The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-11-13

At the examination last week there were fiv
applicants, three of whom received certificates
as follows
Mamie Inman, Is months; VIM. A. Hunte
and John w. Reigel, IL months.
The following were the questions used:
oRTHnGRAPHY.
L. Oblique, Caucus, Gle, Obsolete Phonetic
Ambiguous, Commerce, Demagogue, Annals
Precedent, Dictate, Synthesis Anticipate
Eulogy, Repel, Normal, Literal, Transient t
Civilian, Alien.
ARITHMETIC.
l. A man bought q horse for SGS, which was 81
less than 81 of twice much as he sold 1t for
how much did he gain by the bargain?
| 2. What principal will gain S2l3, at IA pei
| cent, in yr., mo-, and II da.?
g. II grocer use scales that weigh 15A OF. fol
a pound how much does he defraud in selling
s5504 worth of sugar?
f. What length OF carpet,:.M yd. wide, will
cover the floor of q room Is it. in. long, and l.
IT. in. wide.
S. If24 of the selling price is 20 per cent. less
than the COST what is the gain per cent?
6. A and B eau do piece of work in 80 days
| If A does "a as much work B, III how many days
can each do II?
| 7. In what direction, and how many degrees
| of longitude does a steamer traverse daily, II
| the time from one noon to the next Is 70 hrs.
and IL minutes?
| g. An army which has been three times dec
| imated in battle now numbers only IA, $50 men.
What was the original number in the army?
| g. What is the greatest number which will
divide 81 4S, go, and 174, and leave the same re-
mainder each time?
10. A general wishing to draw up his brigade
into a square, found by the first trial he had 90
men over he then increased the side OF the
square by u men, and wanted 100 men more to
complete the square. How many soldiers in
the brigade?
GRAMMAR.
Make all necessary corrections and give your
reasons therefor.
l. John lock ed the door, and put the key in
his pocket.
2. There are millions OF people in China
whose support is deriyed almost entirely from
rice.
3. There are certain miseries in 1dleness
which the idle can only conceive.
4. So, says he, you are not going to pay me,
are you
S. am resolved to try and accomplish the
difficult undertaking.
6. AS time advances, it leaves behind him the
traces of its flight.
7. Take and add the subtrahend and remain
der together.
s. The good man not only deserves the re-
spect but the love of his fellow beings.
9. All homes are not such as these.
10. Ice only forms during cold weather.
GEOGRAPHY.
l. What is the degree of inclination OF the
earth's axis to the plane of the Ecliptic, and
why is the Ecliptic so called?
2, Under what circumstances would there
have been no change OF seasons
8. In what case would the change of seasons
have been greater than it now is?
4. What constitutes the relief of country.
S. Define canyon, erosion, delta, estuary, as
used in Geography.
6. Which is the largest city in the Southern
Hemisphere?
z. What is the cause of earthquakes ana
where are they most frequent?
g. What are the Equinoxes how many and
what are they called, and on what days OF the
yeaI do they occur?
9. What are the Solstices, how many and
what are they called, and on what days of the
year do they occur?
10. What people are the purest representa-
tives of the Latin race?