Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-07
Scheme far Teaehers' Examinations
An pierce County for Spring OF see.

an Pierce County Tor spring OF 1859.
Personalifies.-l, Name. 2, Age.
8, Address. 4, Native state. 8, Time
you have taught in months. 8. What
Institute have you attendeis Z, How
MANY examinations have you passed
s, How many certificates have you held
and Of what grade! 9, What newspa.
per are you accustomed to reads 10.
What educational journal have you ever
taken?
arithmetic, Sd Grade.-Three fourths
multiplied BY seven eigbths, divided BY
five-sixths, plus two-thirds. minus six
seventies, reduced to deciinal of three
places. equals what numbera .o5 mul.
tip!ied by rs, divided by OPS, plus .625,
minus .OOO75, divided by 1000, reduced
to a common fraction, aud to its lowest
terms, equals what! Find 40 per cent
of 6 hours, % minutes and Is seconds.
If I sell two thirds of farm for what
four fifths of it cost, what per cent. do
gain? If 10 bbls. flour cost 9 IL dol
lars, what will lila bbls. cost (by pro
portion?
Second Grade.-1f FIVE eompositors
in 10 DAYS, working IA hours per day,
can COMPOSE 20 sheets of "a pages each.
so lines in a page. and 40 letters in a
line; in how many days, working
Z hours per day. can 10 com
pcsitors compose 40 sheets of 10 pages
each, go lines in page and so letters in
q lines
A grocer makes mixture of teas
worth respectively 80, 90 and l50 cents
per pound, how many pounds of each
NAV he use in order to have mixture
worth dollar per pound?
A tent pole 10 feet high stands in the
center of O circle 48 feet in diameter,
what length Of rope will reach from tho
top of the pole to the circumference of
the circle?
What is the difference in time between
two places situated one "a deg. Is min.
west longitude. and the other 60 deg.
40 min. west longitude?
How many square feet docs man
NOW who cuts q swath elk feet wide
round field containing 10 acres!
History-3d aud I'd Grade.-What
Presidents Of the United States have
died in office, and by whom were they
succeeded! What was the first perma
nent settlement of white men in the U.
S.?-where made?-by whom? By
men of what nation was Wisconsin first
explored and for what purpose?-
Through what wars has the United
States passed? How was slavery abolish
ed in tie United States2 Mention five
of the most eminent warriors, statesmen,
travellers, prose writers, poets. inventors,
cIergymen and teachers, who have lived
in the United States?
Orthoepy and Orthography-2d and
Sd Grade Wiite words illustrating the
sounds of tho vowels in their proper or
der. Write words in which ", y, aud
j are novels; also words in which they
are consonants. What letters are called
LIQUIDS, and why? Annex q suffix to
each of the following words: Change,
Judge, drop, prefer, receive, concur. glory,
happy, tie. beauty, control, rsvel, com
pei, study, prove, mischief, envy. How
many sounds in each of the words, Chi
cago, Milwaukee, Praire du Chen q
Write thu names of The states of the
Union. Write the names of five rivers
commencing with the letter p. Spell the
proper pronunciation of Rio Grande,
San Jose. Vallejo, ella, Paraguay, Uca
yali, Marajo. Tahiti, Sierra Nevada,
Oahu, Parana, Yosemite, Des Moines,
Thames.
GeograpAy-3d Grade.-Giye the
reason of the change of seasons. Give
the capitals of the United States, Eng,
land, France, Spain, Russia, Turkey,
Brazil and Mexico. Name and locate
the principal rivers of Asia. How many
states and territories in The United States
Name the territories. Draw q map aud
give the geography of South America
Second CHARACTERISTIC therivers Of
the Central Plain Of North America.
What point on the earth's surface has
neither latitude nor longitude? Name
and define the different forms of govern
ment in the world. What different re-
ligious systems prevail in the world, and
where? Describe Arabia.
Theory and Practice.--Do you pre-
pare yourself daily by study for tho
work of the succeeding day? How
many times were you tardy during your
last term Of teaching? Write such pro-
gramme of school exercises for one day
as you have been accustomed to follow.
Do you have regular physical exercises !
How often! What do they consist in
Do, you pursue any regular course of
object tenching! If so, give the subjects
of your first five lessons and write a
sketch of one lesson rs you would pre-
sent it to class. Give your idea of
corporal punishment, recesses, commu.
nications, methods of calling and dismiss.
ing classes, opening and closing school.
What use do you make of wall mapsl
Physiological and Sd Grade
Give the anatomy, physiology and by
gene Of the digestive organs. Ditto cir
culatory system. Ditto respiration. De.
scribe the eye and give the philosophy of
sight. How do you feel paint
General Questions.--How do You
explain eclipses of the sun and moon