Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-10-20

lO.-What rivers flow into the
Mississippi riverP
PHYSIOLOGY.
l.-Name the bones of the trunk.
2.-Describe the stomach.
Shame and locate the salivary
glands.
5.-Describe the heart. Name its
valves.
| 5.-Name the systems of circula-
tons.
6.-What forces the blood through
the arteries? Through the veinsr
| Name the great nerve centers.
Slow many pairs of nerves be-
long to each system?
9.-Name the coats of the eye.
lO.-Of what kinds of matter Is
the brain composeds
oRTHoGRAPHY.
l.-Classify the letters and define
every term used.
o. Define diphthong, triphthong.
3.-Whst is accent Give any
rules for accent.
4.-Mark the accented syllable
in the following words:
Mandamus, inexorably, retributive,
allopathy, precedence, indissolubly,
superfuous, TYPOGRAPHY, complais-
ance, csmpelopsrd.
5.-Give the rules for the use of
capitals.
e.-What is q syllable? Of what
must every syllable consist?
I'm dividing words into sylla-
bles, what is the best guide?
s.-What is spelling?
9.-Give four rules for spelling?
lO.-Correct the errors in the fol-
lowing.
He was bread for the church. She
rung all the close. The martial had
a very marshal look. The cobbler
put his all into his pocket. The oar
was completely melted. The veins
are governed by the wind. The
principle is sick. The capital is sit
uated IN the capitol. His vices were
all bought by some other blacksmith.
The bridal was in the barn.
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
How do you teach the alpha.
bet?
(which is first, the idea or the
word?
3.-How would you give children
an idea of length? Of width? Of
thickness?
How would you develop the
idea of numbers?
5.-How can you create love for
studys
6.-By what are you guided in
forming classes?
How do you manage when
there is diversity of textbooks?
s.-Do you hold the textbook
while the pupil recites9
9.-How do you teach spelling?
lO.-How do you secure attention?
Do you read school journal?-
l.-Give the principles.
2.-From what are the princiE les
derived?
3.-What is "maln slant?"
4.-Give diagram for slant.
5.-Analyze n, IN, W, v, f., l,p,q.
A, P, b, v, w, H, Y, 2.
Eight persons received first class
certificates, and fifty received second
class certificates. Forty-nine per.
sons failed. For the benefit of those
who partly failed, and those who fail
ed completely, few of the mistakes
are noted:
In first class questions in arithme-
tic, one person failed to solve no. l;
ten, no. 2; FIVE, no. 8; fourteen no. 4;
three, no. s; seven, no. 6; five, no. I;
seven, no. 8; four, no. 9; twelve, no.
10.
In second class, thirty-five failed
to solve no. l; thirty-four no. 2; eigh-
teen, no. 8; twenty, no,-4 four no. s;
thirteen, no. 8; twenty-three, no. 7;
twenty-nine, no. 8; eleven, no. 0;
twenty-seven, no. 10.
In first class grammar, generally,
the work was we'll done.
In second class, many did the work
we'll. Many, too, did not do the
work well. They could repeat the
definitions and rules, but failed in
the application of these.
Under no. l, "By is q relative pro.
noun, &c, objective case, governed
by Dimes" "From Is a proposition,
shows the relation of meridian to by"
sheltered is 3 verb, indicative mode
&C." "Pendsnt is an sdverb.
sheltered is an adverb." pendant
is participie used - proposition"
Several retain the form deers for the
plural of deer.
"Who stands head in our class?"
"Head is q verb, principal parts
are head, heading, &C."
"Our teacher does not let US do
&C."
"Do is . proposition"
GEOGRAPHY.
To no. 8, the following answer
was given:
The earth penetrating over tho axis
around the sun. The sun travelling
north and south Of the equator.
To no. 5, the following. Why, it
10 the same ~ we say the climate of
tho Southern States Is warm because
it is near the south pole, and tho
western states cold because it is near
the north pole, or beng in different
degrees Of temperature. Another:
Climate is different degrees Of At
mosphers. "Circulation Of stmos-
pherv."
No. 1 was answered thus: Hot
winds. When winds from different
directions meet they are called trade
winds. They are winds that OK
change with other winds. They are
caused by the revolution Of tho earth,
water blowing from the Gulf stream.