The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-01
Causes Many Students Proficient in
all Other Studies to Go Down
in Dismay.
"a NOW TAKING THE TESTS
Tomorrow Will Be Given Over to
. Aspirants for First Grade
Z. ... Certificates.

! Two more persons were today adj
ded to the list Of 80 who appeared
at the high school yesterday to take
examinations to qualify as instruc
tors for the children of Beltrami
county
The quizzes will continue throu gil
tomorrow, at which time examina
ticns for first grade aspirants will be
given. The tests are being conduct
ed under the supervision of County
| Superintendent w. B. Stewart. ~
The examinations yesterday and
today were for second grade certifi-
Gates. Strange as it may seem some
of the tests which appear the easiest
are frequently the ones which cause
the would be teachers to funk
Superintendent Stewart says that
frequently the spelling test proves
disastrous and this, too, with words
not generally regarded difficult to
spell. For instance, the present
spelling list is made up of the fol-
lowing 80.
Can You Spell These?
Sentences, expenses. separate, jeop-
ardiZe, comm issioner, ad jacent, eaui-
lateral, monotonous, aggrieve, di-
mansions, supplementary, contagious,
architect, prohibition, scientific,
maintenance, economics, vitiated,
technical, bulletin, creamery, conven-
fence, reservation, elementary, seces-
sion.
In composition, one of the tests
given was this.
tumble of Errors and Logis.
"Copy the following, making cor
rections:
cdr oliver wendell holmes says mr.
bright remarked to the school that
in every one of us there are two
persons first there is yourself and
then there is the other fellow now
one of these is all the time doing
things and the other sits inside and
tells what he thinks about the per-
Torrance thus do So and-so act So
and-so seem to the world so-and-so
but the other fellow sits in judgment
on me all the time
= History Causes Heart Failure.
History is another subject which
perspiring victim. Here is a sam
pie:
1. What European nations have
held possession in North America?
| What ones still have possessions in
! North America? How did the 9TH
ers dispose of theirs?
2. Exploration of the Middle
West: Mention the early explorers,
the approximate time of exploration,
| the purpose, extent, and results. r
| g., Explain each of the following
terms and state to what period OF
history tn y belong: Carpet-bagger;
Embargo Act; "Fifty-four-forty or
fight" Navigation. acts; Free Sill
YER"
4. Explain Reconstruction
What was the difference in the views
of Lincoln and Congress in regard
to the reconstruction of the South !?
What was the aim of Congress in
passing the Tenure of Office Act?'
S. What did the United States
gain by (a) War of 1912, OBJ Mexi-
can War, (c) Spanish-American
War?
e. Mention five books which you
would like your pupils to use in
studying the periods of the Civil War
and Reconstruction y -
Z. What was the origin of the
Northwest Territory, and what regu-
lations were made for governing it?
What states were formed from it? 4
8. (a) Name five important men
in the Constitutional Convention,
4 (b) Who was one of the foremost
defenders of the new constitution
when it was being considered for
adoption by the states? How many
amendments have been made to the
Constitution?
/ 3. Give five important reasons
for taking the census.
10. Place these battles as to time
and wars: Camden, Shiloh, Lundy'f
Lane. Buena Vista. Manila Bay.