Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1880 — Questions for the Examination of Teachers. [ARTICLE]

Questions for the Examination of Teachers.

ORTHOGRAPHY. Tii what do accent and emphasis differ? In wiiat arc they-alike? How many sounds may v bo used to represent? Write a word to il Jnstrate each. Write the plural form of each of the following words. Give the rule for spelling in each case: Mercy; colloquy; attorney; key; fly. What is the meaning of the following abbreviation.-? Messrs.; pp.; Ps.; Pxt.;oht. Into what classes may consonants he divided? What is the basis of your classification? Spell correctly the following words:— fossil; gammut; vickar; terrace; syphon; alien; ponyard; genuine; pavillion; stricknine.

READING. Who was the author of the poem from which the above quotation was made? When did lie live? What else did he.write? Express the thoughts of this quo tation in your own language. Define array, safe conduct, seal, hand, gave a guide, as used in thG quotation. 5 pts., each. Indicate the elementary sounds in the following words, using such diacritical marks as are necessary: — beneath; adieu; sovereign's; grasp; castle. Give two reason for calling this quotation poetry rather than prose ARITHMETIC. Should the number 84,64-1,201, be read “Eighty-four million, six hun dred forty-one thousand, two hundred one” or eighty-four millions

six hundred "forty-one thousand* 1 } two hundred one. Define the L. C. M. of two or more numbers. The G. C. D. of two or more nnmbers.

If four men can build 80 rods of fence in 6 days, how many rods can 10 men build in five days? By analysis. Make a ’diagram of a section of land, illustrating the following things and indicating the number ol a<-rcs in each part. The north half of section 1. The S. E. 1-4 of -cc.if.n 1. The N. W. 1-4 of the is. VY T . 1-4 of section 1. GRAMMAR. Over each word in the first line write the part of speech to which it belongs. Analyze the first line. Parse who in the first line. Write the simple verbs of the above in one column and the com* pound in another. The wall is four foot high; I measured it with a two foot rule.— Correct.

What is a participle? \Y hy so called? Mary, tell John to bring me his book. Parse the two objects of tell. Correct. yf( the North and South poles the latitude is 90 degrees. Parse 90 degrees. GEOGRAPHY. Which is the longer the equatorial diametor of the earth, or the polar? Why? How many constant motions of the earth are there? Name them. What effect on the shape of the earth has one of these motions? What is the difference between a continent and an island? Name the different forms which the coast line of a continent assumes? Into what five classes, as regards civilization, may mankind be divided? What is the difference as regards their lakes, between the great plains of Asia, and those of N. America? Why? Which of the U. States are most largely engaged in fisheries? Why? What three lakes form Michigan into two peninsulas? What, isthmus joins Africa to the northern part of the hemisphere? What narrow strait separates it from the same?

V\ hy are there no important rivers on the west coast of S. Amtriea? W hat three great river systems drain the eastern side of Africa? HISTORY. Give a brief sketch of the early moniid-bui filers. What portion ofN. A. Continent was first discovered by Europeans? Who first discovered the Mississippi river? Where was the discoverer buried? Who was Champlain, and what portions oi the U. S. did he explore? Give a sketch of John Eiiot. What was the Salem Witchcraft? What was the Boston Massacre, 1 770? By whom was the first motion made in Congress for a Declaration of Independence? By whom was the Declaration written? . When was the seat of government removed to Washington? Who he President? How many States in the Union when Indiana was admitted? PHYSIOLOGY. Why are bones of an adult more easily broken than those of children? What are the advantages of the ends of t he long bones being spongy? What is the use of ligaments? flow many orifices has the stomach? Name them? What is the 1 peculiarity of the lower orifice? What organ secretes the gastric juice? What rule should be observed at meals as to the use of drinks? Why? Give two reasons why food should be thoroughly masticated. What is the functions of the laoteals? What is the difference between tlie blood carried by the Aorta and that carried by the Pulmonary Artery. Give two offices of respiration. How does breathing in an impure air effect these functions? Name the layers of the skin, and give the functions of each layer. llow is proper breathing conducive to health? Try the Tub Oyster, at R. E. S, & Co.