Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-27
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The city public schools are nlo " ~
along without "a jar, aud all seem w ~.
doing the best work OF the year ~,
this time till warm weather puPn'
and teachers will be very pusy -,
order to be ready ut the proper ssas ,Ia
TO round UP the attnlhmenls oI NV
year. Last Saturday the eNah',llu I..,
! of candidates for pNmotoh lruln y
primary position TO a NaV'n'
| intermediate one was wen a'Veiiueu'
! An examination was also helu Nv
candidates for the primary p"s'tiom
be made vacant 10y the promot - me
questions used are published Tor 'h'
benefit of interested partles;
GRAMMAR.
l. In the sentence, "a Is an arti'
cle,r what part of speech Is AZ HOW
disposed of ,.
=. What is rong about this; "Su'
sic Smith was neither tardy nor alb
sent for two weelIs"'
8. Give the plural of canto, potato,
son.in-law, spoonful, mantrap.
f. Write the names of the months,
the days of the week and of the sea
sons, using these in connected sem
fences.
GEOGRAPHY.
]. Name all the longest and largest
rivers on the globe that yoG can think
of.
=. Name the most important fresh
water lakes; the salt lakes. Why are
certain lakes fresh? Others salt?
8. There are seven provinces in
Canada Name them. Name the
states Of Central America.
l. What volcanoes near the city of
Mexico?
.. Name the most importantIiver in
Alaska.
6. One of the New England states
has 80 sea coast. Which? One of the
Middle states has none. Which?
Z. Name the leading rivers of Texas
aud their direction, and into what
bodies of water they empty.
HISTORY.
/. When aud where was the first set
Element by the Eugiish in America?
>. What WIS Lord Baitimores
name In what year was Maryland
settled?
3 When was the stamp act passed?
Whsr was it,
/ When and where was the first bat
tie of the revolution fought?
). How many presidents succeeded
Name these. What two
pres dents died on the 18th of July.
ls26.
o. In the war between the states
when and where was the first blood
sh, d?
!. What remarkable coincidence is
connected here with the first blood
sh ed of the revolution
s. What decisive battle gave Texas
her independence?
ARITHMETIC.
|. Add $50 thousandths, 81 hun
drcd.thousaudths, 05S and tenths, !
and 375 thousandths, | 900 and | ten.
8 and - hundredtbs, |
and s0,S0S hundred-thousandths, and |
ass.
> What is the value Of million |
pins at one ten-thousandth Of dollar |
each?
8. sold % of an acre of land in
lois OF lbs of an acre each. How many |
lois did / sell?
. !. a. makes boot in two-thirds Of
a day, and b. makes one in three
the two men make In u day?
). A lady whose expenses are 81
per day has 50 l25 in money. AT what
rate must she lend it that the interest
will pay her expenses?
FOR INTERMEDIATES.
AT an hour when ali slept sound,
save she who bore them both. p
Rogers.
1T is not fit for such as us to sit
with the rulers of the land Scott.
If the above are wrong, scy where.
Can you give any reason why Africa
has not been peopled more densely?
In what zones do we find the largest
land animals?
In what zones do we find the largest
fish?
When was George Washington
born? How old was he Friday?
Who was king of Edglaud during
the revolutionary war.
sold two lots for S2i apiece. On
one of them made 20 per cent, and
on the other lost 20 per cent. Did |
gain or lose and how much?
II goods are bought at one-third OF
their value and sold at 10 per cent
more than their value, what is tn,
gain per cent?
A owned one hundred acres OF land
lying in the form of rectangle. II
extended one fourth of mile on the
road. What part Of mile did it eX.
tend back from he rnud?
GOING AHEAD.
All the primary teachers competed
for this promotion, although ii was
underst oOd only one could be success
ful. For the primary position mad,
vacant by this promotion, 10 interme
date teacher, there were also SOME
eight or ten APP licants-in all, rs sta
ted before, there were sonic twenty.
Tn re IL developing high degree o
excellence in the teachers, and til,
board and the superintendent do cv.
erything 10 foster and cultivate til,
highest attainmenls in the teachers
tits said that in addition to the regu
lar monthly meetings Neachefs' insti
tuteI1 classes will be formed fol
the special instruction OF the teachers
in the primary and Intermediate,
grades Fort Worth is doing her iul
part for the children, and persons com
ing TO the state give AS reason 70
stopping at the Fort the excellent op
portunity for educating their children
Wedding.