The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-04-25
BOXWELL EXAMINATION

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Following the questions submitted at the examination
Saturday pnl 20 for school pupils under the Boxwel law:
UNITED STATES HISTORY
l. Give the origin of the Pennsylvania What led Oge
thorpe to found colony in Georgia?
2. Why did George III. propose tax the colonies?
Name two services that Benjamin Franklin performed for
his country
T. When constitution adoped Name three prominent
members of the constitutional convention
s. Give two important results of Burgoynes surrender
o. Name two acce8siOns to the territory of the United States
between 1910 and 1860
How the question of slavery in Missouri settled?
g. Describe important battle of the Civil War; giving the
year of the war in which occurred its locality and
result
were the Alabama Claims and how were they settled?
TO- Mention two important historical events of the year 1906
PHYSIOLOGY.
l. What are the organs of breathing?
2. Describe the structure of the muscles
3. Why should all food be thoroughly mascaed?
Explain how the ntestnes concerned in digestion
s. Trace fully the blood from the the vena cava
6. Name the bones of the head.
:. What is the function of the bmphatic circuaOnP
8. What effect has alcohol upon muscular control?
9 How would You a cinder from your eye?
10 What can of the heathuness Of milk and ice water
READING.
Examiners will conduct oral examination in reading.
GEOGRAPHY.
What resemblance exists between canal and strait? Give
two examples of each.
Describe the climate and rainfall of the states the Pacific
Slope
g. Locate five cities Ohio of more than OOOO inhabitants
each and name important industry carried in EACH
Explain why the days and nights not always of equal
length?
s. Name ten countries of South America and the capital of EACH
e. Give the shortest route of vessel sailing from New Orleans
to Hamburg.
T. Tell what you of the location and climate of Panama
Why is Panama of interest to all Americans at the
present time?
TO what river system does the Ohio river belong?
is the Ohio river navigable?
g. Name two Asaic and African colony of Great Britain
TO- What and where is each Of the following: Hong-Kon
Vesuvius, Puget, Niger Kingston
GRAMMAR.
l. What phrase? How phrases classified with
to use?
g. When is a verb copulaive? Redundant? Emphatic?
Irregular?
Write sentences containing the possessve plural of each Of
the following: wolf, alto, country, l. you.
Give synopsis of the verb to sink" in the indicative mode
active voice, first person. singular number; in the infni-
tive mode.
g. In the following what part of speech italicized
words: Not one of tell phat the future has in
store for him?
Write sentences using ta dectve pronoun and
conjunction there adverb of place and
expletive.
T. What kind of a sentence is the following? Classify its
clauses.
Do not aste your time by wishing and eaing but work
earnestly at whatever you can fnd.o do"
Give the ntax of do and hatece in the sentence in the
previous question Parse the italicized words in that
sentence
9O Write short letter to the editor of avorite magazine
paper, telling him why you like the
ARITHMETIC.
1. Find the value of "a of f---