The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
BOARD OF SCHOOL EXAMINERS.
list OF Questions PrOpOunded on Sat.
urday, February IS.
GEOGRAPHY.

and locate peninsulas that exten,
northward.
What Country in Africa is settle,
largely by freed slaves from the u. So
In what part of the U. s. do tn,
isotherms deviate most from straigh
lines? Give the reason
How many miles of navigable waite
do the rivers of the U. S. contain2
Name the five great powers of Europe
and their form of government
Name and tell where hot winds blow
Name and locate three cold winds.
What is the area and population o
Ohio ? Of Highland county How many
voting places in Highland county?
Name 10 longest rivers of the world.
ARITHMETIC.
l owe $40, due Oct. i; l pay part
Aug, 18th, before due, the rest JAN 1st
after due; what are the payments =?
A, and are employed to empty q
cistern by two pumps of the same bore
and b 20 to work first, making 81 and
40 strokes respectively minute; after 6
minutes, A gives way to G who makes &c
strokes minute until the cistern is
emptied, which was in % minutes from
the start. divide their pay, 81.
Find the sum of geometric series
whose 4th term is PIG; Sth term 42a,
number of terms 10.
A merchant paid $9l1 25 for some
pieces of muslin. He paid as many
cents yard as there were yards in each
piece, and there were as many pieces as
there were Yards in one piece: How
many yards were there, and how much
did he pay a yard?
Four women bought ball of yarn 6
inches in diameter and agreed that each
should take her share separately from
the outer part OF the ball how much of
the diameter did each wind off?
For what amount must a bill of ex-
change, at 80 days, he drawn, Tor which
l paid $9,650, discount III and the inter-
est being Sc?
A right prism of ice, the length of
whose base is 20.45 yards, breadth Is rs
yards, and height 20 ! yards, floats on
the sea; the specific gravity of the ice
is SO, and that Of the sea-water ops:
what is the height of the prism above
the surface Of the water?
The interest of AS, BIS and C's fortune
for years and months at SO is Sl5, l9O
What is the fortune Of each, If ( of AS
fortune equals of BIS, and of BIS
equals 4 of C's?
park one mile square, and travel at the
same rate. A goes by the walk around
the park, and B takes the diagonal path
to the opposite corner and turns to meet
A at the side How many rods from the
corner will they meet2
No interest ha wing been paid, find the
annual interest and amount due Sept. l,
1877, on note for $500, dated June ],
1875, with interest at SO, payable semi.
Give an account of the cause and
nature OF the recent trouble in the Kan.
sas Legislature.
What was the Constituent Conven-
ton When and where did it meet ? |
When did it complete it's work?
Which was the first State to secede :? |
Which the last? Name them all.
What "World's Fairs have been held
in the United States? Why was the
Cotton Centennial Exposition so called
What forms of colonial governments
existed prior to 1775? Give an example
If each
For what is each of the following dates
,oted: 1919. 1919, 1913, 1918, 1878, 1920,
$50, 1876, 1776, 1876?
Name the candidates for the Presiden-
y in 1924; in 1850; in 1892. What
Presidents have been elected by the
House OF Representatives?
What were the principal causes for
he suffrrings of the jamestown settlers
)f the Plymouth settlers
Describe the manner of electing a
resident of the United States.
In what parts of the country was the
Var OF 1872 not popular? Why? How
'as this shown?
PHYSIOLOGY.
Explain the similarity between the
ervous system and the telegraph.
Describe accurately the pulmonic cir
llation. What blood vessels carry the
lood to and from the liver?
In what several ways is the brain pro-
'cted Describe each
Define: medulla, bursa, rugae, convo.
l'i"ns, cystic duct, supra renal capsules, \
osculstion, systole, colon, retina.
Locate and tell the function of each of
he following muscles: masseter, latis.
mus dorsi, gastrocnenius, rotatOres
'lIicIs, levator labi superioris, deltoid, +
aphragm, intercostals. +
Does alcohol affect the bones in anv '
avi Does tobacco? Explain
What is the general effect of alcohol
,on the nervous system? Why does .
have this effect? I,
Prove that the use of a coholics will h
.rease the amonnt of bodily heat. +,
How does alcohol get into the blood =?
ow does it get out of the blood? Does p
undergo any changes in making this c.
cult? n
d. fine narcotics Name four narcotics
,nle the scientific nses of alcohol and
ow its Importance in these respects. Is