Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-22
TEACHERS QUESTIONS.

The following questions were pro
pounded at the Teachers Examination
held at Bridgeport, Saturday, May 18th:
ARITHMETIC.
(Omit tIoo)
S. c. MURPHY.
1. Define compound denominate num-
Der, area. capacity, liter, gram, trade dis
count, annuity, coupon bond, series and
consignment.
3. What is cancellation? Upon what
principle is it based? Illustrate.
3. Which is the better investment, 5000
in 3 per cent. bonds at 73 per cent, or
per cent. bonds at 103 per cent, broker
age Il per cent. in each case? How much
4. My agent sold 800 bbls flour at So 20
per Dbl, . per cent. off for cash. L sent
him 40 per cent. additional money and
ordered him to invest in sugar at &c per
pound, reserving his commission IL
per cent. for selling and = per cent for
buying. Desired number pounds sugar.
3. At what time between and . O'Clock
is the minute hand of watch halfway
between the hour hand and twelve?
&. How many gallons of water will a
circular tank 15 feet deep and 10 feet III
diameter contain? How many bushels
of wheat?
Z. What sum at compound interest for
years at 6 per cent. will amount to the
same as $500 at per cent, annual inter
est for the same time? Also, how long
will it take 500 at per cent, simple in
| terest to amount to the same sum? Give
answer in years, months and days.
GEOGRAPHY.
COmit tlco.)
l. Name 5 cities in Ireland, 2 in Hol-
land, in India, 6 in Russia, and in
France.
2 What and where are Elba, Shiloh, St
Helena, Malta and Moscow? What his
torical event is suggested by each?
3. Where are the following found: Cac-
tus, chamois, sable, duckbill, llama, gu
ano, and cossack?
4. Name three lakes, two rivers and
three cities in Switzerland, and leading
manufactured product.
3. What regulates rainfall? Where is
it greatest in Ohio?
g. What is government? Name the
three functions of government and tell
where each is vested in ours.
Z. What makes New York City the
leading sea port of our country? Name
some adjacent cities.
GRAMMAR.
(Omu tioo)
TIP. HARRIS.
1. How is the relation of words to each
other in the same sentence, expressed?
2. Decline thou, which, myself, OK,
Mary, whoever.
3. Give examples of the use of the in
finitive as subject, predicate, object, in ap-
position, and as object of proposition.
4. Write a complex sentence, abridge
it, and give rule for abridgment.
5. What is an auxiliary verb? Name
them and give principal parts of four of
them.
6. Parse only in each of the following,
and show the difference in meaning:
a only sorrow for my friend"
al sorrow only for my friend"
al sorrow for my friend only"
"I sorrow for my only friend"
Z. Diagram:
"The subtle spider that from overhead
Hung like a spy on human guilt and error,
Suddenly turned and up its slender thread
Ran with a nimble terror"
PHYSIOLOGY, HYGIENE AND
NARCOTICS
Omit tIoO of the first fire.
1. What is the mechanical structure of
boneS?.
2. Describe particularly the meaning of
five terms used in physiology.
3. What are HaverSian canals?
4. What are the lymphatics and the
lacteals? Locate them.
5. Name the principal secretions and
excretions of the human body.
6. Why do persons using alcoholic
liquors have red faces, with blOated nose
and eyes?
Z. What is necessary in order to have a
healthy body?
s. What is the mechanical effect of
alcohol on brain matter? The narcotic
affaot