Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-17
PLAGUED p~ruAuuuurs.
Pussies Prspoupded 60 the April
rants for firs' GRADE Certificates
Names OF Those seeking the
tHonor.


The examination Of applicants for teach.
er's certificates closed at tho Third Ward
scheol.house. Virginia. at noon to-day.
The testing Of those seeking second grade
certificates ended yesterday. The com.
miitee express themselves As not overly
we'll pleased with the result Of the eIamin-
alton. With many II will DO . barely pull
through. II. indeed. they get through Of all.
In reading. for instance, the average WAS
not above IS per cent. without . final
average Of 80 per cent. no certificates will
be granted.
SEEKING FIRST GRADE CERTIFICATES.
The names OF those who underwent tho
examination for first grade certificates are:
Miss Maggie Simpson. Mary Richards.
Lou CASTOR. Mrs. n. F.. Jones. J. NJ.
Nesil and d. Norris. These individuals
are, with the exception Of Miss Maggie
Simpson. strangers to our school rooms.
Miss Simpson has been engaged In the
Fourth Ward building and has there .
very interesting class from which the pro-
motions Ut the last examination were nu-
merous. Mr.. Norris 10 q graduate Of Co.
lumbia College and his answers have 30
far been quite satisfactory.
The examination Of these applicants was
extended to Natural Philosophy. Chemis-
try. History and Philosophy, besides tho
branches examined upon for second grade
certificates. Az . sample Of tho questions
%propounded TO them we give the following
In Chemistry and Natural Philosophy.
Ono hour was allowed 10 each set Of
questions.
CHEMISTRY.
1. OF what does Chemistry treat ?
Organizer Inorganic?
2. How many chemical elements arc
known Name principles upon which
atomic theory 10 based.
8. Define acid. alkali. bass-salt. Name
constituents OF air. water, common salt,
chalk, g%unpowder.
4. Explain meaning Of examinations
ide. 10. Gus. ate. lie. uret; p~refiIes prot,
deut. kypo. hyper.
o. dive atomic and symbol Of oxygen
hydrogen. nitrogen. carbon, gold, silver
mercury and phosphorus. What 10 the
heaviest substance known
O. State properties Of nitrogen and tell
how II can DO obtained In . comparatively
pure state. 49,,
Z. Name the different forms In which
carbon 10 found.
8. Define combustion. caloric. heat,
cold.
0. Describe oIyhydrogen blowpipe.
10. Give . description OF sulphuric
acid.
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY
I. What IL natural philosophy Namo
the divisions OF the subject.
2. What arc the universal properties OF
mAtterf Accessory.
3. Enumerate the laws Of motion.
4. Name the mechanical powers and
give tho relative positions OF the power.
weight and fulcrum In the different kinds
Of levers with an example Of each.
8. What IL meant by the specific CRAWL
~ Of . body3
Q. Explain tho two theories Of light.
Name the parts Of which tho eye is com.
posed.
Z. Namo the sources and effects Of
light.
y. Define acoustics. What Is the cause
Of soundr Its veloeityf
D. What are tho principal sources Of
electricity
10. Describe the principle Of tho electric
telegraph
Those who obtain certificates OF the first
grade will not DO required 10 be examined
again for two years, vhilo second grade
certificates last but . year. Most OF the
teachers In Storey county have certificates
which arc good till January. 1879, and
hence are not applicants At the present
TINA