Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-10
TEACHERS ExknxISATIoN,
August I ana 1905.


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doubled and Is snb81<1 <1efed from The
result, the remaindef s1lall exceed
100 as much as the re- <nd number
is less than 100.
2 A man hired nieH und 3 bovs
for $Ds, and at the saz6e price { men
and q boys for sns So price did he
pay each
3 There are two 1Rmbers such
that twice their sum 94uals 3 times
their product and twiee their differ-
ence equals once their product; what
are the numbers
4 If 3 be added to ! number con-
sisting Of two di<its, lii Two digits
will change plss:eS, ar6 fha szam of
the two numbers will be 81; what
is the Dumber2
8 The sum Of fractions is 2i; the
sum Of the first and third equals
twice the second traction, and the
difference between the first and
third is one-fifth of the third frac-
tion; what are the fractions
GEOGRAPHY
/ Name and locate the natural di-
visions of the surface of the United
States.
2 Compare the climate of Pacific
coast and the Atlantic coast, and ex-
plain the causes of the difference in
the climate OF these sections.
3 Give the government, the chief
products, manufactures and the min
eral resources OF the British Isles.
4 Locate the grain producing Sec
tions of Europe. Name the chief
products of the countries of South
ern Europe.
5 Name the leading exports of the
port of New York. The leading inn
ports. H
Locate the following cities and
tell Ear what each is,noted Buffa-
10, New Orleans, San Francisco,
Havre, Trieste.
7Give the limits OF the respective
zones and tell what these limits in
dicate.
s How are winds caused Des-
cribe the zones, or belts of Gains.
HISTORY United States d: Maryland
] What European countries made
settlements in the present limits of
the United States and what parts of
the country were settled by each :?
2 Relate the battle of Trenton and
the results.
3 Discuss briefly the North west
Territory and the ordinance passed
for its government.
4 Relate the chief results of the
war OF 1872.
Relate the annexation of Texas.
6 Relate three important events
Of Grants administration.
z Relate briefly the federation Act
passed by the Maryland Assembly.
8 Relate briefly Maryland part
in the Revolutionary War. How was
Maryland governed during the war
8 Name and define the depart
ments of the State Government.
10 How are amendments added to
the National Constitution ?
GRAMMAR SECOND GRADE.
/ Name and define the several
Glasses OI prOnOunSs
2 Explain fully the several cases
of the noun in its various uses.
3 Name and define the classifica-
tion of verbs with respect to use.
With respect TO FORM.
A Name and define the participles.
3 Explain the distinction to be OBJ
served in the uses OF shall and ,ci1l
as auxilliaries.
6 Define principal clause. Subor-
dinate clause. A phrase. Analyze
the following and parse the italicized
words: Life is a train of moods like
string of beads, and as We pass
through them they prove to be the
many -colored lenses which paint the
world their own hue.
Parse the italicized words in the
following
Two principles in human nature
reign;
Self-lOve to urge, and reason to res.
train;
Nor his q good, nor that bad, we
! call,
Each works its end, to move or
gOrera all
And to their proper operations
still,
Aseri6e all good to their improper,
i'll.
ARITHMETIC.
/ Oue-third Of As moneyis equal
to two fifths OF B s, and A has $l7. sc
more than b. How much has each
2 A and B engaged to do a piece
of work for 1885. A worked I as
many days as b, plus days, and re-
ceived $175. How many days did
each work ?
3 A and B sailed together from
San Francisco. A kept his watch
by San Francisco time, and B SET
his by the sun every day. After 1(
days, AS watch was 4 hours, 80 min.
utes faster than BIS. In what lon.
gitude were they then, the longi-
tude OF San Francisco being 122 de-
grees, 26 minutes, 10 seconds west
4 A merchant bought cloth to the
amount OF $3.50, and silk goods tc
the amount of $500. On the cloth he
gained 20 per cent. and on the silk
he LOST 16i per cent. How much
4 did he gain?