The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-02-24
Common school Examination.

Graduates examinations we'e W."
Dnbois county last ss,uf
Iaay. MANY applicants attended. lm'
ex animation questions are no. 30 ~"
lcu,t A. IN former years. The following
were the questions asked. They a's
furnished hy the state. A gr"ers' aver
avs Of rs aud not below 90 In any one
branch passes the applicant.
PHYSIOLOGY
Describe the spinal column
sns,wo or more functions OF the
skin , Nina.
Give the structure OF . too'n' '''"S'
Itrate with diagram
Whst are the essential parts OF 'ne Hp'
4 paratua o' sight!
De.cribs the globe Of the eve.
How are sensstions OF sue" pro-
lduced
IIow is blood supplicd to the lnngss
4 GEOGRAPHY
| noscr;bc briefly the physical features
lof ,hc United States of Americs.
S,.,a some ot the csuses Of vsrist,ons
=, .,;cr.,s in the came latitude, in differ
~nt longitude go wh.,
a.ses them. aud Why are they &C
Wnst il the difference between cy
clone anl . hurricane! -.
. What 10 the Gulf stream, ana wns
. produces H.? What effect does u nav
" Name the leading products OF you
h county. 49,,
. Draws map Of a congressional to"n
. .,, m, har Iha SectlO0o.
v HISTORY.
J. Describe the first voyage OF Co'u"
/, bus. p.,.,
~ Contrast and compare the characier
,.a settlers OF NJ assachusetts ana w
!, ginis. .n.;gn ar
.,.,a whv IL was one of the most VI
y. .nr,.,, events of tho Revoluiiona
War. ..; a,
~ Name five important inventions ~
.tate why ,hey are im2or'an'. ,, !.
>" What important questions d'u
'Civii War tile :.
Name the three departments o. !"
.re eGnvernment; define tie powers
escn.
a., N.me The author ot each OF tbe
INC .e,rc,ion.: Paul Rev"re's ~,
rha Death OF the Flowers. Maui M
10, Ola Irnnsiaes. Rip Van Wake
Dis,iuruish betwe grammatical
rhetorical psuses. nv.
,h;s Name your tsvorite author. why
o.lh. vonr favorite? Name three OF
,erc ,duc,ioms thar you have read.
no. Oral reading
ing Name the properties Of the no
:" verb.
s.: c;ve The distinction betwern
nrH- -vuop-is of y verb ana tue cohJ"ss
o. verb.
'o's Illustrate by sentences four use
.,,.. the iufiritive
IL Analiza: :.
'V- M. hair IL crisp and black and Il
ri. f,cr il like the tan;
y - ,;;s row il wet with honest swes
!, ~. esrns what'er he can.
''' Parse: Like. tau. earns. whater.
nsvf Civ. four rules for the use Of
20, comm@. .
y" Write a short letter 70 a friend.
ARITHMETIC
;ol.,. Defoc quantity What are the
- ~ ,snt.i ru,es OF Arithmetic. VII
III ,irl rlcalied !?
..,res Deane longitude and time.
,jred. |, wo examples. one reducing long
! orl, time And one time tn longi'ude
rsner Divide 2.3 by So aud give reaso'
rovai. each step.
land Write the follo~ing decims's:
and q
right hslf tenth. two hn"",e" ~" ~ ~
stage five thnussniths' '"o """"'s"
n the five thoussndths
oud,y Write note. time B wears. III
4. orla.ys: principal. $500; rate. ~ per
a for Commute the interest on the no'e
hearj st.,e What kind OF - note Il 10
,icism If 100 horses consume stack {,
nn,,t. Fl feet long. II fee, 3 inches broad
,nntry % fact s inches high in nine dave
,ory will . stack is feet long. l
les. broad AMI - feet high snpply ~ y
What will be the cost ot 'enc'
sousrc lot containing "a acres OF y
J. Is cents per rodi :
rive what il the cube root OF Q
~. ~. Civa work in full.