Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-07-04
coNoLusIoN
OF shs Exsminstsen tor shs state
University.


Yesterday Professor Jones concludes
the examinations Of applicants for ad
missiop to the State University a
berkeley. The HkRALD has been gfyinI
most Of the examination papers Ia full
4 in order to show the public the scope o
these examinations for admission to tn
j University Of California. The require
ments are Is high as those set by an,
coIlegsin the land, not excepting YAH
and Harvard. There Is q new Presi
| dent at the head of that institution il
the person Of Professor Holder. recent,
Of the State University Of Missouri
IMr. Holden Is noted as one of the mos,
distinguished men in the country in the
science Of astronomy.
| The papers done At the Normal School
building yesterday were:
| " na ROMAN HISTORY.
1 |. Point out the general char.
acteristics OF the Roman government In
Ito three principal phases. -
2. Why Is emphasis laid on Cesar 8
crossing the Rubicon! s3
+ g. Give an account of the life and
work Of Cicero.
4 Sketch the conflict between Mari
NJ and Sn!ls. gavdf
9. What was the aim Of the efforts Of
the Gracchif What condition of society
stimulated their agitst.ons asra1.5 So (
8. Name the battles of the second
Punic war. giving also their geographical
pos!tion. sa-sss, = fai 8oiS,is
PHYSIOLOGY.
l.. Take the knee Joint and explain
how we bend and straishten the Joint.
/ 2. Suppose we are already full
grown; explain why II is necessary 10
eat. -sz
q Why is 1t necessary that food
should be digesteds What are the
principal digestive juices. and what
kind OF kinds Of food does each digest.
and what Is the change In each casei
4. How do we breathe' Why do
we brsathe, Explain the changes In
the air and in the blood In RssplrA.
ton, and the necessity Of the changes.
s. Describe the cersbro. spinal axis
and its nerves, and explain the use Of
the whole system.
.. Give the general structure Of the
ear and show how. each part acts in
hearing ~ ID ~ a'ifs e
~ GEOGRAPHY.
l Name the States lying on either
bank of the Mississippi river In order
from North to South; name also their
capitals and chief commercial cities, II
any.
Q. Name the chief rivers OF the At.
lsntic and Mexican Gulf coast from
Maine to the Rio Grande.
8. Name the rivers that descend
from the Sierra Nevada of California,
in order Of succession. from north to
south.
"A. Name the States of Central and
South America, stating on which slope
Of the Cofdillera they lie; name also
their capitals.
8. Name in order from west to east.
the countries bordering the Msditerrane-
n Sea on either side.
9, Give the chief seaport cities Of
Europe lying on the waters Of the At
laatic Ocean.
7. What important islands and
island groups lie southwark of the
Aaatic continent
so z-e sSdLrsH HIsroEY.
|. What changes in ecclesiastical af-
fairs were effected by Henry VIII!
2. Give an account Of the. Spanish
Armada. -AszAf
3. What we're the causes leading to
establishment of William and MARY on
the thrones
i 4. Give an account Of the union with
Scotland and the resulting influence
upon both Eosland and Scotland.
10. What are the main points of diff
ference in England's policy towards
Seot'end ana tnst sowsrds Ireland
.; 1--WE priei sketon Oh 'ne career u
e''As'on' f1s1t
CHEMISTRY.
I. Give the ureuaration and prouor.
ties Of HCI. Nh. with reactions Of prep.
GRAFTON. -
3. Give the reasons for believing the
air TO be q mechanical mixture
8. Give the oxides Of nitrogen, and
the urepsratiou And .prousrtiss Of the
two lowest. =.
4. Explain the behavior Of the ordi-
nary match. 1900
s. Explain and illustrate the meaning
OF the following terms: Atom. molecule,
allotropic state.
8. Write the reactions which occur
when sulphurlc acid IL added to ferrous
sulphide, calcium carbonate, sodium
chloride, ealcium nitrate, bicorbonate of
soda.
7. Given | kilo. Of common salt, how
from il; fSodium. a: chlorioe. s6.el
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