Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-08-05

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tending from the Alaskan peninsula |
to Cape Horn pass3
S. Why are most rivers lowest in
the summer Why are the Rhine
and Rhone highest at this season?
Explain the annual rise of the Nile?
6. What is the ecliptic and into
how many parts divided in forming
the zodiac3
7. Why are certain parts of the
western coast of South America ster-
lie?
s. What is the cause of underground |
tunnels and caverns1 What are stall
actites and stalagmites?
9. Upon what docs climate depend
10. Bound Berkeley County by
counties; name its two large
streams; four largest towns capital );
population of the county in 1890.
GENERAL HISTORY.
I. Name the three great periods Of
history.
2. Why did the Puritans emigrate
to America
3. What invention and what scienti-
fic discovery preceded and rendered
possible the geographical discoveries OF
Columbus and his cotemporaries
4. When and where was the 9 Battle
OF the Nations fought?
S. Who invented the alphabet and
who taught the Greeks the use Of it?
6. Who built the Great Wall of
China and for what purpose'
7. What city was captured by
changing the course of rivera
s. What caused the death of Alex
ander the Great?
9. Who was commander-in-cl.i of
the Mexican forces in the Mexican
war; OF the American?
10. At the beginning of the civil
war what superior advantages did
each side have?
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
1. What does the first amendment
to the constitution prohibit?
2. From what source did the United
States Government originally derive
its authority
g. When the election of President
and Vice-president goes to Congress
by whom is each elected?
4. Name the cabinet offices.
S. How many members in the U. s.
Senate2 How are they elected and
for how long?
6. In trial of impeachment of the
President of the United States where
is the power of prosecution vested.
7. The United States Minister to
England and family now residing in
London, are they subject to the laws
of England?
8. How many representative has
West Virginia? How are they chosen
and for how long?
g. How does the constitution guard
against any session of the United
States Senate being composed entirely
Of new members?
10. What is committee OF the
whole?
THEORY AND ART OF TRACKING.
1. What advantages has mental
arithmetic over written?
?. What is the main object of reel
tation?
3. What is the best manner of teach
ing grammar to class beginning the
subject
4. If YOU were illustrating addition
of fractions to a class and should be
asked by one Of its members why the
denominators are not added, as we'll
as the numerators how would YOU
EXPLAIN
s. For what reasons is private re-
proof preferable to public.
6. What is the object of school dis
cipline1 What result should be OBJ
tanned from it2
7. Should teacher reject partial
answers Give reason for your an
swer.
s. Give FIVE directions for securing
and holding the attention of pupils?
ARITHMETIC.
1. Two men together do II days
work, one man working 3 days more
than the other; if they receive s2s. so
for the work, how much is each mans
share?
2. Divide 1926 into four parts that
shall be in the ratio of J, II, ~, and
%.
3. When it is one O'Clock p. m. at
Washington, ID. c., what is the time
at the mouth of the Columbia River.
longitude az west?
4. A farmer sold o. dozens chick
ems at 33I cts. a piece SIN lbs. Of
butter at SIN cts. a pound. He re-
ceived $50 in money and the rest in
sugar at 81 cts. a pound how many
pounds of sugar did he get'
S. Sold horse for $3.50 which was
IS per cent more than it cost me; in
vested the proceeds in sheep which /
vas obliged to sell at loss of 25 per
cent; did ! lose or gain, and how
much,