River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-27

| =. bidSldhi anu dIilyZe, men my
father and my mother forsake me, then
the Lord will take me up"
3. Define clause. How many kinds?
Define. Show the difference between a
phrase, clause and simple sentence.
4. Diagram, "To be good is TO be
great. What use has to in this SEN
tence?
). Define objective and attributive
complement. What may be used as
each?
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY.
l. Name tine seven Geological ages
and the leading characteristics of each.
.. Describe the formation Of coal.
From what species of plant was coal prin-
cipally formed?
3. How did the earth become solid?
Is il solid now?
/. Where do the larger streams of
Africa flow? OF Asia? Why do larger
streams flow into the Atlantic than into
the Pacific?
.. What are trade winds? In what
direction do they blow? Why?
6. Into what classes are clouds di-
vided? Name them.
PHYSIOLOGY.
l. Describe the brain and its func-
tons.
2. Show the necessity Of thorough
ventilation. Give proper directions for
yentilating a school room.
3. Describe the ear and give the
hygienic points to be observed in con-
nection with it,
4. How does consumption waste the
body?
5. What is the office of the blood? OF
the saliva? OF the bile?
6. BY tabulation, classify the bones of
the human body.
ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA.
l. Divide Slaiz24m-q5 by 27za
(im-q)i.
.. Divide X 2xy+ya bv KY
ab be.
3. A certain sum of money was put at
simple interest, and in S months it
amounted to 1920; had the interest con-
tinued ii months the amount would have
been Sl26. What was the principal?
4. There are two numbers whose sum
is 100, and three times the less taken from
twice the greater gives $50 for remainder.
What are the numbers? Give formula
for the solution of this problem.
8. The sum of three fractions is2. The
second fraction is double that of the first;
and the third is double that of the sec
ond. What are the fractions?
6. From >/(3asc + 6abc + 3b2c) take
u(l2bac).
Z. Expand by the Binominal Theo-
rem, (3-2 = 5-3 x)4.
PHYSICS.
l. Explain by means of drawing the
principle of the air-pump. Show why
it is impossible to form perfect vacuum.
?. Why must we make two openings
in a barrel Of cider when we tap it?
Why is it very tiresome to walk in miry
clay?
3. Define luminous body, transparent
body, an opaque body, medium and a
visual angle.
4. Explain the phenomena Of mirage.
How is the rainbow formed.
5. A drop of water falling on a hot
stove will dance" about for a time and
finally explode. Does the drop come in
actual contact with the stove? What
causes the final explosion?
6. Define adhesion; cohesion. Why
will water wet your hand when mercury
will not?
Z. Define Osmose of liquids. Illus
trate.
| HIGHER ALGEBRA.
/. A man being asked how much
money he had in his purse, answered,
that the square root of the number of
dollars taken from half the number would
give $50; how much money had he?
2. A company at a tavern had one dol
lar and seventy-five cents to pay; but be
fore the bill was paid two Of them left,
| when those who remained had each ten
cents more to pay; how many were in the
company at first?
3. (xxagv2EI1i235). Find and Y
4. In plane triangle the base is 50
feet, the area 600 feet, and the difference
of the sides 10 feet; required the sides.
). There is a number whose three
| digits are the same; and if from the mum
Der, four times the sum of its digits be
subtracted, the remainder viii be 297;
required the number.
GEOMETRY.
l. Define angle, triangle, classify tri-
angles.
?. Classify quadrilaterals and make
drawing of each figure.
| 3. Prove that the difference between
any two sides of triangle is less than
the third side.
I. Theorem: In any right angled tri-
angle the middle point Of the hypothe-
muse is equally distant from the three
angles.
). From s. 7::9: 81 how is 4: 4: y: 21
obtained?
g. All the equal chords OF circle NAV
be touched by another ri""'- )
suatc. ~'e' Demon
:. Prove that the squire on the base
of an isosceles triangle whose vertical
angle is a right angle, is equal to foui
times the area of the triangle.
3 s. Demonstrate that the sum of the
perpendiculars let fall from any point
I within an equilateral triangle upon the
sides is equal to the perpendicular let fall
q from one Of the angles upon the opposite
side.
9. Problem: To find the center Of q
given circumference or Of given arc.
4 10. If two similar fields together con
tain SIS square rods, what are their sep
: arate contents, their homologous side
: being as to Y.
Program for Central cossts Association to be
held at ELsworth, June s. 1855.
Election Of officers.
: Language in Three Forms-a paper, b,
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