Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-05-18
2. When and where did the FRS,

2. When and where did the First
Continental Congress meet? Name
three distinguished members of it.
8. Where, when and to whom
did Burgoyne surrender?
4. OF what territory did the Lou
isiana purchase consist, of whom
was 1t bought, during what year and
under whose administration?
5. Name the wars in which the
U. S. have been engaged, the cause
which led to each, the result of each,
and the decisive battle of each.
6. Who were Braddock, James
Madison, De Soto, Cyrus Field,1 1Hor-
ace Mann, and Daniel Webster?
7. Tell the names and distinctive
principles of the two political parties
first formed in our country.
s. Name ten important events
which have transpired during Cen
eral Grants administration.
9. Give the names, and explain
the kinds of colonial governments.
10. Make diagram showing the
needed officers to govern the state,
the county and the town. Give term
of Office of each.
II. Name the departments of our
general government, and describe
the duties pertaining to each.
II. What officers constitute the
Presidents Cabinet?
13. By whom and for how long a
term are U. S. Senators and Repre-
sentatives elected? Name those
from Iowa.
IA. State the fundamental princi-
pie of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. Did the Constitution har-
monize with 1t? If not, why?
Is. Mention some of the duties
performed by the Senate, in which
the house of Representatives does
not participate.
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
l. What is the first work to be
performed on taking charge of a
school, and what is your method of
performing it?
2. What Is your method or idea
of seating school? What is your
method of calling and 0ismissing
classes?
3. What branches, and how
much of each branch should be
taught with First Reader?
4. Prepare study and recitation
programme for an ungraded school.
Do you think it necessary to follow
the programme exactly?
5. What do you consider the best
course to pursue in order to secure
the highest possible degree of at
tendance and punctuality?
6. How would you conduct a
recitation IN United States History?
7. What incentives to study do
you, or would you use?
s. State, briefly, in what respect
you have been benefited by our Nor
NAL Institutes.
9. What arc the objects of exam
ination in school? Give your meth
cd.
10. Do you, Or would you allow
any moving of seats or whispering
without permission?
IL. Do you prefer that pupils re-
cite in the language of the book, or
in their own language? Why?
-. Give three methods of teach
ing spelling.
IL. What elements of character
will enable teacher to cxalt his
calling and exert a healthy personal
influence in community?
IA. Name some Of the excellen-
cies and defects of our common
school system.
Is. Give a list of valuable books
that should be in the library of every
teacher who is able to purchase them.
ARITHMETIC, SECOND CLASS.
-Four persons answered no. l thus:
Decimal fraction is one whose de-
nominator is ten or some multiple of
ten.
Several failed to answer no. 9;
three persons failed to solve no. 3;
four, no. 3; two no. 4; seven, no. 5;
seven no. 6; nine no. 7; five, no. s;
nine, no. 8; eight, no. 10.
GRAMMAR, SECOND CLASS.
l. Voice is part of speach.
! Mode is Il part of Speach,
Voice Is the property OF verb
which denotes active or passive voice.
Tense is the reception Of an act past
and completed, at the present time.
2. "What was the man whom
you saw"
'Was" is verb, trans, passive
voice, &c.
"The boy is gone, of whome you
spoke"
''Is gone' is verb in nominative
case to agree with boy. "Of" shows
the relation of boy to whome
"Spoke" Is verb, third person, sing
ular number to agree with its sub
ject whome.
"Who is that boy?"
"John has gone to the shop where
his father works."
"John said that would not do"
"That" is relative pronoun OBJ
.jective case.
James is the one who did the
work"
(Which of the girls did it?"
"Girls" is common noun, nomi
native case, subject of the sentence
ale is the man whom | saw"
"Man" is common noun, objec
tive case.
"Whom did you ask?"
'sThe man whom | saw is we'll"
"Is well' is verb.
"The boy whome you saw is my
brother"
"Boy" is common noun, objec
tive case, governed by "saw."
"Brother" is a common noun.
4. Theindicilive and subjunctive
moods has six lenses"
5. "Finished," active voice
"Will have COST" passive voice.
6. 81 walk home, having walked
home"
81 write. Wrote. lam writing
"John Is saving wood. John saw
ed wood"