Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-01
TEACHERS CERTIFICATES.
How Those who Wsst Tines Have
10 wsrk-rhs Number OF Appii'
c>uts 0roUing smaller.

The examination Of applicants Tor
teachers certificates still continues at
the Virginia Fourth Ward schoolhouse.
These unhappy victims Of commend
able ambition are working desperately.
aud some Of them are hopeful OF getting
through. The trouble begins ii about 0
o'clock each morning. and Il takes the
majority Of the unfortunatss until o
O'Clock each evening to finish their
papers.
Two more dropped out Of the ranks
yesterday. being wrecked upon the shoals
Of grammar. This leaves only ten who
have an opportunity Of successfully
passing.
The questions propoundsd In gram
mar are a. follows:
l.. Write sentences containing the four
classes Of common nouns. =.
2. Write sentences containing the dill
ferent classes Of verbs.
8. Write Q synopsis Of the verb go
indicative and potential modes. active
voice.
4. illustrate tie correct use Of the four
kinds Of pronouns.
8. Give two examples each Of prstixss'
sufiYes and derivative words.
@. Write Q sentence containing All the
parts OF speech correctly used n UNDER
score each.
z. Write . simple sentence; acompisx
sentence; . compound sentence.
8. Write Q sentence containing an In.
fnitive a. . subject; a. . predicate.
8. Write q formal letter Of invitation.
10. Write q formal acceptance OF the
same letter.
IL, Write and address 10 our State
Superintendent OF Public Instruction .
| letter containing Ave sentences.
~. Analyze the following sentence |:
"Glsd will be the hour when this exam
nation il ended. II II be successfully
passed"
Is. "Don't hs know who he 10 speak.
Ing tor" Correct, II wrong. and give
reasons.
IA. "My friends have como, them
who I have expected" Correct, IL
wrong. and give case Of each pronoun
in sentence.
Is. Name three ways in which the
neminativs case may be used and write
sentences illustrating each.
l6. Write . sentence containing the
word "well" used a. an adjective; as
An advsrb; a. an i~ntsrjsction; a. 9 verb;
as O noun.
IL. In what ways would you teach the
noun?
IS. In what ways would yos teach the
vsrb7
10. Neither he or I are going" Cor.
rect.
20. Write not fewer than eight nor
more than fifteen lines Of criticism on
these questions.
The forenoon was occupied with . writ.
ten examination in the theory and prac.
tics OF teaching. The questions, which
ppsar very reasonable. are given below:
/. What authors have you read on the
subjsct Of teschingl What other special
preparation have you made for entering
tho professional
2. Prepare q short topic lesson on the
subject Nevada"
8. Give FOUR plan Of teaching gsogra-
ply to primary pupils. 49,,
1. How would you teach the multipli'
cation table2
s. Show what Is meant by language
Lessons.
6. What are the objects Of recitationf
z. Name three proper incentives to
study. ~
g.. illustrate any one method OF teach.
ing beginners to. read. other than BY
teaching the letters Of the alphabet.
o. What are object lsssons3 Their
advantages?
10. What means Of obtaining knowl.
edge Of external things have Wei Men.
ton one quality learned through each Of
three Of them.
This afternoon there was an oral eI'
animation on the same subject. -,
It 10 possible the examination Will
continue during the rest Of the week.