The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-07
SCHOOL EXAMINERS QUESTIONS.
Resnls OF the Meeting on Saturday,
April SRI.

S0HUVL EAAMlNEhS' VUEStIVNS'
ResnIs or the Meeting ON Saturday,
April sra.
GRAMMAR.
|. What verbs can be.matie passive ?
Why?
.. How Is the present participle IN
all verbs made? The perfect participle?
2. How many verbs In the Enxliah
language? How many Of them are
regular? How many irregular?
4. How ,nany sexes are there? How
many gen,lers in English Grammar
8. Which Is correct, and why ?
Moseses's law, or Moses law; Ladies'
shoes, or ladies' shoes; Gpntiemen's y
furnishing store, or gentlemens furnish
ing store.
q. Give the mood of the verbs IN the
following: (a) "ThOugh he slay me,
yet will trust him." (b)If he thinks
ns he speaks. he may safely be trusted.
(c) II lie see the signal. he will answer.
Z. Correct the following: (al When
will we three meet again. (6) Who
are you looking for. (c) The Book oi
Psalms were written by David. (dO
This one seems more preferable than
the other.
8. What is the complement of "A verb?
-. Name the parts of speech.
10. Diagram the analysis of the fol
lowing sentence: N
$50 strange thy ou,cry, and thy words
so strange
Thou interposed, that my sudden hand,
Prevented, spares to tell thee yet by
What it intends; till first know Of thee
WHAT thing thou art"
ARITHMETIC.
/. How many degrees in a right
angle? In the three angles of a tri
angle? What part of a circle can q
horse tied in the corner of an equilater.
al triangle Craze OverY
g. A farmer sells a horse at a profit
of per cent. of the selling price
What per cent. profit does he make or
the Investments @
B. In turning cart within cir
Gle the outer wheel makes two turns
while the inner makes one. The
wheels are 8 #. high and the axletree
#. long. What is the circumference Of
the circle Travelled by the outer wheel
4. a can do piece of work in 1S Of {
day, B in 3-6 of a day, and G in day
In what time can they all do it working
together?
5. A man sells two horses at an equa
price. On one he gains 25 per cent; OF
the other he loses 20 per cent. His los!
by the transaction is $40. Cost of eacl
horse /?
6. A log 12 #. in circumference ant
l6 #. long is wrapped once from end t.
end with rope. Length of rope!
Z. Add four hundred and two thous
tndths. and sixte-n hundred thous
.ndths; from the sum subtract six hun
dr-d thousandths. multiply by two hun
dred hundredths, and divide by iourtee
Thousand aud twenty t-n-th0usandths.
8. A wholesale dealer sells to n retail
er ut II per cent. profit, and the retale
sells t3 the consumer at so per cent. prol
it. What part ofth price paid by tn
consumer is profit?
9 bought 6 per cent. mortgage fo
S2500 at per cent. discount, with tw
years to run; what interest do / get O
The money invested, II the mortgage
satisfied vt maturity?
10. There are two clorks, one OF whic
gains 30 seconds day and the 9th r lose
% seconds. II the penduiums heat tt
v-ther when both clocks indicate exactl
6 o'clock. what time does each shn,
when they next beat together?
HISTORY.
l. Name the Presidents elected b
the Democratic party. ...
2. How and where was the Alabam,
claim settled and what was it?
3. When, where and by whom wa
slavery introduced? When and b
what was it terminated?
4. What are the differences in belle
between the Democratic and Republi
can parties?
5. What was the result of the war Q
1872? What was the chief cause of tn
Rebelliony
6. Name the commanders of tn
Army of the Potomac during the Re
bellion.
Z. Was Andrew johnson impeach
ed? III
s. What Indians made a treaty wit
William Penn? What Indians wer
thought by some to be descendants o
the mound builders?
8. What was the "Cradle of Libel
typ" Charter Oak? Elmtree of Shack
amaxonp ~ +
10. Name the present Cabinet off
GERS, the President of the U. S. Senat
and the Speaker of the House.
GEOGRAPHY.
i. uOW u inc Dlstrlct OF COlum0u
governed? Es H
2. In what does geography differ fror
ge0logyf
8. Name the conditions requisite 70
tire life Of plants.
4. How many classes of objects do "
recog gnize in naturSf Name each.
5. Name the principal articles manu-
factured In Persia, France and Japan.
9. On what bodies of water would yO
sail In going from Trieste to Bombay?
7. Give the latitude and longitude O
Memphis, Prescott, Rome, Cairo an
Cleveland.
s. Give the reasons why you think th
earth ia round. u
D. Most of the rivers flowing into tn
Atlantic Ocean have important towns O
cities near the middle Of their courses
Why 10 this SO? Name five cities 70 oil
uated. -s
TO-. Name and define the sub -di vision
OF The animal kingdom.
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
| Write a page or more on the recita
tion, stating Its objects. the difIeren
methods Of testing, the advantage o
each. the characteristics OF q goo,
question, the errors to be avoided, etc
| COnsumntiOn Cnrel.