Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-05
Our Public schools.
THE EXAMINATION or APPLICANTS Fol
TEACHERS POsITIoNs.

TEACHERS POSITIONS.
The committee On teachers and examina
tiors O. the Trustees of the Public schools
are today examining applicants for teach
eTS positions at the Franklin ScnOOl
Building. There are twenty three in at
tendance. three OF them young men, and the
lions;
ARITHMETIC.
!. Explain the operation or dividing
fraction by a whole number. a whole num-
Der by a fraction, and one fraction 10y an
Other.
?. Define ratio In how many and i'm what
way may tine ratio of two numbers be eX-
pressed? Wntcn Is the dividend? When is
tie value of the ratio less than one? When
5. What is discount? What is the differ
ence between true discount and bank dis
count? Between true discount and interest?
Between bank discount AID interest?
!. \ and Il can perform a piece of work in
, 5-ll days. and { in 90 days, and \ aud C
III days; In what time would eacl OF them
perform the work alone?
D. y merchant bought 40 quintals of fish
az $50 eacn, and sold them Immediately for
- a qulntal on months credit. for which
he rece we'd note. If ne should get this note
discounted at a bank, at the rate of per
f>h?
q. \ horse which | bought for 80 per cent
less than his real worth. having become in
juTed, ! sold for p per cent. less than what ne
cost, and thereby lost SO on MS original
NaiUe. " iitL Olu get 10: the horse
GRAMMAR.
.. What is the OBJECT OF the study Of gram
mar?
:. What parts OF speech in the English
language are not dtClinaOIe. and by what
general name are they called?
.. What paris of speech are compared, and
how? Give examples.
IL. Write the first person plural number of
the verb SFtke, In al! Its lenses, moods and
voices?
II. If you discover anything wrong in the
pF.hr
following sentences. please point it out by
writing them correctly:
The word wit" has lost its original sig
nification of wisdom. Were our Parliament
still allied iCitctageT'c'e, the name would be
supposed TO be descriptive OF the merri ment
of its members rather than of their w sdOm."
verbs in italics:
',,bLok, III deep letAsrgy within my head
= heavy thunder, 50 y" upstarted,
And rouud about moved my rss,.i eyes,
lFgt'-E ST@~t. and stesdfsstly gazed,
10 Ssoesn,zs the place wherein wa.
GEOGRAPHY.
13. Define Geography.
H. Explain how il happens, if Il does hap
pen. That the days and nights vary in length
al Washington, II. c.: and if there be any
time or times during a year when the daVs
ana nights are OF equal length in Washing
ton, give a reason therefor.
10. WHAT are the principal ridges OF the
AlIalachlan chain OF mountains?
10. Through what states and territories do
l.. Draw an outline map OF the state Of Hi
nOis. and write thereon the names of all
nOdles OF water and land which touch or Dor
der upon that state. Give q reason why
Chicago was not and could not have becl
built in the interior of the state.
Il. Name the two great rivers of HindOOs-
tan; tell where they rise, in what direction
they run. ana into what they empty. Name
and describe the famous valley, If there be
such a valley, AT or near Tue Rsa1TaierS oF
Ce 81 tagSt rivers, 9Hd Stale Tor what it is
-. safe whether or not there are any large
rivers on the western coast OF SOuth Amer
lea; if not. why not! If there aye anv, what
are they called?
M What colony Of Europeans first settled
the territory now known a New York, AMI
IN right OF whose discoveries did they claim
it What name was first given to the COL
ony, and after whom was the country finally
called.
p. By whom and TO whom was the state of
Georgia granted. and for what purpose?
p. What act OF South Carolina cauSeI
President jackson 10 issue mis- celebrated
proclamation OF 1s}y?
.. What was the cause OF the war of 1872.
between the United States and Great Britain?
ard what were the more important terms OF
the treaty Of peace signed at Gheut?
n Name several (as many as you cam OF
the colleges and universities founded by or
in the colonies prior TO the organization OF
the present form of government OF the United
states, and also some of the more important
p. Give a list of normal schools in line
United states.
p. Give a list Of teachers, male and female
who nave won national reputation as edu-
Gators.
PHYSICS.
2. Upon what physical law does the ven
tilatiOn of school rooms depend?
p. Explain the Apprenticeship methol-
by which architects usually attempt to util-
lZe this law in the ventilation OF buildings:
IN other words, how does the architect at
tempt To crowd out the foul air of a school
room, and replace il with pure air?
ALICE
20. What are cOefficents, and expOnertSP
90. Express ina algebraic form the sum of
r, y, and Z, divided by the product of 4, and
the square OF n.
81. Factor I square plus 2Jy minus q
square.
D. Two persons received equal sums of
money, the first paid away -, ana the second
80. II then appeared That the former had
twice as much as the latter. What sum did
each receive?