Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-29

questions to he asked, and upon appli-
cation the papers of by-gone examina-
tions are cheerfuily furnished. In
February of 1900 these questions We're
on the paper for grade f.: The first
question IL as follows: "A book is 10
contain SIS pages and each page con-
tains 294 words. The printer charges
IS cents per page for type, and Sl.l0 for
each 1G pages for printing. What is
the cost of the book. and how many
words will the volume contain"
The second requires some familiarity
with stock market dealings as well as
with arithmetical computation: A
man bought 1900 shares OF copper stock
al s, share, which represented one
half OF the par value. Two years later
he sold out at s.. and had drawn two
dividends of per cent, How much
had he lost or gained over the cost Of
the shares
Then follows such questions as:
who are the United States senators
from Massachusetts, Who is prime
minister of England" Who are the
rulers Of Austria. Germany and Italy,"
Mention three of the largest rail-
roads in the world; their length. and
the extreme points at which they con-
meet" What is the difference be-
tween a biography and an autobio-
graphy? Name one example of each
For what are the following charact-
ers conspicuous. and in what century
did each live: John Bunyon. Daniel
Webster Alexander Hamilton, Queen
Elizabeth. John Paul Jones, George
HIP"
Among the questions asked in last
years paper for grade c was this:
Name an important sea port of
France. Italy, Germany, Russia.
Spain. and three each of Great Britain
and the United States" Only we'll
read. thinking pupils could answer
the question. why is il important
that the United States shall control
the Nicaragua Canal?" And this stick
Ter follows: What countries have
colonial systams?" Decidedly versa
tile must be the future librarian. He
must know of all things as for in
stance: What is melodrama. high
comedy. farce. burlesque and an
example must be given of each.
Here are three posers:
"A newspaper has a circulation of
$4,000 a day. and is published six
days in the week. 1t has one press
which turns off 10000 copies an hour
and another which prints 2e.OOO. How
many hours a week will the two press
es be required to run to print the full
edition?
The paper used in printing weighs
| 81 pounds to the ream 900 sheets to
| the ream) and from one sheet two
H.
of paper will be needed to print 456, 900
| copies? How many reams will be
| needed each month. allowing 26 issues
to the month. and y of l per cent. in
weight for waste?
Each paper costs q of a cent for
composition; 1-3 of a cent for press
work. and Is of a cent for delivery.
| Two thirds of the edition are sold to
pewsboys for 1-3 cent copy; and
| the rest are sold at cents a copy.
What is the profit on days sales?"
| May s. 1900, these questions were in
cluded in the paper for grade B:
Name a work by each of twelve of
| the authors in the following list, chOs-
| en- from the names carved on the
| facades of the library building: Her
rick, Milton, Irving, Parkman, Addi-
son, Carlyle, Defoe. DeQuincey,
Racine, Marlowe, Longfellow. Lowell,
Goethe, Chaucer, Victor Hugo.
| Name the author and title of the
work in which each of the following
characters appear: Fagin. Marquis of
| Steyne, Jean Vatican, Marguerite,
Ophelia, Olivia Sancho Panza, Brun-
HID. Telemachus.
Define archaeology. aesthetics,
Quattrocento Write few descrip-
tive sentences on each of the follow
ing. Louvre. Tanagra. Alhambra,
Karnak. Gothic, Giotto, Holbein, Don
atello Phidias.
| Name at least two musical periodi-
calls published in America. England,
France. Germany. Italy.
| Into what main divisions of learn
ing would you put books on the fol-
lowing topics: Single tax. mound
builders, Atlantis. Nicaragua canal
balloons. papal infallibility. Greek
epigrams. Latin inscriptions. parlia-
mentary rules. neutrality, Christian
science. palmistry?"
In the special examination which
was held the other day to fill a va
cancy the opening query was, over
what part of the world does the Rus
sian Empire extend? Describe some
of its most important physical fea-
lures. What sub-classes would you
make under the class fine arts in Ii
brary Of $1,000 volumes?" Define