The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-13
COIviIIIe Arrapges Series of
Contests.

Contests.
The series Of old-time spelling matches
arranged throughout the county and pub
lished by the Eagle, will be held as fol-
lows:
Viola township at district 112 Monday
night, January 10. Contesting districts
Nos. lib, 119, 126. 16O and liz.
Ohio township at Brooklyn district 60,
Wednesday night, January 10. Contesting
districts Nos. 81. g. 65, S. III. 156 and co.
The second series of test review Ques-
tons are submitted:
HISTORY.
l. Write a brief sketch of ten or twenty
lines about each of the following great
men: and hand manuscripts to your
teacher for correction: George Washing
ton, Abraham Lincoln and James A. Car
field. Learn one or two quotations from
each. Study their early educational ad-
vantages. Read what is said of them in
your new Fourth and Fifth readers and
on page IS in Second reader.
2. Let the pupils of ell grades learn the
names of the presidents in the order of
their election by committing the follow
ing lines. The first letter in each word
is the first letter in the name Of the pres
ident:
washington and jefferson made many
a joke. VanBuren had time, plenty, to
find poor bank-notes. Let Johnson go
home greatly agitated.''
ARITHMETIC-A AND B GRADES.
l. The product is always of the same de-
nomination as the multiplicand.
The multiplier is always an abstract
number These statements are true and
taught in all schools.
Solve Nos. 2and without violating
these principles.
?. Reduce ? bu.. 2pks., 2 qts., pit. to
pts.
3 How many So. #. in a floor % #. by
Is #?
4 To what extent would it be practical
to follow the above principles?
5. leave Wichita at L m. suntime.
travel until my watch is one hour fast.
In what direction did I travel?
G. What is the difference in time be-
tween Washington, D. c. and Wichita?
Z. When it is Il a. m. at Wichita, what
is the time at Paris. France?
s. Careful review of the geography test
will assist you in solving the problems in
longitude and time.
GEOGRAPHY.
/. Under what natural conditions would
the temperate zones be 40 degrees IN
width?
2 Are the days and nights of equal
langth on the equator today? Give reason
for your answer.
s. Which way does the earth turn on its
axis?
4 How fast does it turn?
5 How many degrees make an hour of
time?
c I start from Wichita, my watch show
ing sun time: travel until it is one hour
low. In which direction and how far
have I Travelled?
:. Why is it that we can get election re-
turns from New York sooner than from
Kansas?
SECOND AND THIRD READER
GRADES.
l. Spell by sound and mark the follow
ing: Boy. on, moon, book, ran, then,
softly. cork and cent.
. Form correct sentences using the fol-
lowing words: BY, buy. their, there, con-
cert. guitar, shoeing, helpful. anxious.
obey, silent, conference, Of of, all. owl
and busy.
5. Second reader pupils study lesson on
page thoroughly before going to the next
4. Third reader pupils begin on page 20
In new speIler. Write all hard words. I
want the third reader grade to prepare
for our spelling matches. Prepare one
page thoroughly before going to the next.
5 For advanced grammar. Write SEN
fences using what" as noun. adjective.