Rensselaer Union, Volume 12, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1879 — EDUATIONAL DEPARTMENT. [ARTICLE]

EDUATIONAL DEPARTMENT.

Qnestnn* for the Exanieation of ’X ,! " . Teacherr. Held in Btiif j«i*erSas#mber ITlb, 1879. WRITIJia. 1. Write six principles of the filial I letter,*and show an application of each in the formations, us a letter or letter*. gft2. Write in capitals, A, B, G, O, K, W, Y, L, U-and I*. 3. What modifications ol the oval form is made in aruall a, d, q and g? Write some words ; in which these letter* occur, as illustration*. 3. Make, measure and analyze capital A. * 6. Explain what is meant by sing er movement, fore arm movement, whole arm movement and combined movement. In what order should children attempt to acquire these movements Write the following as a specimen- of your penmanship: Buffalo, May Ist, 1879. Sixty days after date, I promise tp pay Mx B. Scott, or order, Five Hundred Dollars value re ceived. J,\cob Llinds. * . ORTIIOCKAPUr. 1. What is a syllable? *2. Into what three classes are the elementary sounds divided? 3. How many and what sounds has g f Give words illustrating each. 4. What sounds compose boqutt when spoken? 5. Write the words neighbor and nunrure , phonic ally, indicating the •vowel Bounds by proper marks. Spell ten words pronounced by the superintendent. - keaotxo. • t

•‘Night, #a!i!e gwUte**.- from her ebon throne, in rarSi-j*-'majroty, j>i w airetchcs forth Her leaden tester, o’er a • InmbeHng world. Silence, how dead : and ilarkncas huw profound! ’ Ner eye,, uor listening par an oijeti limit." 1. Dttfu*e sable goddes.*, ebon Lbronc, rayless majesty, Itaden Boejrter, slumbering world. 2. Select live words you would giyc you it class to spelfT -On what principle would you make the se lection ? 3. What is the idea the writer desires-to convey in the foregoing extract? ; 4. Write synonyms for the follow ing : sable,ebon, rayless,leaden, profound. 5. In what manner should this extr'act be read ? • ARITHMETIC; . 1. What two numbers are said to be prime to each other ? 2. If 8 be added to both terms of the fraction 7-9, will the value of the fraction be increased or di minished? How much? 3. Write the following in words, punctuating correctly: 4. 7 ; ‘.405 . 200,02 ; 49G.000G ; 59.000400 G. 4. Divide 24 gal. 3 qt. 1 pt. by 3-5. • 5. How many boxes of chalk 8 in. long, 4 in. wide, and 3,in. high, can be put into a box which, measured on the inside, is 4 ft. long, I ft. wide, and 2 ft deep ?, ' . G. The base of a problem in percentage is 527, the difference i-s 364. What is the rate? What is the difference in |>er cent? 'What is the percentage? 7. A mail invested‘sß4o at 5 per cent, per annum. He received upon settlement, SS62. Ilow long was it invested? ‘ 8. I bought a note of 8340, due 6 raos. hence without interest, at 10 percent, off its present value. Ilow much did the note cost me, money being worth 6 per cent, per annum? A, 15 and G engaged in manufacturing. A, put in $5,000; 15, 82,500; and C, *3,500. They made $2,000. What is-'each man's share - of the profits? , , " 10. Ilow much will the paper cost for the walls of a room 20 ft. long, 16 ft. wide, and 12 ft. high, at 30 cents' a bolt, each bolt being 8 yd. long aud 18 in. wide. _ . grammar. , 1. Compare lit He, nigh,- late , vjj and disgraceful . * 2. Give the plurals of the following nouns: 'potatoe, staf, chimney, cargo, focus. 3. Name the interrogative pronouns and tell the distinction in their use. 4. Conjugate the verb learn in the present tense, subjunctive mood, progressive form. -6. W rite a sentence containing a preposition in an adjective phrase ' and one in adverbial phrase. 6- “It is not for such as wo so criticise the king.” Parse it and tuck. 7. Parse we and to criticise. 8. In the sentence, They believed ■it tv he me t parse if , nod me. 9. Correct The apples taste sweetly,

&&u g vo your reason lor reclion. 10. Correct A &*iizcdpeople has */., right to violate their solemn?alligations, and parse to tioCnle. GEOGRAPHY. 1. -Marne and bound the zoned. B 2,' What*l*ll he relaltindirection, of the line of greatest length in the eastern hemisphere, to that of the western t 3. Wh.u plateaus are the highest and most extensive in the world? 4. if,a warm ocean wind strike* apon a mountain range and passes over, what is its character upon the opposite side? 3. What two Important Bid rids 8. K. of Massachusetts? To what state do they belong? 6. Name the capi.trda o)L the following states: Kow York, Chip, Te:me-«s<e, Florida, Texas. 7. What country in Europe contains the largest population iu pro portion to its area? 8. What island lies between the southern part ol Italy and Africa? What is its largest city ? 9. Wbat city lies on the equator? 10. On what streams are the following cities located? Bee a res, Cairo, Tiiubuctoo, Cologne, Vienna?

DISTORT . 1. What discoveries were made by James Cartier, 1534 5 ? 5. TCiirbriefly the story of John Smith, the early colonist. 2. What was the Navigation Act of JOjI, aud who was then ruler of England? 4. What were the chief causes war? 5. What was the first form of government in Kliode Island? 0. In wuat did the early colonies ofph>de Island and Maryland resemble each other,? 7. Stale fivecausuß of the American Revolution. 8. Who was General Gage? 9. Tell the story of Valley Forge. 10. Describe the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. PHTSIOLOGY. 1. Describe the structure of a tooth. 2. Why are the bones of the aged more easily broken thaii those of the young? 3. Why are the feet turned out instead of in ? Give two reasons. 4. Why is a 6 looping postu'-e injurious to health? 5. Whin is the object of the systemic or general circulation of blood ? 6. W’hat causes the pulse ? 7. What is a sensory nerve? 8. What is respiration, and what is its use t , * •9. Why should ice-water not be drank freely ? •10. Give two suggestions or directions respecting the ventilation of a school-rcom by means of windows. THEORY AND PRACTICE. 1. Give two important characteristics ofa good question. 2. What are the advantages of pronouncing the syllables in oral spelling? Give two? 3. What means would you employ to check tardiness. • 4. Why should pupils know why they are punished ?, 5. Write four 'principles an teaching, which you deem important.