River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-30
CONSTITUTION OF o. $.


l. What is a Constitution? What were
the ARTICLES of Confederation State the
leading defects of the Confederation?
q When was the Const. adopted by Con-
gress Ratification OF how many States nec-
essaryY When was the Government organ
lied under 1t :
8. Show by DIAGRAM through what de-
partments the Civil Government of the u. S.
is administered, and of what each is COM
posed.
A How are Representatives apportoned
among the several States Eligibility I
Term Vacancies, how filled2
g. How is the Senate composed Elgi-
bility ! Termf BY whom, how and when
chosen! Vacancies. how filled
s. State the power of Congress III regard
to an Executive Vacancy"
Z. Fully state the several ways i'll which
bill may become q law.
s. Give the name OF our Representative
How many U. 5. Senators have we? Give
thier names.
8 What constitutes TREASON against the
U. 81 How punished
TO- Should the Const of the U. s. be
taught IN our common schools Fully JUS
THY your position.
PENMASsHIP
/. State the leading characteristics of any
system with which you are acquainted, nam
ing the system.
2 Make and name all the principles used
in that system OF Penmanship.
g. Describe closely the two positions Tor
writing which you think best tor pupils.
4. How would you teach Penmanship in
primary department State fully.
8. Classify the small letters
6, What are the relative distances of a. f.
7, k, d, r, &c, and 6, above or below the ruled
line
7. Make and analyze each of the following
letters: !, b. a, k, L. J, f, and w.
s. What is the use OF shadingY
8, What works treating on Penmanshp
do you own
10. Write five or more lines as specimen
OF your best hand writing
THEORY AND PRACTICE
l. How should school be opened each
morning
.. Should teacher keep his pupils PER
FEcTLa QUIET while they are in the school
ROOM Whys
3. Should teacher, as rule, engage in
the sports OF his pupils on the play ground
4. How do you "wake up mind ? State
fully.
5. What General Exercises do you rec
omnlend for Friday afternoons Give your
reasons for the same.
6. Name the order in which the mind is
develop, d, and describe each process
z. What books do you own that treat of
the above subject? OF "Theory aud Prac-
tice
8. How rapidly should class be davanc-
ed in any study
9. State the object OF Graded Schools.
10. What rules do you make, and enforce,
III regard to whispering, profanity, going out,
sitting by the stove, and tardiness
MENTAL ARITHMETIC
/. Do you think that Mental Arithmetic
should be taught in our common schools
Verify your answer.
O. Ii you were to teach this branch,
would you permit your pupils to use their
States i'll solving the problems Tor the first
time Why
3. Analyze the following problems as you
would require pupil to do it: Ii l cord OF
wood costs 1915, what will 6 cords COS: at
the same rate Z
A. A, b, and dine on s loaves of bread;
A furnishes five loaves; b, 8 loaves; G pays
the others cents for his share how must
A and divide the money?
8. A person, being asked the time of day,
| replied, "Two-thirds of the time from now
to midnight is two.ninths OF the time from
noon past to now" What o'clock was it?
ARITHMETIC.
/. OF what does Arithmetic treat as a
science? AS an art z
2. Carefully define additi on, subtrac-
ton, multiplication, and division.
8. Using vertical lines, find the G. c.
d. of the following numbers, and verify
work: 3013, 2231, and 2047.
A. 1926. 24-.9x 10) * ak
2334 :.26)=?
5. Define proper fraction, common
multiple, interest," percentage, evolution
| triangle. and square root,