Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-11-27

During the past week rigid examine
tions have been held in most, IL not all,
Of the departments in the Union
Schools. We are informed by Supt.
Austin that the result has been most
gratifying, showing marked improve
ment in the work of the scholars. Fol-
lowing are some of the questions pro-
pounded:
GEOMETRY
| 1. Constract square equal to given triangle.
show that the sum Of the three peipe nc ,culars
drawn from any point within equiaieral triangle
to tine three sides is equal to the altitude Of the
| triangle.
| O. Show that the area Of ON equilateral triangle
/ is equal to one-forf h Of the square OF one side
null piled by square root OF three or TO the square
Of one side m Ilt Piled bv i33. What is the side Of
| square wh.cn has an equal TO five squares
whose sides are respectively l6 IL 8, and eets.
| 3. In airy tr;aagle, line dawn parallel 10 the
base divides the o,her sides propo ioDally. Prove
| 1t. Show that the area of q soua-e crcumsc.ibed
about circle is less tnap the Of equilat raj
tr.ang circumsc-ibed about The came circle.
| 4. What is ri? Find an exHress,on ior the area
| of circle in TENS of its I. vius. Why can you
not corstrlot slusre equivalent to any given
circle. DIav line whose ength shall be the square
root of tn.ee.
1
circumscf;beo about ci,cle four times the SIZE
of an inscribed equi: ;oral tIaDole in IRE cir
cle Show how to lscribe in ctcls resolsr poly
| goa OF Is sides.
/. State the value of the study OF ast-ouom as
means of developing the m nd. what general ad-
vantages to be derived from the study and what
is Its p actical use
How form an idea of the grea: distance of fixed
stars!
8. What was the Ptolemaic theory? The Ccper.
ntSian iheory. Give Kiechhof's theory of the con.
stltution of the sun.
4. WHAT were The discoveries of Kt p'ar and New
onf Estimate their value.
5. What is the Zod 'ac' Name its signs.
6. Illustrate the phases OF the moon.
!. How do you account for Che belts of Jupiter?
Give theory for come.2.
8. Define zmuth, altitude and zenith distances
Draw figure i ustrating each.
0. Locate a star in the southwest Quar;er of the
| heavens at TOO amp itude ana 80 degrees frcm the
zenith. Deine the ''seros."
| 10. What mot ons has the sun? How known !?
What imporsnt facts established by the use of the
spectroscope? Why do the seasons of the planets
vary? State the Of the procession or the equ
| noxes.
ENGLISH LlTERAIuRE
/. Name the authors of tne following works -
| Drapier Letters, Mars Slipped of as Armc- Sir
Charles Graz Olson, Amelia Don Qdixote Trisl 10 N
shandy, Rambler, Address to the Kirg, School Mas
tress The Decent of Odin, hsto.y of ,gl sh roet-
ry, Caelebs in Search o. a Wife, Juuius Letter !,
| Woodstock, Utopia.
2. To what great writers do we owe the develop
ment of prose fiction. Why is it valuable ltt,-slre?
Into what branches divided, and what is styled the
typical novel? Beginning with the mode. a En- 5lish
| novel, give the names of works represelt.ng the
gradual development Of fcien to its prese At pei
fection.
| 8. Give brief biographical sketch of Johnson
Gibbon and Goldsmith. Name their contcmno .pries
and their literary works. Give concise definition
of the character Of each and such criticism your
| m n reHpctiOn has auUTespd-
4. To what school did Pope belong? Gray? Give
the Characteristic qualities Of the school OF the lat
ter. Cr.ticise Br:ns Man Was Made to Mou-1.'
What quality of BIS school strongly manifested in
his 'COtter's Sat Night?" Campare Buras With
other poets and show his points of excellence.
| S. How do the characters of Shakespeare al /
Scott compare? On what does SCOTS fame rest? give
q review Of the literature OF the 18th century, its
eras and historical relations.
GENERAL HISTORY.
| i. Describe the three great families of mankind
aad theirearliest settlements. Who were the Baby
lopians? Describe their Kingdom under Nebuch-
| adnezzar. Locate apd describe the Phoen.c .cians.
| 2. What was Tyre? For what is it mem orable ?
Who were the Israetes. GIVE bzief bistory OF
them and their rules from the tine of Abraham to
their entrance into tine Holy land. Describe the
career of Hannibal
g. Give the circumstance of the fall of the Persian
Empire. Describe the Egyptians, their ar.s, religion
and castes Give biographical sketch of Caesar.
| 4. Account for the settlement of Greece. De-
scribe the character manners, religion and changes
ofgoverLment ofthe Greeks. Sparta, her laws, and
her wars. Athens her laws and statesmen.
5. Name the Gretlan poets, masters OF dramatl:
ting historians, philosophers, scuptors and theil
celebrated works. Locate name and desecibe thre
schools of Greek philosophy. Describe Rome un.
der Augustus. Under Con tantiae.
A. GRAMMAR.
US. HISTORY.
l. Name the presidents of the U. s. in the order
of their succession to 1887 with the name of the
mart IN uh hpa thf
names of the members of Washing ton's cabinet.
2. Describe the "Nolth-west Territory" the
Western Reserve, and the Districs of Columbia.
8. State what is meant by the Monroe Doctrine,
the "Missour' Compromise" "To the Victors be-
long the Spols."
L. What territory has the U. S. acquired? By
what means did it acquire it?
5. Give an outline of our government embracing
the pr nc.pa departments of each branch and give
your opinion as to how we came to have such g
government
| B. GRAMMAR.
| lis. HISTORY.
| l. Describe the mound builders, and tell whence
they came. What has become of the ,diaus?
2. Give brief story of the discovery of Am erica
How many voyages did the discoverer make? and
what lands did he discover?
| g. When, and by whom were the folio wing
named colonies founded: st. Augustine, Quebec
jamestown, st. Mary's, Plymouth. Describe the
Puritans.
4. Who was Magellan? When and by whom was
slavery Introduced? Who ruled in England from
156S-l603? Who was Raleigh?
| 5. Wnat European nations held possessions in
America? When and where did the Fl st representa-
tive assembly or Ia mak'n body meet in America
When and where were the first college and printing
press established?
In English Literature the average
standing in class of six pupils was 81
per cent. In Astronomy the average in
a class of six was 81 per cent. In Ge'
ometry the average in class of eight
was so per cent. In General History
the average in class of nine was 81 pei
cent.
The re xt morning after the Democratic
jo1li6cation the side walks on the South
side ct the river we1s tesrattered, at in
tervals, with mixture, which, to pass
ing observer, wcu'd suggest the idea thai
there had been an unusual number of sick
men on the street the night before. II
would also suggest the somewhat pecu
liar idea that every man afflicted with the
vomit had partaken of fpredsely the same
kind of foe d en- the evening ct the jolliti
cation; ard, furthermore, it would sug