The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-04-26
SCHOOL EXAMINERS QUESTIONS.
Result OF the Meeting on Saturday,
April 2lst.


Give explicit definitions Of delta and
bifurcation. Name the largest delta,
and give an example of bifurcation.
Name the States included in the
Dominion of the Khedive, aud give
the capital of each.
Give q full explanation Of the cause
of intermittent springs
What planets are visible to the naked
eye?,
how numbered? What Is o meridian
What country is said to be the Gland
of Inverted Orders'? Why?
Name the townships Of your county.
How many counties In the State?
To what race Of people do the Japan.
ese belong? Arabs? Hindus? ? Turks
Give briefly the causes of monsoons
Prove that the earth r0tates on its
axis.
A, B and G are to share 800 in the
proportion of u, "a and 1-5, respective.
Iy, but by the death of G, it 10 required
to divide the whole sum proportional.
ly between the other two; what will
each have?
Henry's incomei is $3.50, and williams
is $6l6; how much should Henry give
William of his income 80 that wha: he
has remaining shall equal 5 Z of BIS?
BY discounting note Ht 10 per cent.
per annum, get IL per cent. per annum
interest, how long does tho. note run ?
A, B aud G can build barn in 10
days; after 4 days A leaves, and b and
G 20 on with the work for days long.
er, when B leaves, $40 of the work
being yet unfinished. G proceeds with
the work and finishes it in 1lI days
after B left; how long would 1t take
each to build the barn?
A farmer bought piece Of land for
$500, and agreed to pay principal and
interest In 8 equal annual installments;
II the interest was per cent, how
much was the annual payments?
II q pipe of 6 inches discharge Ger.
tain quantity of water In 4 bours, in
what time will pipes, each OF 8 inches
in diameter, discharge twice as much
water?
The hour and minute hands OF
watch are together at IL; at what time
will they be together between and 9 +?
A has IN cwt. of sugar, worth IL
cents pound, for which B gave him
12X cwt. OF -FOUR what was the -four
worth poundP
How many building lots, each so It.
by 100 it,, can be made out of ~ acres ?
What effort will be required to pre-.
vent cubic inch Of platinum, i'm.
mersed in mercury, from sinking, the
specific gravity Of the platinum being
2i.d and that Of the mercury 1876?
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
How do you prevent interruption
during recitations?
What Is correct school discipline?
What constitutes q good question?
A good answer?
What is meant by "tact" in teach.
ing?
cient as teacher?
Write short essay on some educa.
tional topic.
Name the leading battle OF the Rev.
olutionsry war. Give reasons for your
answer.
Who are the U. 8. Senators from
Ohio?
What two Indian wars in Jackson's
administration
What led to the discovery of America?
Who will probably he the opposing
candidates for the Presidency In the
next election? Give the reason for
your answer.
What States attempted to secede III
1860 and 1851? What States declared
neutrality?
Who is the present Chief Justice Of
the U. d.
Name a.number of Ohio men who
have filled positions OF honor.
What was the first settlement In
Ohio? Its frat capital?
Who was the authors OF the follow.
ing productions? The Biglow Papers,
Thanatopsis, The Sketch Book
What is . principal sentence? An
auxiliary sentenced
Make o substantive sentence that
shall be the subject Of q principal
clause.
What is Orthnpy9 Etymology
Syntax? Pros0dy?
Let the following singular n0uns bt
changed to their plurals, and placed IL
sentences: Stratum, basis, knight
errant, axis, index.
When is Q comma properly usedf A
semicolon? A colonf A quotation
What is . paragraph How are
paragraphs commonly indicated?
what's Q Grammatical figure? A
Rhetorical hguref
What IL . psrtioiple? For whal
parts Of speech may particlples b'
used?
What is q complex phrase? A mix
ed phrase?
Diagram the Analysis Of the follow
Ing sentence:
(which wsy fiy y Hsli; myself an
Hell;
And, in the lowest deep. . lower deep
still threatptpg 70 devour me, open
wide,
To which the He'll suder ssems {
Heaven"