The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-05-08
BOARD OF SCHOOL EXAMINERS.
List Of Questions Propounded on Sat.
urday, May 3D..
GEOGRAPHY.

less Why rainless?
How is dew formed? What are clouds
What causes winds?
What rivers flow into the Caspian Sea,
and what countries border on it7
What waters make Arabia a peninsula?
Describe the position Of the earth with
reference to the sun on the 22d OF Sep.
tember. On the 2lst of December.
In what country is the grizzly bear
native? the elephant? llama? peacock
turkey? condor? monkey
Locate Salt Lake City, Moscow, Damas-
Gus, Buenos Ayres and Tasmania.
Bound the State having the greatest
population, and the one having the great.
est area.
Locate the principal coal, iron and gold
regions of the United States.
How many counties in Ohio? How
many townships in this county
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
What rules, II any, would you make
on taking charge Of u school?
Name three uses OF recitation.
Why are there 30 few good readers
What remedy?
How many methods Of teaching the
alphabet are there? Which is your
favorite method, and how do you teach
it?
Should essay writing be practiced in
our common schools I? Why?
Do you wish the wages OF teachers
raised? How can it be done
How would you secure order, atten.
ton, and diligence, and prevent tardi.
ness?
Name the ttDo essential requisites in
teacher for teaching any given subject
successfully.
Write a composition on "The Model
School" which shall be at least ten full
lines in length.
ARITHMETIC.
It requires 252 so. #. of boards to
cover the gable of house, and the
height is 10 ft. 6 in; what is the base ?
The first term of a decreasing series Is
102, the last term A, and the ratio re-
quired the sum Of the series.
| What must be the distance through
cubical block, measured from one corner
to the opposite diagonal corner, the side
OF the cubic being it,?
| A ladder 81 #. long stands against the
side of house. How many feet must it
be drawn out at the bottom that the top
may be lowered it.?
John Smith dug cellar, the length OF
which was times the width, and the
width three times the depth he re-
moved 144 Gu. yds. of eartli; find the
dimensions of the cellar?
How much money must invest in 3
per cent. stock at 80, SO as TO get the
same income as by investing 1900 i'll
the same stock when it is at 80?
An agent received flour which he sold
for $766.20, at a commission OF "a per
cent for selling. With the net proceeds
he bought cloth for his employer, after
taking out commission OF IL per cent.
for buying. What was the commission
for buying the cloth?
merchantin Nashville paid S., ,57O.124
for a 20 day draft on New York, ex-
change being II per cent. premium, and
interest per cent; required the lace OF
the draft.
A market boy received $40 oranges to
sell on commission he was to receive Ii
cents for each orange he sold, and was
to pay Al cents for each orange he ate !;
he received $6.SS; how many oranges
did he sell
liz of AS number OF sheep plus I of
BIS number equals $50, and OF BIS mum.
Der is to I OF AS number, as 81 to 1 /;
how many sheep has each?
PHYSIOLOGY.
What part do the muscles of the
stomach perform during digestion? What
is the appearance of the interior of the
stomach during indigestion?
What is the bile? Where is it dis
charged into the intestine? What rea-
son is there for supposing that it is an
excrementitious fluid?
Why is it better to breathe through
the nose than through the mouth?
What is q}e most dangerous impurity
added to the air by the breath?
What part of the nervous system sup.
plies the voluntary muscles with nerves
What part the involuntary ones?
What is the cause of fainting, and what
is to be done for it?
Why is sleep necessary? Why do we
wake up? What is the best time for
sleep? WhyP
What permanent change in the features
may be produced by alcohol? u.
Does alcohol increase or diminish the
power of endurance? Explain its effect
in extreme heat and cold.
What is the effect of opium on the
stomach? OF morphia? What bad effect
may follow the injection of morphia un.
der the skin?
HISTORY.
Name the six objects Of the constitu.
ton OF the United States.
Is this "Union" one of states or oi
people?
Who prescribes the slime, place, and
manner" OF electing representatives and
senators?
What treaties are celebrated in our
history?
, What was the difference between the
pilgrims and the puritans
Was Hamilton a Federalist or an Anti.
Federalist ? Jefferson Madison
Why is this country English rather
than FrenchP al.
What were the principles Of the Wings
The Democrats .s..of
On what issue was Polk elected Presi.
dent?
, What prosecuted people settled the
. different colonies? eA
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