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N. B .- a. Evidence of good moral character is required.
b. No communication allowed, except by permission.
c. No branch can be omitted.
d. Examination will close at 3 o'clock.
ARITHMETIC.
1. How many posts 7 ft. apart will be required in fencing a rectangular lot con- taining 70756 square feet, the length of the lot being 4 times its breadth ?
2. What is the diameter of a circular island containing 1} square miles ?
3. If 10 men men or 18 boys can dig 1 acre in 11 days ; find the number of boys whose assistance will enable 5 men to dig 6 acres in 6 days ?
4. A clock gains 7} minutes in 24 hrs. It is set right at noon on Monday ; what will be the time by it at 6 o'clock on the following Thursday evening ?
5. Give the reason for making the last term of a proportion the same as the
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answer ; also, the reason for pointing off the product as we do in multiplication of decimals.
6. A and B are partners ; A put in $800 for 12 mon., and B $500. What sum must B put in at the end of 7 mon. to entitle him to half the year's profits ?
7. A man buys § of a piece of property, and sells 20 per cent. of his share for $5,000, clearing 25 per cent. on its cost; what was the original value of the whole property ?
8. Write 4 digits of the fifth order, 3 of the third order, and 2 of the second order, and multiply the number obtained by a composite number.
9. How many kilogrammes of butter, at 50 cents a kg., must be given for 7 me- ters of cloth, at $4.50 a meter ?
10. A cistern 6 ft. in diameter contains 40 barrels of water, what is its depth ?
GRAMMAR.
1. Write, in proper form, a letter of at least five lines, on "School Teaching."
2. Write a complex sentence containing a direct and an indirect object of a . verb, also a noun in apposition.
3. Name the auxiliary verbs, and state when the sign of the Infinitive is omitted.
4. Dispose of italics : " Let there be no question between us regarding the matter referred to this morning."
5. Give the syllabic division of words, and all the participles of " teach " and " become."
6. Analyze by diagram : " Were he ten times the villain that he is, he would still find supporters."
7. Dispose of " were," "times," " villain," and "that" in the above sentence.
8. Correct, if necessary : Neither of them men are aware that their opinions are false. " Reason is a ray darted into the soul of divinity." "Between you and I, I think it is her."
9. Dispose of italics: The reputation of being a wit is not worth much. " He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."
10. Write a letter to the directors of some school-district, making application for their school.
GEOGRAPHY.
1. Draw a map of Pennsylvania, locating its principal rivers, towns and moun- tains.
2. State the cause of land and sea breezes, tides and cyclones.
3. Why is not the climate the same, in all places of the same latitude ; and why is it colder in Quito than in Marietta ?
4. Explain the cause of earthquakes and volcanoes, and why fifteen degrees of longitude are equal to one hour of time.
5. Name the political divisions in South America that border on the Pacific Ocean, and their capitals.
6. Why is the Earth flattened at the Poles ? Why is the atmosphere damper in Ohio than in California ? What is the difference between an Eclipse and the Ecliptic?
7. What were the principal inducements that led Europeans to come to America?
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8. What was the Gadsden purchase and the Omnibus Bill ?
9. What was the object of the Seminole war; how long did it last, and when did it end ?
10. What was the cause of the war of 1812, and when was the battle of New Or- leans fought ?
ORTHOGRAPHY.
1. Give the signification of the prefixes in and ex, and the suffixes ness and ful.
2. How many diphthongs are there? Name them.
3. Correct, if necessary :' Neumaticks, Alkemy, Emperaism, Ventillate, Wooly, Skoolkil, Privlege, Saleratus, Apperatus, Alspice, Hemerage.
4. What are diacritical marks?
THEORY.
1. Is it necessary that a scholar should have enthusiasm in his studies ?
2. What can a teacher do to produce enthusiasm in his school ?
3. Has a teacher anything to do with the politeness or the good manners of his pupils ?
4. If a teacher is untidy and ill-mannered himself, is it his duty to teach clean- liness and politeness to his school ?
WILLIAMS COUNTY.
