Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1892 — Schoolgirls’ Quiz. [ARTICLE]

Schoolgirls’ Quiz.

In which way is a little girl running when the first sunshine of the morning comes directly on her face? In what direction will your shadow fall at six o’clock on a summer evening? Yoi\see a rainbow.in the evening; is it east or west, or where you are standing? Why? In what part of the sky is the sun in the middle of the afternoon? A ship sailing southeast was struck squarely on the left side by a steamer. In wat direction was the steamer going? Explain the difference between a picture and a map. Explain the use of express companies, the postal system, railways. Of what use are the telegraph and telephone wires which we see ou the roads and streets?—Common Sense.