The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-09-29


mans hats" James hat.
0. Analyze, parse, &c. the above SEN
tences.
THEORY AND PRACTICE Or TEACHING.
The following questions were then asked
on Theory and Practice of Teaching
1. How old are you?
1. How many terms have you taught?
8. The titles of the books you have stud
led on teaching?
A. Do you read the Pennsylvania school
Journal?
8. Can you teach Vocal Music?
6. Give the requisites of recitation.
z. What should be the first lessons in
Geography?
8. What is the relation of Education to
Wealth?
0. Write composition of five sentences
on the subject of "Exercise."
10. What are the pure ideal creations?
II. Tell what you know of "School Or
ganization."
10. What use can be made of globe in
teaching Geography?
10. What use can be made of black
board in teaching?
IA. What subjects (three or four will
you teach inductivoly?
10. How do you teach Penmanship?
U. S. HISTORY AND CONSTITUTION.
1. How is U. s. Senator elected?
2. How can an alien become citizen of
the L. S.
3. What are the privileges and disabili-
ties of members of Congress?
4. Name five powers of Congress?
8. Who was President of the U. s. Con-
stitutional Convention, and when was the
constitution adopted by the States?
6. Give the departments of Government
and the chief of each at the present time
ADMINISTRATIONS U. s. HISTORY.
1. Name.the Presidents in their order.
9. Give the principal events of Madisons
administration.
3. Who was the most scholarly president
of the U. s. t.tI
4. Give the principal events of 1868.
5. During whose administration did
La Fayette visit America, and give the
year.
6. Who was the 18th president of the u.
S. and what were the important events of
his administration
ELEMENTARY U. s. HISTORY.
/. Who were the English discoverers
2. Give the principal events in the settle
ment of Virginia.
3. How and from whom did the U. s.
OpN"In fiOAiu"; hOuloldhdl SdlllOIIld anu
Alaska.
4. What was the result of the French
and Indian War?
8. The causes of the Revolutionary war.
O. What battles were fought in 1775.
z. When and where was the treaty sign
ed which closed the Revolutionary war.
MENTAL ARITHMETIC
/. A. b. and G. can NOW field in 6days
A nd in t1,a
had worked days, G. left, how long did
it require A. and B. to finish it?
2. Two times certain number plus 10
equals 3 times the sum obtained by in
creasing the number by2 what is the
number?
3. My friends watch loses 2 minutes in
3 hours and mine gains 90 minutes day !;
they were set by correct time yesterday at
noon and are now half an hour apart what
time is it ?
The. above were to be solved on paper
AND afterwards one problem was required
from each applicant to DO solved orally.
GEOGRAPHY.
1. Give the general political divisions of
the earth?
Q. Give the natural divisions OF the
earth's surface?
3. Draw a map of Ohio.
A. Locate Dublin, Hayre, st. Petersburg,
Rome, Copenhagen, Havana, Aspinwaii,
Virginia City, Washington, Bloomfield,
Scranton, Harrisburg, Atlanta, Albany,
Louisville, Madison, Paramaribo, Monte
video.
8. Name the territories, the number of
states, the largest island, the longest river,
the largest ocean, the volcano most CON
stantiy in action, any town or city destroy
ed by earthquakes, the Oldest city in the
United States.
9. How long is the Railroad time from
Philadelphia to San FranciscoP
WRITTEN ARITHMETIC.
1. Write compound number containing
all the denominations Of the U. s. Mon
ey Table?
2. Write an improper fraction and then
its equal decimal fraction. gl1 no
3. How many methods of notation and
explain them. 8bgI
A. Write defpition of Proportion.
8. Write in words 1893, 455.
o. Symbolic properly five dollars, five
pounds, English Money, FIVE per cent.
five days, five degrees, five minutes, (time)
DO OF lat. or long. five months, five square
Ieet, hye cubic feet five ounces, five pecks,
five gills, five fal4hings, five hundred
shillings, five cents,
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PRoBLEHs
/. How much should be paid for % $40
owt. Of tobacco at Sl2.37t per cwt.
2. Reduce 3pwt to the fraetion Of 10.
troy.
3. farmer has tracts Of land the first
125 acres rOods, another 200 acres 2
roods fo inches the third 175 acres 10.
perches he Intends dividing this land
equally between his two sons, what will be