The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-28
CHINESE GIRL
TAKES H0N0RS
Lily King Stands Highest in English
in City Schools.
WINS OVER 600 OTHERS
WILL ENTER HIGH SCHOOL AFT.
Err FIVE YEARS STUDY.
T HE class of 500 boys and girls which

! 7 HE class Of 500 boys and girls which
viii enter the High school in the
autumn VIII be led in English
J standing by a little Chinese girl of "A
/ years. This was determined yesterday
morning when the envelopes contain
| ing the Identification Of the 500 pupils
! were opened, disclosing the fact that
/ Lily King of the Fremont school had
I reached IS per cent in her grammar
{ examination This does not indicate
I that the remainder of the valiant 500
/ were slow either. for a mark of gS i'm
/ English Is an unusual mark in any
+ class. Many Of the pupils, indeed a
+ large percentage. came above 80. but
+ only one stood within two of a perfect
( paper.
I Lily King is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs r NJ King She was born in San
Francisco and has received all her
schooling in the Salt Lake schools. hav-
ing attended only five years of her life
The first two years of her school life
she was rather delicate child and was
kept at home frequently on account of
i'll health. Recently, however she has
/ become stronger and has gone along
actively i'm her work Her two favor
; lite studies are English and arithmetic.
Out of ten problems in her arithmetic
examination. nine were perfect. the
other having been omitted for lack of
time.
Lily King intends to enter the High
school in the autumn and go on with
her studies She has had a good record
ever since her first entrance into school
having passed through three grades i'm
the first half year of school Lily is a
slight girl. who looks to be two years
younger than her age
Nature of Examination.
The examination. while not techuic-
ally difficult contained questions de
signed TO test the pupils use Of Eng
lish, and i'm addition to the fact that
much thought work was required. "A
time limit was fixed This time limit
up, the papers were collected finished
or unfinished and were submitted as
they were to the office of the sUperin-
tendent.
To insure uniformity in marking,
each pupil was given a number and
placed this with his name in a sealed
envelope. a committee of ten of the
eighth grade teachers and principals
WAS appointed to mark the papers and
this was done by each Of the ten taxi
ing one question in each set and only
one throughout the list Of subjects
When the envelopes We're opened il was
found that the only pupil receiving n
standing of 9S per cent was Lily King
The ten questions submitted were as
follows.
J. Define the following: Personal pro
noun. relative pTonCun. clause complex
sentence simple sentence passive voice
> Write the principal parts of these
verbs Do flee fly. lie rise. speed throw,
know give shake
>. Give two examples of nouns having
each two plurals different i'm meaning
Two which have the same form In both
numbers: Two which have no plural
Two which are always plural
J. Correct and give reasons
ta1 tie used less words than any other
speaker
%, Thc truth is mighty and viii pre-
vail
to- He stays to home.
ID The boy was graceful and tall
teD " no will EO2 Me.
fb ] knew that il has him.
'gl ] Intended to have read it before.
On ] wish ! was in the high school
ul NlctUals arc always plural
% Nan is masculine because lac denotes
a male
, Diagram
When youthful Spring around us brcathes
ny spirit warns her fragrant sigh,
And every flower that Summer wTeaJhes
Is born beneath thy kindling eve
o. Change each verb in these sentences
into either passive or active form. with
out changing the meaning:
fta1 The engine draws the train
Obj The story has been told by several
writers
&c, The prudent never waste time or
none
Cd Would hc believe the truth
tcl Heaven IS not mounted TO Ola wings
Of dreams
% VIII any one interfere with his
Ti-hts2
Decline the following. Sister. fox.
men. trout mice, hero. sOn-iu-law he
y ca Write d letter to a friend inyit-
ing MN to attend some social function
Jaat YOU may designate.
lDl Write letter applying for some DO
sitiOn.
Co Write letter Of sympathy IN q
friend who has lost near relative.
= Parse on the blank form provided
the words in italics in these Senten-
CeS-
The historian MacauIay wrote &c. ne
Lays of Rome"
The Nile overfIows its banks aDnu-
The chlidrcu's Cavoritc was the r,ou-
Stcr elephant. Jumbo.
She advised us girls to be patient
Inc team has chosen Roy captain
We arc frail-
Many are called. but few are chosen
We respect those that respect them
selves.
" nat IS II that YOU have fuuud2
Every man must educate himself
ness. i-''-ii'
30 Illustrate the irregular comparison Of
adJectives and adverbs
GIVEN TWO YEARS FIR