The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-18

EXAMINATION or PUBLIC ScHooLs.--Thc
following Is a list Of the questions that will DO
propoundod by the trustees Of public schools to
the pupils Of the grammar Glasses Of the schools
at the coming examinations;
FIRST CLASS -r
GeoRraphy.--When II 10 ~ o'clock, m, at
Boston, what time Is II at 81. Petersburg 2
Bound France, and name It's chief commercial
cities. What 10 the state Of civilization in Al.
RIGA, and what are its causes2 Which are the
principal rainless regions on the Rlobe1 With
what peculiar properties has Providence on.
dowsd most food.plsnts2 .
Arithmetic.-How much carpeting ] yard
wide will cover q block feet long, 8 inches
wide, and inches high For what amount
must note at months, without interest, be
| given, that, when discounted at q bank, Il may
| yield $4s9.752 1T cases Of boots can be made
by9 men laboring IL hours day for days,
what length Of time will DO required for men
and 4 boys q boys being equal to a man and a
half laboriug II hours day, to make 80 cases?
At the summit Of 4 hill, which Is 200 feet In
height, stands tower 20 feet high; from tile top
Of the tower TO the foot Of the hill is 800 feet;
from the top Of the tower TO the opposite side Of
stream which flows at the foot Of the hill is
400 feet what is the width Of the stream How
many yards Of paper ! yard wide will be re-
quirsd TO line ,9s oubical boxes. each containing
s 1888 cubic feet
History Of the United States-Name all the
major generals appointsd 10 Aid WASHINGTON In
the organization Of the "Continental Army -
How did John Paul Jones distinguish himself
idents Of The Unitsd states who vere moi elect,d
10 that oisce Nv tbe n.opls1 Mama ,bs -
most impoTtsnt inventions Of Tho present osn.
tnrv and tbsir ontho,s Tn wbat vars hs, ~.
United stat., besn engaged since The commence.
ment Of Washington's administration in 1850 =?
arammar WIZ, e. sarrs.nnra,rn ,on;,,.
t;on,7 Give s.smp,a. C,ive Inc fntnrs ird;c.
s,ivo of tbs veyb i,teaob - In IN, nTos,sssiv.
| forr Eor vh.ti. III. oh;..,iva ,o.. r.saS $1,000
tbs folIouipg ,entsncss. M viii he rninea mn.
le,s he reforms. Thew are onIy ouiet when tbsv
arc asleep, In the Following estract apaIv1e ali
| amor tbn ouotntion an5 na,se ina i,cIic;sad
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| A voice teithin us speaks that adrfIin1 word,
Man, thou shalt never die Celestial voices
hymn Il to our soulst according hdrPs,
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' "nu. me ,ne Preuuouons oi Noitnerp hll'ea
Arithmeto.-7i ounces OF gold are to be di
yided among men aud boy-the boy to hay
half as much as man; what will each have
when snow is uniformly inches deep, ho'
many cubic ieet are there on one acre Of land
AT what per cent will $500 gain $40 80 In on
year and nVe months when gold Is at Pre-
MUM OF SLa't, now mueh can be bought 10
$40 In current money! III III, ~ were paid iol
harvesting the wheat on lot OF land 400 rod
long, $50 rods wide, what should be paid for har
vestiDg tho oats upon lot 800 rods long, 45(
rods wide, the cost Of harvesting oats being four
6fths ns much as for harvesting wboat2
History of the United states.-What motive
prompted Columbus to undertake his voyage o
discovery What was the name of the nrst chill
Of Euron.an parents horn in Amerioa2 Nv wha
event. and In what wear, was the period Of III
coloniaI history of the United States Terminated
who was tho author of the Declaration of Inde
, nendence1 Why were the "Artiolos of Confed
| .ration, superseded by the "Constitution of tn,
D United states2m
Grrmmar,-Wbat are defective ysrbs? Civ
=. o.smnIss' What cIassss of adjective, do not nd
/ mil az oomparisonS Exni.In the difference b,
tween tho mast tense and Tho present perfec
tense, Correct the following sentences. T6eIad
Who sang so wsIl viii Nina evss bns Ieft The cit,
II cios Parse the italcised words in tho followin
70 stanEa, and analyze the last two lines:
l. ",TwSs dream not token or trace could rieU
81 me nam's mat ioyed, o. we irees Mm hns~
e Ss 'T ,s" XXI IL IL tSsy SsS yapisssd Sas
IS rn,nD go
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.no oIshGheS VI 'ne hnlSL ~, Iiss "1n ~
sue Pilno.pai ooh ' o,' '
D. many sqasIs mnSS ,h In asa N""o the 'ou
n ''s, ma br.. ami, m,,,;nI;,
u ~ ".',i,;rIiaJ hu a. .orantssntbs divids
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