The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-04-12

At the examination OF teachers last
week there were A applicants, 80 OF
whom received certificates. as follows:
"a months-Daniel w Jones.
Is months-W. F. Steward, j. j. Ben
nett, Ada Horton, Maggie Grassland.
Emma A. Long and Ginevra Inman.
IL months-Mary Handley, S. w.
Lake, J. c. Alexander. Geo. B. Gray,
Joseph Kinneer, T F. johnson. d +
Jones, Ira W. CheringtoD, Creighton
Howe, E E. Evans. Randall Russell, Z
A. johnson, Ezekiel Richards. r. d. X.
Price. Mary o. Ewing, Harriet Lewis.
Alice Watt. Sarah A. Patterson, w. A.
Russell, Randolph Miller. Samuel Miller,
Robert Harper, D. j. Reynish. Edgar
Thompson, Mary A. j. Morgan, Saman-
tha Taught, MolIie Burke and Mary
Gardner.
The following are the questions used
oRTHoGRAPHY.
Dewy, sauerkraut. quinsy, salable, Yo-
semitic, Cuyahoga. propelled, puerile,
liquefy. ineffable. movable. igneous, osse-
Gus, ascend, ravenous, aeronaut, giyce-
riue. excel. consummate ebullition.
GEOGRAPHY.
|. How many active Volcanoes in the
world2
2. What celebrated Volcano near Ma
ples2
3. When did its earliest known erup-
ton occur7
4. What cities were buried during that
eruption1
5 Between what countries is Behring
Strait
6. What is the chief River that emp
ties into the Gulf OF California;
7. Which are the principal cotton
growing States2
s. What three groups Of Islands con-
stiiute the West Indies2
g. What Islands comprise the Greater
Antillrs7
TO- Which is the largest, and what il
it's Capitalr
ARITHMETIC.
l. A and B dividing a lot Of apples, A
had 35 more than !. and B 35 more than
/. how many had each2
2 After 5 gallons Of water had been
added to As gallons of pure wine, the
mixture was worth 81 26 a gallon; what
was the pure wine worth per gallon2
3. Al what time between 3 and 4
o clock will the hands of a clock be to
gether2
4. Bought coffee at IL cents per 10 al
lowing per cent. for waste; and that 10
per cent. will be bad debts in retailing
for how much per 10 must I sell to gain
Ia per cent. on cost7
s. II . of the cost price equal 6 times
the gain on the sale Of horse for Sill
10 what was the cost?
6 lf l2l per cent of what | receive
for an article is gain. what is thsrate OF
gain2
7. The Sth term of an arithmetical Sc
ries is T6. and the 34th 200; what is the
10Th term7
8 By mixing 10 lbs sugar with lbs
worth only . as much. the mixture il
worth CT ID less than the good su.
gar; find the prices OF the ingredients
md of the mixture.
9. A has $50 more than B; A loses 10 |
per cent OF his, and B gains 10 per cent
IN his money, and then has $50 more
han A; how much had each at first2
10. The surface of a cube contains
1885 0 square inches; what is the length
'f one of its edges2
GRAMMAR.
/. Name two parts of speech which
nave the same properties.
2 In how many forms may the verb
to write" be written, in the indicative
node. present tense. first person singu
arr Give each form.
3. Name the classes OF adverbs.
4. What parts ef speech admit of com
oarison2
s. What may the subject Of a PROPOSE
ion be2
6. What kind Of an element is a noun
n the possessive case2
7. What is ellipsis2
8 Write an example Of ellipsis parsinr
he subject
O. Contract the following: Eat thai
Tou may live, but do not live that you
nay eat"
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