National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-26
c0L0RED PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ANNUAL EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS,
eooDsHoW1Ne OF THBoAEDIDATEs.
RIDDLES THEY WERE ASKED TO SOLVE.
SQHE PRACTICAL QUESTIONS PROPOSED.
Forty.ens Persons Anxious to Become
Teachers-Rights Of the Celored
seheols-The Action OF the
Oonsmfssfoners I'm Consoli.
dating Questioned-Be.
ply 10 Mr.. Charles
n. Thomas.
Examination for Tsacherships-Goods showing
Of the Candidates

Examination for Tsaeherships-Goods Showing
Of the Candidates
The examination Of applicants for teaeherships
in the colored schools took place yesterday at
Sumner building, commencing at 0 o. m. and
holding until p. m. The applicants numbered
forty-one, being the largest number ever placed
under examih alton In these schools result
highly gratifying to the friends Of the colored
people and another evidence that the colored
people are not only acquiring education for self
Improvement but are also preparing themselves
TO assist their race from darkness to light. The
Sooq IN the presence Of trustees Cook and John.
subjected to the following practical interrogato-
First. At the opening Of school, what would
be your first step toward early and successful
Second. Give some Of the means you would
adopt for securing good order.
Third. Name some Of the ways in which you
would excite an interest in study among your pu-
Fourth. What course would you pursue to in
sure regular and punctusl attendance7
In addition to the studies below, the applicants
were examined in reading and spelling.
ARITHMETIC.
Five questions-four credits each
First. Divide two tenths by I'VE ten-millionths.
Second; How many posts, sig feet apart, viii be
Sls 70 Spse M nss o. iencs ,,s
square root Of the least common multiple Of six,
twelve, eighteen, thirtysix, and forty Weight and
the square OF the greatest common diVisor Of the
-Four. Bought bill Of goods for $500, and
mark ed them SO as to gain forty per cent. After
maipder was sold at twenty five per cent. Dis
count from the retail price, and the balance was
lost BY fire; Did gain or lose, and whstH
Five. The interest on certain sum for one
month and thirteen days at seven per cent, is
$4.05: what is the principslf
ALGERIA.
Three questions-Two credits to each.
One. Algebraic-divide.
Two. A post is one-quarter in the mud, and
ten feet above the water: what is the whole
Three. what two numbers are those whose
difference is seven and sum thirty-threef
GEOGRAPHY.
Four questions--FOur credits to each.
First. Name three OF the principal cities In
each Of the following States: New YORK, Mas.
sscbusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, Ge0r-
gia, Virginia and Maryland.
Second. mention three Of the largest river.ba-
sins in the world, and give the important rivers Of
each.
in Asia that lave about the same latitude IS the
New England States.
Fourth, In . voyage from Chicago to Con-
through and the cspes by which you would pass.
HISTORY.
-Four questions-Four credits each.
First. Where did the first colonial congress
meet: and what important acts did It performf
Second. What important services did Benia-
min Franklin perform In connection with the Rev
olutionf-
Third. Whist were the important causes that
brought on the Mexican War Mention two bat
ties fought by General Taylor, and two by General
Scott. Which side was victorious IN each battleP
Fourth. Describe the capture Of Richmond,
and tell what effect this event had upon the REBEL
lion. sI.a 10
GRAMMAR. ---a
Three questions-Four credits toll and 2, and
eight toS
First Correct, IL necessary, the errors In the
following sentences, and give reasons therefore:
MANY men treat their horses very cruel"
1.-THE taxes will be collected by and you"
"ThiDgs were done different when we was boys"
81 done my exercises quicker than him."
Second. Construct q simple sentence having an
infinitive phrase for its object. and complex SEN
tence whose predicate is modified BY an adverbisl
clause.
Third. Ansiyse I'M following sentence, and
parse the words IN HdIics:
"Benesth, in the churchysrd, lay the dead
In their night encampment on the hill,
Wrapped in silence SO deep and still,
That he could hear, like Q sentinel's tread,
The vatchful night-wind, as It went
Creeping along from tent to tent,
And seeming to phisper, All is wellP"