The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-12-08
TEST QUESTIONS.
DECEMBER 3, 1898.
ARITHMETIC.
A. l.. O'Neill, Examiner.

3. | sold sugar at commission oil
% %; with of the proceeds of the
sale | bought wheat at commission
of 4 per cent, | remitted the balance
which was S420; what was the value
of the sugar?
4 The true discount on note OF
sos due in emo. is So and at the
same rate the discount on another
one of $3.50 is $40; find time in
months of latter?
5. A sells horse at 20 per cent
below cost and Ebnys it back at II!
per cent more than he got; find the
first cost the whole loss being S36.
&. Sold cattle at 8 per cent ad-
vance, invested S240 more than the
proceeds IN hogs which | sold at 16s
per cent loss, sustaining $50 total
loss; get cost of cattle?
Z. By investing all my money in
5 per cent stock at rs, l get $3.50
Income; how much must borrow to
invest in per cent stock at par to
get the same income?
s. The perpendicular Of a right
triangle is 80 rd and the base is 3, 5
of the hypotenuse; find the base.
8. A man bought horse and car
riage for S275 and l-5 of the cost of
carriage plus S33 was equal to of
the cost of the horse. What was
the cost of each2
TO- The hypotenuse of a right
triangle Is Is rods, the area Is 1856
So. rods. What are the lengths Of
the base and perpendicular?
ALGEBRA.
A. L. O'Neill, Examiner.
l. Divide l plus x3y minus I
minus x3y minus y4 by x3 minus y.
2. The sum of the squares of two
is and the difference OF
their squares d. Required the num-
bers.
3. Factor x4 minus b4, and 9m2
minus l6n2.
4. The square root of "A plus the
square root of Ax) equals the square
root of A minus (square root of A
minus the square root of Az Find
the value cf X.
5. From GA plus 2B) squared,
over 8 AB, take GA minus 2B)
over 8 ABB.
6. A man bought certain num-
ber of sheep. paying 1-25 as many
dollars per head as there were sheep;
be lost five of them and thus the re-
mainder averaged S5 per head; how
many sheep did he buy?
Z. Perform the operations indicat,
ed in the following: & plus the
square root OF g times (9 minus the
9th root of g.
8. Find q. c. D. az minus Sax
plus 4x2 and a3 minus AK plus
3ax2 minus 3x3.
9. A person has two kinds of coin;
it takes A pieces of the first and B
pieces of the second to make *1;how
many pieces of of each kind must be
aiken so that G pieces may be
equivalent to 81.
10. A man engaged to work
year for S240 and a suit of clothes.
It the end of 8 months an equitable
ettlement was made by giving him
) l6S and the suit of clothes. What
vas the value of the clothes?
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
\. L. O'Neill, Examiner.
l. How do you prevent whisper.
no in school.
=. Why should scholars be pun
she'd? What should be the true
purpose of school government?
3. Should teacher limit himself
o teaching text books only? Give
eason for your answer.
4. What is the difference between !
ational and mechanical memory.
8. Define attention. What is !!
,eant by voluntary attention, invol-
ntary?
6. Do you make daily preparation
Or your school work.
7. Of what does true education
Onsist! What is meant by educa-
ion values?
8. How do you teach children to
orm letters when beginning to learn
, write?
Leave specimen of your writing.
PHYSIOLOGY.
!. NJ. Brown, Examiner.
l What is the tegumentary sys-
,m? What is connective tissue?
2 Explain the articulation of head
nd spinal column.
How many and what classes of
rticulation?
4 Describe action of the diaph-
lgm in breathing. What class of
luscle Is the diaphragm?
2 What are Haversian canals 5?
Ihy so called? Give use.
U. S. HISTORY AND CIVIL
GOVERNMENT.
. NJ. Brown, Examiner.
l What was the Ordinance of
u? Why important?
2 Why are Representatives elect
for two years and Senators t,rsix?
3 What were the causes of the
ar of 1872? What were three re-
Its? What was the attitude of New
ngland toward the WARP Why?
4 What is the sub-treasury sys-
m! In whose administration did
originate?
5 Wherein does the President pos
SIS legislative functions? Wherein ,
'es the Senate possess executive
nctions:
6 What We're the compromise