Connecticut western news., 1908-07-30
WHAT A CHILD OF
 TEN MUST KNOW
SAMPLE EXAMINATION PAPERS

Not one Person in ten is Able to
 Answer all These Questions-child-
 ren Must Have Knowledge of Various
 Other Things.
 The rapid advancement of the child ren of to-day can be illustrated in no better way than by printing the follow ing set of examination papers used re- gently in New Haven school by class of seventh-grade pupils whose ages varied from 10 to 12 years covering arithmetic, geography, spelling, history and grammar. Read them and see how many of them you can answer cor rectly:
 Arithmetic
 Find the cost of 7S5 bushels of potatoes at 84 cents per bushel. How many square inches in forty-eight square feet? s76s34 divided by 79? There were AZ IA yards in piece of cloth and 24 7-S were sold. How many yards remained? What will 3-4 yards of cloth cost at 37 Ia cents per yard? Change 8 weeks, 1 days, II hours to hours. l6 Is plus 24 3-4, plus IS 5-6, plus 2s 7-s. An auto mobile started at 10:15 8. m. and at 2:40 p. m. had covered 57 1-2 miles What was the rate per hour? How many tiles inches by inches will cover a floor 24 feet by IS feet? A man receiv- ing s85 per month spent $75. What per cent did he save?
 Geography
 Give one proof that the shape of the earth is spherical. What is the earth's axis? What Is longitude? What part of the surface of the earth is land2 How are lakes formed? Whntis meant by irrigation? How are earthquakes caused? What iE the cause of deserts? Why are ocean currents important? What is meant by democratic govern ment?
 Spelling
 Pleasant, neighborhood, brilliant, pe- ony, consignor, mortgage, burglary, ceiling, catarrh, bachelor, successor, conqueror, physical, courtesy, paralyze, receivable, legible, gorgeous, salary, necessary.
 History
 When and where was Columbus born? What country did he wish to reachf From whom did he receive help? De- scribe De Soto's expedition. What was the mode of life of the Indians? When nd hx-x IT,. lad Describe the sailing of the Mayflower. Who first settled Connecticut? What did La Sale do? What dispite did the French and Indian war settle?
 Grammar
 What is grammar? What is an ad- jective? Write ten common nouns. In the sentence "We were rapidly drifting down the river" select the vorb phrase. What is an intsrrogative sentence? Write four adverbs of time. Write a sentence containing two conjunctionx. What is predicate nominativs? What i1 a clause? Analyze "The walls and gates of the town were very strongly guarded"
 These papers do not include by any means all that enters into the child's school life. His musical education is carefully attended to, he has weekly lessons in drawing and elementary color work. The essentials of physiology and personal hygiene are taught him and he is expected to know the results of a failure to observe fundamental laws of health.
 The city. town and school district government are studied and tine child , should know, according to the instruc- tions given, the teaching staff, the names of the mayor, the chairmen of the school board and the district com mittee as we'll as the aldermen from his own ward.
 In language work other than that in- dicated as grammar, this child becomes familiar with much standard literature both of American and English authors and must memorize eight or ten of the most beautiful short poems each year, while once each month his taste for the artistic is cultivated by lesson upon some suitable picture.
 In short, 2 ten year old child, nova days, is expected to know a great many things that his parents never knew or have forgotten. How many adults in this section could pass perfect exami- . nations?