Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-03-15


TEACHERS QUESTIONS
PrOpounded at the teachers examination
held at st. Clairsville, March 10:
Us. HISTORY.
LII. WALTERS.
(Omit tlro)
l. Give brief account of religious in
tolerance in the Colonies.
2. What was the " Grand Model?
3. In what connection do the follow
ing names figure in our history: Kear-
sarge, DeSOtO, Dred Scott, Steuben, An
dros, Bacon, Morgan, Lee, Greeley, An
tietam?
4. Give an account of the battle of
Gettysburg.
5. Name the countries with which the
United States has been at war, and state
the chief cause of the difficulty with each.
6. Give the history of the exploration
and settlement of the Ohio Valley.
Z. What has, for the past eighty years,
been the policy of the government with
regard to the Indians What order has
recently been issued concerning Indian
schools
ORTHOGRAPHY.
(Omd any ttco)
l. How many elementary sounds in
the English language? Give a complete
classification.
2. Make and name the diacritical
marks, and illustrate their use.
3. Give five examples of derivative
words, and analyze them.
4. Give the meaning of the afIixes, ct,
tg, de, per, ly, o,ts, iSt, con, les, en-, and
illustrate their use.
5. Indicate the pronunciation and de-
fine: Alias, culinary, eruditiOn, eUchar-
ist, pecuniary. frontier, vestibule, finale,
profile, syllabication,
6. Write each of the following words
in sentence: Reticence, tacit, perenni-
al, eliminate, satiate, prevent, Obviate,
preclude, suspect, complement.
7. Give a rule for doubling the final
consonant of words from which deriva-
tives are formed.
READING.
(Ont ttCO.)
l. What is the cause of stammering
How remedied?
2 What is the object Of a reading ex-
ercise?
B. Name the different methods of
teaching beginners. Which do you pre-
fer? Why?
4. Define articulation, emphasis, ac-
cent, and infection.
5. What is meant by quantity? Pitch !:
Quality? Meditation
6. What should be the character Of the
questions asked in conducting the reel
tation of an advanced class in reading
Z. Do you use supplementary read
ing? How do you supply it! Its ad
vantages?
WRITING.
l. How are the width and height of
letters measured? Illustrate.
2. To what extent should the "fnger
movement" be used -? Fore arm move
ment
3. Give rules for shading, and Illus
trate.
f. Should you sacrifice form for speed
Why?
5. Should young children be taught
the principles and movements? Why!I
GRAMMAR.
5. G. MURPHY.
(Omif any tlCO,l
l. To what four general classes may
the rules of syntax be reduced
2. Address a few lines in the form of
a letter to friend, giving your views on
the Township System
3. Write compound sentence having |
a complex member, and analyZe it.
4. Classify elements as to form, use,
and rank.
5. Define, and give example of meta
phor, simile, diminutive noun, relative
adverb, and collective noun.
6. Correct and give reasons for the
change: Sherman's army laid near by
hem. Neither the teacher nor the pu-
pills uses their books. Which is the old
est, me or her? saw the man who you
spoke of.
Z. Give complete classification Of the
he verb.
THEORY AND PACTICE.
(Omit tIrO.)
l. To what extent do You require pu-
oils to memori2e rules in arithmetic
Why?
2. At what age should a pupil begin
he study of history? How do you con-
luct class for the first yearT
3. What are the objects of the recita-
ion?
1. What is a Teachers Institute !
What are its objects? Why do we not
lave more general attendance in this
county?
5. What is the inductive method?
6. Do you encourage pupils to recite