Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-08
ORTHOGRAPHY.
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ment of each.
ORTHOGRAPHY.
Omit tiuO.
l. Define photography and give its
etymology and literal signifcatiOn or
meaning.
2 What is the difference between the
English and American method of pro-
nOuncing such words as chronOmeter,
diameter, hexameter, ETC.?
g. What is an elementary sound? How
many?
4. Define cognate, diagraph, letter, diph-
thong, orthOepy, and enunciation.
5. Give three rules for spelling, and
illustrate each by at least two words.
6. Make use of ten prefiXeS in words,
and give their significatiOn.
Z. Indicate the pronunciation of Tom,
there, creek, one, Cambridge, England,
simultaneous, and Colorado.
WRITING.
1. Name and describe the several move
ments. Which is most practical?
2. Give rules for spacing and shading
3. Illustrate the above by writing a, b,
B, t, S, |, and p
4. Which should be taught first, speed
or form? Why?
5. Analyze C, E, f, h, W and +.
ARITHMETIC.
(Omit tloo.)
T.. HARRIS.
l. The square root of 4 + the square
root of 9 divided by the square root of
SO I the square root of .16 = what?
-E,4 7 4 o,4
bank for 80 days in order to obtain 81 800
when they are diScounting at per cent. ?
Give proof.
3. Hobbs & Cassells bought % cases
shoes, II pairs each, at 1925 per pair.
They sold POO pairs at $265 per pair, and
the remainder at loss of II per cent.
What was the rate per cent. gain or loss ?
T. How much cloth q yards wide will
be required to make a suit of clothes
containing 8 full square yards. if the
cloth shrink 10 per cent. each way?
3. A man bought 200 bales of cotton,
each bale containing AIS pounds, at 10c a
pound, on credit of 10 months. He sold
the cotton Immediately for $4,000 cash,
and paid the present worth of the debt at
per cent. What was his gain?
6. y of AS plus q of BIS fortune put
on interest for l year, months, 10 days,
at s per cent, amounts to 81, ,220. What
is the fortune of each, providing "a of BIS
fortune equals two times AS.
Z. What is the area in acres of trlan-
gular piece of ground whose base is 1852
chains, and altitude 5.32 chains?
GEOGRAPHY.
(OmH tUo.)
1. Tell the difference between a physi-
cal and mathematical zone. Name them
2 Give boundary of the District of
Columbia Give its area, its government
and seven of its important buildings.
3. In what state and on what river are
each of the following: Yankton, Omaha,
POughkeepsie, Memphis, Louisville, Rich
mond, Evansville, Dubuque, Topeka, and
Austin.
4. Name four rivers of Africa empty
ing into the Atlantic Ocean.
3. Name all the divisions bordering on
the Mediterranean Sea, all the principal
rivers and seas tributary to it.
6. What states border on the five Great
Lakes and the British possessions?
Z. Give area, divisions, and capitals of
Australia.
PHYSIOLOGY, HYGIENE AND
NARCOTICS
Omit tlrO of the first fire.
JAMES DUNCAN.
l. Name the special senses and describe
the one most used by school teacher.
2. Describe the process of respiration
and tell its use.
3. Name all the parts of the alimentary
canal
4. Give the functions of the liver.
| 3. What is sanitary science?
| 6. Explain how the brain controls the
foot.
Z. Explain how alcohol Injuries people
who never use it.
s. Give your reasons for thinking to-
bacco is harmful
GRAMMAR.
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l. Construct sentences with the follow
ing for subjects: Proper noun, common
noun, modified by phrase, an adjective
used as noun, verbal with an objective
mOdifier, clause.
2. Explain adverbial objects and give a
sentence containing one.
| 3. Write out the declenSiOn of the per
sonal pronOuns.
| 4. Write the following nouns in col
| ulullS, Illc llISG COlGdlllllS Glo olIlS uldI
and the second the plural form: Muff,
lily, lady, women, lice, kline, dice, shots,
swine, trout, mouse-trap.
3. Define the following: Verb, regular
verb, irregular verb, redundant verb,
voice, mood.
8. and Z. Write composition on Home
Education.
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
| (OnH tiO0.)
l. What is teaching?
2. What systematic way have you of
determining whether your pupil is grow
ing?
3. Explain the difference between teach
| ing and training.
4. How do You teach words?
5. How should tardy pupil be dealt
with?
6. What should be the measure of a
teachers success?
7. Give your idea of an orderly school.