The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-06-14
SCHOOL EXAMINERS.
A List Of Questions Propounded on
Saturday, June 9th, 1884,,

GEOGRAPHY.
Name the territories OF the U. s. and
give capitals.
Name two examples Of bifurcated riv.
er systems.
Name six great powers of Europe.
Bound Ohio. Name five largest cities,
and five largest rivers.
Name the divisions in which the 40th
parallel would pass through in going
around the globe
Describe the greatest desert in the
world and explain fully what causes
produce it.
Name the classes of Coral Islands and
describe their formation.
Define estuary, delta. equinox and
solstice
Name Ave largest isthmuses of the
world, and tell what they connect.
Go from Buffalo, New York, to Liver.
pool, England, by water.
HISTORY.
Give definite bounds to the historical
field covered by the writings of EACH
Bancroft, Hildreth and Parkman.
What were the compromise measures
of 1S202 OF 1850?
Name the constitutional compromiser
on slavery. Prior to the Florida pur-
chase, what claims had the United
States to Texas?
What war closed with the treaty of
Ghent? Who were the United States
Commissioners What was the condition
of European affairs at that time?
What was the Dred Scott decision
When and by whom was it rendered
For what crime was Burr indicted
Where, when and before what tribunal
was he tried? Name the presiding
Judge and connect his name with the
history and literature of this country.
Who wrote the Federalist papers
For what purpose we're they written
Quote from each: Washington's q farewell
address, Declaration of Independence
and Ordinance of 1887.
How did President johnson and con.
gress differ on the subject of reconstruc.
ton What was the number of this con.
gress What were some of the articles
contained in this impeachment of Presi.
dent Johnson?
In the history of this country, what
have been the most important acts Of
legislation
What biographical sketches of emil
nent Americans have you read ? Name
the author of each.
ARITHMETIC.
If a dealer in liquors uses a gallon
measure which is too small by pint,
what will be the true measure of 100 of
the false gallons?
Two persons, A and B, are on the Cd.
posite sides of wood, which is $50 yds.
in circumference; they begin to travel
in the same direction at the same mo.
ment; A goes at the rate of IL yds. per
minute, and B at the rate of "a yds. in 8
minutes; how many times must A 20
round the wood before he is overtaken
by B?
If 24S men, in 81 days of IL hours, dig
q trench of degrees of hardness, 1924
yds. long, 80 wide and g deep, in how
many days, OF 8 hours long, will "a men
dig trench Of degrees of hardness,
1874 yds. long, 3-5 wide and 81 deep
What is the .are and duty on rs casks
of Epson salts, each weighing gross, 2
cwt., 2 gr., "a fb and invoiced at Ii cts.
per pound, the actual tare being IL per
cent. and the rate of duty 20 per cent?
What is the diameter of cylindrical
reservoir containing times as much
water as one 25 feet in diameter, the
height being the same?
A can NOW an acre of grass id "a
hours; B, in hours; G, in 81 hours
how many days, working 81 hours,
would they require to NOW 13 4-5 acres
What is the hour, where the time past
noon is 4-5 the time to midnight?
How many feet of wire, ! of an inch
in diameter, can be drawn from a cube
OF copper, of 2 feet on a side, allowing
10 per cent for waste
A,surveyor measured piece of ground
in the form of rectangle, and found
one side to be 81 chains, and the other
AZ chains, 16 links how many acres did
it contain?
How far must body fall to acquire a
velocity of 1000 feet F?
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
Define empirical psychology, tell why
80 called, and of what importance to the
teacher.
What works have you read upon the
subjects OF teaching, education and
psychology?
What is consciousness What is it's
extension ? Name some of the processes
which are not objects of Consciousness.
What is meant by the educational
maxim, "the concrete before the alb.
stract?"
What faculties are most exercised by
the study of mathematics BY the study
of language? Why should the teacher
know this?
What is the fundamental law of mental
growth What is the law of habit?
What are sense perceptions What
are acquired perceptions?
Into what classes do you divide the
intiutious
What can you say of the value of
teachers institutes?
Are the schools of this county advanc.
ing (? Give reasons for your answer.
GRAMMAR.
Define primitive word continuous sub.
vocal ,correlative, mute, radical and affix.
What is the rule for the plural OF single
names OF complex names? OF a title
and name illustrate each.
Write three nouns that have no singu.
lar three that are either singular or
plural three that are alike in both
numbers three that each have plurals.
In what three ways may the logical