The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-01-21
The Examination Of Teachers.
AT ABBEYlLLE, JAN. If e. Is, 1850
Questions for the First Grade.

l. Who were the Pilgrims and where
did they land ?
=. Give ,lutc and circumstances of first
settlements Of Virginia and South Caro-
lima.
3. What connection had George WASH
ington with cOlonial history?
i. State causes Of the Revolutionary war
and how long the war cOntinlcd.
>. Name the principle battles OF the
Revolutionary war and the results.
+, Who was King of England during
the Revolution?
:. What difficulties did Washington en-
counter rs commandcr-in-cllief OF the
American army?
:. What aid dld France extend to the
United States during the Revolution?
9. What were the causes Of the war OF
1872? Name principal battles ana re-
suits.
10. What territory did the U. S. &C
quire by purchase from France?
ARITHMETIC.
l.. Express one thousand and eighteen
in Arabic and Roman notation.
>. Define mathematics, quantity, arlth-
metic, ratio, proportion.
3. Divide .625 of 81 by .S7Ao of u.
+. \ merchant sold y; bags of coffee for
S2193. on, at Il loss of T. per cent; what did
it cost him per bag?
5. A borrowed 1920 at g. per cent. ;
the debt now amounts to Sj009.6u. HOW
long has \ had the money?
6. \ has a field containing 55G9G stalks
Of corn; there are us many stalksin each
row as there are rows. How many rows
are there?
:. In Il certain school two-fifths of the
,,,-.l, 1n,r, frrn, ~, t,,1t. n1ln-SISth lrlfn-
| mctic, onc-fourth geography, onc-twelfth
algebra, and the remaining - geometry
how many pupils i'll all?
S. A sells corn at GG cents bushel, gain
ing 10 per cent. ; if he sells ut 81 cents,
docs he gain or lose, and how much per
cent?
8. If the solid contents of a globe are
l0l, ST. ,5G3 inches, find tho edges Ola cubc
the cubical contents of which arc the
same.
10. If SG,075, 900 slbsist an army of y,
600 for 3O0 days, how long will S4,05O,o0C
subsist the army increased by 5000 men,
with provisions II per cent. higher III
price?
GRAMMAR.
l. Write the plural of money, deer,
wharf, spoonful, Mr., analysis, stratum
monkey, lady, staff, strife, beef.
=. Compare i'll, still, nigh, sly, glad,
bad, wcll-writtcn, high-toncd, former,
much, extreme, universal.
3. Give the principal parts Of lie, lay,
sit, set, cat, go, come, do, surprise, up
rise, bctal, appal.
i. Write il sentence containing "lie''
! to r~cclinc) in the plupcrfrct tense, and
one containing LAY in the same tense.
5. Define simple, a compound, and a
complex sentence.
6. Correct errors and give reasons IA,
lie taken ten dollars off OF his wages,
(b) She learned me my lessons right good
on yesterday. (c) Between you and l, he
done bad. (d) DO like he docs.
I. Parse Il am a fool to weep at what
I'm glad of.
$. Give the various uses of the words
that and but" with examples.
9. Fill out the sentence, "Thcy hac
--,'with the proper part of tho verbs
bid, see, hear, let, feel, write, rise, ride
dare, do, 90, drink.
10. AnalyZc this sentence,
| Let Hercules himself do what he may,
The cat will NEW, the dog will have his
day.
GEOGRAPHY.
!. Describe the Missouri and the Mis-
sissippi Rivers.
=. Name the five largest cities in the
u. 5.
2. Name the five largest cities in Eu'
rope, and tell where they are.
/. Name the chief mountain ranges ir
tic world, and tell where they arc.
5. What are the chief exports of the
T.. s.?
6. What countries border on the Ger
man Ocean?
Z. Where and what arc the following
Havana, Cairo, Pyrenees, Azov, New
Guinea, Guinea, IIavre, Tagdad, Ceylon.
Liberia, Madras, Cork?
$. What constitutes the British En-.
pire?
9. On whatdo the industries Of a pco.
pie depend?
10. Draw 4 map Of France, with towns,
rivers, &c.
SPELLING.
Correct errors, Reccomcnd, Solemly