The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-07-13

At the examination last week there
were 50 applicants 80 Of whom received
certificates, as follows "a Months-Je-
rome Goodrich Is Months - Joseph
Hays, W. NJ. johnson, J. II. Jackson. IL
Months-D. j. Reynish, J. J. Evans Geo.
E. Morgan, J. G. Sweeney, J. X. Stewart,
s W. McClung, Leonidas Hank, J. II.
Stephenson, J. D. Gillian, J. n. Deyer.
W. S. Reynolds, Luther Weed, II. A.
Hunter, Nellie Messenger, Mary Messen-
ger. j. X. McClung. Months-S. j.
Maloney, j. L. McKinniss, J. II. Wood,
Calvin Smith. r. Az Fitzpatrick, W. Z.
Marsh, A. E. Mclaughlin, Joseph Smith,
T. NJ Buskirk, Harriet Lewis.
The following are the questions used:
oRTHoGRATHY.
Territory, Himalaya, tantalize, tab
leaux, pusillanimous, satellite, symme-
try, sizable, Mediterranean, Marseilles,
gentian, conciseness, ammunition, Bo-
logna, vicissitude, supersede, sieve, lique-
fly, changeable, briery.
ARITHMETIC.
l. IF AS age were increased by its 81,
its As, and 20 more, the sum would equal
2 IL times his age. Required his age.
2. How many yards of carpeting "a
yard wide, will it take to cover floor 81
by 30 feet2 What will it cost at 81 40
per yard7
3. A and B are partners; 3-5 of AS
capital equals SO of BIS, and their loss is
$3.50. What is the share Of each
4. If sell 2-3-of a farm for what 4 Of
it cost, what per cent. do gain2
5. When gold is lis, and U. S. bonds
is los, what is a $500 bond worth in gold 2
6. What must ask for cloth costing
a yard, that may fall 20 per cent and
still make 20 per cent?
Z. When it is noon at San Francisco.
what time is it in Hong Kong, consider
ing the latter city to be 24Oo east of the
former2
s. IfI buy peaches at 3::for 2 cents and
sell them at 4 for 3 cents, what per cent.
do gain2
O. How shall l mix coffee that cost 25,
%, 80, and IS cents per pound, so as to
sell the mixture at 30 cents per pound
TO- There is a square field containing
10 acres. What distance is the center
from each corner2
GRAMMAR.
l. Write the masculine of czarina,
belle, witch.
. Write the principal parts of chide,
smite, tear, thrust.
g. What is conjugation, declension.
comparison7
4 How is the passive voice Of a verb
formed ?
5. Tell the difference, if any, between
my, and mine.
6. How do you put a verb in the en-
phatic form.
7. When are compound personal pro-
nouns used
8. What purpose does the final g serve
in the words care, note, diner
Q. When is the relative that used in
preference to who or which,
10. Why is the letter k inserted after
in certain words7
GEOGRAPHY.
/. When was Ohio admitted into the
Union, and when and where was the first
settlement made?
2. On what water course is each Of the
following: Columbus, Berlin, Paris,
Rome, Calcutta and Nashville?
3. What would be the effect upon the
climate of Great Britain and Ireland if
the Gulf Stream should be entirely re-
moved2
4. Draw an outline map Of Ohio, and
locate thereon the Capital, the Metropo-
lis and the Scioto River
5. Explain as you would to a scholar
what you understand by the ecliptic.
6. What position in the solar system
does the earth occupy7
7. Name all the States that bound Ten
nessee, and give their Capitals.
s. What is meant by Equinoxes
9. What channel connects the Gulf OF
Mexico with the Caribbean Scar
TO- Why is it warmer in the valleys
than on the tops of high mountainsi