Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-08-14
CITY TEACHERS oUIZZED
AS 10 Their Qualifications to Instruct
the Young Idea How to Shoot.

AS 10 Their Qualifications to Instruct
the Young Idea How to Shoot.
Below is the full list Of questions
used in the examination OF city teach
ers this week;
GENERAL. HISTORY.
I. Into what periods is history
usually divided and what events mark
the divisions
2. Who were the following: Ly-
curgus, Scion. Alexander, Demos
themes, Pericles.
). Who were the Moors, and by
whom were they finally expelled from
Europe.
4. Who were the Shepherd K ings
Saracens Mameluk es Goths G auls
s. What was the cause and result
OF the CYusades
s. What events in the worlds his.
tory are connected with the following
places: Bethlehem, Thermopyl9
Mecca, Waterloo, Island DIST. Helena
7. Give briefly the story Of the
Magma Charta.
s. What was the cause of the French
Revolution of 1880? Why do the
French celebrate the 18th Of July?
9. Describe the "Gunpowder Plot. :"
10. What is the present condition
of Cuba and Spain2 In your opinion.
what will be the result OF the struggle
now pending between Cuba and
Spain'
THEORY AND ART.
I. What are usually the causes of
inattention of pupils1 State briefly
how you would secure and retain the
attention of a class.
2. What can you say of the habit
of trying to startle class into being
orderly? OF ringing bell for ordero
of ridiculing pupilsa
;. 1t is mistake to talk too much
while teaching Why 1t is a mis-
take to be careless about personal
habits. Why?
a. State briefly the advantages of
written over oral spelling.
s. State what you regard as the
best method of preventing tardiness2
6. Is it best to require absolutely
no whispering in SCHOOL, Give reas-
ons for your answer.
7. Would you put as much stress
upon the moral teaching of the eff
fects of alcoholics and narcotics as
upon scientific teachings?
8. Define instruction; drill; teach
ing; education.
9. OF what advantage is a daily
program?
10. When would you inflict corpor-
al punishment?
LATIN.
I. What Latin nouns are of the first
declension?
2. Decline Sey9us, co,7au, and res.
3. Give the genitive singular and
plural of five adjectives of the first and
second declension.
a. How are the com parative and su-
perlative degrees formed2 Give an
example.
s. Give three indicative endings of
the third conjugation.
6, Conjugate ,Tgo, active voice, in
dicative mode, past perfect tense,
singular and plural number.
7. What is meant by passive con-
struction? illustrate by example.
8. Decline the personal pronoun
ego.
9. Translate into English: Vulpes
uvam in vite conspicata ad illam sub
siliit omnium viriun suarum conten-
tione, 81 cam forte attingere posset.
Tandem defatigata mani lahore dis
cedens, "At nunc etiam," inquit,
"acerbae stunt, nee cas- in via repertas
tollerem.
10. Parse omnium, attingere, t1unc,
inquit, and tollerem in the above.
GEOGRAPHY.
I. Give the area and population Of
West Virginia. How many counties
in the State?
?. Through what States does the
meridian of Washington pass?
3. Where is the Klondike? For
what uoted2
A. Locate Yosemite Valley, Mt
Whitney, Vancouver Island, Ural
Mountains, and St. Helena Island
S. What is a River SYSTEM A
River Basin?
6. Describe the Gulf Stream.
7. Name two republics, and two
British possessions in Africa.
8. Locate Toronto, Seattle, Ham
burg, Odessa, and Lyons.
9. For what is the Bay of Fundy
noted?
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