The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-04-18
BOARD OF SCHOOL EXAMINERS.
List of the Questions. PropOunded
Saturday. April Z, 1888.
Names Of The Teachers who Received
Certificates.


ttill lDt aaosGUt jim GOulu lht "a row ll
1925 Of an hour, Ohm i'm S-l5, and Jerry
in As of an hour. It so happened that
| when all came to the end Of a row at the
same instant, the work was completed
How much ought each to receive
$lO1O, 5000 and 5000.
2. What is a continued fractionP Re.
duce 3S lG3 to a continued fraction
3. A lady has two silver cups and only
one cover for both; the first cup weighs
g ounces. Ifthe FIRST cup be covered II
will weigh twice as much as the second
and If the second cup be covered it will
| weigh 3 times as much as the first.
! What is the weight ofthe second cup and
! cover Is ounces.
| 4. In cask containing brandy and
| water Is ofthe whole plus gal. is bran b
/ dy; 4 Of the whole plus 2 gal. is water;
/ required the number of gallons Of each?
/ 43 gal. of brandy and II gal. of water
! 8. A merchant forwarded 100 bbl OF
| flour to be sold at S6.25 a bbl. the agent
| receiving a com. of 3 per cent. for selling.
! After paying S5.45 for carriage and deduct
| ing his com. oflR per cent, he invested
the proceeds in plaster at $40 ton. How
many tons did he buy2
Z. A merchant has pieces of cloth
whose lengths are i'm arithmetical pro-
| gressiOn. The aggregate length of the 3
pieces is 20 yds, the longest piece is 30
/ yds longer than the shortest. What is
the length Of each2
8. Some smugglers discovered a cave
which would exactly hold their cargo,
which was 10 bales cotton and 33 casks
! Of wine. While unloading a revenue Of
! ticer hove in sight, when they sailed
| away with 9 casks and bales, leaving
the cave q full. How many bales or
how many casks would it hold?
"a or 72.
! 8. 1t is between IL and II o'clock, and
the hour-haud and minute hand make a
straight line. What o'clock is it?
p BIZ min. past II.
TO- On what day of the week were you
born? Show work.
SPELLING.
Exaggerate, Jonathan, Guillotine,
Restaurant, Precedence, Jamb,
Forcing, Iiariat, Hierarch.
lsOsCelcs,
GEOGRAPHY,
l. What conditions are essential to the
existence of 'orests?
2 Name and describe the three func-
tions of political Government.
3 Tell how dew and clouds are formed.
4. Name in order the five most densely
populated countries on the globe. Name
the largest city of each
8. Name the States Of Central America.
| Give form OF government and capital of
each.
6. What are the principal products Of
China?
7. Locate three monsoon regions. Give
course OF each.
8. Describe the following mountains:
Pindus, Cnmbnan, White, Catskiu, Yum
ling.
9: Describe the following rivers: Cam
bodia, Tiber, Clyde, Tapajos, CoHchos,:
TO- Locate the following and tell what
each is noted f0T Pilot Knob, Venice,
New Almaden, Quito, Mecca.
U. 9. HISTORY.
1. What French Colonies were estab-
hshed in America?
3 In what wars did the Colonies suf-
fer before the Revolution?
3. What were some of the most impor-
tant events of l776 and II?
4. Give an account Of the invasion and
surrender of Burgoyne.
5. During whose administration did
the second war With England occur?
Give causes
6. State some Of the leading events oil
Jackson's administration.
7. Describe Sherman's march to the
sea.
s. Give brief history of slavery in
this country.
8. Name in order 10 Of the greatest
Generals this country has produced.
10. Name 10 of our greatest statesmen.
GRAMMAR.
l. What are redundant letters? Name
them, and tell why such letters and why
silent letters are i'm use.
2. Cain killed Abel, The first murder on
record Parse the word murder in full.
3. Correct these: Wandering along the
bank, the house came into sight. Has
the bell ranp2 He laid on the sofa an
hour l seen you yesterday. Who do
you want him or me7
4. Give tho construction Of these ital- !
icised words: Five piilS two are seven. |
II is almost dinner time II was the |
Queen coming l1. That book is his /
That horse Of mine is lame.
8. Diagram this: The vessel struck the /
sand bar just below the bridge, which |
caused its destruction.
9. Diagram these! Would God / had |
died for thee, o, Absalom! Hallowcd be
thy name.
what is an idiomatic use? Show by ex-
amples.
8. Do the terms U0lgelS and cOnsOnants
apply TO the powers the letters or only
TO their names?
8. Why do we have vowel digraphs
with one letter silent7
10. Give a test by which / can tell a
predicate adjective from an adyerbial
element.
Az meeting of the Board OF School
Examiners, April 7, twenty-four appli-
2ants were examined, and certificates
were granted as follows:
For six months Robert @. Daisley,
lohn III. McNury, Hattie e. Stanforth, /
Josie Strange, Ruth Barrett, Theodore
Dickman, James Il. Cummings.
For twelve months-Francis A. Tener,
Jhas. E. Shaw, Henry G. Williams.
For eighteen months-Meta Behymer.
F8-The Scarlet, Cardinal Red, Old Gold,
Navy Blue, Seal Brown, Diamond Dyes
sive perfect results. Any fashionable
'olor, 10 cents
All persons interested in the construction
# a turnpike from Hillsboro TO the bridge
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