Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-05-10
LIST OF QUESTIONS.


used by D. Fl. Dodd at the several ex
aminations held at different places il
the county this spring, for the pupils o.
the public schools. 56 pupils passed anG
received handsome diploma.
ORTHoGRAPHY.-T following list oil
words were pronounced orally and each
pupil was required to write them cor
rectly upon paper Control. enroll,
shekel, nickel, sickel, sheaf, grief, pin,
nacle, model, primer, knoll, fallibie
summit, camel, mammal, secrecy, ecs
tasy, grammar, mortise, tortoise.
READING.-Each pupil was required to
! read a selection of different styles of
composition.
PENMANsHIP.- specimen of writing
was taken.
ARITHMETIc.-How many feet board
measure IN the following bill of lumber
pieces. 6x6, 25 it. long, pieces, Sx10,
20 feet long, IL pieces, 6x8, 20 feet long,
16 pieces, 6x6, 10 feet long, and a pile of
inch boards IA feet long, which measures
out $50 feet of tape. Find the length of
brace to support corner feet by
feet. What will town lot cost with 40
feet front and go feet back, at the rate of
500 per acre? How many bricks Q in.
long, 81 thick, and Al wide, will it take
to build a chimney 17s feet high, the
the first u feet to be nine inch wall,
and the remainder, II inches thick, the
brick to be set in SO as to make smooth
surface on the inside, no allowance to be
made for mortar? Chimney at base, 26
inches by 31i inches. Find the amt. of
1855 at 6 per cent. for 8 yr., mos, 8
days. What per cent. of $3.50 is 374 cts.
m hIIe hal Of in. h in
hold that is feet wide, feet long, and
5 feet deep? How many barrels of
water will circular cistern hold that is
II feet in diameter and 10 feet deep i?
When tits noon at Wheeling, w. Va,
what is the time at Denver, Col, $40 so
west $245.50 Hedgesville. w. Va,
Jan. 10, 1886. For value received,
promise to pay James Robinson, or Or
der, on demand, Two Hundred and
Forty-five Dollars and fifty cents, with
interest from date at per cent. J.H.
Alexander. On this note the following
payments have been made Dec. 16, 1877,
$39.25, March IS, '8S, $3.50, April %,
'S9, $500. Payment demanded to-day,
April 26, 1890. What is due.
GEoGRAPHY.-Namet the capital of each
state in the U. S. Bound w. Va. and
name the four principal rivers that
drain its surface. Name the three larg-
est rivers in N. A., S. A. Europe, Asia,
and Africa. What is the form of govern
ment throughout South America? What
exception? Name in order the three
largest States in the Union. What waters
would vessel sail upon in circumnavl-
eating Great Britain ? What is river
basin ? Where are the peaks of Otter,
Mt. Mitchell, White MIS-, and Mt. Katah-
din? What is water shed ? Give
proofs of the earth's rotundity.
GRAMMAR.-What seven things may be
used as adjective elements? Name the
tense of each mode. What, respectively,
are the signs of the Subordinate, Poten-
tial, Imperative, and Infinitive Modes
When is the sign of the Infnitive omit
ted How are proper names distinguish
ed from common names What is the
difference between an adverb and an ad
verbal element? Define simple, a
complex, and a compound sentence.
What are the parts of a complex sentence
called, and what are those of compound
sentence called 7 Parse the italicised
words in the following sentence If an
aristotle. a Pythdgaras, or Calico suf-
fers for his opinion, he is a martyr. Cor
rect the following if wrong: Every one
should have their lives insured The boys
story was believed 1t was her and him
who you wished to see He is older than
My watch was lost near Wilkinson's
the blacksmith He lives in and came
from Martinsbnrg ; l called but you was
not at home; Bread and milk are good
food Has the horses or cattle been fed !;
What came We out for to see?
HISTORY What six presidents served
two terms each? By whom was Rhode
Island settledY How, or when did the
U. S. acquire the territory of Alaska
what was its former namep What ad
ministrations were troubled with wars
What four nations took an active part in
exploring North America ? Who dis
covered the Mississippi River, and when?
Who saved the English colony at James
town from ruin, and who saved his life?
Name five of the first permanent settle
ments made in America at the beginning
of the seventeenth century. What was
the London Company and what the Ply
mouth Company? Who wrote the De-
claration of Independence. Who assist
ed in the work
PHYSIOLOGY How many and what
are the salivary glands? What do the
capilaries constitute2 Tell the functions
of the lungs, liver, heart and stomach.
How many and what are the systems
embraced in the human structure De-
fine Pulmonary Artery and Aorta 7 What
are the Lymphatics, and what is their
office? How should persons sit, stand
and walk. How much of the heat set
free in the living body is lost by the skin?
How much by breathing? What effect
has alcohol on the bones, muscles. diges-
ton, the heart, and the mind ? What
effect has tobacco chewing upon the
mouth, the teeth, and breath, and smok
ing upon the skin throat, and lungs?