West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-17
SCHOOL AFFAIRS.

oally IL per cenJ OF 0ally
attendance, 81. Names of pupils neithet
absent nor tardy Allie King, Efie
King, Annie Kelley ,Judson Lee aud How
ard Kelly. DAVID A. KING, Teacher.
Report of the Dority school for the
month ending January 4, 1889 Present
enumeration, SO /; enrolment, AZ ; ayel-
age daily attendance, Al; per cent Of
daily attendance, 943. Names Of pupils
Lizzie Riley, Artio Wilson, Little Sisler,
Lilly Teets, Ida Dodge, Howard Dodge,
Frank Sisler, Charley Kelly, lister Teets,
Staley Dodge and Greeley Teets.
&. +. DODGE, Teacher.
Report Of the Sisler school for the
month ending January 4, 1889 Enroll
ment, girls, Z boys, IL; total 10. per
cent of daily attendance, 80. Names of
pupils neither absent MOI tardy {: Scott
Lewis, Orval Sisler. Harrison Slsler, Scott
Sisler, Lucy Freeland, May Sisler, Tina
Sisler and Lydia Sisler.
JOHN w. SIsLER, Teacher.
Report Of the Messenger school for the
ninth ending January Z, 1889: Enroll
ment, girls, 20 /; boys, %, total, AZ per
cent OF daily attendance, girls. 90 boys,
IS {; average daily attendance, girls, Is ;
boys, 10; total, 80. Names of pupils
neither absent nor tardy {; Sarah Smith,
LYDIA Slsler, Laura Myers, Archie, Frank
and Herbert Arnold, and Martin Chhds.
We desire TO impress upon the minds of
the patrons of the school the importance
of sending their children as regular as
possible The term Of school is short
and those missing many days derive lit
benefit thereform. We invite all who
wish to visit our schools and inspect
methods and manner.
r. &. COLLINS, Teacher.
Report of the Freeland school for the
month ending January d, 1889 Enumer-
alton, So; enrolment, 40 average daily
attendance, IS percent of daily attend
ance, 90 number neither absent nor
tardY, IA; number who merited ninety
per cent and over in department SO /;
Names of those neither absent nor tardy:
Clara Freeland, Mollie Ereeland, Cora
Whltehair, Tillia Glenn. Ida Smouse,
Henry Smouse, Howard Smouse. Albert
Smouse, Charlie Freelaed, Glenn Hardes-
ty, Cearles Nordick, John Whitehair,
James Whitehair and Bruce Hickey.
Names of those who merited eighty-five
per cent and over in examination In all
the branches studied : Clara Freeland,
90; Mollie Freeland, 90; Alberta Will
burn, 88; Emma Hardesty, 90; Aman-
ola Whitehair, IS /; Asa Glenn, SO; How
ard Smouse, 90 Clinton Messenger, 81;
Charlie Freeland, 90. The following is
a list of the questions, on a few of the
branches, in the above examination
~Reading-1. What is reading1
2. What is rule first for reading?
3. What is the difference between prose
and poetry?
4. What is monotone ?
5. What is emphasis?
There is a Reaper whos name is Death.
And with his sickle keen,
He reaps the bearded grain alta breath,
Andthe flowers that grow between"
6. To what poem does the above stan
2 belongP
Z. Who was the authorP When and
where born, and when did he die?
8. Why do the words Reaper and
death" begin with capital lettersp
9.'What is meant by bearded grain ?
10. What do you understand flowers
to mean in this stanza? Is the sentence
periodic or loose?
Geography. What IS latitude and
longitude?
2. How many distinct races of men ?
Name and describe them.
3. How many square miles in the area
OF Rhode Island, and how many states
the same size could be formed out of the
State of Texas?
4. Locate Boston, New York. Brook
lyn, Baltimore. PHILADELPHIA, Pittsburg.
Omaha, New Orleans, San Francisco and
Chicago.
S. Name and describe five Of the prin-
cipal rivers of the United States.
6. Locate Pixies Peak, Mt. Baker.
Fremont's Peak, Mt. st. Elias, Mt.
Mitchell, Buckley's Peak, Mt. Washing
ton and Mt. Katahdin.
B. Name the five great lakes Of the u.
;. What river is their outlet aud where
does IL emptyp
8. Describe tho surface, soil, climate,
and products Of Florida.
8. What Is the area and population of
West Virginia? Describe it's surface
aud climate.
10. How many states in the Republic
OF Mexico? Name the Central Ameri-
can states.
HistOry.-l. When and by whom was
America discovered?
2. When and where was the FIRST per
manent English settlement made in
America?
3. When and at what place were
hA~noohtiuSttAbt IenlBylFanid KhOdo
Island, Connecticut and Georgia settledY
a. Write a biographical sketch Of VIII
liam Penn.
8: What can you say Of sir William
Berkeley?
Z. What was the cause Of Bacon,s
Rebellion ?
2 What was the cause Of the French
and Indian war;
8. Describe the battle Of Quebec.
3. What was The Stamp Aet9
10. Describe the Boston massacre.
WM. u. FREEBAND. Teacher.
Report Of The Albrlghtsville school
for the month ending December Z. 1888
Enrolment, a. average daily attend
ance, 30 per cent Of attendance. on.
Those neither absent nor tardy Ftia
Bishop, Victoria Martin, Ethel Nc
knight,JOseph Martin, Walter Mcknight.
scott Morgan, Frank Castoel, Troy Nor
gan. Arthur Morgan, Bannie Cressler
and Sankey Metzler.
Report for the month ending January
:, 1889 Enrolment, As average dailv
attendance, 30; per cent Of daily attend
ance, 30. Those neither absent nor
tardV . Ethel MrKuf~hf LOOT Fot..1.