The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-10-12
EDUCATIONAL,
Those Present at the Teachers
Examination and the Ques-,
tions Put to Applicants.

The following applications for teachers,
certificates we're present at the exAmina-.
ton held In the South Plum street build-
ing Saturday:
Homer Brigple, Pierce; W. e. Daily.
MasSillon; f. E. Elder, Minerva;J. B.
Fierstos, Massillon; s. NJ, Friend, Cam
ton; Nelson Keck, McDonsldsville; G. II.
Klotz, Malvern; Jno. l.. Knight, Alliance;
G. w. Kocher, Richville; II. G. Muchel-
mans, Magnolia; d. w. Shumaker, Will
mot; Jno. Woodling, Lake; Jessie Mcs
Call, Waynesbura; EstellH Mcmillan,
Massillon; Carrie Martin, Mapleton; Nell
lie Maylan, West Brookfleld; Nellie A..
Miller, West Brookfleld LBvinia Graham.
New Berlin; Ellen wetters, Lake; Chloe
Newbann, Sufleld.
Following is list of the questions
asked:
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
l. State three advantages of object
In primary teaching.
2. Mention three results the teacher
should aim to secure in teaching penman-
ship.
8. Name two objects which should be
sought In teaching reading In advanced
classes.
4. How should swearing on the play
ground be treated2
8. What means are you employing to
improve yourself as teacher?
GEOGRAPHY.
1. What provinces constitute the Dor
minior ofCa nada? Describe its form Of
government.
2. How is the President of the United
States elected?
3. What 10 the length of the longest
day at thp Hnnatnrp Az tho THoV,ioa
Arctic Circle? North Pole?
4. Where is the Yellowstone National
Park, and what makes 1t the most won
derful portion Of the world?
8. Explain how Is degrees of longitude
Ia equal to hour of time and Is minutes
of longitude one minute OF time,
8. What would you expect to see at the
Columbian Exposition from Japan? From
Switzerland? From Holland? From
BrazilP From Russia
z. Explain how the sun is eclipsed.
The moon.
8. Where are the Balkan Noun tainsa
The Appenies? The CarpAthian 2 The
Atlas? The Audes?
8. Name the oldest city or town In the
World in the United States; in Ohio.
10. Define Mathematical, political and
GRAMMAR.
1. What is an indirect object? Illus
2. What is an appositive? Give an ex-
ample.
8. Write sentence containing a noun
in the absolute, with pArticiple.
a. What is pRrticiple adjective2
Give sentence containing one or more.
5. Write a synopsis Of the verb ITO be-"
6. Give the principal parts of let, set,
sweat, write, whet, sing, go, lie, (reclinel
sboe, and strow.
7. Correct errors in syntax:
Ho haa hanan his
The Apostles taught that Christ for
gave sins.
They done IL without my knowledge,
He bad mistook his true interest.
should be obliged to him, il he will
crafty me.
8. Determine the mode and tense OF
each verb in the above sentences.
8. What construction may particiPles
hsveP Illustrate.
10. ADalyze by diagram:
MAY God forgive the child of dust
Who seeks to know where faith should
trust"
PHYSIOLOGY.
/. Locate and describe the uses of the
epiQlottic and the eustachian tube.
2. Which one of the four cavities OF
the beart Is enclosed by the thickest
walls? Account for this.
3. Why 10 cleaning the teeth conduc-
tiv' to health?
4. In what way may tight clothing in
terfere with respiration?
s. Where is the cardiac oritice? The
pyIorus2
6. Name four principal organs of the
circulation of the blood.
Z. How much blood does the heart
throw out at each pulsstion? How much
air do the lungs receive at each inhala-
tion?
8. What is absorption?
8. What Ia secretion and nutritionf
10. Write q brief essay on intemper
ance.
U. 8. HIsToRY-x.
l. When, how, and from whom were
the following territories acquired: Flor
ida, Louisiana, California, Alaska?
q Give the presidential succession an
IL now stands.
3. Describe fully the various ways In
which bill may become law.
4. Describe the "Sherman silver BILL"
5. Explain the following terms: Free
coinage of silver, seignioraRe, bimetal-
lism, reciprocity.
6. Causes of the present money
psuic.n
z. What constitutes treason against
the United States?
8. What part has the President in maxi
ing laws?
ARITHMETIC-X.
1. What must be the price of 5 per
ceive per cent on his investment?
2. How many yards,of carpeting 3-4y yd.
wide will be required for a room 18ft. 4
In. x II It. 8 in., II the strips run length
wise OF the room, and there 10 q waste OF
6 in. q "trip In matching the pAttern2
8. Find the number of gallons in cis>
tern 6 II. square at the top, II. square at
the bottom and z IT. deep.
4. How many square inches on the sur
| face of globe 20 inches in diameter
5. III men or IL boyA, can do a piece
of work in 10 days, in what time can IL
men and boys do tkNAsame work2
6. Reduce As to thirds, 5-6 to ninths.
and S.5 to fraction whose numerator
| shall be II.
z. WHAT perfect number? An inn.
perfect number? Exemplify.
8. What income in currency would .
man receive by investing 1920 In U. S.
5-20 per cent bonds, at 1l6, when gold 10
| 1867
8. The sum of two decimaIs 10 .06075 |;
and their difference is .o1075; what are
| the numbers?
10. Bought bill of goods s., 500 on 90
days time, per cent off for cash. bors
rowed the money at bank at IL per cent
and cHshed the bill; did l gain or lose.
and how much?