Glass L J^X Copyright}^? COPYRIGHT DEPOSm PRICE 25 CENTS College Questions 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1897 Si/ IN ARITHMETIC, GRAMMAR, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, SPELLING, AND DRAWING AN AID IN PREPARING FOR HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, REGENTS' EXAMINATION, WEST POINT, ANNAPOLIS, AND THE CIVIL SERVICE r 21 1898 NEW YORKTr WILLIAM BEVERLEY HARISON 5 West Eighteenth Street .OCOPIES RECEIVED. J o5.i6 Copyright, i8q8 By William Beverley Harison College of the City of New York, 1894. Arithmj:tic. 1. (a) What is meant by ratio ? (b) If 3 is subtracted from 8, and 5 obtained, what names are given to 3, 8, and 5 respectively ? (c) What is a decimal fraction ? (d) What is meant by the least common multiple (or least common dividend) of several numbers ? 2 Find the values of the following : (a) f of 31 X I (b) I of li of 3. 9 (0) I + f + i of 41 3 3. (a) Multiply | by 4, and give the rule for multiplying one common fraction by another. (b) Explain the reason of this rule, using the above ex- ample as an illustration. 4. {a) Write in decimal form : Three, and ten one-thou- sandths ; three hundred, and three one-thousandths ; ten, and twenty-five ten-thousandths. {b) Reduce | to a decimal fraction. (c) Multiply .0015 by 3.2. (d) Divide 16.4 by .041. 5. (a) Reduce 3 oz. to the decimal of a ton. (b) If in a decimal fraction the decimal point be moved one place to the right, what effect will this produce on. the value of the fraction ? (c) Explain the reason of this. 6. (a) What part of 5 is 2 ? (b) What part of fisf? (c) What per cent, of f is | ? 2 COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1894 7. Four men were engaged to build a wall in 10 days. At the end of 5 days they found that only ^ of the wall was built. How many additional men would be needed to complete the wall in the given time ? 8. A can do a piece of work in 24 days ; A and C can do it in 8 days ; B and C can do it in 7-J days. In what time can B alone do it ? 9. A man bought a farm for $20,000 cash, and sold it again immediately, taking in payment 12,010 in cash, and a note at six months without interest for the remainder. He had this note discounted at the bank, and then found that the total amount of cash he had received was seven per cent, more than the cost of the farm. What was the face of the note ? 10. A real estate dealer bought a country cottage and lot for 12,000, and rented it at once for $300 for the summer. He insured the house for $1,400, paying one per cent, pre- mium. The house was burned before the end of the season, and the tenant paid him only $200 rent ; but the insurance was paid in full, and he sold the ground for $500. Did he make or lose on the transaction, and how much ? English. N.B. — In analyzing, you will state the kind of each sentence analyzed, whether simple, compound, or complex. You will write each clause separately, stating whether it is co-ordinate or subordinate, etc., and in- dicating to what word each clause relates. G-ive the principal parts of each clause. Point out to what the modifying words and phrases relate. If you can, do all this in the form of diagram. Write your letter, which is not to contain more than nine sentences, on a separate sheet of paper. Address it to Robert Wilson, and sign Ed- ward Jackson. Be careful to give date, address, and signature correctly. Other points to be attended to are spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammatical correctness, the sense and clearness of your sentences, their orderly arrangement, and the composition generally. Let the letter be neatly written. L Analyze : (1) To err is human, to forgive, divine. (Pope.) (2) From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little COLLEGE QTJESTIONS~1894 3 money that came into my hands, was ever laid out in books. (Franklin.) (3) 111 fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay ; For a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied. (Goldsmith.) 7Z Write a letter on either of the following subjects : (1) A visit to the menagerie in Central Park. (2) A day's experience in school. Geography. 1. How much of the surface of the earth is land ? What portions of the land are not habitable ? Why ? Of what regions is it not known whether they are land or water ? 2. Which rivers join their waters at Kansas City ? Which near St. Louis ? Which at Cairo (111.)? Which at Pittsburg ? Which near Troy (N. Y.) ? Which at Montreal ? Which near Buenos Ayres ? Which at Lyons ? Which at Mayence ? Which at Belgrade ? Which near Bassorat (Asiatic Turkey) ? 3. Name the countries about the North Sea ; those about the Baltic ; those about the Adriatic ; those about the Black Sea ; those about the Japan Sea. 4. Name the four largest islands in the West Indies ; the four largest in Malaysia ; the most important city in the first group, and the most important city in the second ; tell of each city on which island it is situated, and what is its general or official language. 