Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-02
The Public schools.

The written examinations of the grammar
schools 1st, ID and Sd grades), took place in ali
the districts yesterday. The questions were
in the grammar schools by trustees, those in
the first Intermediates by the teachers of the
grammar schools, and the lower grades of inter-
mediates by the teachers OF the higher grades
The following are the questions pupils OF the
gram mar schools were required TO answer.
FIRST CLAss-ARITHMETIC. (Three credits
each.)
1. Acd together ten thousand and seven ten
thoussndtls. and one thousand and four hun
bred and sixty five hundred thousandths; IN al
uply the sum by fve-t enths and divide this pro-
duct by eleven thousandths.
2 L send my agens 5000 worth of goods. to
De sold a. commission of per cent; he Is to
invest the proceeds in cotton, after deducting a
commission or ~ per cent. for purch asing.
What Is the investment?
amounted TO 1912. interest at Der cent: no W
long did he keep it?
4. a 50 gallon cask is three-hfths full OF wine;
II z .625 gallons should leak out what decimal
part OF full cask would remain?
D. Which is the better in vestment, and by how
much, b per cent. stocks at 20 per cent. dis
count, or 10 per cent. stocks at 80 per cent. pre-
6. What is the capacity OF the smallest reser-
yolr that will exactly contain a certain number
OF full Casks of wine OF either II, Is or AZ gall
Ions each? State the number of each required
to fill it.
I. What is the inverse ratio of the square root
OF ~ to the square root Of 3.6l7 TO what
humber has 20 the same ratio?
.. How many cubic feet in a rectangular
beam "a feet inches long, foot Q inches wide,
and foot 2x inches thick?
.. what part OF square yard of paper will
be required to make a cubical box which an ALI
contain 2I-6+ OF q cubic foot?
TO- circular park requires 81 rods OF fence
70 lbclose IT, What is the area OF the park?
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 1.-TWO credits esch.)
l. Define the term crock" and name the
principal classes.
2. What are the chief agents producing
changes
time?
3. Give the limits of the Mississippi valley.
T. what Is said of the direction OF IN Jun tain
5. De fine "pass," and describe the passes of
the Andes.
6. What advantages are derived from O., eanic
Z. Explain the circumstances under which
dew IL deposited.
8 Name the processes constantly going on in
a growing plant.
9. What is meant by the ssfauna, of a region.
and the habitat" OF 3 species.
10 In hich states Is Iron found in the great
est abundance?
ORAL EXAMINATIONS, FOURTH SCHOOL DIS
TRICr.
Male primary No 3, Miss +. Halliday, JEFF
teIson Building, Was examined at ID O'Clock
thls morning by Trustee AtIIee. This schoO,
consists of lO3 OF as bright looking little bows
whose ages range from to years, as can be
found Ia any school. The exercises were in toe
usual branches, and all acquitted then selves
with much credit, showing great care on the
part OF the teacher, who is regarded as one of
the best primary teachers in the District. This
school is 20 large that ii has been divided in
two classes, making virtually two schools, one
aftencing the morning and the other the
afternoon sessions AT the close OF the ex-
efeises Trustee Alice addressed the pu-
pills, 6ongratuaiing them in brief but APP
proIrlate terms on the proficiency exhibited,
and distributed the premiums according to the
IOlI"Mirg merit roll Medals, Henry Bowling
ana Walter Fearing; attendance, wm. SchIett;
attendance and scholarship, Henry l.. ThOmp-
son; scholarship, Eugene X. Hendley, Gorge
Holland; department, Frank AuIdridge, James
O'Leary, Nicholas Sc atom, Edwa d Hautnett
Gerson Cohen, Judah Blondheim, Edward
Newman, Peter McArdle, Henry Riley, Robt.
Henderson, Henry CoIman, William Leimbach
FREDERICK keppler; peDmanship, Oscar Wal
ker; music, James Richardson. The number
OF pupils transferred during the year, SO; to be