Rules and Regulations.
Applicants should, if possible, occupy individual seats.
No applicant is permitted to leave the room without permission.
No communication or use of text-books is allowed during examination. Any violation of this rule may forfeit a certificate.
No applicant admitted for re-examination within two months after a second failure.
Seventy per cent. is necessary to procure a certificate, yet no applicant will be entitled to one who shall in any branch fall below fifty, though the aggregate reach seventy.
A certificate of moral character and testimonials from school officers in last school taught, commending success in teaching and governing, will have due weight in securing a certificate.
In estimating a paper the general appearance of it, as well as correctness, will be considered.
ARITHMETIC.
1. If the product of the divisor by the quotient be 400, and the remainder 17, what is the dividend ?
2. If 13§ quintals of fish cost $53.50 ; what cost 17-% TT lbs. ?
3. Purchased a hogshead of molasses at 50 cents a gallon; retailed it at 12} cents a quart, beer measure, how much did I lose ?
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4. The longitude of Valparaiso is 71° 37' west, and the longitude of Rome is 20° 30' east. When it is 11h. 15m. A. M. Valparaiso, what is the time at Rome ?
5. If $100 gain $6 in one year, what must be the sum to gain $10 in 4 months ?
6. What per cent. of $1000 is $2 ?
7. What is the interest of 175£, 15s. 9d. for one year and 5 months, at 7 per cent. ?
8. A can do a certain piece of work in 4} days, and A and B together in 3 days. After B worked 3 days, A did the remainder ; how long did it take him ?
9. Extract the cube root of 84.604519.
10. How many feet in a beam 20 feet long, 10 inches thick, whose width tapers from 18 to 16 inches ?
GEOGRAPHY.
1. Name and define the different divisions of geography.
2. Describe the Atlas, the Altai and the Sierra Nevada mountains.
3. Name the five great powers of Europe.
4. Describe the equatorial current and the gulf stream.
5. Name the vegetable productions of France.
6. Describe Egypt, giving boundaries, capital, climate, and curiosities.
7. If the earth's axis were inclined 45 degrees, what would be the width of each zone ?
8. What causes a change of seasons ?
9. Name the States of South America, beginning at the north-west.
10. What is the cause of tides ? How often do they occur ? Why ?
ORTHOGRAPHY.
1. Define a vowel and consonant.
2. What is a digraph, trigraph and diphthong ?
3. Give six rules for silent letters.
4. Give the substitute for i short and sh.
GRAMMAR.
1. What is a phrase ?
2. Decline one, who and which.
3. Write a sentence containing a clause used as the subject.
4. Can the transitive verb in the passive voice govern the objective case ? If so, give an example.
5. Compare the following adjectives : bad, good, able and subtle.
6. Give the principal parts of the following verbs : go, run, see, hear and teach.
7. Write a sentence containing a noun in the nominative case by apposition.
8. Abridge the following sentences: I wish that he would go. John heard that he was absent.
9. Correct the following sentences, and give reason : 1. He had ought to go. 2. He has went to town. 3. Iknow it to be he. 4. They knew who you saw.
5. The book was laying on the table. 6. The setting was done in pretty good order. 10. Map or analyze the following sentences, parse the words in italics : The man whom you spoke is called happy. The question, who did it, was never answered.
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WRITING.
1. Describe the method of holding the pen.
2. What part of the right-hand should touch the paper ? What should be the position of the wrist ?
3. Write a specimen of your penmanship, of at least four lines.
READING.
1. When do we use emphasis ? .
2. Give one rule for the use of the rising inflection.
3. When should the monotone be used ?
4. Give three uses for the dash.
5. How should a clause included in a parenthesis be read ?
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
1. What means do you use to prevent tardiness ?
2. Do you punish all pupils in the same manner ?
3. What educational papers have you read ?
4. How do you teach spelling ?
5. Should a teacher perform examples for a pupil while a class is reading ?
1
GENERAL INDEX.
