The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-23
School Examiners Questions.
EATON, OHIO, APRIL Is, 1885.
ARITHMETIC-Tame 90 Minutes.

ARITHMETIC-Tame 90 Minutes.
F. S. ALLEY, NEW PARIS, o.
l. 7l4E.714) divide the So. root of "a
~.034-what?
2. From Gil tons subtract Oil cwt.
8. A square farm contains 40 acres; how
many rds. of fence are required to inclose it?
A. What must l pay for 6 per cent. bonds tc
realize 9 per cent. income, gold !O2?
5. A, B and c together own $14100 in the
proportion q, "a and Sc respectfully; what is
each mans share? a
6. The area of a floor is 432 So. it,, and its
length is to its bredth as A to 3; what are the
dimensions?
Z. 12-45 of the cost of an article is 4-3 of the
profit made in selling it; what is the per cent.
profit?
8. If it is 6 O'Clock a. m. on Jan. LIST. at
Greenwich, what time will it be at San Fran
cisco, 123 degrees west? What time at Pekin,
lis degrees east? Give day of month also.
9. Allowing 81 bricks to the Gu. it., what
will it cost for bricks to build the walls of a
house 20 #. l., Is #; wd., IL fit. h., allowing 1-20
for openings, and bricks to cost 1925 per M
10. Show the difference between G.. c. d.
and L. C. NJ. by using that of which they are
composed and not their definitions.
GEOGRAPHY-T3me As Minutes.
C. C. MILLER, EATON, o.
1. Name and bound the country lately the
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2. Describe the form of government in En-
gland; in Russia. Name the state religion of
each.
8. Name some famous buildings in London;
name the countries in which the English have
possessions. What are the countries which
compose Great Britain?
4. Describe the Gulf stream.
8. What are the causes of tides? . Of what
use to man9 What river is called the De-
slender? Why so called?
6. What river is formed by the waters of
Central Ohio? By Lake Champlain? What
are the everglades?
z. Bound Indiana, and name its leading pro-
ducts, capital and largest cities.
8. Define sphere, circle, latitude. plateau,
bayou, steppe, silva.
o. Describe the mariners compass and give
its uses and history.
10. Explain, by a drawing, the change of
seasons, naming in full the causes and results.
GRAMMAR-IIme 60 Minutes.
/. Write five rules of Syntax.
2. Write and diagram a compound sentence.
8. Name three adverbs of manner, and three
Of degree. Is the adverb infected? Is it
compared? Give example.
4. Give five rules you would employ in
writing good English. What can you say of
the choice of words?
5. Discuss, in full, the participle.
6. Write sentences illustrating the different
uses of that.
Z. Define parsing, infection, synopsis, con-
|jugation and analysis.
8. Name five American writer's of promi-
hence who use the best English.
9. Do you have your pupils name the rule of
syntax when parsing? Is parsing the most i'm
portant part of Grammar? What author do
you prefer?
10. Parse words in italics:
The village all declared how much he knew;
'10as certain he could write, and cipher too.
Goldsmith.
THEORY AND PRACTICE-Time As Min.
F. NJ. DENOTE, LEwIsBURG, O..
I. What is the difference between memory
and Imagination? -
2. Give a few good means to develop the
preventative powers.
8. Should children be taught in the ~crecrete
or in the abstract? Show the difference.
A. What author have you read on the mind?
5. What is the difference between training
and teaching?
UNITED STATES HISTORY-Time 60 HIN.
l. Name the countries interested in the dis
covery of America. What did each discover?
When?
2. Name the colonial wars. Causes and re-
suits.
3. Name the U. S.. wars. Causes and re-
suits. When?
4. Name the Presidents in order. Time of
serving. Some important event under each
administration.
5. Tell what you know on the relation exist
lug at present between England and Russia.