Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-10-27


What is the population of Ohio &C.
cording to the 1910 census?
Literature.
Quote four lines from any one of
Milton's writings.
Who wrote Silas Mariner?
Give brief outline of the story Of
Silas Mariner. Not more than twelve
lines.)
Explain the meaning of Thanatop-
sis. Quote briefly from it.
Name five poems written by John G..
Whittier.
Quote eight lines from Grays Elegy
written in a Country Church Yard.
Write list Of the titles of six short
poems that you would require your
pupils to commit.
Point out several literary qualities
of The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow.
Name comedy, tragedy, and an
historical drama, written by Shake
speare.
orthoeraphy.
What Is an elementary sound? A
letter? An alphabet?
Define idiom, synonym, antonym,
orthoepy, and photography.
Mark diacritically: dense, innocent,
little, sentence, and finery.
Define the first five words given as
a test of your spelling.
High School Agriculture.
Name the divisions into which the
state course of study in Agriculture
is divided and the grades included in
each.
(a) Name five books on Agriculture
that are recommended in the state
course. (b) Four farm papers.
Classify horses and give one i'm
portant use of each class.
(a) What benefits may be derived
from the formation of boys corn
clubs? (b) Girls vegetable clubs?
(a) What is the nectarine? (b) How
does wilt injure the plant?
What is the potato blight? How may
it be prevented?
Explain the process of nitrification.
What are parasites? Saprophytes?
Elementary Agriculture.
Name the division into which the
state course of study in Agriculture is
divided and the grades included in
each.
(a) Name five books on Agriculture
that are recommended in the state
What are cover crops and smother
ing crops? Give examples of each.
Define the following terms: Colos-
trum, perennial, curculio, formalin,
and humus.
Name two kinds of sheep that be-
long to the fine-wooled breeds. (b)
Two that belong to the medium-wool-
en- breeds.
Name two crops that are rich in
protein.
Explain in full how hot-beds are
made.
Why is 1t better to feed the crops
on the farm than to sell them?
General History.
Compare the manner of living of the
ancient Spartans with the ancient
Athenians.
Describe briefly the conquests of
Alexander the Great.
Write short biography of Julius
Caesar.
Who were the following: voltaire,
Pyrrhus, Pyrthagoras, and Nero?
Write briefly Of the causes Of the
Protestant Reformation.
Discuss the reigns of Henry VII. and
Henry VIII. of England.
Give a short account of the battle
of Waterloo.
State the causes and results OF the
three Punic Wars.
Arithmetic.
A square lot contains one acre. How
many feet on one side of this lot?
The interest on certain principal
for four months at per cent is $72.
Find the principal
per cent bonds yield 8 per cent on
the investment. What is the cost of
the bonds?
A farmer sold 1874 bushels of ap-
pies at $4.25 per bbl. The barrels
each contain 2 bushels. pecks. How
much money did he receive?
When merchant sells oranges z
for 10 cents he loses 40 cents. When
he sells the oranges 6 for 10 cents he
gains 70 cents. How many oranges
has he?
A man sells two houses for the same
price. On the first house he gains 25
per cent, and on the second house he
loses 25 per cent. He loses $400 on
the transaction. Find the cost of each
house.
The longitude of Quito is rs degrees,
20 minutes, 80 seconds w. The longi.
tuue Ol beTilH iS IL ueSreeS, 40 mill
utes, 40 seconds e. When It Is 1
p. m. at Berlin, what Is the time at
Quito?
Four-fifths of AS money equals Sc
less than 2-3 of BIS. The difference
between AS and BIS money equals 1-3
of C's. How much has each II the sum
OF their money Is $176.
Reading.
State the qualifications necessary to
become good reader.
Has the Canadian Reciprocity Treaty
been ratified by both countries? II
not, explain the delay.
Name the books that have been
chosen by the Board of Control for the
o. T. r. G. work of 1911-12
Name the papers and magazines you
read. What one article in these pa
pers or magazines has most interested
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