Abstracts of statistical reports for 1880 64
Academies, seminaries, and normal schools. "
.30, 31
statistics of. 185, 186
Aggregate amount paid county examiners for services.
29
66 66
traveling expenses. 29
Applications for teachers' certificates. 26 Association, State Teachers' 32
other than State Teachers' 32
Attendance, average daily, in percentages. 21, 22
66 in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 21, 22
66 in counties, in 1880. 105-108
Auditors, county, names and post office addresses of. .220
statements of, as to condition of schools 222
Average daily attendance of pupils in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 20, 21
66 " " in 1880, in counties. 105-108
monthly enrollment of pupils in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 19, 20
"
1880, in counties.
109-112
66 wages of teachers in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 16
66
in 1880, in counties. 96-98
66
rate of local school tax in 1879 and in 1880, compared
17
66 in 1880 96-98
time the schools were in session in 1880
16, 17, 96
colored and private schools were in session in 1880.
119, 120
Boards of Education, certain powers of. 39, 40
Branches of study, whole number of pupils in each.
21
number of pupils in each, in counties 113-118
Certificates to teachers, number of granted by county examiners. 27
number of applications for, rejected. 27
" professional, total number granted. .57, 58
Charges, investigation .of. 29,30
Charities, State 43
City examiners, names and post office addresses of .. 168-173
number of persons who applied to certificates 28 Coercive education, remarks on ... 42, 43
Colleges, universities, etc., comparison of statistics
30, 31
statistics for 1880. 183, 184
Colored applicants for certificates, number in 1879 and in 1880, compared
28
" in 1880, in counties. 163-165
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PAGE.
Colored schools, number of teachers in, in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 22 in 1880, in counties 119, 120 66 pupils enrolled in, in 1879 and in 1880, compared ... 22, 23
66
60 66 in 1880, in counties. 121
66 average duration of, in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 23
66 in 1880, in counties. 119, 120
Colored youth, enumeration of, in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 9 66 in 1880, in counties. 74
Commencements, High School, remarks concerning 33, 34
Common school fund, receipts and disbursements of, in counties, in 1880.
70
Comparative statistics, table of. 204-211
Concluding remarks. 53, 54
Condition of schools, statistics showing, from 1837 to 1880. 177-182
Cost of education for the year. 26
Cost of school-houses erected in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 11 in 1880, in counties 82-84
County examination questions, specimens of 289-397
County examiners, names and post-office addresses of. 156-159
remarks concerning. 34
statements of, as to condition of schools. .222-275
statistics of, by counties, for 1880 160-165
60 summary of proceedings of 26-28
County institutes, remarks concerning 32, 33
Culture, literary .. 49-53
Delinquent townships, facts relating to 174-176
Disbursement of common school fund for 1880, by counties 70
Districts, separate, having an enumeration of 300 and upward. 126-155
sub-divisions of, in counties in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 10
66 in 1880, in counties .. 82-84
Districts sustaining schools less than 24 weeks, in 1879 and in 1880, compared. ...
16
66 in 1880, in counties. 96-98
Districts, two kinds of, remarks concerning 38 Drawing as a regular school study 42-49
Education, coercive, remarks on 43, 43
net cost of in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 26
66
per pupil, in 1879 and 1880, compared 26
Enrollment of youth in 1879 and in 1880, compared 17, 18
66 in 1880, in counties. 99-101
66 average monthly, in 1879 and 1880, compared. 19, 20
in 1880, in counties 109-112 66 between 16 and 21 years of age, in 1879 and in 1880, com- 19
pared
Enrollment of youth between 16 and 21 years of age, in 1880, in counties ... 102-104
in colored and private schools, in 1879 and in 1880, com-
pared
22,
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PAGE. Enrollment of youth in colored and private schools, in 1880, in counties. 121-122 Enrollment of per cent. of youth between 6 and 16, on enumeration of same. 22
Enumeration of youth of school age, in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 8, 9
" in 1880, in counties 74-76
in 1879 77-79
between 16 and 21, in counties. 74-76
· etc., percentages of, in 1879 and in 1880,
compared
21, 22
Examination of teachers in 1880, summary of 26-29, 34, 35
questions. 278-397
Examinations, remarks concerning
34, 35
Examiners, county, aggregate amount drawn for services. 29 .6 traveling expenses. 29 names and post-office addresses of .. 156-159
remarks of, concerning condition of schools. 222
66 statistics of, by counties 160-165
Examiners, local or city, names and post-office addresses of 168-173
statistics of, by districts 166
summary of statistics of 29
66 aggregate amount drawn for services. 29
Examiners, State Board, names of members of.