5. Name five great mountain ranges, two in North America, one in South America, one in Europe, and one in Asia ; tell of each, as nearly as you can, in which part of the Grand Division it is. Name the highest peak in the Eastern Hemi- sphere, and the highest in the Western, and state how high each is. Name three volcanoes, and locate them. 6. Between the mouth of the Pigeon River (which river flows into Lake Superior on the confines of Minnesota and On- tario) and the Thousand Islands, the United States and the 4 COLLEGE QtrE8T?iON8— 1894 Dominion of Canada approach very near to each other four times ; name the rivers which separate them, and locate them with reference to the Lakes and the American States. Where is the Strait of Dover? Where the Strait of Gibraltar? Where the Strait of Bal-el-Mandeb ? Where the Strait of Magellan ? 7. Locate the following capes — Clear, Cod, Comorin, East, Farewell, Finisterre, Good Hope, Hatteras, Land's End, Lop- atka, May, Race, St. Roque, San Lucas, Verde. 8. What is the Magnetic Pole? Where is it? What is a meridian? Omaha and Vera Cruz lie on the same meridian, and Vera Cruz is about twenty-two degrees south of Omaha ; what time is it at Vera Cruz, when it is noon at Omaha? Does the sun ever rise at the same time in these two cities? Does it generally rise in one city earlier than in the other ? History. 1. Give an account of the explorations and discoveries of Vespucius, Verazzani, Champlain, and Hudson. 2. In what way were Raleigh, Roger Williams, the Duke of York, and General Oglethorpe identified with the settlement of this country ? Give particulars in each case. 3. Give the history of the Stamp Act and the Boston Port Bil]. 4. The battles of Bunker Hill and Camden. — Show how they came to be fought, and add a brief description of each. 5. What were the boundaries of the United States, as fixed by treaty at the close of the Revolutionary War ? How were they changed in 1803 ? 6. State the causes of the Mexican War. What advantage did the United States gain by it? 7. Name the Presidents who served two terms ; also those who died in office. 8. What services did General Grant render this country during the Civil War ? COLLEGE QTJESTIONfl— 1894 9. Ericsson, Samuel Adams, Perry, Hamilton, Nathan Hale. — Why are these names prominent in our history ? 10. What are the principal features of the government of the State of New York ? Who was its first Governor ? Normal College. Arithmetic. 1. Give the sum in units of lower denominations of .67 league, f mile and ^ rod. 2- ^i^ X ■^^- Si^'PWfy ''"d express the result as a common fraction reduced to its lowest terms. 3. A builder sold a house to an agent at a profit of 20fc. The agent sold to a third party at a gain of Ibfo, who in turn sold it at a loss of 8fo and lost $2,000. Find the cost of the house and for what it was sold each time. 4. A house cost 115,725 and rents for 1 1,500 ; the insur- ance is ifo and the repairs -^%fo each year. What rate of inter- est does it pay ? 5. A broker buys stock when it is 20^ below par and sells it when it is 16% below par. What is the rate of gain ? 6. Gunpowder is composed of 33 parts by weight, of salt- petre, 7 of charcoal, and 5 of sulphur. Find the percentage composition of gunpowder. 7. A ship sailed due south and due east on alternate days at the same rate each day ; at the end of six days it was found to be 203.646 miles southeast from the place of starting. What was the daily rate of sailing? 8. An orchard containing 6 acres 12 sq. rods, is three times as long as it is wide. Required the length and breadth. 9. A man who owned 120,000 of stock, par value, sold for 140 and invested the proceeds in other stock at 160. The first stock paid an annual dividend of ofc and the second of G^fo. What was the change in his income ? 10. Required the number of square feet in one face of a cubical block whose contents are 405,244 cubic feet. 6 COLLEGE QtTESTlOKS— 1894 Drawing. 1. Draw a regular pentagon, four inches on a side. 2. Draw a regular octagon, four inches on a side. 3. Draw any Greek or Moresque ornament, writing name underneath. 4. Draw from the solid in position — actual size. Working lines must be left on the paper. Ruling is not allowed. English. 1. From the word syllable form five other words and define each word. 2. Define the following words : fare, pun, fain, caret and idiom. 3. Write a composition on Benjamin Franklin, stating (1) where born, (2) father's trade, (3) his own trade, (4) where he worked at his trade when he arrived at manhood, (5) what public offices he held and his influence in securing American independence.* 4. Write fifteen lines of poetry which you committed to memory (in accordance with the new course of study). {a) Define jooe^ry, lierse, stanza. (b) What is the difference between rhyme amd rhi/thm^P 5. Punctuate and capitalize the following : The Moors brought into Spain the cultivation of the Sugar Cane of Cotton and Rice and the Mulberry on which feeds the Silkworm commerce owed them the blades of toledo the Silks of grenada, the leather of Cordova the Spices and sweets of Valencia were re- nowned throughout Europe at this period the moors had accustomed themselves to forget the Past and to seek no other successes than those of Industry. 