Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-11
A QUESTION OF QUESTIONS.


late examination of candidates for admis-
SION to the high school, the pupils from the
Sacramento school signally failed IN arith-
metic, and those from the Capital school
as signally succeeded so successful were
the latter that the examiner, alter adding
up the credits, made an erasure of the sum
on each paper, and replaced the mark by
one ten per cent. lower 1t is alleged that
the Principal of the high school. whose
duty it was to mark the papers, is a friend
OF the Principal of the Capital grammar
school and an enemy of the Principal of the
Sacramento grammar school, whom the
said Principal of the high school is charged
with attempting TO break down. 1t fur
ther appears that the Principal of the Capt.
tai school had hand in making thirty
questions, from which the ten questions
submitted were selected.
From these facts, it might appear that
the questions were purposely made too
hard for the pupils Of the one school, and
the pupils of the other school crammed on
them 4 charge which receives some sup
port from the revision of the marking and
the uniform reduction of the average OF the
alleged favored class. In view of the
high character of the gentleman who did
the marking, and his explanation that the
reductions were made on account OF the
marking of answers too high upon which
the latitude of judgment might be exer-
cised, it seems improbable that the
charge of Partially can be well founded.
But aside from the personal feeling in the
matter, which has run so high, affirming
incompetency in the Principal of the school
whose class failed, and dishon sly on the
mart and for the benefit of the PRINCIPAL
IrI,ose cIsss s,,cno.sJod tLara = -,.;,,,;i,io
49, 49, eNN' ~
involved which can only he illustrated by
the question presented. The following are
the Questions
l. why does IL divided by ,OoS equal l0f rive
credits
II 54-7
74-5 % V-' VI o. = r 81
SO Five credits.
2. Deduce the table of longitude aud time. Five
credits.
Bought by avoirdupois weight MS or OF
quinine at 81 40 per ounce, sold the same at 20
cents scruple; whatwas my g.n1 Five credits.
3. piece of cloth, 20 yards long and / yard
wide will shrink on spoIging, per cent. in length
anu pSr 9eHT Ten c m% require ne srnke
l. A merchant bought a lot of alpaca at 90 cents
what must the goods be marked at, that he may
sT9w on per ce, IRON IRON, ~, ina afSe9 price ana
credits .'''N '''' ''''' '''=' -"
5. What the principles OF proportion, and what
do they enable us to determine ne Two credits
- tba n'Se Of naIses "a the no a'I
cows as s 6 is to5: required the number OF each.
(Solye by proportion). Eight credits
o man eAlehuel $3.50 ior srain ~ az Oh tne
wheat az ~ m rer bushe and the resi- OATS NJ 40
cents per bushel required the number OF bushels
purchased, Ten credits.
. wall 70 DC pun. S reeo n'gn was rsSe1 iee'
pIoyed to finish the wall in DAYS? tsoiye by anal
ysis.) Ten credits.
What WIN be the distance rom rom corner 3 70 cor
sions arr 40 feet in length "a feet in hight and 70
feet in width? Ten credits.
O. Name the quantities considered In Commission
"t u os ny roe-tv as assessed a, $50 $50
built schoolhouse which cost 81 800 IS, the col
lector's commission being 81 per cent; what was
the rate Oh iaxaon la9Aes h LIN ,b ,
he ~ Sold 'e at anction oS commission ef per cent
What amount of goods must be sold that my agent
may buy produceiwith the aVails TO the amount OF
eoo a'eT re1ang nis Ten cSsd;s Vi
20 -. ~, ..., a. g.,
Upon 'hese quesIions ~ sne su'Iessiui
ciass-'ie one ~ wnish eo 1oo 70 n.ns oo
o. no
Two at ", hVe al %, one a1 30, anu 90 Oh
down 70 81. NOW, .he Iaet appears 70 a
aiSpassloia'e ca PeiS W NC, 1na' 1ie iluoi-
pal Oh ene scnooi WI mnose papms niaue suon
iiigh aseiaseS On one go S:1 nus
sahe ohe y. .he WV no. US VI snis ulieiua
~ 1 .n LAS 'o I'm. -
anu III Sne : iI o oa a, st 4Sa
nJS eee .,,t ss shond hsn vi h eaao VIC
po upd for a~.,;na+;o,, AZ nr thuoo PFC,
b Iea'r tba s wars 60 nrosarted TIE Sua s'
t;ons .ro NOT ;nonoss;hIs bnt +bo1 ave 49, ~,
, $3.50 Insta.d ~ bold;n9 hool
p pa. 10 he on f,a on suob nue.t;ons =
80 -,
snIuru 1 az 1 .anrn nsr u e,ti
'o.si 'ne ,'.,e :.a aa' =. op 49, VI ~,
Iou S,t anu p.in,S'eu 70 .ahe up
Dla. Jun queSUon: az u''i u NJ LII YIN IL
piopails ic Na aa:4;n, ouS SneS are
nv .nluaioious, - NV poSi'i'eiy unJuS'' do q
'eI =. i al passa u;s sasue ob;,a- g. -
sne tIn h:at. 49, " Iu .i'l en ~ au-
.uis sll t: VI 'ne st sono' In. pioie'soiS
~ 'ne n - S ~ tt ao 'n TL ,ss' PERSONS III
.ne 80 " D sluseu ivy sec nun
t uel u u.: oe 81 PaD.e y. Siappnns WIN
. Tue nlsner s!uuies' anu az once assume
s sdaa .no :. AlI - 'ue s .aL sIhool Is
$3.50 - 70 1na0 1ne
4S u bn .@'I ~ nto;ant,n JSn a1e,
VIC na 4h y, a,n of ueIel9peu, W
ieeS siie u d;. onese loluiy pro,
,essoas mnJ o ou1 IL u,sss because lne
PIMA "nu Sa. 00nooiI w ho. 'u.I
Snetl 10y e n.a M;H, n'o apthos' anu g,ri
stauIa.ss .H.o a.neaoa', 81 'ass .ne nleii-
schooi uisnitaries may pass .leir 1ine IN
cnair exercise anu DC alioweo 10 snile
mercy az Inc pre.ernasufa an. intenigenGes
snas why 'nen sns'el.lg nIen' oser tne
nign-scnooi course oi s.aoy. Lev glalnl1 m
scnooi teacners take IL easy 0coaslonaiiy'
Few that have not had the exner;ence
can realize what work It il to nrenare The
children of our conplomerate nopulat;or
for admission to the hipb school Time
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