4 bbl. X $4: 2 Divide L. M. C. of 9, 15, 21, 35, 63, 72 and 280 by G. C. 1), of 805 and 2079. L. M. C., 3; G. C. D., 4; Ans., 3. 3. Represent the following by appropriate diagrams: (1) a square; (2) a rectangular solid; (3) a square pyramid; and (4) a cylinder. 4 pts., 3 off each. 4. How many pump logs, each 12 feet long, will it take to bring water to my house from a spring 1.375 miles distant? Pro. 5; Aus. 5. 5. How many loads of sand at $5% a load, will pay for 2905% yards of cloth at $2-15 a yard? Proc., 5; Ans., 5. 6. If one gram of quinine cost $.0535, what will one kilogram cost? Proc., 5; Aus., 5. 8. 9. 7. An orchard containing 7.5 acres is 6 per cent. of the whole farm on which it is situated. How many acres in the farm? Proc., 5; Aus., 5. What principal in 1 yr. 11 mos. 18 da., at 5 per cent. per annum will produce $41,21 interest? Proc., 5; Aus., 5. A and B together can do a piece of work in 15 da.; A and C in 12 da. ; B and C in 8 da. How many days will it take altogether to do it? Proc., 5; Ans., 5. 10. Prove that the sum of an arithmetical series is equal to the sum of the extremes multiplied by one-half the number of terms, 10 or 0. GRAMMAR. 1. Correct: We must respect such as him. Parse as. 2 pts., 5 each. 2. Punctuate:—Although we seldom follow advice we are all ready enough to ask it. 10. Why do you mark me so low?" will be asked by many an appl cant. Parse low and asked. 4. Analyze the above sentence. 5. Conjugate the verb must in all moods and tenses. 2 pts, 5 each. 10. 10. 5 pts., 2 each. 6. Give the corresponding masculine or feminine forms of the following Houns:-maid, niece, youth, roe, monk. Write a sentenee containing an infinitive and its object, depending on a participle. 10. 7. 8. He that lacks time to mourn lacks time to mend. Parse he and that. 2 pts., 5 each. 9. In the above sentence parse mourn and lack in the dependent clause. 10. Correct:-Each one of the vowels represent several is sometimes more than one auxiliary to the verb. 2 pts., 5 each sounds. There 2 pts., 5 each. GEOGRAPHY. 1. Give the proofs of the interior heat of the earth. 3 pts., 4 off for ea. 2. Why is the polar diameter of the earth shorter than its equatorial di ameter? How much shorter is it? 3. What causes the saltiness of the ocean? 4. 5. 7. 2 pts., 5 each. 10. What portion of the territory of the United States lies north of the What distinguishes a civilized from a barbarous one? 10. 10. 6. Name three cities of Indiana, located on rivers, and tell for what each city is noted.. 3 pts., 4 off for each one. What effect have Lakes Huron and Michigan upon the climate of the southern peninsula of Michigan. How is this shown? 2 pts., 5 ea. 8. On which side of S, America are the longest rivers? Why? 2 pts., 5 ea. What is the peculiarity of the surface of Holland? How is it largely protected? 2 pts.. 5 each. 9. 10. 2. Draw a diagram of a township as laid out by the United States, and locate S. E. 4, S. W. 14 Sec. 18. HISTORY. 10. 1. Name the uses of history. 4 for 1 pt.. 7 for 2, 10 for 3. Tell the story of the attack on Fort Sumpter, 1861. 10. 3. Name five principal generals of the civil war, in the armies of the confederacy. 5 pts., 2 each. 4. (a) What was the Dred Scott decision, 1857? (b) By whom was it deliver d? a, 8; b, 2. 5. (a) Who was the first Republican President? (b) In what year was he inaugurated? 2 pts., 5 each. 6. What was the "Know Nothing "party, 1856? 10. 7. (a) On what conditions was California admitted into the Union? (b) In what year? a, 7; b 3. 8. 9. What two great events occurred in Polk's administration? 2 pts., 5 ea. 10. 10. 10, What is the best method of teaching history? PHYSIOLOGY. 1. Name three uses of the bones. 3. 3 pts., 4 off of each. 10. 2. How does nature provide for the repair of a broken bone? How many sea-baths can be taken daily with safety? How many fresh-water baths? Give reasons for answers. 3, 3, 4. 4. Name tive classes of food from which albumen is obtained. 2 pts., 5 ca. 5. What is the advantage of keeping meats for some time after the aniimals are killed? What the disadvantage of keeping them too long? 2 pts., 5 each. 6. Why do a dry mouth and a parched tongue show that the stomach is unable to carry on digestion? 