Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-25

tlOnS are sent to the various t0acherS, VINO
read them to their pupils. in examination,
and the written answers are sent to the
Board for its criticism. If the examination
papers receive an average of 20, or over,
promotion is granted. The problems are
as follows:
First Grads-Set No. L.
G-EoGRAPHY-50 credits.
locate the following places; Bombay, st.
Louis, Canton, Cincinnati, Honolulu.
Commerce is of how many kindsR Define
each kind.
What angle does the axis of the earth make
with the plane of its orbit?
What two motions has the earth? Which OF
these two causes the change OF seasons?
How many seasons has California? Name
them.
Do all degrees of longitude have the same
length? Explain.
Define longitude, latitude, meridian, parallel.
On what waters does a vessel sail in going
from New Orleans to Quebec?
Describe the Yosemite valley.
For what is California noted?
D~RAwING-(25 credits.
Draw two horizontal parallel lines; two yerti-
cal par illel lines; two oblique parallel lines.
Draw two equal straight lines interesting
each other at right angles; (b4 Draw a figure of
five equal Sides and define the same. Draw a
figure of eight equal sides and define the same.
Draw an outline of any object in the school
room.
Draw a picture OF your school room clock,
with numbers of the hours.
Draw from memory an outline map of Cali
fornia and locate Sacramento City, Tulare Lake
and Mount Shasta.
sPELLING-Qoe credits.
Discriminate between theory, speculation
base, vile, mean; doctrine, precept, princir lie;
blame, censure. Two credits each).
Analyze and define the following words: l.
Emotion. 2. Operative. 5. Suspension. 4. Cas-
ual. 3. Motive. -Four credits each.)
SPELL the OlllWlng divide intO SVllahlps and
mark the pronunciation: Monomania, centri-
petal, hallucination, pugnacious, tautology,
obesity. chlropodisi, hemorrhage, pellucid,
c~yclopedia, plagiarism, c~aptious. discretionary,
a~bstemious, maneuver, rendezvous, meritorious,
catacombs, obsequious, incendiary. Three
credits each.)
&RITHMETic -qeo credits.
How many rolls of paper, each s yards long
and Is inches wide, viii it take to paper the
sides of a room Is feet long, II feet wide and 10
feet high, deducting ia square feet for doors
and windows?
man bought 81 of a factory and sold q of
his share to one man, and the remainder to an
other for $1,000, What was the value of the
factory?
Aman having 1000 head of cattle sold 4 of
them at one time. and "a of the remainder at
another time. What per cent. remained I'M
sold?
cargo of wheat being damaged was sold for
$3.50, which was S7h per cent. Tess than it cost.
What did it COST
man borrowed 81, 2i0 for 16 months and
Of interest?
What is the present worth of s., lao, payable in
1 year, when the rate of interest is per cent?
If horses eat 20 bushels of oats in % days,
how many bushels win 30 horses eat in AZ days?
(Proportion)
A, B and G engaged in business: A furnished
10000, B $4,000 and c $50, 900; their gain was
s3l, 500. What was each partners share?
The center pole OF a circus tent is 40 feet high.
What is the length of q rope that extends from
the top to a distance of "a feet from its base?
Extract the cube root of 6ll969049.
BooKKEEPIKG-5O CREDITS.
Define the following Trial-balance; due bill;
bills payable; bills receivable; balance sheet. -
Tell what is meant by each of the following ::
CT; Dr.; Act; Mdse. Dis.
Rule paper for cash book and enter the fol-
lowing:
Jan. Z, paid for'5 tons of hay a $50 per ton;
Jan. u, reed, in cash, for lumber $50 95: Jan.
IL sold 8 tons of barley a s271a per ton, Jan. %,
Balance the act. Jan. 81, and show amt. of
money on hand.
Write a draft and accept it. C) Write a re-
ceipt for money paid you.
Write a due bill payable to John Williams
three months after date.
Make Journal and Ledger entry of the follow
ing:
Jan. /, 1889. Cash on hand, 81, 600.
l. /" Mdse. " $500.
Notes outstanding, $3.50.
!, -" We owe Jno. Brown on act, $40.
W F. Geodrich's note, $500.
First Grade-Set No. g.
HIsToRY-(0 credits.
Bound the United States at the close of the
Revolutionary War.
Name the acquisitions of territory to the
United States since 1900.
When was slavery introduced into the United
States, and what did it lead to?
Give an account of AInOld's treason.
Where are the following places and for what
is each noted Valley Forge? saltwater? Shi-
lob? Appomattox Court House? Yorktown?
State briefly what is meant by the following
Missouri COMPROMISED Monroe Doctrine? Will
mot Proviso? stamp Act? Alabama Claims?
PHYsIoLocY-5O credits)
Name the layers of the skin.
Give the uses of the skin.
What are glands?
What is Ferspiration, and from what does it
come? ,
What are the organs of II aspiration?
What is the temperature of the blood in a
healthy person?
How many beats or contractions does the
heart make in q healthy adult in a minute?
Where does the ~arterial blood change to ven
GUS blood2
How does alcohol effect the heart2
How do narcotics effect the heart2
Second Grade-set No. L.
GRAnaAR-QoO CREDITS.
Name five different ways In which a noun
may be used.
illustrate Qhe frst) by using in sentences.
What is a complement?
Wha. parts OF speech may be used as attribute
Write an imperative sentence and name its
subject.
Name the subject and predicate in the follow
ing " In the noisy street my pleasant face
you'll meet"
Give an example OF an adverb modifying
another adverb.
The girl looked sad. How is the word sad used
in this sentence
What parts of speech may be used as attribute
eomplements2
Make q complex sentence from the followin
Night came.
sPEfLISc-lO0 credits.
Define canon, cannon; lack, lac; carat, carrot;
pallet, palate, pa'ette; pendant, pendent; scent,
cent, sent; pedal, peddle; cession, session; reich,
wretch. q credits each.1
Decade, clarionet, bassoon, sy symphony wednes
day, ballast, breeding. Clydesdale, partition,
cataract, scrupulous, ruminant, lampoon, car
geon, scourge, converge, amerce, parterre, mo.
hair, tawdry, awkward, gaudy, caldron, piebald,
install. q credits each)
G~EoeRAPHy-t5o Credits
Name two States that excel IN each of the fol-
lowing particulars: la manufactures; tb) cot
ton; () gold, ID coal; (e) corn.
State three facts which prove the earth is
round.
greatest latitude a place can have? The great
est longitude2
Name Ave principal exports of the United
States. Five principal imports.
Name and locate ten capes on the coast of the
United States.
Name the warm ocean currents. The cold
Why has England a warmer climate than that
OF Labrador7
Why has the western coast of North America
a warmer climate than its eastern coast2
What is q mountain Nolcano2 Island
Watershed Delta2
Locate and define the following Yukon;
Sandy Hook; okhotsk; Passamaquodsy.
A~RITHsETIc-uoo credits.
81
Reduce.to a simple fraction.
2
Is
II one man earns s7L In a day, and another
sgs4 in a day, how much will they both earn in
81 days?
S2lM per acre. How many acres did he buy2
Reduce to fractions In their loves. terms,
5@.oo5@g .oS55N? .s+.o5=q
What is the value of ID. 6 OF. 10 pvt OF gold
dust at IS cts. a pvt?
In 6.s5s,79s gr., apothecary's weight, how