66 report of 56-58
.
66 66 meetings of, when and where held 56
certificates of, to whom granted 56-58
66
rules of. 56
specimens of questions used by 278-288
11
in 1879 and in 1880, compared 7,8
in 1880, in counties 67-69
Female, seminaries, etc., statistics of, for 1880 31, 187 Fund, common school, receipts and disbursements of, in counties, in 1880 70, 71 Fund, irreducible school, interest on for 1880. 72,73 Fund, teachers' institute, condition of, in counties, in 1880 201-203 Funds, school, illegal use of 30
General tabular statements and comparisons 6-29 German, pupils studying, in counties and districts 113-118
German, total number of pupils studying. 21 Graded schools having an enumeration of 300 and upward, reports of for 1880 .. 126-155
High school commencements, remarks concerning. 33, 34
average daily attendance of pupils in, in 1879 and in 1880, compared .. 20 66
in 1880, in counties 105, 108 monthly enrollment of pupils in, in 1879-80, compared. 19, 20
in 1880, in counties. 109, 112
26 S. C.
55
Expenditures for building purposes.
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PAGE. High School average monthly wages of teachers employed in, in 1879 and in 1880,
compared. 16
High schools, average monthly wages of teachers employed in 1880. 96-98
66 number of teachers employed in, in 1879-80, compared 13, 14
66
66 in 1880. 90
66 pupils enrolled in, in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 17, 18
66
in 1880, in counties. 99-101
66
66 rooms, number of, in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 12
66
in 1880, in counties. 88
66
special statistics of. 212-219
66 total amount paid teachers employed in, in 1879-80, compared. .....
66
66
in 1880, in counties ..... 67-69
Illegal use of school funds 30
Institute funds, condition of for 1880 201-203
Institutes, teachers', in counties in 1880, reports of. 188-191
instructors and lecturers 192-200
66 remarks on 32, 33
Investigations of charges 29, 30
Irreducible school fund, interest on, payable to counties. 6, 72
Leading facts as to schools. 6
Legislation, recent school. 59-62
Literary culture, remarks on 49-53
Local examiners, names and post office addresses of. 168-173
Normal schools, academies, etc., statistics of, for 1880.
30, 31
Officers, number of school, in 1880. 13
Percentages in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 21, 22
Per cent. of enrollment of youth between 6 and 16 on enumeration of same 22
Population of 1870, enumeration of 1880, percentages. 80, 81
school age, enrollment, etc., from 1855 to 1880, inclusive 125 Powers, certain of boards of education 39, 40
Private schools, number of pupils in, in 1879 and. 1880, compared. 24
of teachers in, in 1879 and in 1880 .. 24, 119, 120
66 66 of pupils in different studies, in 1880 25, 123, 124
66 average time in session, in 1880. 24, 25, 119, 120
Prominent features of a school system. 35-43
20, 105-108 Pupils, average daily attendance of.
Pupils, number enrolled in schools in 1879 and in 1880, compared.
