly was AZ minutes fast
from what direction had come, and how tar.
3. A shadow of cloud moves 400 ft in
ISL seconds; what was the winds velocity per
hour? r. .-., t-
4. If ] sell my pears at 5 cents a dozen,
lose l6 cents; if | sell them at cents Dozen
Igain II cents how many have !, and what
did they cost per dozen? sam ..,,
IS, Paid 40 cents for hauling % bu. of coal
which was Il and 81 per cent of the cost
what did it cost per bushel? Il ol ia q
6. Find the face of mcnth note which,
discounted at bank at 10 per cent per an
mum, yields $3.50? ...
!. 4 begins business with $4,000; at the end
of q months, he takes in B, with $4,000; 6
months after, their gain is $780, what is each
ones share OF it? r''f ea'2 iEa.! '-f
s. Illustrate the difference between Bank
Discount, and True Discount, by an example,
Q. What is saved by following the diagonal
of rcctangle whose sides are Co. and 92 rods?
TO- Find the square feet in one face of
cube containing 39904 Gu it. g.. ,na pis...,p
-.., t... .. GEOGRAPHY. ,.. ,.......,,.
!. In what general direction does the At.
lantic Coast of the United States extend ?--
The Pacific Coast :? .g'l .a', 'sla.
,, BY what three mountain systems are the
United States crossed? /? .,... .....-,. ,....,
3. In what direction, and into what lake,
does the Red River of the North flow?
J. Bound California; name and locate its
capital. 1s .,...s ..+.,... ,,,..,..l.
5. Name the most. important cities Of the
Southern States? ~ !" TA''"-'la 2tj t5ifni
lo g. Name the countries of South America
bordering on the Pacific Ocean. p D., ,.;.,,l -.
I. In what zone is the greater part Of Eu-
rope situated. '''' -' @'
5. What Peninsula lies between the Attain
tic Ocean aud the Baltic Sea and Gulf of
Bothnia2 at Giaf4 .'.s. 4, q, ,l.....,:t
9. Name the most important rivers, Of En-
rope.
To- Name all the seas bordering on Asia
ra a9l. Aia GRAMMAR. 1rs;b m 4
N..B.-Parsc all words in italics. -
|. He taught me grammar. Analyze
- 80 Solitudei where are the charms q
: That s,lges hare seen in thy face y dga
g. Tho storm rushed athwart the sky. Ana
lyze fully ug.a,t, ,,ss,s
T. He tcas rounded Just JcloO the ear.
). knew not who was, where was, nor
whence came Analyze.
6. i sit me tlopn pensive hour 10 spend
7 Write q. sentence employing a uniper-
sonal or impersonal verb q = od. 7sht7QfI
. 8. Write out the declension, in both nun,
bers, of the relative pronoun, which.
0. i, and you. and, she must study her les
sons, If we may improve. Correct, and give
reasons therefor A.rf e1i; asvli5Ea.
10. the science, of education and art, Of
enching By john ogden u, m,
Capitalize, and punctuate properly. A'1
nSs- A wild man has been discovered ina
oresS in Clearfeld county, Pa. He was coy.
red ail over with down, and when captured
vas able to speak only one word--"draft
he had forgotten all the rest of the English
ansuarc. lie was u Buttcrput!