River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-17
Teachers Examination Scheme. fan of 1885
THIRD GRADE.
OeTHOEPY.

ORTHODOXY.
|. Write words containing all the
sounds of o, and mark the yowels dia.
critically.
?. Syllabicate, accent, and mark
diacritically the vowelS in the follow
ing words: root, prelate, envelope,
precedence, apparatus and vehement.
g. Distinguish between an oral ele-
ment and cOnsOnant.
A. What determines the number of
syllables in a word! Is there any ex-
ception!
5. How is the pronunciation of
words in the first and second readers
determined for the pupil!
6. Define accent and give four rules
for it.
I. Would you have frequent drill
orally on the elementary soundsl Why!
ORTH0GRAPHY.
/. What do you understand by pho
netic spelling? What use do you
make of it in your school!
2. Give the meanings of the follow
ing preliXes: cireum, eX, retro, sur,
ultra.
8. Give Authorizations for ''namely, "
'"by the way of, - "the same, lac
count. compare, ''and so forth, >"
and "hOgshead."
AS. Spell dictated list of twenty live
words.
WRITTEN ARITHMETIC.
(Leaye indicated work on paper)
|. Define reduction, scale and radix
2. Wishing to borrow $500 at a
bank, for what sum must | draw my
note at thirty days to obtain the re-
CURED amount, discount being at Z
per cent?
3. 732 < g. (l5X 24-@29 x IO) + AZ
x 234 = 23)=!
4. Which is greater, the interest or
the discount of SI7l2 for l year at 7
per cent, and how muchl
S. Find the smallest number that
exactly contains 70, I5o and 800.
What is it called! Define prime num-
Der and integor.
6. If buy the \. E. 4 and the E. e
of the N w. Il of a section of land,
how many acres do l purchase!
Draw diagram illustrating the pur-
chase.
I. How many tons of ice can be
packed in a hailding 40 #. long, 80 it.
wide and 90 fit. high, cubic foot of
ice weighing 5S1s pounds?
s. The top of church steeple is
268 1t. from the ground; q the height
Of the steeple above the church plus
Y IT. is equal to the height of the
church, Find the height of the steeple
above the church.
8. A room is 20 #. long, 10 #. wide,
and II #. high. What is the distance
from one of the lower corners to the
opposite upper corner!
10. How many acres in a field in
the form of an equilateral triangle
whose sides each measure 10 rods!
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
l. Discuss the advantages of having
a course of study and grading system
in use in all thecountry schools.
2. State Just what records teacher
should keep and what facts he should
report to his successor.
3. Give an outline of the work you
would do i'll language.
4. How would you prevent tardi-
ness! How secure regular attendance?
5. What are the ends of recitation?
HOME GEOGRAPHY.
|. What is meant by Town and
Range? How numbered respectively
in Wisconsin!
2 What commercial advantages
has Pierce Co! Locate the leading
industries of the county.
3. What and where are Fond du
Lac, Racine, Oshkosh, the Dells, Ash
land? Where is the pine region! The
lead region!
4. In going from River Falls to Mil
waukee what railroads would you
travel on, and what places of impor
lance would you pass!
5. Draw a neat map of Pierce coun
ty. placing upon it the amount of work
you would require of your class the
first two days.