6. What is the meaning of the proverbial phrase : " Birds * Credit will be given for correct sentences, the right use of words, correct punctuation, the right use of capitals, and for brevity and clearness of expression. Tbu must write at least twenty -five lines. COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1894 7 of a feather flock together ? " Give any other common prov- erb and explain it. Give for each of the following a word of Saxon origin having the same meaning : Advent^ omnipotent, pre- cursor, prospect, ultimate. Give the plural of leaf, son-in-law, sheep, pailful, stratum,. English Geammae. " Cousin, I am too young to be your father, Though you are old enough to be my heir. What you will have, I'll give, and willing too ; For do we must what force will have us do." 1. Analyze the two sentences : (a) To what kind of sentence does each belong ? {h) Write out the clause or clauses and tell the kind (noun, adjective, adverbial). 2. Parse cousin, father, enough, what (in the third line), do (at the end of fourth line) and willing. 3. Correct the following sentences and give the reasons : {a) *' It is our duty to protect this government and that flag from every assailant, be they whom they may." (5) " I can give no information concerning who or whom * were there." ^c) " His curiosity as well as his anxiety were or was * ex- cited." Which forms are correct, and why ? 4. Define par^ of speech^ case, voice, syntax. Tell why the same word may belong to different parts of speech. 5. With any abstract noun construct a simple sentence, and then expand it into a complex sentence, making the depend- ent clause adverbial. Classify as nouns, adjectives, or adverbials the italicized clauses : I know the hour when he arrived. I know when he left the city. I was not at home when he called. * Which pronoun ? Which verb ? 8 COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1894 Geogeaphy. 1 (a) How can you tell in the day-time, without a mariner's compass, where the true south is? (b) In what parts of the world is the sun directly over- head, at noon, twice in the year ? (c) When it is 11 a.m. at 100° W., what is the true time in New York ? (d) What is the latitude of Madrid? 2. Name ten States through which you would pass if you travelled directly west from New York City, and the capital of each. 3. Bound Idaho y name its capital city. Where is the Yel- lowstone Park? 4. Locate the following cities : Omaha, Galveston, Cleve- land, Louisville, Little Hock, Ghristiania, Lhassa, Berne, Herat, Bombay. 5. (a) Why is the climate of Newfoundland more severe than that of Ireland? {b) Which of these islands lies farther north ? (c) What river runs between the U. S. and Mexico ? (c?) Describe the geographical position of Nicaragua. 6. State where the following rivers rise ; where they empty. Name a large city on each and the nation to which that city belongs, [a) the Ohio ; (5) the St. Lawrence ; (c) the Dan- ube ; (c?) the Rhone ; (e) the Paraguay. 7. {a) What group of islands on the eastern coast of Asia are in the same latitude as our middle Atlantic States? (6) What large island lies south of Australia ? (c) What one south of Hindostan? (df) To what islands was Napoleon Bonaparte exiled? 8. (a) What mountains would you cross in going from Bor- deaux to Barcelona ? (5) From Vienna to Venice ? (c) From Bulgaria to Constantinople? (c?) From Tennessee into North Carolina? (e) Name two volcanoes in Europe, one in Mexico, and two in South America. 9. {a) In what two river valleys were the most ancient civ- ilizations of the world situated ? COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1894 9 (b) Where are the " Pillars of Hercules " ? (c) Name three countries in which Mohammedanism is the prevailing religion, and (d) two in which the Greek Church prevails. 10. (a) Name the two principal railroads between New York and Buffalo. (b) What are the following great routes between the East and the Pacific respectively called ? 1. That which passes through Bismarck and Helena? 2. That which passes through Salt Lake City ? 3. That which passes through Winnipeg ? HiSTOKY. I. 1. The invention of what instrument assisted naval explora- tion ? 2. Who was King of Mexico, when Cortez came to that country ? 3. Who made the first and who the second voyage around the world ? 4. What were the French and Indian wars and their dates ? 5. When and where were negro slaves first sold in Amer- ica? 6. What was the most important event in the last French and Indian war and its date ? 7. What reason did the English Government give for taxing the American colonies ? How did Great Britain interfere with American commerce ? II. 1. Where and when did the first Continental Congress as- semble ? 2. Who was chiefly instrumental in writing the Declaration of Independence ? 