Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-05-06
EDUCATIONAL.

EDUCATIONAL,
4 TEACHERS EXAMINATIsN.-At I'll
/ the Teachers Examination, on Saturda
last, there were thirty-one applicant:
eight males, and twenty-three females
r of which number, two, received certiff
Gates for is months; nine, fer II month:
and fourteen, for months Below W
| give the questions asked by the exam
i iners:
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
l. Parse the italicized words in the following
example:
MAY one be pardoned, and retain-the ofense
/ n the corrupted currents of this world
Onense's guided hand may shove 6y-Justice
And oft It's seen the wicked prize itself
Bugs out the law; but It's not so-above;
, There's no shufhing; there the action lies
In its true nature"
What is an interrogative pronounf
8. Decline the relative which
4. Write a sentence containing the relative
t0etch and verb in the potential mode present
tense.
i s. What are auxiliary verbs? Name six.
6. What is compound personal pronoun
7. Parse the italicized words in the following
sentence: Let us make haste slowly.
g. What is distinctive conjunetiver Give
an example.
| g. Name the parts of speech.
GEOGRAPHY.
l. From what is the term Geography derived7
2. Into what three departments is geoeraphy
divided?
g.. What is meant by the natural divisions
of the earth?
4. Define political Geographyf
5. From what is the height of mountains
measured?
s. Into what parts is the ocean divided. and
how are they designated?
I. How many races of men are there7
8; What are the proofs that the earth is spher.
.. How many and what motions has the
earth7 WIG
To- What effects are produced by the rsyolu.
ton OF the earth around thesun?
divided?
Y Define respectively City, Town, tCapitsl
and County Seat?
l3. What is the true object of Government,
"A. What are the principal forms Of Govern.
ment and define each.
10. How came there to be a difference of lam
guage among mankind?
ORTHOGRAPHY.
l. Define orthography.
2. What lis letter. A syllable7 A mono
sy liable? A dissyllable7 /
3. WHAT'S primitive word? What q de-
Give examples.
4. What is prefix? A suffixf
5. What Specification have the prefixes un and
IN and the afiixes by er and or and non ations
8. How do you form the plural of nouns end.
ing in preceded by vowel? How when pre-
ceded by consonant?
Z. Define the following words: solecism.
slision, trite, casualty, terse concise and con.
,ituent. Ia
THEORY AND PRACTICE. Ia
l. To what extent is a teacher responsible for
he moral culture of pupil? II
2. What elements are necessary to constitute !
successful teacher? 8
3: What means do you take to preserve order t
4. What in your opinion would be q natural :
for hagrant disobedience in the :
chool room. t
S. Do you find it necessary to use CORPORAL q
LII youI sCileQl{ II so, STATE now L
-ou infiict it, 1
ARITHMETIC.
l. Sold -four for $40 and lost 20 q cent What
'er cent. would have lost if had sold 1t for
2 Describe the process of adding compound
numbers and give the rule. q
8. 4gal. gillsxlO gal. 8 qt. Il ptxs gal. 3sptx
ga gal. x2S ct LIZ pt.xS-5 gill-whatf Give the ii
=. How can You determine whether any eivsn 9
is true?
.. How would you prove diyisiens 81
a. What is the present worth Of sI24S, due 9 o
nonths hence att per cent? What is the true
iscount?
z. What is Premium What is discount. v
g. How do you find the area of . trapesoid.
9. How do you conduct recitation in Artth. Z
netic7 a
10. How is the area Of q circle found from fta
lianeter or from its circumference