The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-02-10

AT the examination last week there
were 25 applicants, l3 Of whom received
certificates, as follows:
"a months-John NJ. Stewart and VIM.
II. Hays.
Is months-John Warren.
IL months-Addie Smith, Ginevra In
man, c. W. Cherington, Cordelia Price
and Mary E. Evans.
6 months-Julia N. Kirkendall, Rob
ert Harper, Daniel W. Williams, George
B. Warren and David J. Reynish.
The following were the questions used;
oRTHoGRAPHY.
Hereditary, seizing, centennial, har-
angue. salary, mosquito, losing, jailer,
prestige. Lafayette, traffic, hAre-lipped,
surveillance. puissance, avowel, impanel
apparel, ialap, deleble, aiddecsmp.
GRAMMAR
/. When are and consonants2
2. What letters are called liquids, and
why2
3. Define tense. conjugation, and in
hection.
4. What is the synopsis of the vert
love, in the third person plural2
5. How are simple sentences divided
Define each.
6. Decline the nouns friend, man. fox
and fly.
7. Give q rule for the comma, and an
example illustrating the rule.
CORRECT AND TELL WHY.
s. In all his works, there is a spright
illness and yigor.
9. Teachers like to see their pupils po
lite to each other.
ASALYzE AND PARSE.
10. Can that be the man who deceived
meH
GEOGRAPHY.
l. What are cardinal points Of the
cempass2 Are they absolute or relativel
2. Name the FIVE principal cities on
the Mississippi river. and give the name
of the state in which each is situated7
3. Through what States and Terrific
ries would you pass in travelling aero
the United States on the fortieth parallel
of North latitude7
f. What is the Oldest town in the U
s., and in Ohio? Locate each.
5. Why are the Polar circles located
231 degrees from the poles2
G. What is the earth, and what is the
distance to the moon2
7. What part Of the earth's surface is
directly south Of the North Pole
s. What determines the location oi
the tropics.
Q. What ia circumference, diameter
longitude, axis, and orbit ?
10 What is the cause of the change oi
seasons2
24II 27-lI
l. Divided by--=Whst1
23-5 s 7-lO
2. Express in figures the following
Two hundred and ffty-four thousand
seven hundred and sixty-three thous,
andths.
3. If u men NOW 25 acres Of grass in
= Gays OF lO4 nOuIs taCut uOH nhuy
how many hours q day must IA men
work to NOW so acres in days.
4. st. Louis is 4O' west Of New York I;
what time is it at St. Louis when it is
o'clock p. m. at New York ?
5. A owning 60 per cent. Of q ship,
sells u per cent Of his share for $500;
what is the value of the ship2
6. A lawyer having a debt Of $3.50 to
collect, compromises by taking so per
cent, and charges FIVE per cent. for bis
fees, what is his fee, and what the net
proceeds?
Z. Sent 81, 900 to buy carriage com
mission, y per cent. what must the
carriage cost
s. A, B and have a joint capital
stock of $4,000; neither withdraws
from the firm, and when they dissolved A
had $4,000, B $4,000, and c $4,000;
what sum did each contribute
Q. A boat in crossing a river 500 yards
wide, drifted with the current 800 yards
how far did it go?
TO- A bankrupts estate is worth &c.
600; his debts are s47, 500, the assignee
charges per cent. what is paid on the
dollar7 What does B get, whose claim
l. a. 65O7