Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-25
HiIlhouse High School.
The Examinations for Admfssion-B

The Examinations for AdmissiOn-Busy
 Times.
 The examination of candidates for admis- sion to the High school began Monday. Four rooms are devoted to the work and are well filled by the anxious ones and busy teachers Each candidate is furnished in advance by Superintendent Dutton with an examination number. This number represents the pupil and is attached to his work, the name of the candidate for admission being disclosed after the work has been passed upon by the exam iners and summation of the credits in the different branches made.
 The first half of each upper class in the grammar schools enters the High gchool without such an examination as is now in procress and therefore these scholars are not present at this time. The second half are all under examination, and in addition to these are about twenty-five pupils from schools not under the supervision of the public school authorities. They are from select schools here, and perhaps from schools out of the city limits, and are grouped as from the s'ungraded" schools. So there are one hundred and twenty young people who must give some account of how they have been spending their time.
 The number who come in without exami- AA mar schools, is about 100. Yesterday the children were examined In the history of the United States. paper IS furnished each candidate on which are the following directions:
 Select five only of the following topics ana treat them in your own language and style .
 The merit of the examination will be rated on both the fullness and accuracy of the statements given
 The topics were as follows; | Sir Walter Raleigh and his colopies.
 vf0iS, anal n PilQr1m9, 8. The settlement of Connecticut 4. The battle on the Plains of Abraham. 5. The siege and surrender of Yorktown. G. General Lafayette. His services In America ana France.
 & The war of 1872. g. The history of slavery in the United StStes. How introduced. It's consequences How aoonsneo' 10. sherman's march to the sea-
 One hundred is the unit of perfection In the answers and the. credits range down as low as 14, which is low water mark The work of examiningis is under the general supervision of T. w. T. Curtis, the principal and the teachers have for few days plenty of hard labor.
 Yesterday the>examination was in the Eng fish language, the following being furnished each candidate for their written answers
 | Express in your own words the meaning Of the following extrac changing the poetry to prose and using different forms of expression whenever you can
 s.Sosn as the evening shades prevail
 The moon takes up the wondrous tale. And nightly to the listening eartn
 Repeats the story of her birth;
 Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn,
 Confirm the tidings as they roll,
 And spread the truth from pole to pole 2. How many and what kind of sentences does the above extract crntain :? 3. Parse nightly, earth, round.
 4. Write sentence containing an adjective clause; containing adverbial clause; and one contain ing a clause used 8 noun,
 5. Mention three common errors in the use of Ian guage correct the and give reasons for the cor rection.
 6. [a) Compare far and ill.,
 [b) Write the plural of court martial and handful (cl Write the possessiye singular and plural of child and conscience
 T Name the classes of verbs and after each write sentence containing example of that class.
 8. PunctuRte: Sink swim live or die survive or perish give my heart and hand to this vote they tell us that ares weak unable to cope with so formidable adversary but when shall we be strong CT will it be the next week or the next year.
 Give outlILe of what you have accomplished in the study of language during the past year.
 To- Write a letter to President Arthur asking him opinion concerning the prospects for Civil Ser vice Reform and enclose it in enveope properly directed
 The examinations conclude this afternoon and the teachers will have all the next day to make out the list of successful ones.