The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-12
CAN YOU ANSWER THEM?
List of Questions Put to the
Would-Be Pedagogues at the
Last Examination.
IT. 8. HISTORY,

Last Examination.
U. s. HISTORY.
1. Associate events with the following
dates 1897 1913, 1920, 1906, 1880, 1889,
1643, 1876, 1888, 1889.
2. who was Ponce De Leon and why
| did he come to the new continent?
3. What can you say of the naviga-
| tion acts?
a. What noted foreigners gave assist
ance to the Americans during the Rev
olution?
5. Describe fully how Texas was ac-
quired by the United States.
| c. When did Thanksgiving day be-
come an annual observance in the u. s.
| A.?
| Z. What three ex-presidents died on
the 4th of July?
8. Name the rebellions which have oc-
Cured in our history.
9. Name our county officials and des-
ignate to which party each belongs.
10. Who represents Stark county in
the legislature? I'm congress?
| CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
/. What body of men adopted the
federal constitution? When? Name
six prominent members of this body.
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Grafton in force? In what principal
things does our Federal Constitution
differ from the Articles of Confedera-
ton?
8. How are vacancies in the U. S.
senate filled? In the u. s. house of rep
resentatives? In the y. S. supreme
court?
4. What is the veto power? May the
governor of Ohio exercise the veto pow
er? Show how bill is passed over the
presidents veto.
5. What are the duties Of the Lieu
, tenant governor of Ohio? How chosen?
|, How often? What is the legislative
body in Ohio called? When elected
How often does it meet?
G. What is government? Show that
government is a necessity in all organ
; lied society.
Z. Why should teachers specially
know about our government? Why
should this subject have a place in the
course of study in the public schools?
s. Who is chief justice of the U. S.
supreme court? How many ex-chief
justices can you name?
LITERATURE.
1. State some of the advantages de-
2. What class of literature is best
adapted to the grade (name the grade)
+ you teach?
. g. What books for reading do you
! recommend for pupils for your grade?
! A. Outline the story of Hamlet. In
what ways does this play show the au-
thor's power as a dramatic writer?
5. Give the dates of chief character
istics of the periods of American liter
= ature.
6. Who wrote the best known allegory
in English?
, Z. Name the departments of literature
, in which these excel: Mark Twain, Lou
isa M. Alcott, James Russell Lowell
Emerson, Hawthorne.
s. Who wrote Snow Bound? Evan
geline? The Princess? Give a quota
ton from each of the first two.
9. Name two American essayists, two
I American writer's of travel, two Ameri-
can humorists, and two American wo-
men who rank high in writing poetry.
: 10. What course of study in English
and American literature have you pur-
, sued?
: PHYSIOLOGY.
7 /. Describe the heart, mentioning its
location; the tissue of which it is prin-
, cipally composed, and it's cavities.
2. Mention two substances that are
, removed from the blood through the
) agency of the skin.
5 8. Explain physiological necessity OF
5 bathing.
4. Describe the pericardium; the
pleura.
5.To what extent should physiology
: and hygiene be taught in the grammar
: grades?
l GEOGRAPHY.
1. Define constant winds; periodical
winds; variable winds. Give an exam
; pie Of each.
2. What is meant by the snow line?
I 3. OF what use are merdians and par
/ alels?
:. A. What form of government has each
of the following: China? Switzerland?
Germany? Italy? Cuba?
5. What waters separate England
, from France? England from Ireland
6. More rain fall near the coast of a
e country than in the interior. Why?
3 7. Through what bodies Of water
; would you sail in going from New Or
! leans to Constantinople?
. 8. Name and locate the six largest
, cities in Ohio.
8. Give the width of the zones.
! 10. Locate the Transvaal What has
hnA NNarINf 30.