The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04

8. Mr. Brinkman borrowed $3.50 ON
May ], 1904. paying interest at go per
annum. When he paid the note he
gave me $19G.47. On what date did he
pay the money?
GRAMMAR.
70 Freedom! thou art not, al poets
dream,
A fair young girl, with light and
delicate limbs,
And wavy tresses gushing from the
cap
With which the Roman master
crowned his slave
When he took off the gyves.-A
bearded man,
Armed to the teeth, art thou; one
mailed hand
Grasps the broad shield, and one the
sword thy brow,
Glorious in beauty though It be, is
SCARED
With tokens Of old wars; thy massive
limbs
Are strong with struggling. Power
at thee has launched
His bolts, and with his lightnings
smitten thee;
hey could not quench the life
thou hast from heaven"
1. Write the subordinate clauses OF
the above selection and tell what each
modifies and the kind of an element
each one is.
2. Point out the phrases in tho above
selection and tell upon what each do
pends and the kind of element each
one is.
8. Parse the words In gothic in the
above sele' ton.
4. Distinguish between an adjective
and a participle and illustrate fully.
5. Explain and illustrate the gerund,
cognate object, a neuter verb and cor.
reiative adverbs.
6. When are what" and "as" rela.
tive pronouns? Illustrate.
7. What is gender? How many
kinds? What gender Is armyf
8. Why use the third person form
self?
8. Explain the sign of the posses.
sive case forms of nouns as to class.
10. Write a strong paragraph on one
of the fol.owing topics: Teaching
Punctuation" Correcting Some
Wrong Habits in the Composition
Work OF Fupils," or "How Lead the
Pupils to do Original Work In Com
position"
GEOGRAPHY.
/. What are the chief occupations of
the people of the following states and
countries: Louisiana? India? Chile?
New Brunswick? Turkey? What kind
of government has each?
2. Describe at least six minerals OF
our state and give all their uses. In
what counties are each of these found7
3. What countries Of South America
| produce large quantities of beef? OF
rubber? Coffee? Wool? Nitrate of
soda? What is the capital of each of
these countries?
4. Trace trip over which you would
take class from your home to Cal.
cutta by way Of Yokohama? Whas
would you expect to teach them ON
this imaginary trip? What different
occupations would you expect to see
| followed?
s. Which country, India or Brazil.
should receive the most study in your
school? Why so? Compare these
! two countries in ct least four items Of
interest.
6. Outline the geography OF Austria,
In at least five heads, as you would
have your class study It? What In
the religion Of the Austrians? Who
Is their ruler?
| 7. What Is meant by the scale and
projection OF map? BY a morainef
BY coral formation? Congressional
district? What counties in your dis
trict?
8. Draw an outline map of Europe
showing contour, seas, ten harbors
and the famous valleys. What are
the products Of these valleys?
WRITING.
1. Give your method of teaching the
writing of two or more capital letters
to those who have never tried to write
them.
Q. Into how many writing classes do
you divide a rural district school?
Why SO?
3. Explain correct positions for the
copy-book, hand, arm, for holding the
pen and for sitting at the desk?
4. Write from memory about four
| lines of prose or poetry as sample
OF your penmanship (7O@o).
LITERATURE.
/. Who wrote Stories OF Authors"f
| OulllnS OuS VI tiie SloliSo in ILLS DOch.
2.NName' masterpiece by Matthew
Arnold; by Joaquin Miller; by Francis
Bacon; by Edgar Allen Poe; by Louisa
May Alcott. Give an outline of one Of
these masterpieces. Quote from two
OF them.
8. What were the. circumstances
under which Webster delivered one Of
his great orations? Under which Lin
coin delivered one Of his. Tell about
one of these orations In full.
4. Make general outline Of one OF
Dickens works, Give quotation
from 1t.
s. What 10 the oldest English poemf
The, oldest American poem? Who 10
the author OF each? What is the old
est poem by any one? The Oldest
book by any one? Tell how the first
English poem came to be written.
8. The following are Ohio authors;
4 A.