Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-11-28

,. what can you say OF TINS purchaser
8. What was the "Dred Scott" decision;
Z. When was the Federal Constitution adopt
ed, and what can you say OF the events leading
up to It's adoption?
5. Give a synopsis Of the events leading up
I othe war between Spain and the United States,
o.. Name the five greatest Americans whoare
dead.
10. Name the five greatest Americans nov
living.
ARITHMETIC.
1. How is number regarded in the state
course of study In what other manner may it
be treatedi
?. illustrate by example the arithmetical use
Of the parenthesis and vinculum.
3. Name the fundamental operations in
arithmetic, and the arithmetical signs employ
ed in performing them.
1. Define a fraction. Analyze .0S.
). How many bricks will be required to
builda l3-inch wall ofaverage bricks feethigh
round a garden containing ga acres in the
form of a square, and what will be the cost OF
the bricks at the rate OF $3.50 per NJ, the NOR
tar being = of an inch thick, and 10 allowance
made for comcrst
6. Explain percentage as an application Of
the principles already learned in simple null
DUPLICATION, and illustrate with examples,
= Write a negotiable prumissory note, uf
date July 10. 1898. bearing interest At the rate Of
! e rcent, with interest payable semi-aununlly,
Find the amount Of the note 10 date,
S. Write a receipt bill for o lesstha $75 in
amount, and containing not less than ten diff
ferent articles.
8. How much grain must a farmer take to
mill that he may have ) bu., 3 PIX, 2 Ut, after
paying toll. ten per cent. for %grindingf
10. Divide $3.50 among T., +, q, and II in
such a manner that L shall have half as much
as r.; + shall have twice as much as q, and II
shall have 5000 less than the other three to.
gether.
GRAMMAR.
l. What is the difference in aim in doing
language work and teaching grammar?
2. Tell how you would give a lesson TO
teach voice of the verb.
3. Give the origin of the articles "a" and
the or of the relative pronoun.
4. (a) Define infection. Cb) for what is
the noun infected? illustrate. (c) What Is
the tendency in our language in regard to the
number of infections:
5. Capitalize and punctuate the following:
Few high schools in the west give sufficient
a~ttention to elementary english having receiv-
ed 4 pupil from the grammar school many
teachers assume that he knows how to spell
punctuate and capitalize correctly"
6. Define verb, predicate verb, copula verb,
verbal. illustrate each.
T.. Discuss the use of shall and will
s. Define numerous adjectives. Give three
kinds and illustrate each.
9. Give the syntax of the iniinitives in the
following; lal / asked him TO visit me in or
dert to taste my wine. (b) To read good books
is profitable. (c) Existing is not living, tdl
Walking is good exercise.
10. "Toiiing, rejoicing, sorrowing onward
through life he goes" What use has each YER
bal in the above;
IL. Select clauses in the following and elias
sify according to use: ta) The rose that al
are praising is not the rose for me" (bJ "When
We Ga forth in the morning we lay 4 moulding
hand upon our destiny (cl Tell me not in
mournful numbers life is but an empty dream.
I'D do not admire such books as he writes.
II. Analyze the following;
o sudden open fly
With impctuous recoil and jawing sounds
The internal doors; and on their hinges CRATE
Harsh thunder"
Parse underlined words.
PENMASsIHP.
l.. Name and explain the principles usually
taught.
.. What is meant By analysis Of letters:
Analyze m. I, NJ.
B. What dangers to the eyes arise in teach
lug pcnmanship:
1. Describe the different movements used
in writing.
3. How does vertical writing differ from
slanti Which system do you prefer Why:
PHYSIOLOGY.
1. Write not less than twenty lines upon the
value of physical exercises as a means of OBJ
tanning the best scholarship In school.
NuTE-In answer To No. / the candidate will
state fully the system he uses in physical ex-
crcises, etc. The answer to Ibis question shall
count 80.
.. Show the importance Of ventilation, and
state fully your method of securing it.
3. What can you say OF the "no recess plan
in Montana?
l. Give the hygicnic reasons against the
practice Of pupils rushing from school 10 their
dinner and back again to their studies.
5. What is the teachers duty and what can
she do towards preventing the spread of CON
tagious and infections diseases in her schoolt
What is the difference between a contagious
and an infectious disease:
q. II one of your pupils should accidentally
cut an artery while at school. what would you
dor State fully. If one should break his arm
state fully what you would do.
I. How may you purify the drinking water
used at school:
s, Discuss foods from a physiological stand.
point, and describe fully the process of diges-
ton.
READING.
L. Define ta) diacritical mark. H) phonics,
(c) infection, Id syllabication.
.. Discuss phonics using not less than ten
lines. and stating fully just how you teach the
subject and how much you teach il.
3. Make all the diacritical marks and explain
fully their meaning in sentences. Where are
they first taught?
4. Name and explain the different methods
of teaching beginners to read.
.. Explain your method OF conducting a
class in the first and fourth reader.
6. How may such defects as the following
be curedE tal Calling the words or repeating
them from memory instead of imaging the
thought they express. lbi too low a tone OF
voice, (c) Careless. inattcntive reading.
!. Discuss the value of calisilenic drill be.
fore reading.
5. Name the books in The reading circle
course. Are you a member ~ the course:
8. What are some Of the stro NJ points in
the work in reading for the sixth, seventh and
eighth grades OF the state cunrset
10. What professional reading have you
done during the year; What are you nov
readingG
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.