7. What was the causes which produced the death of those persons con fined in the Black Hole of Calcutta? 3 pts., 4 off for each. 8. Why are the nervous centers of the senses and the vital organs mostly placed at the base of the brain? 10. 9. What effect upon the sense of taste is produced by closing the nose and eyes, when taking anything in the mouth? 10. 10. What are the objections to the frequent washings of the ear tubes in cold water? 10. THEORY AND PRACTICE. Write a page or more on punishment, stating its objects and methods, the spirit in which it should be administered, etc. State also your views on coporal punishment. NOTE. The paper written by the applicant should be marked on a scale of 1 to 100. The number, value and correctness of the statements made should be considered. BOOK TABLE. COMMON SCHOOL QUESTION BOOK. By Asa H. Craig. Published by S. R. Winchell & Company, Chicago, Ill. Price $150. A copy of the first edition of this book, which has now reached the fortieth thousand, was noticed in a short review in the COMMON SCHOOL TEACHER about three years ago. Since that time it has been greatly improved by the author, and has reached the fortieth thousand in number. For a time Mr Craig published the book himself. Within a few weeks back the book has been purchased by the enterprising educational house of S. R. Winchell & Company, of Chicago, publishers of the Educational Weekly. The author will, no doubt, make such additions in the future as the progress of educational thought shall require. The work is made up of questions and answers in the following branches of study: United States History, Geography, Grammar, Arithmetic, Reading, Orthography, Civil Government, Physiology, Physical Geography, Writing, Parliamentary Rules and Infinitives and Participles. The questions on Civil Government, Physical Geography, Parliamentary Rules and Infinitives and Participles have been added to the later editions, making the volume before us a book of 340 pages. To give the readers of THE TEACHER, who may not have seen a copy of the book a correct idea of its form and usefulness, I shall describe it a little more fully. For example, in United States History the author commences with the question, What is History? and continues two, three, four up to the four hundred and twenty-fourth question. Next is placed the part of the book headed: Auswers to Questions on United States History. Then Geography is treated, presenting five hundred questions, and after this the answers to them. This part is followed by questions in Grammar, and in the same manner through all the branches named. Any one can see how useful a book this must be to any one who is engaged in teaching. By an arrangement with the publisher we are able to offer this book a a premium. By turning to the premium list any one can see how great an offer we are able to make. CRIME AND THE FAMILY. By Simeon Nash, author of Morality and the State. Published by Robert Clarke & Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Price $1 25. 。, I do not know that a better thing for the reader can be done, so far as this book is concerned, than to give the subjects treated. They are as follows: 1. Crime, Some of its Explanations. 2. Crime, Some of its Manifestations. 3. Crime, Its True Source. 4. The Child, The Subject. 5. The Family, The Medium. 6. Parents, Their Position. 7. Government. 8. Teaching, Scriptural Culture. 9. Teaching, Material Living. 10. Teaching, Industry. 11. Teaching, Society. 12. The State, Its Duty 66 The author states in preface that which gave him the first thought upon the subject. It is told as follows: The first hint for the following discussion came to my mind from an experience gained in the administra-· tion of criminal justice. I had occasion to pass sentence upon several boys, whose history was known to me; and in that history I thought I saw the reason why these boys were criminals instead of being honest and industrious. It appeared to me that in paternal neglect I saw the true reasous why they were what they were, and not other than they were.'' The different subjects are well handled, and the book deserves a careful reading by both parents and teachers. 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