National Republican., 1875-06-07
SCHOOL TEACHERS.
The Examination of Candidates

The Examination Of Candidates.
The examination of applicants for teachershlps
in the public schools took place last Saturday,
and was conducted by the committee on examina-
tiOn. There were twenty-three in attendance,
three Of them young men, and the majority were
young lady graduates Of our public schools. The
following were the questions:
ARITHMETIC
/. Explain the operation Of dividing tracaon
by a whole number, whole number by aifac-
tion, and one fraction by another.
2. Define ratio. In how many and in whatways
may the ratios OF two numbers be expressed
Which is the dividend? When is the value OF
the ratio less than one? When is it greater than
one?
g. What is discount? What is the difference
between true discount and interest! Between
bank discount and interest?
1. A and b can perform piece Of work In Oh
days and q in SO days and A and y IN SIX
days; in what time would each of them perform
&. merchant bought $50 duIntals of fish at
So SO each, and sold them immediately for 81
ouintaI on six months credit, for which he re-
etived a note. II he should get this note dis
counted at bank, at the rate Of six per centum,
what will he gain on the fsh?
6. A horse which bOughl for 90 per cent less
than his s. real WORTH haEI3g @ GeeGme ne c5s and
thereby lost $55 on his original value. What did
get for the horse?
GRAMMAR.
:. What is the object OF the study Of grammar?
s. What parts of speech in the English Ian
guage are not declinable, and by what general
name are they called?
9. What parts Of speech are compared. andhowF
10. Write the first person plural number of the
verb strike, in all its tenseS moods and voices.
II. If you discover anything wrong in the or
biography, syntax or punctuation Of the follow
ing sentences, please point 1t out by writing them
THE word wit has lost its original signif-
cation Of wisdom. Were our Parliament still
called IritenCgemOte, the name would be supposed
to be descriptive OF the merriment Of its members
rather than OF their wisdom"
10. AnalyZe the following, and parse the words
in italics:
A heavy thunder so that upstarted,
Like person tCho by force is wakened;
And round about moved my rested eyes,
priSen erect, and steadfastiy gazed,
To recognise the place wherein was"
GEOGRAPHY.
IS. Define Geography.
a. Explain how il happens, If It does happen,
that the days and mig hts vary at Washington, ID.
e.; and if there be any time OF times during
year when the days and nights are OF equal
length in Washington, give a reason therefor.
Is. What are the principal ridges of the Appa-
lacbian chain of mountains?
lG. Through what States and Territories do the
ranges Of the Rocky Mountains pass?
Il. Draw an outline map Of the State of I'LL
nois, and write thereon the names of all bodies OF
water and land which touch or border upon that
could net have been built in the interior Of the
State
where they rise, in what direction they run, and
into what they empty. Name and describe the
famous valley. if there be such valley, at or
near the beadwaters of one OF these rivers, and
state for what il is chiefly celebrated.
10. State whether or not there are any large
rot, why not? il there are any what are they
called?
HISTORY.
20. What colony Of Europeans first settled the
territory now known as New York, and in right
of whose discoveries did they claim it? What
name was hrst given to the colony, and after
whom was the country finally called?
n BY whom and to whom was the State Of
Georgia granted, and for what purpose?
- What act OF South Carolina caused Prest-
dent Jackson to issue his celebrated proclamation
q What was the cause of the war of 1872, be-
tween the United States and Great Britain? and
what were the more important terms Of the treaty
Of peace signed at Ghent?
-. Name several las many as you cam of the
colleges and universities founded by or in the col
onies prior to the organization of the present form
OF government Of the United States, and also
scme OF the more important founded since that
date.
United States.
&c. Give a list of teachers, male and female,
who have won a national reputation as educators.
PHYSICS.
-. Upcn what physical Law does the ventiIa-
tiOn OF school rooms deTend?
IS. Explain the apparatus-the methOd-by
when arcDltects usually attempt 10 utilize TINS
law in the ventilation of buildings; in other
words how does the architect ATTEMPT to crowd
cut the foul air Of a school room, and replace it
with pure air?
ALGEBRA.
-. What are coefhcisnts, and eXpoaents?
50. Express in algcbraic form the sam of T, y,
and :, divided by the product Of r. and the square
Of
p. Factor square plus 2ry minus square.
o. Two persons received equal sums OF money:
the first paid away S25, and the second 800. Il
then appeared that the former had twice as much
as the latter. What sum did each receive?