Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-16
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.
Last Nay sf she Iaquisisiea-Thrse
Branches D~iseussed- Dimiaished
Aetsndance.

The ait enhance At the examination Of
teachers ct the Virginia Third Ward
sohool-houss was reduced TO seven to-
day. only . few applicants for Arst-grade
certificates being present. OF course
those Who passed successfully before
we're not anxious to undergo the tssk
again.
In philosophy the applicants were
compelled 10 struggle with the following
questions
J.. What are the essential properties
Of matter 2 Define attraction, inertia,
momentum.
Q. What are the three laws Of motion 2
8. How many kinds OF friction are
thersf Describe friction wheels.
4. To what Il the loss OF weight In Q
body immersed In water equal
8. What II acoustics, and what has II
for Its object What kinds OF bodies
are the most perfect media for sound :
9. What Ia the velocity OF light 2
How does the intensity Of Light vary
with respect to the distance
Z. Describe the leyden jar. How isit
charged Give some OF the points OF
resemblance between lightning and
electricity.
8. What are the reasons for the In
crsasing coldness In the upper air
o. How far must . body fall to 40
quirs Q velocity OF so feet per second,
and how long will Il be In fallingf
10. Having . thermometer tube BON
tanning mercury and Dramatically sealed,
how will you construct and attach to 1t
q Fahrenheit scalsf
In physiology the following questions
were propounded:
/. What general distinctions exist be-
tween Organised and unorganized sub.
stanoesf What 10 the grand distinction
between the two2
q. OF what kinds Of matter are bones
composedf Which matter IL Deposited
frstf In what manner II the latter
material addsd2 What change takes
place with sgef
8. What Il the use Of musclesf How
do they acti By what means are their
movements communicated Mention an
instance whom they act ut q I" mechanical
disadvantage" What Ii the oompen-
satine advantage resultngf
4. Describe the process OF digestion.
g., By what agencies are all the opera
tons Of the system carried ont How
arc these operations performed?
@. Describe In Q general way the ner-
vous systsm. What are some oil tts
principal usesf
z. OF what substances does the brain
consist OF what IL each made up
What are the peculiar functions Of eachf
8. What II the temperature OF the
human body 2 From what substances
and how IL this heat produced What
prevents its increase
8. Describe. step by step, the process
Of hearing.
10. Describe briefly the process OF
seeing. Having two eyes, why do not
objects seen appear double
Here are the questions presented as .
test In chemistry
/. What Is An acidS A base A
salt
2. How 10 Fl obtained in the labratory
for use2 Give full description OF the
reaction.
s. Give the three allotropio forms OF G.
4. How IL Goa prepared 2 Give some
simple test Of Goa .
s.. Describe Days safety lamp. used
by miners. Upon What principle does
the lamp depends
This closes the examination. Among
the applicants there appears to have
been entire satisfaction with regard to
the way the affair has been conducted.
and the Board have found NO fault with
regard to the matter Of communications
or other unfair actions. II appears
that this examination has been free
from anything Of the kind.