The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-04-23

OF "aS." VI like"
Give construction Of italicized words
in the following:
"The1e aDds virtue in that ecene,
A spell of holiness around,
WhacI. would have-hdd my brain not been
Thus poisoned, maddened-held me bound,
As though stood on Gods o,on ground"
Diagram the following sentence and
give construction of italicized words:
''Beautifrl spirit In thy calm, clear brow,
Wherein is glass d serenity Of soul,
Which of itself shows immortality,
read that thou ,oih pardon to son
or earth, ,uhoan the abstruser powers permit
At times to commune with tbem-if that he
Avail him of his spells-to call the thus.
And gaze on thee moment"
ARITHMETIC.
Define problem, analysis, axiom,
arithmetic.
Find the area of an equilateral triangle
whose altitude is six feet.
A druggist put ounces, 3 drachms,
1 scruples OF quinine into 3 grain cap
sules; how many did it take ?
What is the difference between 10
square feet and 10 feet square? Illus
trate this by drawings.
How many links in surveyors chain?
How many inches? How many chains
in mile? How many square chains in
an acre?
Find the sum of the series of odd
numbers l, 8, 81. 7............eo continued
to 101 terms.
$304.75.
New LEXINGTON, O., March 10, 1881.
For value received, six months after
date, l promise to pay A. Riley, or order,
Three Hundred and Four 75.100 Dollars.
H. MCMAHON.
Indorsed Nov. 8, 1882. 1926.
What is due to-day?
What is the present worth of note
for $4,000, bearing 81 interest, and
payable in 2 years, 6 months, Is days,
discounted at SO?
Which is more profitable, and how
much per cent, to sell goods for cash,
at once, at rs per cent. advance or in
year at 30 per cent. advance, money
being worth per cent. ?
How many feet of inch lumber in
wagon tongue 3! inches square at one
end aud % inches square at the other
end and II feet long?
GEOGRAPHY.
Define paleontology. Name the geo.
logical ages in their proper order.
II you were to take trip to New
York City what places of interest might
you visit while there?
Name in proper order the five most
populous cities in the U. s. and the five
most populous counties of Ohio.
Bound the State last admitted into the
Union, name its capital and tell its chief
productions.
To whom does Newfoundland belong?
IcelandP Sicily? Cuba? Sardinia?
st. Helena?
How is Egypt governedP China?
Brazil Canada?
What and where are Sing Sing? Kin
sin? Kiusiu? West Point? Long
Branch? McGregor? Greenwich
Phoenix
In what does Ohio excel? What State
excels in the production OF coal?
What tive elements constitute by
weight the larger part of the earth's
crust?
How would you start class in geog.
raphy?
Describe the bound aries of the U. s
as they we're in 1889.
How many amendments to the Con.
stitution? When was the last one
adopted? For what did itprovide =?
What was the Presidential Succession
Bill? When did it become law?
BY whom and on what occasion were
these words used, 81 would rather be
right than President?"
How many Representatives in the
does each receive? What privileges are
granted them?
What was the Peace Convention ?
sJvha uartford Eonvantinp
When, where and why will the Co
lumbian Exposition be held?
Was Alaska an Improbable purchase?
Give reasons.
When and by whom was the telephone
invented The telegraph? The phono-
graph? The Monitor? The rotary
printing press?
What was the Patriot War? The Fill
clustering Expedition
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
Should teachers do any work outside
of school hours for the benefit of the
school? What work?
What is your idea of a perfect recita-
ton? When do you give pupil 100, or
other highest grade
Mention the faculties teacher is ex-
pected to educate.
w hdt DOWCIb VI tlO alC CoAACbt
developed
Mention in order of their importance
the motives you would appeal to in Sc
curing attention to school duties.
Weare told to proceed from the known
to the unknown, and to teach the con-
crete before the abstract how does all
this apply to arithmetic? geography ?
To grammar?
Why are teachers generally so un-
uuccelsful in teaching reading?
Are school directors law-abiding citi-
Eens when they employ teacher who
has no certificate
What do you think of a teacher who
snakes application for school before he
learns that the present incumbent will
not be re-employed? Should there be
Dore professional courtesy among
& tpacheF6f Were you ever upderbid !
4ea ~ whom, and Whist vas the rssuiti