Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-08-21
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

under the direction of the County
Superintendent, III. s. BUTT $,
Esq -
ART OF TEACHING. How
many years have you been teaching,
and how many different schools have
you taught?
2. Would you permit whispering
in school; if not, how would you sup
press it?
8. To what extent should pupil
be assisted in the preparation of a
lesson?
4. What means would you employ
in order to secure regular attend
ance?
s. What do you consider the best
method of teaching spelling?
ARITHMETIC.-I. Find the l..
G. M. of {, Z, 40, Sc, 81.
2. A man bnys 32a Tbs. of coffee
at 17S cts. a pound if he had got it
AZ cts. pound cheaper, how many
more pounds would he have receiv-
ed.
3. How many rails will enclose a
field 1859 #. long by 10361 #. wide,
provided the fence is straight and z
rails high, and the rails of equal
length and the longest that can be
used.
4. Sold wine at S1.29 "a gal. and
lost Ia per cent, at what price per
gal, must / sell it to gain Ia per
cent?
5. A lady being asked the time
of day, said, it is between 4 and 5
O'Clock, and the hour and minute
hands are together, what was the
time.
6. What is the difference between
the simple interest and true discount
of $1,000, for 10 years at 6 per cent.
7. A room is 26 it. long, 16 #.
wide, and IL #. high what is the
distance from one of the lower corners
to the opposite upper corner?
s. Two globes each 5 inches in di-
ameter and cubes, each 5 inches in
length, were melted into one cube,
how long was the side of this cube?
8. AT % cents a bushels, what will
oats cost to fill a bin #. long, fit.
wide and 4 #. deep.
10. If a man feet high weighs $50
lbs, what is the weight of a man OF
similar build whose height is feet ?
GEOGRAPHY.-Wha is supposed to
be the reason why the earth is flattened
at the poles?
2. What is meridian circle A
meridian?
6. Why is it colder at the Antarctic
Circle than at the Arctic?
a. Draw an outline of w. Va, and
name and locate its principal towns and
rivers?
5. What state is the geographical cen
tire of the United States?
6. What is the Golden Gate?
Z. Name and locate the peninsulas Of
Europe.
s. Into what divisions may the United
States be divided, with reference to it,
drainage?
0. To what three races do the inhabi
tants of Asia belong?
10. Name and locate the three princi
pal ocean currents.
HISTORY.-1. When and wher,
was the first colony founded on TIL
continent?
2. What European wars disturbed
the colonies
3. When and by whom was tn
first newspaper published in Americ
4. Why were the articles ofconfed
Grafton not adapted to the genera
wants of the government?
5. Who were appointed by Con
gress to solicit aid from the Frencl
government
6. After the adoption of the con
stitution what were the difficultie
with which the new government ha'
to contend?
7. What were some of the cause
of the Financial Crisis in Van Buren,
administration
s. What is the nature of the Mon
roe doctrine?
8. What is the fourteenth amend
ment to the constitution Whel
adopted
10. What three ex-Presidents diet
on the Fourth of July?
GRAMMAR. Define etymology
syntax and prosody.
2. When should more or most il
comparison be preferred
8. What is principal verb? Al
auxiliary verb?
4. When is it proper to use shall
and should? aciU and aCoedd?
5. In what classes are adverb
divided? Give an example of eacl
class.
6. When an infinitive or partieiplt
is used as noun, what modifiers dc
they take?
Z. Capitalize and correct the fol
lowing There will not be drop OF
Al l;xroIoxac.