The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-12

AT the examination last week there were 10 appli.
cants for s of whom received
follows
R. K Price, A. NJ. waddell, Is months; Minnie
Smith, Susan Blair, s. d. Mclaughlin, A. z. Nc
Laughlin, VIM. NICK. Davis, jeremiah Tyler, Hugh
Barnhill, T. NJ. Buskirk, E. L. Richards Aaron Kirk
endall, 12 months; Addie Henson, months.
The following were the questions:
oRTHoGRPHY.
Clayey, Columbus, Condemn Irascible, Xenil, Ill
starred, Cotyledonous, Comet, Evanescent, Symme-
try Ignitible Pharmacy, Coolies, Fuchsis siccity,
Regime, Pterosaur, Xyster, Horoscope Parallelo-
grammical.
ARITHMETIC.
/. If herring and half cost cent and half what
will 10 cost?
g. If certain number be diminished by its is, and
2s the remainder added to the first number, and
the divided by 3, the quotient will be sos: what
is the number?
g. The shadow of steple measures ss7 inches;
.he shadow of ten-foot pole measures u feet
inches. What is the hight of the steeple?
4. Lent man $3.50 for years. months and 10 days,
nd received, on settlement, s1O7; find the rate.
5. young man being asked his age, replied that if
he age of his father which is A, were added to twice
lis own, the sum would be four times his own age;
that Is his age?
s.If 800 cats kill 800 rats 800 minutes, how many
cats can kill 100 rats in 100 minutesp
7. and are partners; AS capital Is y, 200; BIS,
$500; after months, how much must put In, to
,ntitle him to II the years gain?
9. Supposng No 1 American pig-iron to be of equal
luality with Scotch pigiron at what price must the
latter be invoieed, to compete in our markets. If
American iron sells for $45 ton freight and charges
amounting to SO a ton, and the specific duty being
equivalent in this instance, to ad vaorem duty of
Is per cent?
O. On certain day, 20 farmers 80 merchants, "a law
ysrs, and taiors, spent at dinner se which was di
vided among them that farmers paid as much as
10 merchants paid much as 1e lawyers
md law as
each class spend?
10. and B. bought goods together to the amount of
looo paying more than B. They then sold out for
cash and gained 200 per cent. on prime cost. They
divided the gain between them in proportion to the
money that each paid in buying the goods; and
said to B. st have magnificent sum, wish had as
many such sums your part contains dollars,
should then have ssso, ,ooo." What was each mans
stock in purchasing the goods?
GEOGRAPHY.
l. Name the counties Of Ohio bordering Penn
sylvania.
g Describe the Danube; the Tennessee.
3. What and where are: Buena Vista, Tangier,
Yorktown Okla, Waterloo and Appomattox?
4. What state in the Union has an entire river
on the east and on the west?
s. What is an obate spheroid and why is the earth
Of that shape?
6. What is the "center of activity of earth
quake?
7. What is the snow-line? where is 1t highest ?
8. What causes the difference in the height of
tides?
9. What is ''fed of fire.? Locate the most cele-
orated.
10. Mention important instances Of upheaval and
by the action of earthquakes.
GRAMMAR.
1. What is the difference between ellipsis and
Ibridgement? Give an example of each.
Q. Name four adjectives compared irregularly and
,ive the comparison Of each.
j. Write six sentences. each illustrating different
lse of the infnitive. |
f. Diagram the following:
He moved away
A little space from me, watched awhile,
Then slept for sorrow-woke again at dawn
And slept. But still my master prayed.
5. How is participle distinguished from parti-
ipial noun?
6. Form sentences showing the different uses of
4 Correct and give reasons: Neither of the five |
eachers learn arithmetic to their pupils.
8. How is the form Of the noun changed to denote
ossession?
9. Write a compound sentence containing adjec-
i've and an objective element of the third class.
10. Parse italics:
See the sole bliss heaven could on all bestow
Which who but feels taste, but thinks know;