The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-09-09

AT the examination last Friday and Saturday there
Is applicants of whom received certificates as
follows:
81 months-Coumbus Weed, James f. Kinnison.
Is months,-William II. Pierce.
l2 months-Jennie Morgan, C. W. Cherington, d. c.
Lloyd, Edgar Thompson.
6months-A. j. Robbins, j. d. Walker
The following the questions
oRTHoGRAPHY.
Quietus, purifying precedence, repertory, inimita
BILE, incision facial, exonerate estopped, escrtore
illusory, diphthonga' irreparable udgeship rriga-
tion isolate, militia, acerated accessible, fatiguing
GEOGRAPHY.
l. Why is it warm here in July, and cold in Decem-
ber?
2 Is colder at the Arctic Circle than the An
tarctic Circle, and if so, why?
D. What is the rotary velocity of the earth at the
equator Pat the poles?
On what portion of the earths surface do the YER
teal rays of the sun fall?
5. What is the International Date Line-what is it
for-where is it, and why?
G. What islands constitute the empire of Japan?
I. Where is the Yellowstone National Park and
what renders it the most wonderful portion of the
world?
s. Name and locate the oldest city in the world-in
the L. Sin Ohio.
8. Name locate the cities in the world, that
severally contain a million or more inhabitants.
TO- How, and from whom, did the L. s. acquire
a-Louisiana-Texas-Cal Calfornia-Alaska?
/. The fore-wheel of a carriage is Il it. inches in
circumference, round 1900 times in going
certain distance; how many times will the hind
wheel, which is II it. inches i'll circumference turn
in going the same distance?
?. At what time between u and O'Clock do the hour
and minute hands of clock, point in directions di
rectly opposite?
3. a school is Il #. high, how many square
feet it have the floor in order that 60 pupils
and the teacher each have 800 cubic feet of air?
a { inches of the roof of house 3J
it. wide and 60 #. long, and if this ran-water is all
conveyed cylindrical cstern that is 10 it. in diam
eter, how much will it fill the cistern?
5. How many cubic inches in grindstone which is
#. in diameter and inches thick and has hole
inches square in the center?
g. In triangular field of corn the numbers of hills
in the successive in arithmetical progress
In the first there is hill in the last row
hills and in the whole field 1851. How many
there?
T. A 72O, B $50, and 1876 rods of land. They
divide it into equal lots fixing the greatest
number of rods for lot that will allow each owner to
lay all his land. How many lots can they lay out
s. capitalist derives from the sum he has at inter-
yearly income of S29O 40 of it bears per cent,
and I-5 per cent. How much has he at interest?
Two hire carriage, for $40, to go to the lake.
100 miles distant and return. They have the privi-
lege taking in three persons. Having gone 40 miles
they JONES' the lake they take in Rick and
when within 60 miles of home, they take in Brock
How much should each man pay?
10. \ man left to his sons, whose ages IL, Is
and II years, $4,000, to be divided in such manner
that each share being put at interest, at per cent?
should give to each the amount when he at
tanned of 2 years what the share of each
GRAMMAR.
l. Name different ways forming the plural of
nouns, with example of each kind.
,. Can 4 be used predicate in any
other than the nominative case? If so, give exam
pies
D. How does IF it rains differ from If it rain ~
4. Write sentence containing noun in the first
person.
). When is Il verb in the passive form transitive:
6. How is gender in grammar important?
:. Analyze Mine eyes seeing those beads of sorrow
stand in thine began to water.
8. Parse words in italics:
The poor too often turned away, UHhcard,
From hearts that shut against them, 1rith sound
That shall be heard in heaven.
9. For the structure that we raise,
Time is with materials fHedj
Our tO-ddyS and yesterdays
Are the blocks with which we build.
TO- "A verb, with two more subjects in the singu
A. connected by 'and,' must be plural. Give four
RECEPTIONS 10 the rule.