Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-30

SHOWN uutinB tnc TWIN ~
was u a mild and gentle nature compared
with what applicants may expect l n the
future. He says the supply Of teachers Ii
very much In excess Of the demand. He
has been laboring continually " raise the
standard Of the schools. and has done 30 /;
but not ~ high q he intends 10. He
claims that II 10 not - high here a. IN
California. while wages arc much better
here than there. Since. then,
rnE SUPPLY on TEACHERS
!. so great. he purposes TO weed out all
i~neompetents. Is far - possible. and 10 do
this by rigid examinations. This. hs
claims. il . kindness 10 those who arc
young and inexperienced. and are still
looking 10 schoolteaehing for . living. All
such must make themselves thoroughly
competent. and then success will be no
empty and transient honor. Such . per-
son will be sought for instead OF being
compelled 10 seek q school. At tho same
time the excellence Of tho public schools
will be thus secured.
TIM QUESTIONS ASKED.
That all may DO able 70 satisfy them
selve. A. to the nature Of the examination
recently conducted in Virginia. We comply
with . very general request Of all parties
interested. and publish the questions
asked applicants for second grade certii.
Gates during the examination in United
States history. geography. arithmetic and
Easlish grammar.
uNIEp uArr HISTORY.
l. Name four distinguished men con
nscted with Colonial settlements. -Four
Generals OF the American Revolution.
Two statesmen and one foreign minister.
2-Name two battles In the Revolution
in which tho Americans we're victorious /;
two in which they were defeated.
3-where 10 Valley Forge. and for what
event 10 10 notedp
Name ten persons who signed tho
Declaration Of Independence. and state
when and where 10 was signed.
What Ia tho Monroe Doctrine
G-Name six Of the principal military
events of the campaign 81 1851.
7-Mention ono important event OF
w~ashiugton's Administration. What was
the principal cause Of the War Of lsi2t
Name two battles Of that war. Who
20. Oceolap Alexander Hamiltony Paksn-
h.m , Tscum,sh and Jackson
s,ate briefly what YOU know about
m. ,onnJinr on California.
to~Wh.n AMI by vbom MA Penpsyl.
,,ni. .",tIeIY What i the mos, eminent
name I'M connection with the early history
Of Maryland. and whom &. the State named
liter
GEOGRAPHY.
What Ia geography What are the
division. OF ,hs suolsc' t.. =, ,.,,
.nJ vs,sr'
s-Whst h. latitude, longitude. the squA-
tor. zones. and other relative positions ON
ths eaLth .n,,,.
f--hsnt'on w .so., pop.s a. f.Is'
Vie lArs.s' IN ~,l' .as"''
est empire anu ,heir cAp,s ..... In
o-aeh.on w. NV 10y. or
turope, ASIA "''''A' No'A y"
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nese AUD pr,ziiAn
Name tne n.es ..o"nn.i.I m.nn,.o,
eiues OF hhroPe, WIN VIZ 'Pe -
tured productions OF saen'
lar question IN fegaru 70 Nor.u Anie.,s
STATES US inimAs'' VS."
the hississlPpi rivsr
lO-MhAt are tno capitAls VI ths iouf
middle States Of the United siA'ss'
rSoLisH GRAMMAR.
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i-pehhe ie''ef' sy'iAo'e' "o'u' P"'s''
sentence, srpletive. blank verse.
allow are nouns varied 10 denote
n,nh.,, vh., Kind Of noun. have no
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,[.,nn. chrys.Ii.. stramen. fathsr.in.law,
paiIfni. Mussulman.
Shame the different ways OF distin-
gushing the sexes. Give the correlatives
of sir. William. Car. hart. wizard. stag.
abbot, earl. spinster.
Name aud give IN example Of the
different kinds Of adjectives. Compare
the following: First, next, last, far, up,
hind.
5-writo four sentences each, contain
ing . different relative pronoun, plural
number, objective case.
GLOW are verbs clsssidedf Give the
prineipai parts Of the following: Slide.
eat. .eeths. did. shine. Give distinction
between "shall " and will"
7-How arc verbs corrugated in the pas
sivs voicel What IL . nnite vsrbt
s-Name different classes OF advsrbs.
with one example Of escn.
g-whai parts OF speech posses . gov
erninr power3
IO-Correct the following : "Ths house
4, situated pleasantly.' His fathers
AMI mothers consent was ssksd." 81 do
moi reeollect ever having paid It," 81 an
afraid lest / have lsbored in vain" He
canno, stand II TO work like I do"
,-vh,, 4. arithmetic, What are the