The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-15

Montana, and othera ...t..I ,..
II was then decided to make Thurmans
nomination unanimous, and this was done
amidst q scene Of Wild excitement The hall
was fairly red with flying bandsnnas, and
the convention hurrahed itsslf boarss and ad
tourned
State Examination at the Bloomsbury Nor
NAL School, June 81, 1888. il.
Examiners Dept. State Supt. Henry
Houck, Principal John +. McCreary,
Of the Cumberland Valley Normal
School, Supt. w. 4 Bloom, OF North
umberland Co, and Supt. w. d. Stein
bach, of Montour Co. -.....
Latin.--L Principal McCreary.
Giveliteral translation, and parse un.
derscored words. Decline all the nouns
and pronouns. I'D. POI sau tf71 oI4s,
l. Hoe Proelio fao'o reliquas cap
las Hrlvetiorumt ut consequi pos
set potnem in trare facieadim curat,
atque ita esercitum traducte.
II. Tum demum discus, oratione
Caesars adductus, q,,od antea tacuerat
proponit: "Esse no,anutlOs quorum
auctoritas apud plebeln plurimum voleat,
qui privatim plus possint ipse magis-
trdtus." 4HII o.. fnrI
Botany. ii. S,tpt. Bloom.
I. Name the general parts of q
plant. .
2. State use or uses of each part of
a plant. t.tIL- Ha.tse
8. State the difference between
simple and compound leaves. laI
4. State the different arrangements
Of leaves on the stem, also the different
attitudes of stems, and some form of in.
horesce. --..-. ....-
5. Name, describe, and locate the
different parts of the flower. mr0J
8. Name and describe some of the
kinds of each class of roots, "a
Z. Describe the parts of the seed.
8. In the study Of plants, should
You study the plants themselves or only
definitions and descriptions of thsm'
9. Describe the following plant
clover. '' ''o'l - ~.''-
III. Theory of Teaching. Dept.
,Supt. Hottck. va
L. What is meant by the Theory of
Teachings 81 Ct r .alJA1uslJ9c
2. What are the chief elements of
teaching power'
8. Name the common school
branches in their relative order of i'm
portance as subjects of study, and state
your reasons for the arrangement
given. ... -... .,..-.., .....,
4. Explain your methods of teach
ing and acquiring correct habits of
study. u ylAe3t 9dJ 10 11Eq
5. Are frequent reviews necessary!
Why? af. -rc .-r-.- t--.,t
6. What are the greatest hindran-
ces to success in teaching, and in what
way may the difficulties named be re-
moved or remediedf br'u 1sysg
7. State in full yonr plan of giving
instruction in morals and manners, and
to what extent you would impart reli-
gious instruction in th- school room.
8. What constitutes q good school!
Give your idea cf good teacher. ta
9. What estimate do you place up
on the teachers personal example in
comparison with his prof onal work'
Rhetoric. Nv. Prin. Nc cCreary
/. Discuss diction. 2. Name the
rhetorical classification of sentences,
and define each. SGD
8. Define metaphor, personi6cation,
simile, and give an example of each.
4. Define poetry, and name the diff
ferent kinds. rra9 tvt aC.
5. Name three epic poems and
their authors.
6. What is meant by iambic pen
tameteri ta.. fE1 ~.
Z The curfew tolls the knell of
parting day; complete the stanza, scan
each line, and explain curfew. Xxx.
g. Name five American and five
English authors; name alec one produc-
ton from each. p. .GoUBl5YaE
8. Name your favorite and poem
and give some reasons for your choice.
V. Mental Science. Dept. Houck.
/. How are the principles of Psy-
chology related aud applied to the
science of teaching? eel
2. Name the leading faculties of
the mind 10 their natural order of de-
velopment, and state briefly the func.
tions of each. RMS Wrgi r--y & 0i
8. What are the fundamental diff.
ferences between the intellect, the SEN
sibilities and the will iHll ii-if
4. Explain the terms, subjective
and objective, 10 their relation to men,
tai science. l. f,.,.,.l.,., ,.,..
S. BY what means do we get q
knowledge of the external world!
How do we get our ideas of color!
OF formi OF soundi uo1 ~ nod
6. Distinguish between sensation
and perception.
7. What is meant by consciencei
8. Classify and define the emotion.
al powers. and describe the peculiar
characteristics governing the same. r.
| vi. History of Education.
| ..-. Dept. Houek. .lt,r .
l. Say what you can of each of the
following of his life and educationa
views, Socrates, Quintilian, Pestalozzi
Lancaster, Maua, Stevens, and Parker
2. Give short sketch of education
in Pennsylvania before and since th'
adoption of the Common School Sys
TEN.
| 8. How many public school child
rem are there in PAT What is the an
nual cost o. educationi .tr-.- ..
| VII. Oral Examination in ms
tory of Education and School Ld,e
| Dept. Houck.
| /. All who can tell me something
alb but Stevens raise your hands.
| 2. Before the pubic school system
what opportunities had children for oh
tanning an ,ducationi -r.-r
8. Who paid for the education o
the poor
| 4. How many schools in Penn'a
How many children3 @ .a. -r
| 5. How much do the common
schools cost? .. -.
| q How ia the money for public