The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-11-13
STANDARD: JACKsON Thursday
Teachers Examination.

Ie1cHeTS' EAaUlIlatlOHs
At the examination last week thel
were four applicants, one of whom r
| ceived a certificate, as follows:
Ozem B. Randall, one year.
The following were the questions:
ORTHoGRAPHY.
Mahogany, marquee, measurable, mell(
ration, Precipitation, pumice. suable, sui
tlety, triphthongal. venue, vesicat'
yinous, wheedle, weigher, worrier, bateal
beneficiary, bestial, cleansable, corpuscl'
HISTORY.
1. Which of the colonies suffered mos
in early Indian warfare? Which wa
Indian warfare?
2. When and where was the first pei
manent settlement in the Mississippi
Valley?
8. What was the cause of the Frencl
and Indian war? What parties were en-
able battle?
4. What were Writs of Assistance
What was the Stamp Act?
5. What was the Mutiny Act? Tht
Boston Port Bill?
6. Who had command Of the British
Army at the commencement of. the revo
luton? When and where was the first
battle fought?
7. What did Ethan Allan say when
asked by what authority he demanded
the surrender of Ticonderoga? What
event brought the war to close?
s. Who were Washington's Cabinet?
9. How was Jefferson elected Presi-
dent? r. 3. Hayes?
10. Who were the candidates for Presi-
dent in 1850? What did each party advo-
cate?
GEOGRAPHY.
1. Name the five independent republics
of Central America.
2. Name the three chains of islands
which constitute the West Indias.
8. Name and locate the loftiest noun
tain in North America, and locate and
describe the Tundra.
4. Give the total width Of the climatic
zones, in nautical M >.
5. In what does the wealth of Mexico
consist, and what is her form of govern
ment?
6. How do you account for the location
of the tropics and polar circles?
Z. Why is Is degrees of longitude equal
to one hour of time?
s. A vessel was wrecked on the equa-
tor, in longitude $50 degrees east of
GreenNic ich; in what body of water, and
IN what hemisphere was she lost?
8. How much of the surface of Europe
consists of peninsulas, and how is pen
insula always terminated?
TO- Why are there thirteen moons in
year, and who were the first white inhab-
itants of Australia?
II. Did you receive any assistance, by
observation or otherwise, or did you as
sist any one?
ARITHMETIC.
1. Express in Roman characters, the
year in which Columbus discovered
America.
2. A farmer sells horse at profit of
40 per cent of the selling price. What
per cent profit does he make on his in
vestment?
8. A man charged $25.5o at 211s per cent
for selling 12O barrels of flour. What did
be sell it at per barrel, and what did he
pay over to the owner?
4. A miller divided 3S 3-5 bushels of
wheat among men, giving to the first, 1
DusheI, as often as to the other three, 25,
4, and As respectively. How many
bushels did he give to each?
5. The volume of rectangular solid is
10000 cubic feet. If the sides are to each
other as 2 8, and 5, what are the dimen-
sions?
6. If 1 sell cakes at cents dozen
lose SO of cent apiece. How much per
dozen must 1 charge to gain rs of a cent
apiece?
I. A merchant invested his stock SO as
to gain the first year $432. He then in
vested all he had and gained the same per
cent. In like manner he invested third
and fourth time. His first investment
was to his last amount as 4s to 243. What
was his original stock?
8. A stake driven down in the circum-
ference of circle of which the diameter
is 81 feet, is So feet from one end of the
diameter. How far is it from the other
end?
9. One number divided by another
gives a quotient of 1924, and the product
Of the two is 64O0. What are the num-
bers?
10. Five gamblers, A, B, G, D, and E,
play on the condition that he who loses
shall give to each of the others as much
as he already has. After they all lose it
is found that each has $32. How much
had each at first?
GRAMMAR.
1. What is comparison?
When can an adjective not be COM
pared?
How are adjectives compared to eX-
press degrees below the positive?
2. Define the following prefxes: ex,
inter, post, prefer, trans, peri.
8. How is name that begins with the
title Mr., Miss, or Dr., made plural?
How is the plural formed when the tt