Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1880 — Questions for the Examination of Teachers. [ARTICLE]

Questions for the Examination of Teachers.

ORTHOGRAPHY. In what do accent and emphasis differ? In what are they alike? How many sounds may v be used to represent? Write a word to illustrate each. Write the plural form of each of the following words. Give the rule for spelling in each case:— Mercy ; colloquf; attorney; key; tty. What is the meaning of the following abbreviations? Mutri.; pp.; Pt.; Pxt.; obt. , Into what classes may consonants be divided? What is the basis of your classification? Spelt correctly the following words:— -fossil; gammut; vickar; terrace; syphon; alien; pony ar d; genuine; pavillion; slricknine. READING. “Not far advanced was morning day. When Mannion did his troops array To Surrey’s camp to ride; He had safe conduct for his band. Beneath the royal seal and hand. And Douglas gave a guide.” From “Mannion.” Who .was the author of the poem from which the above quotation was made? When did he live? What else did he write? Express the thoughts of this quotation In your own language. Define array, safe conduct, seal, hand, gate a guide, as used in this 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. t Give two rcasdn for calling this quotation poetry rather than prose. ARITHMETIC. Should the number 84,641,201, be read “Eighty-four million, six hundred forty-one thousand, two hundred one” or eighty-four millions six hundred forty-one thousands, two hundred one. Define the L. C. M. of two of more numbers. The G. C. D. of two or more numbers. If four men can build 80 rods of .fenrfe 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 of acres in each part. The north half of section I. The S. E. 1-4 of section 1. The N. W. 1-4 of the S. W. 1-4 of section 1. GRAMMAR. God blew tte wan who first invented sleep. So temsho Panaa wifi and so say I: F A-nd bless Mm, also, that he did not keep His great discovery to himself, nor try To make It—as the lucky fellow might—- ‘ A close monopoly by patent right. Over each word in the first line write the part of speech to which it belongs..

Analyse the first hue. Pane wAo in the first line. Write the simple verba of the above in one column and the compound in another. The wall m four foot high; I measured it with a two foot rule.— Correct. What is a participle? Why so called? Mary, tell John to'bring me his book. Parse the two objects of tell. Correct. At the North and South polet the latitude u 90 degreee. 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? Nsme 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 coastline of a continent assume*? Into what five classes, ns 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? Why are there no important rivers on the west coast of S. America? What three great river systems drain the eastern side of Africa? HISTORY. Give a brief sketch of the early mound-builders. What portion of N. A. Continent was first discovered by Europeans? Who first discovered the Mississippi river? Where was the discoverer buried? Who was Champlain, and what portions of the U. S. did he explore? Give a sketch of John Eliot. What was the Salem Witchcraft? What was the Boston Massacre, 1770?

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 the 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 the long bones being spongy? What is the use of ligaments? How many orifices has the stomach? Name them? What is the peculiarity of the lower orifice? What organ secretes the gastric juice? What ruje 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 ot the lacteals? What is the difference between the blood carried by the Aorta and that carried by the Pulmonary Artery. Give two offices of respiration. How does breathiug in an impure air effect these functions? Name the layers of the skin, and give the functions of each layer. How is proper breathing conducive to health?