The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-04-14
Teachers Examination in Pa.


the examination and licensing of teach
ers in Erie Co., Pa Knowing that cur
teachers would read with interest a de
scription of the event, we took notes at
the time, and now give the. proceedings
in fall.
Mr. c. G. Taylor, the County Supt ap
peared to be we'll qualified by education
ard experience to discharge the duties of
his office. We we're, however, surprised
at the persistency with which he applied
the term "stanza ITO the divisions of an
article in prose which was assigned to the
candidates for a reading exercise. We
We're also surprised and somewhat amused
st the incredulity With which our state
ment relative to the boundaries of the
Lake State was received An opinion
seems to prevail in that part of the Union
thac the Great Lakes are somewhat terri
torial in their Organization or rather
that the portion OF the lakes within the
boundaries Of the U. S. are subject only
to the general government.
The Supt. opened the exercises by ask
ing the name, age and experience of each
of the candidates, and if they read the
Scriptures in school, remarking that he
wished it to he done This was followed
by an exercise in Orthography The fol-.
low ng words were pronounced by Mr.
Taylor and written by the candidates.
"Sorcery, Nunnery, Cultural, Succo-
fash, Summary, Qualify, Lyceum, Pellu-
cid, Seceder Coincide, Pelisse, Police,
Valise, Righteous, Abscission, Buoyant,
Discern, Sacrifice"
Each applicant was asked two or three
questions relative to the classification of
the above words according to the number
of their syllables, and the classification of
of letters forming them, &c. e. rres
The examination in Reading was
wholly oial This was followed by an in.
vestigation into the proficiency of the.
class in Written Arithmetic. which was
determined by the solution ofthe follow
ing problems-a correct solution of only
two of them being required:
Bought number of.eggs at the rate
of for cent, and as many more at the
nate of for cent. / sold them at the
rate of s for cents and by 80 doing
gained IA cents. How many eggs did /
buyP" ,rp 80 ss sr,
Bought horses at $50 each, oxen at
$40 each, cows at $25 each and calves at
$40 each, so that the average price was
$50. How many of each did buy?
If it requires 2 bushels of oats to feed
horses, Is of a dav, how many horses
would it take to consume IA bushels in
three tlfths of q day." G8g .sRfl
The examination in Mental Arith-
nnet;c was conducted orally and
consisted in the solution of al
single example by each member of the
class
The examination in Geography was
also oral. The following were the ques-
tion asked: $50 AZ BGBEE 81 j
Bound Ohio and give its capital.
How many motions has the earth and
what are they?
"What is the distance In degrees from
the equator to the poles? AAeen
"Hcw many zones are there? Name
them. ~8Ase~v ~~ -
"What is the width of the Torrid
Zone in degrees: ues-.~ !
"What is the distance from the Equa-
tor to the Tropic of Capricorn? !
"What is the width of the Frigid
X0nes In degrees? SO #Bn DDS AZ
What is the tide, and what causes
What makes the moon shine
"What are ocean currents? " nA 81
"What is the course ST the Gulf
Streami @9n6Hen1TEt
''Describe the Tennessee.
"Locateth Mediterranean Sea. What
gave it the names
Bound Kentucky "a ~ ~
On what river and in what county il
the capital OF Pennsylvania? 5 44a adj
"Where is mount Heclag Describe
the Geysers. '8 sego7f' sl8aaiod Y
"Where is Mt. ST. Eliase avyoI
"What Mts. separate Europe and Asia
Describe the Niger.
"What is the greatest extent of Longi-
tnde ? Latitudes
How many miles around the earthe
"Bound N. Y. and give its capital.
"What city at the western terminus of
the Erie Canal?
The examination in Grammar consisted
in analysing and parsing the following