The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-01-11

Al the last examination of teachers there l3
applicants, only receiving certificates as follows:
w. T. Morgan, "a months; Dollie D. Davis Layelle
Vanette, 12 months; Sarah L. Thomas Sadie z.
Jones, 6 months.
Ihe following were the questions:
oRTHoGRAPHY.
fetrocede, ragout, premier, pedal, iquefer, kero-
s7he kh1ttabe, irrelevancy, inure, inhibition, i'm
mersible, imageless, hypercritical, huer cultural,
guliiemet, frieze, frar. espionage, Minneapolis.
U. S. HISTORY.
l. Who were the Pilgrims? the Puritans?
2. What battle decided the French and Indian war?
Whe commanded the French forcesb How did the
battle terminate?
g. Name the five leading principles of the Declara-
tion of ofIndependence.
4. What were the terms of the treaty of 1882
What political parties existed at the adoption OF
the Constitution?
g. What was the first Safe admitted under the Con-
stitution? the I'd the Sd the 4th?
T. Who was the first President to transfer the chief
ofhces of the government to members of his own po
litical party?
s. By whom were the principles of the English
common law modified and adapted to our form of
government?
9. Who sent by the U. S. to chastise the AL
gerine pirates?
to accept seat in the Senate and for what purpose
GEOGRAPHY.
1. Why are there thirteen moons in one yearp
2 Name the largest city of each grand division of
the globe.
8. Where is the center of the and hemisphere of
the earth?
f. What is the climate and the atmosphere of the
| British Isles?
| 5. Name the most populous capital in the United
| States.
6. In what latitude do places have one day in the
year "A hours long, and one niQ't of equal length?
T. What is fossil? an at-I.
| .. Name the geological ages in order, beginning
with the lowest
| 9 Describe he two classes of ts1ande
TO- What is the length of the outline of Europe II
its area were in circle, what would be its circum-
ference?
| GRAMMAR.
| l. Define Grammar a science and art, and
give the standard Of grammatical accuracy in the
| oflanguage.
2. What is the difference between personal and
relative pronoun?
3. How verbs clsssed with respect to form, and
with respect to use; also, how are passive verbs
| formed?
A. Give all the participates active and passive of the
| verb teach"
5. How is participial noun distinguished from
participle?
8. Write complex declarative sentence containing
an adjective and an adverbial element of the third
class.
Correct the following, If incorrect and state the
reasons for the several corrections: Among two
there is lie somewhere II expected to have seer
You yesterday" who did you take me to be-"
S. Haekneyed in business, wearied at the oar hicl
thousands fast chained to quit more, all wisf
or seem to Uish they could forego.
o. He supposed it eight o'clock ,ohsR the train
| rived.
TO- The traveller stopped to ask what the matter
Parse the italicized words in the sth and 9th sen
tences. Analyze the 10th.
l. ARITHMETIC. .rs'
l. man, by paying note 20 days before maturity
saved 1928 interest; what the face interest pc
cent?
9 10 mt of at
8. If the opening by which warm air comes into
school room Is inches long and IL inches wide wha
must be the velocity of the air. second to furns
10 cubic feet per minute for each of 60 pupils?
In one hour and six minutes l452 gallons of waite
dipped out of reservoir, by two vessels, one
which held times as much as the other. The large
vessel was emptied twice. and the smaller thrice in
minute. How many gallons did each hold?
S. has ten acres of pasture, acres, and acres
into which they agree to put equal number of cat
tie to Craze, and agrees to pay and $24. Ho7
much should each receive?
6. On Monday some hawks took from a barnyard 1.
of all of its chickens and 1-5 of chicken more; tn
next day they took IA of the remainder and IA of
chicken more; the next day is of the remainder an
1-3 Of chicken more; and lastly, 1-2 the remainde
J and 1-2 of chicken more There being then but
left, how many were taken?
sold an article 20 cent. gain had 1t cost m
$500 more, would have lest 20 per cent; find the
invested $27Oo in stock 25 per cent. discoun
which pays s per cent. annual dividends; how muc
must invest in stock at per cent. discount and pay
ing 10 per cent. annual dividends, to equ
income?
9. How long will 1t require to travel at miles p
hour of 25sOo acres laid out that IL
longest distance shall be the shortest possib
to contain the given area?
10. Suppose there be round column of equal ST.
throughout, being It. in diameter and 20 it. hig
and bean-vine entwnes itself around just IL tim
equal distances in passing from the foot to the to
How long will the vine be?