Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-05
wINNEsHlEK s. 1913

less than three dollars, or more than
twenty dollars, for each offense.
Boys and Girls Club.
E. c. rishop Of the Iowa State col
lege attended two weeks conference
of Boys ard Girls Club Workers, held
under the direction of the United
States Depar.aen of Agriculture at
Washington ID. G. Complete coop
erative arrangements were made at
this conference by which the United
States Department of Agriculture will
include the state of Iowa in cooper
atiye work the ensuing year. Four
lines Of special cooperative work for
Lr-s and girls are as follows:
70 Boys Acre Club.
&r Girls Garden and Canning
Cho
3.<N,. and Girls Potato Club.
4. nd Girls Poultry Course.
If any c*/ girl desires to take
up the wOi, d >ne or more of the
lines mention, Ar hall be pleased to
know your lineN' X and give you
any information r ng the same.
Examination Aestions.
State of Iowa, Educational Board
of Examiners, Uniform County Exam
ination, January 10, 80 and 81, 1913.
Thursday, 200 to 400 p. m. Credit
will be deducted for faulty English.
The list of questions given out at
the last regular examination is as
follows:
GRAMMAR.
(Answer but five questions, and
number each answer to correspond to
the question answered.)
L. In the sentence, He who pre-
serves me, to whom / owe my being,
whose l am and whom serve is eter-
nal," what Offices does the relative
who perform? Explain each use in
the sentence.
2. (a) What is case? Name the
cases, and illustrate the use of each
in G sentence.
(b) What is mode? Name the
modes, and illustrate the use of each
in a sentence.
3. Correct each of the following
expressions and show what law is vi
clated in each:
1t is me. Each of you were wrong.
expect he has went. He has mighty
little learning.
A.. Define a participle, and show
each of its uses in a sentence, expain-
ing the use you have made of it in
each case
5. (a) Classify pronouns, and
clearly define each class.
(b) THIS, that, these, each,
some, and several other words may
be used as either of two parts Of
speech. and when do these words be-
long to one part and when to the 9TH
err? Illustrate by sentences.
s. Fully analyze Cor .diagram) the
following sentences, giving kind of
sentence as to form and use, and
showing the relation Of each ele-
meft:
The men who stand at the top are
those
Who never could bear defeat:
Their failures only made them strong
For the work they had to meet"
CIvICS.
(Answer but five questions, and
number each answer to correspond to
the question answered.)
L. Quote the purposes expressed in
the preamble OF the federal constitu-
ton. What is a preamble?
2. What is the length of con-
gress? How is it named? Explain
the long session, the short session,
the extra session.
3. What is the constitutional pro-
vision for determining the number of
senators and representatives in con-
gress, and for a presiding officer for
each house?
4. (a) When and how often must
congress meet?
(b) When member of either
house offers bill, what is done with
it? What must be done with 1t be-
fore 1t can become law?
5. Discuss the presidents cabinet
under the following heads:
(a) Number of members. (b)
Names OF departments. (c) How
chosen. (d) Order OF succession to
presidency.
6. OF whot does the General As
sembly of Iowa consist? When does
1t meet? Give the name of the Unit
ed States senators from Iowa, and
the number of representatives to
which Iowa is now entitled in the 10.
Wer house of congress.