Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-05-18

id, full, ible.
IA. Add three suffixes to each O.
the following roots: "Glad, will
home, termin."
Is. Analyze coincide, overtask
transfer, international. Define syn
onym. Give some words that arc
synonymous.
From No. l to No. II, second
class; from No. 6 to No. Is, first
class.
READING.
l. Define accent, emphasis, pro
nunciation.
2. What is the proper position il
reading, and how ought the book to
be held?
3. Name and mark all the shor,
sounds of the vowels.
4. Indicate the pronunciation il
the following words by the use o.
proper diacritical marks: Tube, sir
tub, nor, mute, myrtle, fare, branch
palace, mar, earthly, colleague, finan
ceS.
5. What organs of speech are
used in pronouncing "neighbor?"
6. Define pitch, stress, and other
elements of expression.
7. Define cesura, give rule for its
use, and name other poetical pauses
s. What can you say of Whittier
and Washington Irving? Can yor
name any of their writings?
8. Give your plan for a daily rec
itation in reading.
10. What methods would yor
use for securing variety?
IL. How would you correct the
faults Of
a, speaking too low.
b, the use of the 'nasal twang."
C, hesitating or speaking too fast:
70. Name an American poet, q
novelist, historian and a lecturer
Name some of their writings or sub
jects of lectures.
l3. Analyze the following, under
scoring the words according to theil
relative Importance, and use perpen.
dicular lines to indicate time and
pauses:
'Little Nell was dead. No sleep
so beautiful and calm, so free from
trace of pain, so fair to look upon
She seemed a creature fresh from the
hand of God, and waiting for the
breath of life; not one who had lived
and suffered. Her couch was dress
ed with here and there some winter
berries and green leaves, gathered III
a spot she had been used to favor,
when l die, put near me something
that has loved the light, and had the
sky above it always, those were hci
words"
IA. What quality of voice, force
stress and pitch, does the above Sc
lection require?
Is. Name poem, state its auth
or, and give substance of it in youl
own language. In reading it, what
elements of expression would you
use?
PENMANSHIP.
l. Name the different movements
employed in writing.
2. What is line? Name the
kinds of lines used IN writing.
3. Define the main slant. The
connective slant.
4. Name and define the kinds of
ovals employed In writing.
5. Make the principles in writing
6. Give descriptive names to the
several principles.
I. What two forms has each let
ter of the alphabet? Into how many
classes are the small letters divided
and what are they?
8. What is the hight of each OF
these three classes respectively?
9. Will you describe and form
the first, second and third principles:
10. What is meant by the meas
ure, analysis and construction OF a
letter?
II. Will you measure and ana
lyze small u, n, o, "
~. Will you measure the capital
o, or fifth principle?
Measure and analyze 'limit."
13. Please write the word which
the following principles will form
7, 3, 2, ., 4, 3, 3, ., l, 3, l, 3, l, 3, l
2,3,2.
IA. AT what time would you have
pupils commence learning to write
and give the order in which YOU
would present the subject.
10. Give your method of begin
ming and closing an exercise in wri
ting.
GEOGRAPHY.
l. Define Mathematical, Physica
and Political Geography.
2. Define orbit and ecliptic.
3. Draw a map of Pennsylvania
and locate the principal rivers, noun
tains, towns, etc.
4. What are the mountain sys
TENS of North America, and int
what sections do they divide th'
United States?
5. Name all the States in the Un
ion bordering on the great lakes, ant
give the largest city in each.
6. Give the principal rivers tha
drain the Mississippi basin, and tn
direction in which they flow.
I. Name five occupations and tn
section of the United States bes
adapted to each.
8. Are degrees of latitude of tn
same length near the poles that the,
are near the equator? If not, why
8. Bound Africa. Give its are;
and list of topics in the order il
which you would take up the stud.
of it.
10. What effect does latitude ant
altitude have upon vegetable life
Give examples.
IL. On what four things does th'
climate of country depend?
~. Over what waters would yo'
pass in journey from Dubuque t.
Calcutta?
13. What language is spoken il
Edinburgh, Copenhagen, Berne, Par
is, and Athens? In what countrie
are these cities?
IA. Name ten of the largest coun
tries of Europe, and the form ant