Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-03-16
Examination uf Teachers.
In the public examination, Feb "a,
the following questions were used:

l. Divide 7.23l5 by .ooo475l.
Ans, l522l.oo6l.
2. Divide 81 by a added to 2 is
and explain fully.
8. A broker receives $4,000 to in
vest in cotton at 8 cents per pound;
if he charges II per cent. on the pur-
chase, how many pounds does he
purchase? Ans, 42,9974.
4. A person laid in twenty-five
tons of coal during the summer, and
thereby saved 25 per cent. on the
win cr price, which was 1920 per
ton; what did his coal cost him?-
Ans, Sl35.
5. In a school district, tax Of
1915 is levied for the support of
scho lis; what was AS tax on II val
uation Of $4,000, the entire valua-
ton of the district being $l2O,ooO.-
Ans, $25.
6. The interest Oh q certain prin-
cipal for 3 years, 4 months at 4t per
cent. is $4l2.5O; what is the princi-
pal: Ans, $2,75O.
Z. Which is the better purchase,
i 5 per cent. stock at Is pei cent, or
Il per cent. stock at 80 per cent?
Ans. Each yields 81 per cent. on
the Investment.
s. A merchant owes certain
sum of money, of which l-6 is paya-
bic at 80 days, / at 60 days, and the
remainder at 80 days; which is the /
equated time for the payment of the
whole? Ans. 20 days.
600. Ans, $50.
10. Find the greatest common
divisor OF 504, 1892, and 1912.
oRTHoGRAPHY.
l. How many elementary sounds
in the English language?
2. Classify the elementary sounds
into vowels, sub voca!s, and a>pi-
rates.
3. Give words containing all the
usual sounds of vowels making them
with Webstcr's marks.
4. In the words, cheap, broad,
pique, might, haunt, point out the
equivalents and show for what these
equivalents stand.
/ 5. Syllabize and accent the fol- |
lowing words: Molasses, circum-
tlex, vagary, designate, alternate.
6. Give the cognate aspirate to
the following sub-vocal sounds: b, d,
G, m, IL, j, and zh.
7. What is the rule for doubling
the final consohant?
s. Analyze the following words
by giving their eluMents; new, short,
brave.
9. Correct all the mistakes in the
following: He had know nollege of
my prevyus Education, sence he nev.
er seen me until i came from coledge
where i had spent fortin months
after leaveln hom.
10 Define accept, except, retort,
nasal, lincal.
IL. Give the meaning Of the pre-
fixes i'll, al, pei, re and de.
II Give the meaning Of the suf-
fixes able, er, ish, ey and ard.
l3 Make five derivative words
from the root "fer," meaning to car
ry.
IL. Analyze "inadmissable."
Is. Make derivative word from
the sutlixes "able," "ty," prefix "ad,"
and primative word chosen by
yourself.
l. What are the four prominent
methods of teaching beginners to
read?
2. In the First and Second Read
ers, to what would you give special
attention:
3. How ould you teach children
to call words at sight.
4. What are the three most com
mon errors III articulation?
5. What is the difference be-
tween sub-vocal and An aspirate?
6. Name and mark all the long
sounds of the vowels.
7. Name the pauses used in read
ing, and rules for,he use of three of
them.
8. What RS the use OF the paren.
thesis, ard how do you read what it
contains?
9. How do you determine what
words in 4 sentence should be EN-
phasized?
10. Underscore the words in the
follow passage according to their
relative Importance: Learning is
better than wealth; Culture ls better
than learning; Wisdom is better
than culture.
IL. Name the organs of speech
used III pronouncing nuke.
-. How does Webster's Die
tionary mark the pronunciation of
sphere, psalm, prayer, tedious, hero
ism, hearth, canine, and launch?
l3. What means do you use to
to interest reading classes and aid
them in understanding the author?
IA. Name the different styles of
composition.
Is. What elements of vocal ex-
preston would you use in a passage
expressing joy? Give example.
PENMANsHIP.
l. How many kinds of lines are
used in writing, and how are they
combined in forming letters?
2. How many principles do you
teach? Form them?
3. What is the usual slant of
letters? Illustrate by the use of
diagram.
4. What is the unit for measur-
ing the height of letters.
5. How many classes Of small
letters are there? What should be
the length above or below the line?
6. Write promissory note Civ
ing attention to the form, punctua-
ton and penmanship.
I. Describe the formation of the
Capital Stem.
8. Write the word "Centennial,"
and analyze each letter by number
ing the principles.
9. In forming small letters, to
what three things do you give special
at tention?