The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02
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these papers wr5~ The ari tinnl questions
Mf Hilry. The present pfinrirBl ~ tlm s't""'
s"houi last March gave thrar uteation' 10
2ts pupiis IN the ninth wear ~ the present
elementary srbpnIs The results ~ this at
we're ~ follows
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Spriting, per rent. ruftrct .. ,,... WA az
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au4IRala nT tho easttI0a aF fbn A. gufyIUuf ian OF
ista. and with questions and data establish
ing that tho pupils of ls48 we're older aud
had more hours Of schooling per year than
the present ninth year pupils " Springfield,
were published In n most scholarly article
by Mr. Riley In tho Springfield Republican
This article. or n reprint. fell into the hands
Of Mr.. Frederick 4. Mills. principal Of Public
School No. ~, Evergreen avenue and Ralph
street. Brooklyn. MIR. Mills gave the dues-
tions to ~ pupils. 50 girls and 70 boys, in tho
eighth year Of Tho elementary schools. These
pupils. II must he understood. are much
youn ger than we're the high school pupils
Of Springfield In lsls. The results of this
examination Of Brooklyn pupils as compared
with + at OF 1890 were ~ follows
ARITHMETIC QUESTIONS. 1875 AND 1905,
/. Add together the following numbers: 900,
90, T., OI. Of, 707., 5000, lpf and "a.
?. Multiply iO.OOs by 5000.
o. In a town S miles wide and miles long, how
msny acrcs'
4. How many steps Of .rs feet each will q person
take In walking one mile'
8. what Is a Of 1882
a. A boy bought 3 dor. OF oranges for sO.S7l&, and
sold them for a.oi'z apiece; what would he have
gained II he had sold them Tor So,02'a each1
Z. There iS a certain number. n OF which exceeds
u OF II by .. What Is the number?
8. What Is the simple interest Of 81 200 for L.
years II months - days.
Pupils were told that In early textbooks where
no rate OF interest was named 8 per cent. was
understOodl