The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-10-10
TEST QUESTIONS.
ARITHMETIC.
O. e. GOODWIN, Examiner.
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1. WHAT'S arithmetic. WHAT'S a
decimal fraction. Write three hum
dred thousand three hundred and
three hundreth millionths.
2. A borrowed $3.50 at per cent
and kept It till the amount was
$3.50. How long did he have the
money!
8. A speculator sold through a
broker 98 shares Of telegraph stock
at 81 per cent. premium, paying ]
per cent. brokerage, how much did
he receive?
4. A broker received ,$68s4 to be
invested in bonds, after reserving
his brokerage ! per cent. required
the amount invested?
8. If 1-5 of the time past mid
night equals / Of time till noon,
what time is it3
6. How many acres In field in
the form of right-angled triangle,
the longest side of which is 100
rods and the shortest 60?
Z. How much water must be
mixed with 100 gallons of vinegar,
at 60 cents gallon, to reduce the
value to so cents a gallon?
8. If solid globe of silver, 2
inches in diameter is worth $64
what is the value of hollow globe
Of silver one inch thick, four inches
in diameter?
8. A ladder 65 feet long, placed
with its foot 33 feet from q wall,
reaches within feet of the top.
How near the wall must the foot
Of the ladder be brought that 1t
may reach the topf
10. A merchant buys a quantity
of syrup for $3.50. By using false
measure and by marking at IS per
cent. gain he nets 1876. What
fraction will express the size of
his meaeure2
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
@. E. GOODWIN, Examiner.
(Zyme so nsinutes.)
(Your penmanship will be graded
from this branch.)
1. What school records should a
teacher keep?
2. How do you manage whisper
ing in school?
8. What preparation should be
made by the teacher for the daily
recitations ? What by the pupils?
4. Why is gram mar taught in our
schools, and what means do you
employ to make it Of practical use
to the pupil?
s. Write an application for a
country school.
GRAMMAR.
F. M. GORDON, Examiner.
(ISnse, IN hOurs.)
1. What is a pure conjunction ?
What is a connective and what
part of speech may be used?
2. When is the sign of the infini-
tive mode omitted?
8. Give the general rule for the
agreement of a finite verb. Illus.
trate.
4. By what parts:of speech may
interrogative clauses be introduced.
Give an example of each.
5. When a complex sentence is
abridged, what is the effect OH the
subject of the dependent clause7
8. Write sentence using a sub
stantive clause as the subject, and
analyze the sentence as written.
z. Correct: The space between
the three roads Is intended for q
parade ground. Reason is q ray
darted into the soul, of divinity.
8. Parse: The child is full ten
years old.
8. A man he was to all the coun'
try dear.
And passing rich with forty
pounds year.
10. He saw a star shoot from
heaven, and glitter In Its fall, vasisl
upon the earth.
NARCOTICS.
f. M. GORDON, Examiner.
(zynse, so nsfnutes.)
1. From what is the term narcoti.
derlvedf
i 2. Give short history Of the usi
Of tobaccof
8. Why is alcohol classed as /
poisonf
| 4. What diseases are induced b,
the use of alcohol?
s. What faculty Of the mind doe
alcohol especially affect.
GEOGRAPHY.
F. M. GORDON, Examiner.
(Iyn,e, 80 minutes.)
l. What force holds the earth Il