17, 18
66 in 1880, in counties. 99-101
66
colored and private schools. 123, 124
Pupils, number between 16 and 21, in 1880. 19, 102-104
re-enrolled in 1880. 18, 102-104 of, in different branches of study in 1879 and in 1880, compared .. 21
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PAGE. Pupils, number of, in different branches of study in 1880, in counties ........ 21, 113-118 Pupils, per. cent., daily attendance is of average monthly enrollment .... 21, 22, 105-108
Qualifications of teachers .34, 35
Questions, examination. 278-397
Reading, hints concerning course of. 49-53
Receipts of school moneys in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 6,7
in 1880, in counties. 64-66
from counties. 70, 71
Receipts from rents and interest on deferred payments, due on sale of school lands .. 72, 73
Remarks, concluding. 53, 54
Report of State Board of Examiners 56-58
Reports of examinations held. 160-165
School Commissioner, duties of as to annual report. 5
School-districts, number of in 1879 and 1880, compared 10
66 and their sub-divisions in counties. 82-84
School fund, common, receipts and disbursements of, to counties. .70, 71
irreducible, interest on, in counties for 1880 72, 73
School-houses, number of, erected in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 10
1880, in counties. 82-84
66
cost of, erected in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 11
66 1880, in counties. 82-84
value of, including grounds. 11, 12
66
whole number of, in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 11
66 in 1880, in counties. 85-87
School law, amended sections of. 59-62
66 remarks on. 31, 32
66 moneys, received in counties, in 1880. 64-66
expended. 67-69
officers, number of. 13
66 property, value of in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 11, 12
66
in 1880, in counties- 82-85
66 rooms, in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 12 “ number of in 1880, in counties 88, 89
66
66 statistics, comparative. 204-211
66
66 summary of, from 1837 to 1880. 177-182
66 system, prominent features of. 35-43
Schools, average time they were in session in 1880 16, 17, 96-98
66 comparative statistics of 204-211
66 graded, statistics of, for 1880 126-155
high, special statistics of. 212-219
66 leading facts as to. 6
66 number of taught less than twenty-four weeks in the year. 16, 96-98
private, faverage, time in session, in counties. 119, 120
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PAGE.
Schools, private, number of pupils in, in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 25 יו in 1880, in counties. .123, 124 66
number of pupils in, in primary and academic studies, in 1880 .. 25, 123
66 66 teachers in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 24
66
in 1880, in counties 119, 120
66 colored, average time in session, in counties. 119, 120
66 number of pupils in, in 1879 and in 1880, compared 23
66
66
in 1880, in counties. 121, 122
66
66 primary and academic studies, in 1880 23,
[24, 123
Schools, colored, number of teachers in 1879 and in 1880, compared.
22
1880, in counties 119, 120
State Board of Examiners, names of.
55
report of
56-58
rules of.
56
66
questions of 278-288
State Charities.
43
Statistics, comparative 204-211 .
special high school. 212-219
43.49
Study, drawing as a regular school study
Studies, pupils in different branches of, in 1880. 21, 113-118
Superintendents of graded schools, number of, in 1879 and in 1880, compared ..... 15, 16 66 in 1880, in counties 92-95
Tax, local rate of, in 1879 and in 1880, compared 17
in 1880, in counties. 96-98
Teachers, associations of
32
66 average monthly wages of, in 1879 and in 1880, compared 16
66
employed in schools, number of different, in 1879 and in 1880, com-
13, 14
Teachers employed in schools, number of different, in 1880, in counties. 90
examination of, in 1880, summary of 26, 29, 34, 35
literary culture of ..
50-53
meetings of.
32
necessary to supply schools in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 13
in 1880, in counties 88
66 permanently employed in 1879 and in 1880, compared. 14, 15
66
in 1880, in counties 92-95
66 qualifications of. 34, 35
institute fund, receipts and disbursements of, in counties, in 1880 ... 201-203
66 institutes held, abstracts of. 188-191
66 remarks concerning 32, 33
Townships, delinquent, facts relating to. 174-176 Training schools, reports of 30, 31
in 1880, in counties. 96-98 pared
66
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Universities and colleges, statistics of, for 1880
183, 184
Value of school property, in 1879 and in 1880, compared 11, 12
in 1880, in counties. 85-87
Wages of teachers, average monthly, in 1879 and in 1880, compared 16
in 1880, in counties. 96-98
Youth of school age, enumeration of, in 1879
77-79
in 1880 74-76
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