The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-08-23
SCHOOL EXAMINERS.
A List Of Questions Propounded on
Saturday, August 18th, 1894.
ARITAME ETIC.

Sl5. discounts being 40, 5, 25 and l7R
Find single discount equivalent to
these four successive discounts.
A farmer puts the following lots of
apples into six bins namely 81 bu., 1S4
bu 25s bu., l9s bu., 1433 bu., 976f bu.,
259 bu. How many bushels will there
be for each bin.
The Roman foot was 097075 of our
foot The Greek foot was 25-24 of the
Roman foot. Find the length in inches
of the Greek foot.
A body appears to weigh 1-16 lbs in
one scale, aud 40 lbs in the other
scale, of false balance. Find its true
weight.
A square piece of land contains 8l0,.
600 80 IT,. the owner divides it into
4 equals squares by two streets crossing
each other 100 feet wide; what is length
of side OF each piece? Make diagram.
State what Prof. Mitchell discussed
and explained, the first day of the insti
tute. The second day. The third day
the fourth day. The fifth day.
Ten aciH be given for full statement of
each days discussion in arithmetic.
HISTORY.
Who was Benedict Arnold Major
Andre? Paul Jones Aaron Burr ?
Alexander Hamilton? Blannerhassett? =?
John Elliott? Who is David B. Hill ?
Chairman Wilson?
What was the great event of the past
month in this country?
When was the Hawaiian Republic
proclaimed :? Who is its first President /?
How many members constitute his cab
net.
What was the first state admitted to
the Union? When? How many states
now compose the Union? Name the
13 original states. Name the last state
admitted. When?
Describe the Constitution. The Ordi.
nance of 1887. Has the Senate bill be.
come law? What is necessary before
any bill becomes law?
Name ten events in the life and servi.
ces of Benz. Franklin.
Outline the method OF teaching His.
tory presented by Prof. E. w. Wilkin-
son.
State 10 Puritan Sabbath customs.
Give the substance of Prof. E W.
Wilkinson's talk on Slavery.
Give some "Tips on the Human Race"
presented by Prof. E w. Wilkinson in
his lectures on that subject.
GEOGRAPHY.
Through what waters would you
pass in sailing from Chicago to Wash.
ington D. @.
What noted lake in Central America I?
What is it's outlet.
What States touch Lake Michigan 2z
Name the divisions of s. A. bordering
on the Pacific Ocean, and give capitals
What groups of islands south of Scot.
land?
Where is Cook st. =? Bass St.. Celebes
Sea ? Banda Sea? Malacca st. ;?
What are mathematical zones ? Phys.
cial? Name five reasons why they are
not the same.
What are spring tides? Neap tides +?
Who are the Antoeci? Perioeci2.-
What is the difference between si.
derial and solar day?
GRAMMAR.
When is the imperative mode made
subordinate illustrate by sentence.
Write sentence with verb in the
imperative mode, the subject being of
the Sd person.
Define correlative, concrete, material
and diminutive nouns.
What are mixed verbs ? Attributive I?
Copulative
What is meant by vernacular Ian.
guage?
What is dialect? ? Name some dialects
of English.
What is the characteristic property of
the verb?
Define the interrogative negative form
of the verb. illustrate by sentence.
What is the difference between con-
crete common noun and collective
common noun?
Write the plural of the following
nouns and explain the formation:
German, Frenchman, Mussulman,
toothbrush, dormouse, jack in the pull
pit.
Diagram and give construction of ital'
icized words.
Dim as the borrowed beams Of moons and stars
To lonely, weary, wandering travellers,
Is reason to the soul. and as on high
Those rolling fires discover but the sky,
Not light us there so reasons glimmering ray
Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way,
But guide us upward to better day.