The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-03-08

AT the examination last week there were II appli-
cants, of whom received certificates. as follows:
d. D. Evans, Sc months; J. W. Kinneer, Is months;
J. j. Hogan and John johnson, IL months; J. C.
Boone, R. W. Poor s. D. Burriss and A. s. Brady six
months.
The following are the queutions:
ORrHoGRAPHY.
Koran, Linch-pin, Linte Mercenary, Petit, Sconce,
Worsted, scholium, Pomegranate, Peusile, Par
helion, Orchis, Nucleus, MunitIon, Murrain, Cubi-
FORM Courier, Chocolate, Charatan, Appurtenance.
HISTORY.
l. Who was Roger Williams, and for what was he
banished?
2. When. where, and by whom, was the first print
ing press established in America?
3. What course did Cromwell pursue toward the
America colonies?
4. What was the Embargo act?
5. What is the Monroe DoctrineP
6. What was national debt at the close of the
last war?
7. What were the Alabama Claims?
s. In what does treason against the United States
consist?
9. Where do all bills for raising originate?
10. When and how often does Congress assemble?
GEOGRAPHY.
1. What the three functions of political govern
ment
What class Of animals are those called
| molusks? articulates? radiatesP
8. What countries respectively known the
Emerald Isle,' albion" "Columbia?
4. Describe ireland a government, people and
productions.
5. State the effect of climate on vegetation and on
the human
Q. Define isothermal and isotheral lines.
2. What is soil? Name the different soils and tell
how they have been formed.
8. What commercial advantages has New York?
Chicago? New orleansP San Francisco?
9. To what three important families of do the
people of Austria belong?
10. How many moons there in year, and
whyP
GRAMMAR.
l. The terms Phrase, Clause and Member frequently
occur in speaking of Sentences Define these terms.
2. Define the following prefxes: Inter, bene, NAL.
con, mis-, and un.
3. Write the English plural of each of the follow
| ing: Cherub, seraph, medium, bandit.
T. Name and define the properties of the verb.
5. Write sentence in which the grammatical sub
noun in the objective.
Q. Parse words in italics:
1t is not grief that bids me moan,
1t is that am all Alone
I. Correct
(a) Every one was dressed alike.
(b) There is no doubt but what he is mistaken.
(c) No man or woman ever got rid of their vices,
without struggle.
s. What parts of speech are declined?
9. Diagram: He ought to go to make the pur-
chase certain.
10. Parse:
Thought in the mine may come forth gold dross;
When coined in word, know its real worth.
If sterling, store 1t for thy future use;
Twill buy thee benefit, perhaps renoUH.
Thought, too, delivered, is the more possessed;
Teaching. we lea-n and gioing we retain
The birth OF intellect; when dumb forgot.
ARITHMETIC.
1. What is notation? Numerationp How many
systems of notation in general use?
2. Upon what five principles is the Roman notation
founded?
3. Why invert the dvisor in division fractions9
How find the greatest common divisor of fractions?
4. What is currency? From what is the sign de-
rived?
s. What is measure? How divided?
6. Eight men hire a coach; by getting more pas
sengers, the expense to each is diminished SIX what
do they pay for the coach?
7. Two boats start toward each other from points
l60 miles distant The current accelerates the one
and retards the other just miles hour. Allowing
that, in still WATER they could each go 10 miles
hour, how far from each starting-point will they
meet?
s. If man weighing 16O lbs rest on the end of
lever 10 feet long, what weight will he balance at the
other end, supposing the prop fulcrum to be one
foot from the weight?
g. The sum Of A's and BIS ages is co. and If You d.
the age of each.
10. A and departed from different places at the
same time, and travelled toward each other On meet
ing, 1t appeared that had travelled Is miles
than B, and that A could have gone BIS journey in
154 days, but would have been IS days in perform
ing AS journey. How far did each travel?