Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-06-13
ARITHMETIC.

a mans wages are $2a q day,
and his daily expenses $1s; how
many days must he labor TO save
enough 10 buy q suit Of clothes
worth $5li2
2 A butcher paid $62. 80 for calves
at the rate Of s6. 25 for 2 calves: how
many did he buy2
3 From piece OF cloth measuring
2S3 yards there have been sold "a
yards. u yards. l2s yards; the re.
mainder Is worth sI4.067: what was
the yalne of.she whole piece2
4 A truck raiser gave 12& bushels
Of p0zatoes, af "a cents q bu., for
butter worth IS3 pound how many
pounds did be get?
Divide 625 ten n-fhousandths by
25 milliouths.
6 What cost 16 bu. 2 PIX. z qt. of
clover seed at 18f cents a qt.
z At the rate of $3.50 day of 10
hours, how much should be paid a
man who works from quarter OF 8
until Is min. after A?
8 In travelling from Boston TO
Chicago. / find on arriving that my
watch is ] hr. 6 min. Is sec. ahead
Of exact time at Chicago; what is
the difference of longitude?
9 What is the area of the gable
end OF house AZ #. wide, the ridge
being Is #. higher than the top Of
wall?
10 What Is the cost of IL pieces
OF scantling 4 in. by in. IL IT.
long. at q 30 per thousand SO. ftp
GEOGRAPHY.
! Give the boundaries Of the Uni.
ted States.
2 Into what groups are the States
divided? In which group is Mary
land?
Name and locate Eve large cities
OF the Middle Atlantic States.
4 What are tho chief industries OF
the New England States?
What is a coastal plain? Locate
the Atlantic coastal plain.
6 Give the chief grain growing
sections of the United States.
What is commerce? What are
exports? Imports?
8 In general what are the forms of
government in America? In Europe?
In Asia2
9 Name and locate four large ci-
ties Of the Dominion of Canada
Locate the most productive section
OF this country.
10 Give some of the chief products
of Mexico.
HISTORY.
l Which of the American colonies
were settled by the English? by
the Dutch?
z Give the extent Of the country
possessed by the colonies after the
close of the French and Indian War.
3 Mention the causes OF the Revo-
lutionary War.
4 Relate two important battles of
this war.
5 Relate some of the causes OF the
war with England Of 1912.
6 What was the first railroad line
opened in the United States? The
first telegraph line?
Z How did the United States ac-
quire California? Relate the dis
covery of gold in California.
3 When and what were the first
treaty relations between the United
States and Japan?
8 Relate the Kansas Nebraska
Act?
10 Relate some important events
in Buchanan's s administration.
GRAMMAR.
l Write the plural of roof, money,
man-servant, brother-in-law,6 g..
2 Name and define the cases OF
nouns.
3 With respect 10 use how are
verbs divided?
4 Define adjective. What is an
adjective element?
5 What are the properties of the
verb?
6 Infect the verbs: bid, build,
drink, speak, write.
What is o participle7
8 What is q preposition2 A pre-
positional phrase?
3 Analyze and parse: How long
didst thou think that his silence
was slumber.
10 Write letter TO one of your
schoolmates and address it.
PHYSIOLOGY.
/ Distinguish between voluntary
and involuntary muscles.
2 How is heat produced in the
body?
3 What is digestion2
4 What purposes are served by
the circulation?
8 What are the main duties of
the lungs?