The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-04-10
BOARD or SCHOOL EXAMINERS.
List Of Questions Propounded on Sat.
urday, April 5 Il.
HISTORY.

celebrated American military command
ers who figured before the year 1850.
Give list of the battles of the Revo-
lutionary War by land and sea.
What led the French to aid the Amer.
leans?
What induced the Hessians to join
the British?
What can you say of Lincoln's Eman.
cipation Proclamation
What was the career of Davis after the
fall Of Richmond?
What two men OF great prominence
from Ohio died recently? For what was
each noted?
For what was each of the following
persons noted Hiram Powers, Shelley,
Irving, Morse, Daniel Webster, John G.
Calhoun, Henry Clay?
Who was Sheridan? What gave him
note? Does he still live2
PHYSIOLOGY.
Describe the layers of the skin.
Why does it rest us to change our
work?
Why do we tire when we stand erect?
What renders it evident that man is
intended for action.
Why is habitual exercise invigorating?
How does it affect the circulation?
What forces besides that of the heart
aid in propelling the blood?
How is the tobacco habit contracted
by boy? Its first eflectp Its final
results? Its effects upon the heart
Its effect upon tie nerves?
How, probably, is the "opium habit"
contracted? Tell what you can of the
final results OF this habit
What is mental health? What is the
effect OF alcoholic stimulants upon the
health of the mind?
Why, during a pestilence, are those
who use liquors as beverage the first
and often the only victims?
ARITHMETIC.
How many hours will there be in the
month Of February, A. d. 1900? Why !?
Extract the square root Of l00S-l1S3
Extract the cube root of 4394.1l664.
A had $3.50, B $3.50, and @ $3.50, and
highest price per head that would allow
each man to invest all his money. Re-
Quired the price of the horses and the
number each bought.
Divide 1.5 by the reciprocal of H.
| A, B, G, ID, f, and F, share among
them $500. A takes IL of it, B 1.5, G
30. D as much as A and G, and the re-
mainder is divided between i and in
the proportion OF to 5. How much
does each receive?
| a person being asked the time of day,
said the time past noon is 35 ofthe time
from now to midnight; what is the
hour?
How large draft on Washington, d.
c., payable 60 days after sight, can be
bought in Nashville, Tenn. for $1,000,
when exchange is at per cent. discount
If 3 pounds OF tea are worth IA pounds
OF coffee, and pounds OF coffee are
worth Is pounds OF sugar, and q pounds
OF sugar are worth 60 pounds of flour,
how many pounds Of -four are equal in
value to z pounds OF tea?
A man at his marriage agreed that il
at his death he should leave only a
daughter, his wife should have OF his
estate; and if he should leave only one
son, she should have 1. He left son
and daughter. What fractional part OF
the estate should each receive, and how
much was each ones portion, if the es-
tate was worth S6,591?
A, B, and G, talking of their money
said A to B, l have times as much
money as you said B to G, l have 2'5
as much as you; but said A to G, have
$40 more than you. How much money
had each?
GEOGRAPHY.
What is the theory as to the cause o
the tlattening at the poles?
Where are Bermuda Islands and tC
whom do they belong?
Where is the Erie Canal and wha
may be said OF 1t?
What is the Specification of the name
Netherlands Where are they?
Name the highest peak Of each Crane
Division. Name the longest range o
mountains in the world.
Name the principal Plateaus OF Asis
and locate each.
Where is AlMedia and for what is i
noted? What great lake in the south
ern part of Siberia?
rocks? Volcanic rocks? Metamorphi'
rocks? Fossiliferous rocks?
What may be said OF the utility o
mountains? Define spring tides. Neal
tides.
Explain the different currents of tn
atmosphere. In what direction do thes
currents flow? Explain fully.
GRAMMAR.
Would you condemn the use of tn
superlative in the following: (Which
the best of the t,co?" If 80, why? II not
why not?
Can ertreme, chief, black, perfect, b
compared? Give reasons for your ar
swer.
When is the active voice used? Whel
the passive? Illustrate.
The coat ,pds sometimes aUorn b.
Joseph. The coat acas badly 1porn.
Parse italicized words.
Change the following transitive YER
to the passive voice, using first the regu
lar and then the idiomatic construction
lie promised me a present.
How may intransitive verbs becom
transitive Illustrate.
Put the following sentence into severa
forms and determine which is the best
His original purpose was lost sight o
(forgotten).
Which is preferred, lighted or lii?