The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-30
EDUCATIONAL COLU MN
EDITED BY
D. D. HoRNADAY, County supt.

For the benefit Of the teachers of the
county we publish the questions pre-
pared by.th State Board, to be used in
examinations in all the counties of the
State. The questions will run through
three issues, and the teachers should
preserve them. Below is given the first
installment
S-S divided by 1-15 equals what?
Prove the correctness of the quotlent
by dividing decimally.
~. How much will it cost to plaster
hall 81 #. long, 40 fit. wide, and 20 it.
high, at q cents per square yard, cell
ing included?
3. Hats cost S3I apiece, but later in
the season buy them at 40 of the cost.
How many can be bought for S4S?
4. / have a wagon 10 TT long, 3 1T
wide, 2 # high. have a crib 80 it long,
Is fit wide. II # high. How many wag-
on loads of corn will it take to fill the
crib? At 1000 cubic inches to a bush
ell, how many bushels will there be?
5. have wheat field 90s rods long,
and 400 rods wide; the average is 244
bushels per acre. At IS cents per bush
ell, how much do get for the wheat:
6. A merchant sold goods at 30 per
cent. above cost, and received 60 cents
a yard for them. How much did they
cost him yard?
Z. Write negotiable promiSsOry
s. wish to borrow $3.50 at bank.
For what sum must give my note to
obtain that amount ? Time, 80 days;
discount, y per cent.
9. An agent sold drove of hogs. and
after deducting his commission at per
cent, sent S1,455 to his employers.
What was the agents commission?
10. What must be the depth Of Gu
bical bin that will hold 900 bushels of
wheat?
HISTORY.
/. Name the prominent writer's on
American history.
2. Name the principal Spanish ex-
plorers. French. English. Dutch.
8. Give time, place, and by whom the
following States were settled: New
York, New jersey, Connecticut, Mary
land.
4. How and from whom did the
United States acquire title to its terri
tory?
S. Give an occount of the invention
of the cotton gin. Magnetic telegraph.
Steamboat.
6. Name the principal events in the
administration of Jackson. Polk. Bu-
chanan. Lincoln.
Z. What were the causes which led to
the Civil War? Give results.
8. Give the history of the Ala
bama" claims.
9. Name the most prominent gener-
ais, statesmen, authors and inventors in
our history.
U. S. CONSTITUTION.
!. What is constitution? What is
Its relations to other laws?
2. Give the relation of the executive,
judicial and legislative departments OF
government to laws.
8. Give the necessary qualifications
of the President.
4. What does a Senator represent,
and how is he chosen?
5. Give the powers of Congress as to
taxation.
9. What authority has the Presidents
Cabinet? What officers compose it?
z. How is the Supreme Court OF the
United States constituted?
8. Name provisions for fair trial of
persons accused.
8. How may a Territory become a
State?
10. What rights are especially reserv-
ed to the StateS2
1t is evident from the nature of the
questions that the State Board do not |
intend to give questions to puzzle or
confuse the teacher, but to give plain,
practical questions that apply to every
day school work. The board is COM |
posed of active, practical school men
who are capable of fixing the standard
of qualifications of teachers.
There were ten applicants for certii- |
Gates at examination last Saturday. |
Owing to the length of time required to |
write answers to the full list of QueS-
tons it was decided to give two days to |
the work. An adjourned session will |
be held on Saturday, May ID, to COM
plete the examination.
SUMMER SILKS.