The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-02

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will be appointed deputy in place OF
w. l.. Smith.
At recent examination for teach.
ers' certificates, the following an
swers were given: Ques. Name
some improper kinds of punishment
Ans. Lynch law Ques. Give the
principal parts of the verb do? Ans.
do, don, don. Ques. What is in.
volution? 3? Ans. Involution is the
process of rolling numbers together.
Ques. When was the battle of Bun
ker Hill fought Give some account,
of it! Ans. 1t was the beginning of
the Revolutionary war; it was pre-
ceded by prayer. Ques. Account
for earth quakes? Ans. Earth
q,akes are caused by the tidal wave
in the interior of the earth. Ques.
Bound the Centennial state? In a
class OF 80, "a of them bounded
Pennsylvania as the Centennial
state.
OLD SAYINGS.
Facts are stupid things until
brought into connection with some
general law.
If vexed with a child while in
structing it, try to write with your
left hand. Remember a child is all
left hand.
Self government is free govern
| ment.
COUNTY.
The teacher in district No. of
Bennington having resigned. Martin
Harrington, Chairman Of Board of
School Inspectors OF Vernon, ha, been
engaged to finish the term. Mr.. H.
ranks as one of the best teachers in
the county and we regret that the
incentives for teaching are not suffi-
cient to retain him; he expects, ere
long, to write in connection with his
name, "Attorney at law"
AT meeting of the Board of Ex
aminers held at the school house in
district No. 1. Antrim, Feb. 18th,
the certificate Of ]. H. Girdwood, the
teacher at that place, was suspended
for 60 days; cause-failure to in.
struc. and govern the school. The
Board could look at the failure in no
other light than incompetency.
Miss Zillah Sayre closes her school
in district No. 9 of Vernon, Friday
evening with an exhibition.
Both departments of the school at
Gaines are closed on account oi
diphtheria.
Several teachers in the county are
preparing to attend the Valparaiso
Normal at Valparaiso, Ind, as soon
as their winter terms are finished.
This institution offers great induce
ments to pupils with limited means
and limited time for study.
| What keeps the earth in motion
and what modifies its motion?
2-What is the velocity of the
earth's rotation at the equator
3-Locate Cockatoo Island.
4-What would be the longitude
of Sal. Francisco, reckoning longi-
tude east and west from Byron?
| s-Account for the location of the
tropic and polar Circles.
| 6--Where is the city of Saua ?
Where Apia? Where Lavuka?
| 7-Suppose messenger starts
from Washington on Monday noon
and travels from east to west as rap
idly as the earth revolves from west
to east Git being constantly noon
with him, upon arriving at the start.
ing point finds it Tuesday noon.
QUERy-When did the day change
with him9
8-The speed Of ship is meas
ured by throwing overheard wooo
. float with a line attached. which i
marked off in feet. Suppose tn,
! time the line was allowed to run on
were measured by a "a minute sane
, glass.-How mahy feet would hav,
to run out to indicate s.a miles pc
hour2
off the earth's axis we're incline'
to the plane oil its orbit IS degrees
how many zones would there be ant
what would be the width Of each'
Io-What is the Circle of Illumi
nation