Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-06-10
JUST A FEW
OF THE BEST
Remarkable Intelligence Shown by
Man Who Selects Examination
Questions for School Pupils.
HARD ON THE YOUNGSTERS
They Are Expected to Answer Cues
tons Which Have sorely Puz-
zled the Supreme Court.

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undergoing their final examinations
for the year and school will close In
this city June 8. Persons who have
children In the schools are naturally
interested in the markings the chill
dren obtain. The questions are pre-
pared by the state superintendent, and
in most branches here the teachers
here regard them as in some measure
adapted to the capacity Of the chill
dren, but In some cases they look as
If the author was aiming to kill a
mouse with a cannot ball, and we are
forced to conclude that not only man
but some of his productions are fear.
fully and wonderfully made. Take for
instance the history. Here are some
nice right hand swings to hand out
to a IL or ~l3-year-old boy or girl Of the
eighth grade:
No. Name four important in.
ventions or discoveries which closed
the middle ages and show how each
of them affected the undertaking of
Columbus"
Gee whiz! What a delivery. What
an arm. Think Of having an inshoot
like that pat you in the middle Of the
back and your feet frozen fast so that
you couldn't get away from 1t. We
used up about a tank Of oil last night
trying to find some evidence that Co
lumbus had ever been in the undertak.
ing business. but couldn't find even a
picture Of him riding on the seat OF
a hearse beside the driver. And as
for the inventions that affected his
undertaking. We never learned wheth'
er it was embalming, cremation, the
hack drivers union or the drop in
silver that drove him to an early
grave. The only thing we are sure
of in the patent line about the time
of Columbus is that he invented the
way to make the egg stand. We be
lieve this because we occasionally run
across an egg that bears internal evi
dence OF having descended from the
middle or even worse ages.
Then there Is No. 2.-"Give the re
suits of C~oronado's adventures" We
would willingly give our share of the
results-shell out the plumber, as 4
were, of C%oronado's adventures, ant
even hand over old Cory himself, II W,
could place him, II we could recollec
who in thunder he was or where WI
met him, but he eludes us. Now IL
regards to gentlemen of recent prom
inence we might say the late Dan Nc
Ginty, Esq, died as a horrible ex
ample Of the effects Of overindulgenc,
in water, or Harry Tracey, who nobl,
surrendered his life in a wheat feel,
to avoid creating a feud among reli
hunters for a piece of rope. But a
this distance we can't say whethe
Cory played first base under Corte
OF was a first sergeant under PizarrC
We have consulted the World alma
nae, Spalding's official guide and tn
scriptures and we can't find that h
ever had a ring record, a high bal
ting average or run his sword througI
the necks of a thousand Philistines q
one thrust. Some day when the pres
breaks down and there Is no bal
game we will resort to the Carnegi
library and consult the army registe
or the works or agriculture, and II W
find Coronado even mentioned anon
the insectivora destructive to tn
range, like grasshoppers and locustl
it will mean crepe for Coronado's doc
knob.
The game slides along with an O,
cult bit of fielding for the youngsterl
and nee In a while a question 1
struck that is worth framing and pre-
serving in an art gallery. At lengt
No. 9 Is reached. The ninth con
mandment says: Name the recen
territorial acquisitions Of the Unite
States. DO you think the Unite
States should or should not have CO
onies? Give reasons"
Wouldn't that jolt you and max
you wonder why you left home an
mother? Do you think the Unite
States should or should not have CO.
onies? "You-little boy on the bacI
seat with the red hair and freckles
the hard-headed and erudite gentle
men Of the supreme court Of tn,
United States split 1--WE to four owe
that question, and sidewalk orator
even now receive bloody noses an,
cracked skulls while e~ndeavoring I,
argue the matter amicably, but YOU
can answer It,"
The last is No. 10.-"What do 70,