The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-04-25
BOARD OF SCHOOL EXAMINERS
List Of Questions Propounded on Sat.
urday, April Goth.
GEOGRAPHY.

GEOGRAPHY.
Locate the Land and Water Hemis-
pheres.
: Name the great mountain chains of
the world in order of their elevation.
Describe the two lake regions Of North
America.
Describe the currents Of the Atlantic
Ocean. Which is most important
What natural conditions must exist in
order that an artesian well may be sue
cessfully bored?
Why is it that the climate of Italy is 80
much warmer than localities OF same
latitude in u. s.?
Locate the Steppe Region in United
States, In Europe. What causes them?
Name an animal belonging to each of
the following divisions Pachydermata,
Edentata, Ruminantia, Carnivora, Digiti-
grada, and Marsupialian.
Where is the island Of Juan Fernandez,
and what romance is connected with it
Tell where the following articles are
produced: Quinine, cinnamon, nutmegs,
marble, copper and ivory.
HISTORY.
Define Legislative branch of our Fed
eral Government.
Write short sketch of Robert Morris.
Whom has President Harrison ap.
pointed Minister to EnglandP To France?
To Austria?
Ohio--Where and by whom first set
tied, where was first capital, who was
first Governor, and for what is Ohio
noted?
Give short account Of present trouble
with Samoa.
Mention the most notable causes
Name the four new States.
Whom do you consider the most nota.
BILE characters in political circles to-day I?
Why?
How do you keep yourself posted on
the current events of the present day :?
Where is Oklahoma When will it
be opened to settlement? BY what laws
will its settlement be governed?
PHYSIOLOGY.
Name the bones OF the skull.
Name the bones of the face.
Name the bones of the arm and wrist.
Name the muscles of the head.
Name the muscles of the face and
neck.
What is meant by the function of an
organ.
Name in order, commencing with the
mouth, the parts of the alimentary canal.
Into how many parts is the brain di-
vided? Name and locate them.
State the difference in form and use
between incisors and molars.
Give two causes of near-sightedness
that are liable to be found in school
work.
Define grammar as science. AS an
art.
Where should the most important
words of sentence be placed?
What was the influence of the Norman
Conquest on the English language2
Explain and illustrate what is meant
by Sdtoms.
Write sentences containing the word
bat used as Il a conjunction, ~ a prepa-
sition, (3) an adverb, (4) an adjective.
When do adjectives need to be sepa-
rated by commas?
Give illustrations of direct and indirect
objects.
Write sentence which shall contain
all the parts OF speech.
Diagram:
Heaven opened. and in likeness of Q dove
The spirit descended, while the Fathers voice
From heaven pronounced him HIS beloved Son. "
ARITHMETIC.
(a) Reduce the expression 81 - 40.56
to the form of proportion.
(b) 3 OF. is what per cent. of5 ib. avoir-
dupoise?
(a) Find the number of days from to.
dov to Oct. H., 1889.
~1b) Find the interest of 81 900 for 10
days at 5 per cent. per annum.
Suppose an iron ball, of inches in
diameter, to weigh 8 lbs. required the
weight of ball, of the same metal,
whose diameter is inches, the ball be-
ing hollow and the shell one inch thick.
A and B sailed together from San
Francisco. A kept his watch by San
Francisco time, and B set his by the sun
every day. After ten Gays, AS watch
was 4 hours, 80 minutes faster than BIS.
In what longitude were they then, the
longitude of San Francisco being 1929
15> 10" west?
April 10, 1889, wish to raise some
money, and find have the three follow
4 81 note for 1925, dated Aug. z, 1888,
due Jan. l, 1890. A 7% note for $l56,
dated Nov. l, 1887, due May 8, 1890. A
7% note for 5000, dated Feb. 3, 1888, due
Oct. IA, 1888.
A friend is willing to buy the notes at
SO discount. How much money can l
raise on them?
Hay at $12 per common ton would be
how much per metric ton?
Divide $40 between A, B and G, in
such manner that AS share shall be
to BIS as 2 to 3, and BIS to C's as to g..
When the temperature is S0' F., what
is it @? so @. is what F.? l8o @. is
what F.?
Write two composite numbers, each
greater than 80, that are prime to each
other. Show why. ~
Make and solve problem illustrating
the application of square root in finding
the aide of a RIGHT an0lod triangle.