The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25
Examination OF Teaeliers.
Baton Ronee. Sent. 3. IS


prepared BY Stale Superintendent oi I'd
acation. Warren EasIoa. aud tie auas-
isions profounded 20 the teachers ef {he
State az their las. examination:
! !. Applicants, should, if possible, oc-
cspy individual seats; for those who eom-
| iaanicate with each other, on Hse text
vsal.s. or confer with visitors. viii get I
ieGaciion ef - per; ccns In the.r grade.
+ ,. Writing and reading will ae graded
| according : writing Ia inanuseripis. aHd
reading before tie Board.
3. Manuscripts not to be corrected af-
tcr.being handed in.
l. Iii manuscripts in one branch must
DC brought in properly signed, adding
s-dnr post Office address before receiving
atsess -2ns IL The ncxt bsREch.
ARITHMETIC.
l. \ merchant bought goods to the
amount OF s5ll2; he sold them So rs 10
gain - Of Il dollar on ench dollar; kew
mitch did he gain on all. For what
amount did he sell the goods.
2. Ii 2t;a yards Of cashmere, at Sl3f =
yard. are worth as much rs Z of a ten Of
coal, how much IS a ton of coal worth per
ten.
5. Write in Roman numerals $40 and
1900.
1. Write in words DCCL aud DCXIX.
.. IL start in latitude Il deg. 35' 40
north, and travel due north 2l59 geogra-
phieal miles, III what latitude will be?
8. Which is the greater, tina interest or
the Discount OF slip for one year, az Z
per cent, and how much?
Z. In digging ditch I20 rods long and
3 feet wide. 1870 cubic yards of earth
were .Ienioyei. How deep WAS thc ditch:
g. borrowed some money and paid
81 10 for ;,io use of *, paying S.l05 for
the use of each dollar borrowed. How
mueh money did borrow?
Q. Win you Increase or diminish the
fraction $40 if you add to each of its
terms, and how much?
GRAMMAR.
/. What is embraced i'll etymology?
:. Name the parts of speech.
;. What is parsing?
4. What is property or part OF speech?
:. Name the different eases, as applied
to nouns.
6. Define mood. tense and voice.
Z. How are the plurais OF letters and
figures formed?
s. Define an adverbial phrase, conjunc-
tive adverb.
8. What is punctuation? A.
10. Analize tie following sentence :
ITO be good is 10 be happy .
GEOGRAPHY.
l. What is geography, and what is
meant By the term?
2. Into what three departments is ge-
ogfaphy divided?
3. Name the natural division of land
1. Name the different races of men.
3. Whal causes the change III the sea-
sons?
6. What causes the difference in the
temperature of the torrid, temperate
and frigid zones?
Z. At what point on the equator is
there neither latitude or longitude?
S. Locate the Red, Maramora and
Dead Seas.
0. Locaie the Iron, White and Snow
Mountains.
10. What bodies of land lie under the
equator all around the eerth?
IL. Ii you were at the North Pole on
the 2lst day of June, Il o'clock, noon, in
what direction would yeur shadow fall?
HISTORY.
! BY what countries and az what places
and duiing what century, we're the fol-
lowing States first permanently settled:
Florida, California. Louisiana, New York
snd Virginia?
sss Mention what discoveries were made
by SAlumbus. Balboa, Sir Francis Drake,
La Sci.s. and the Cabots.
3. Whss. possessions did the French
hold in Anis -ica at the beginning of the
French and indian var; which causes
prodaced the war and TO what result did
the war lead?
~ a., s.,r -. nf tt,s
French and Indian war;. Tell where they
were fought and which sic<.yas victori-
ous.
5. When and where did the isxt Conti-
aeiIal Congress meet, and what simpor-
Jaut acts did itperform: Why where the
battles Of Lexington, Saratoga and \ or..s-
town the most important ones fought dn-
ring the revolution?
GENERAL QUESTIONS.
I. What authorities have you read on
professional teaehingY
,. DO you take an Educational Jour
nal?''
5. How long have You been engaged IN
seaching?
4. Name tie length Of time, and the
place where obtained. of your last certiii-
.ate
). Wirat branches have Sou studied.
md what have you taught?
6. Do yon make moral instruction a
laily exercise in your school2
Z. TO whom can you refer for testimo-
liais Of moral character. and ability 10 |
each and govern school!
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
l. Should a teacher be governed by the !
will Of his employers and directorsy
2. Can a teacher govern best By being |
. strict disciplinarian!
3. If teacher succeed well in one place |
riIl he succeed Ia all others?
4. How can teacher break up rude |
less to and from school!
.. What plan should j teacher pursue,
rhcn he i unpopular in his school aud
district?
6. Should teacher require large schol-
rs to obey his rules without giving q
eason why?
Z. TO what extent should males and
emalcs sit, play and recite together?
Why?
s. What are the requisites of good
chool teacher and examiner.
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