Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-08-05
DIFFICULT BUT FAIR
Questions Propounded to
Berkeley's Teachers

Questions Propounded to
Berkeley's Teachers
BY THE EXAMINING BOARD
At the Examination held July %
and 81, 1898.
1. What would you require of your
pupils i'll preparing for reading les
son?
?. At the close Of the lesson, what
should be done9
). What is tie chief aim in read
inga
4. What are the requisites of good
reading?
S. Read selection.
(No 5 will be graded on scale of
80 per cent?
PENMANsHIP.
/. Define the right position.
?. Describe the proper manner of
holding the pen.
5. Name the small letters; semi
loop.
4. Name the principles of peninan-
ship. What is the turn in writing ?
An angle? The base line?
S. Analyze a, III, t, h, n.
6. Copy the following sentence,
which will be criticised in reference to
slant, space, shade. regularity, and
general formation of the letters, and
graded on scale of so per cent:
This is sample of my handwrit-
ing"
PHYSIOLOGY.
1. Describe the capillaries.
1. Name the organs of respiration.
5. Define food.
4. Name two kinds of nervous It's
sue.
5. Describe the Eustachian ibes.
6. Name three circulating fluids of
the body.
7. Describe the circulation of the
blood.
s. Name the secretion of the liver
and state its office.
9. How do the nails and hair receive
10. Where is fibrin chiefly found
Name one peculiar property it posses
SEES.
U. s. HISTORY.
l. Into what topics is L. S. His
tory naturally divided
2. Name the first Spanish, French,
and Dutch discoverer.
3. When and where was the first
permanent Spanish, Dutch, English,
and French settlement established
4. Name the 10 original colonies
and States.
s. What was the chief cause Of the
French and Indian war? Its decisive
battle' Commanders OF same, French
and English? Results?
8. What chiefly caused the Revolu-
tionary war? What part did the In
dams take in it? When was our flags
adopted? Decisive battle? America
and English commander of sames
Results?
7. Name the chief cause of war of
1872. OF the Mexican war?
8. How many Presidents have we
had? When and where did Washing
ton take the oath of office? What
President was impeached? Who died
in office?
9. Chief cause of civil war? When
was battle of Gettysburg? fought Its
effect and what did it mark What
effect had Sherman S march to the sea?
Decisive battle of civil war; Com
nander-in-chief on each sideo Chief
results of WARP
TO- What are the two main issues
before Congress at the present time2
oRTHoGRAPHY.
I. OF what does photography treat?
?. Define a root, derivative, and a
word
) What is a syllable letter prefix;
lffix; accent?
4. What should be required of
pupils in preparing for and reciting a
spelling lesson2
S. Spell-eggsude, cash, silf, time,
lnyun; zebec, azhure, roozh, mir,
lanus, swashun, sakrifze, feshoo,
peek, phinawle, inkwiri, kondolents,
[, katterpiller, trangkwillity.
GEOGRAPHY
I. What bodies of water would be
lavigated by steam boat in travelling
rom New Orleans to Greece. thence
o Ceylon. thence to Japan. thence to
'outh point of Patagonia, thence to
Montreal, thence to Chicago Worlds
Fair.
2. What are ocean currents? What
auses then2 What effect have they
N climate?
8. Why are the tropics and polar
ircles placed where they are?