The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-08-09

AT the EXAMINATION laSL week tnece week there II
applicants Is of whom received certificates, fol-
lows: '-
John C. stevenson-s4 months.
Geo. NJ Powell. Henry Hickman, Lucy J. Cobb and
Alice Watt-1s months.
sherman Shumate, W. ]. Ragland, Clara Harper.
B. d. Griffith, Emma Watt and Sara j. Woodson-ls
months.
Abbie NJ. Pierce and Della Defrance-s months.
The following were the questions used:
oBTHoGRAPHY.
Mucilage, Lcorice, Piazza, Appellant, Scisse Rat
able, Cultural, Centripetal. Extraneous, Roue,
Righteous, rriphthong. Dissipate, Furlough, Was
sail, Veranda, sadducee, Scirrhous, Paralleogram-
mical.
U. s. HISTORY.
1. Write a sketch. not to exceed two pages, of the
of events In the United States the adop
tion of the constitution the beginning
the Civil War; noticing particularly the influences
which prepared the way for that
NoTE.-ln this sketch special attention must be
given to cOnciseness of statement orderly arrange
ment, and clearness of expression.
GEOGRAPHY.
l. Where the following Capes: FAREWELL st.
Lucas? Mendocino? Hatteras? Sable?
2. Name two great mountain systems of North
America. Name two mountain systems Of South
America.
g. Name and locate five river systems Of North
America.
Chief wealth? Inhabitants? Chief settlement?
5. In what zones does South America lieP Where
is Guiana? To what countries does 1t belongp De
scribe the of the Orinico. What is the chief
city of Venezuela?
g. Name the largest lake in each of the five grand
divisionsP
7. To whom does Farther India belongP siberia9
Cape Colony? Java? PHILIPPINE Islands?
s. What Is the difference between anthracite and
coal? In what parts of the United States
is coal most abundant?
9. Name two principal cities OF Australia. The
commercial ports of Japan.
10. What is the chief port of South Africa? What
| are two exports from Melbourne?
GRAMMAR.
l. When is collective noun singular, and when
plural9
2. Write the plural of the following Wharf,
theory, terminus Sir Isaac Newton, woman-servant,
billet -doux. aid -de-camp.
8. In what modes and lenses Is the emphatic form
of The verb used?
4. How do you determine to what part of speech 3
word belongs?
s. Write sentences illustrating the objective
structions of nounsP
Diagram:
! 6. Men of stubborn will who boldly defy the law.
may be crushed under the wheel of power, that
they may learn obedience.
Correct:
I. never seen person which lay much stress
on learning good manners at school.
Parse:
! 8. Eve with all the fruits of Eden 6iest.
SAGE only, rather than ltave
.. Write a sentence containing a complex element
of the class the second GLASS; and Of the third
! class.
Parse:
10. To climb the trackless mountain all unseen,
With the wild flock that never needs a fold;
Alone DER sleeps and foaming falls to lean;-
This is not solitude; tits but to hold
Converse with Natures charms, and view her
| stones Hnroilsd.
| ARITHMETIC.
/. What is q multiplicatIon tableP What is Mental
| Arithmetic?
Given, the rate per cent, time, and amount; how
| do we find the interest?
| 3. What is the principle of the common rule for
| Equation of Payments?
4. Why do say the of triangle Is equal to
| to the product of Its base by half its altitude?
8. Suppose any number decreased by part of itself;
bv what part of itself must the remainder ncreas
| ed to make the original number?
8. If number be increased 20 per cent, by what
must we decrease the sum to have the original
| number?
An agent, who charges per cent, for collecting
paid to society 81 ,4s2 the proceeds of
bills collected from its members for years dues.
The annual dues being $40, how many members paid
him?
s. The ratio of the principal the amount is IS to
81, the rate, per cent; find the time.
9. A., B.. and C. work Job at different times A.
receives Sc day, B. 81 and c. 49, They complete the
work in 80 days and receive equal pay each. How
many days does each man work?
10. A., B. and C. Jointly inherit $4,000 in the pro-
portion of 13, Ia and 1-5. c. dies; how much did A.
and B. each receive?