Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-04-06
High School Exa mInntIops.

The following are the questions given
the Senior class ofthe High School at the
&nal examination in English Literature: ::
l. Name, give the date, aud describe the
writings OF the Lake School" of poets.
2. Who were the contributors of the
Spectator" the Rambler" aud The "E,lin-
burga Reviewf" What was the marked
characteristic Of ench contributor?
g. Give the date, masterpiece and noted
characteristics Of Mrs. Browning, William
Cowper, Isaac Bairows a'rd Ben johnson.
L. Describe Swift aud his style rs shown
in his masterpiece.
5. Compare briefly the Augrsian Age
with the Elizabethan.
s. Name the atitl,or and Importance Of
"the Decline and Fall of the Roman En-
pire," ,""Piers Ploughman," Essay on Crit.
icism," pa Dictionary of the English Ian
guage" and "lhstantatis Magma"
2. Name the causes aad authors OF the
Corrupt Drama
8. Give brief account and compare tire
two most noted Scottich authors.
Q. Account for the rise of tile novel in
literature and give names of first great
novelisis,
10. Name the most noted man in the
different classes into which Prose and Pu-
elical works can be divided.
The result of this examination is as tol-
lows: Bertha Trowbridge 96, Ada Flem-
ing 30, Lena ZHrluh S8, Ida Zingg S5,
Meta Hendricks SO, Lucy Bryce 70.
The questions for the final Examination
in EngliSh Grammar were
1. when we have done with our lifc.lasting toys
Dear father take care of thy children, the Boys"
Analyze the above.
2. Correct and give reasons: (a) Let
peace be restored between you and l !; (b) 1
always thought that dew fell /; (c) No man
in the U. S. is SO wealthy as Mr.. Wander
bilt; (d) Each in their turn will receive
notice; (e) Here comes the boys.
3. Give an example in which the predi-
cate is a clause, also of n compound adj.
element Srd class.
4. Parse fully the words italicized: Let
him sue me il lie dare. To lie is disgraceful.
D. Give an example in which the gram
maiical subject and grammatical predicate
each is modified by an adj. phrase.
6. Name and illustrate the ways IN which
a noun when subject may be modified.
z. Name and give the variations which
the following may haves Holy, was sown
my, that, sheep, soon, square, whose, may
lie, OK.
8. Give the construction of words ital,.
cized: 10 knop how TO say tpIat other REQ
pie only think, is schdt makes men, peets and
sages."
8. Diagram the following: "When, in
the course of human events, it becomes
necessary for one people to dissolve the
political bands which have connected them
with another, and co assume among the
powers of the earth, the separate and equal
station TO which the laws of nature and ma.
ture'a God entitle them; decent respect
10 the opinions Of mankind requires that
they should declare the causes which irnpel
them to separation.
10. Correct and give reasonss (a) The
nation never was more presp eroas, nor
never was more ungrateful 10, He lives
in and came from Pittsburgh ;(c) The Jury
could mol agree in its verdict (d) Hoped
TO have seen You yesterday; (e) He's a
brick with n gilt edge.
The pupils who were marked above rs
are the following: Eustnce Carroll 95
Grace Hnllenbeck 90, Henry RAIDER 81
Rolloe Chubb So, Arthur Hitchcock "a
Cora Chappell and Julia Eberly each 81
and Grace Secor so.
Examination of Junior and I'd year,
Will be given next week. ID. All.