3. What city did Washington take at the beginning of 1776, and what city at the end of the same year ? 4. What important battle of the Revolutionary War in- lO COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1894 duced France to enter into an alliance with the Americans ? Its date and the commanders on both sides ? What event was decisive of the war ? Its date and the commanders on both sides ? 5. Name one noted Frenchman, German, and Polander, who assisted the American revolutionary cause. 6. Where and when did the first Federal Congress meet after the adoption of the Constitution ? 7. When was the City of Washington made the capital of the United States ? 8. From whom and for what amount was Louisiana pur- chased ? III. 1. Under whose administration did the war of 1812 begin and end ? 2. What Indian troubles occurred during the administration of Jackson ? 3. Why was the petition of Texas for admission to the Union at first rejected ? When was she admitted ? 4. Whose administrations extended from March 4th, 1849, to March 4:th, 1853? 5. When was gold discovered in California ? IV. 1. What State passed the first ordinance of secession and when? 2. What vessels were sunk by the Merrimac? 3. By what vessel was the Merrimac disabled ? 4. Name five great victories won by General Grant, three by General Lee, and one by General Sheridan. 5. What were the charges against Johnson, and what was the result of his impeachment? 6. When, of whom, and for what consideration was Alaska obtained ? COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1894 11 V. 1. What was the debt of the Union, August 31st, 1865? 2. When did Congress demonetize silver? When and by what bill was it again made legal tender? When was this bill repealed ? 3. How was the Chinese immigration restricted in 1882? 4. Who was the first American writer to secure general rec- oo-nition at home and abroad ? 5. What are the three branches of the Federal Government? Who presides over the Senate ? What is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives called ? Spelling. At the time when he became King of Spain, Cabot, Colum- bus, and Vespucius had discovered the continent of America. Not long after his accession to the crown, Fernando Cortez, with a handful of men, marched from the Gulf of Mexico upon the city of the same name, and, after terrible struggles, dethroned its sovereign and reigned in his stead as Charles' viceroy. He discovered the Pacific and California. Before Charles' death, the Spaniards pushed northwards to New Mex- ico, and southwards to the Isthmus of Panama. Trisvllable Surfeited ft/ Tierce Maintenance Bevy ' Misdemeanor Jocular Oracle Bizarre Palate Caviler Saracen Belligerent Doggerel Vestige Syringe Elegy Labyrinth Synonym Oxygen Privilege Tenable Filigree Solecism Hyperbole Corinth Irritated Vesuvius Thibet Bosphorus 12 COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1895 College of the City of New York, 1895. Arithmetic. 1. (a) What is a decimal fraction ? Give an example. (b) What is a denominate number ? Give an example. (c) Give the rule for multiplying one common fraction by another. (d) Define ratio. 2. (a) Reduce to a simple fraction fof4ix|of|. (b) Add f , I and A. (c) What part of f is | ? 3. (a) Find the value of -^j of a mile in whole numbers of lower denominations. (b) Reduce ,00125 to a common fraction in its lowest terms. (c) What is the difference between .325 and f ? 4. (a) What effect is produced upon the value of a common fraction by multiplying numerator and dominator by the same quantity ? (b) Explain why this is so. 5. (V) Subtract .003 from 1.1. (b) Multiply 1.04 by 100.1. (c) Divide 1,111 by .0011. (d) What effect is produced upon a decimal by moving the decimal point one place to the right ? (e) Explain why this is so. 6. I bought 100 shares of Railroad Stock at 10^ below par, and sold them at 8^ above par. What amount of money did I make, and what percentage did I gain on my invest- ment ? 6. A cistern has three pipes. The first can fill it in four hours, the second in five hours, and the third in six hours. After the first had been running alone for two hours it was closed, and the second opened and allowed to run for two hours, and COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1895 13 then closed, and the third opened. How long did the third have to run in order to fill the cistern ? 8. Two brothers each received at the same time $980 in cash. The first bought R. R. Stock at 2^ discount, and sold the same at the end of a year at 2^ premium. The other placed his money in a Savings Bank, which paid 2^ compound in- terest every six months, How much did each have at the end of the year? 9. A contractor undertook to build a wall in twenty days, and set six men at work on it. At the end of eight days he found they had only been able to build J of it. How many more men did he have to put on the job, in order to complete the wall in the time agreed upon ? 10. A and B set out from two cities 720 miles apart, and travel toward each other. A goes 12 miles more each day than B, and at the end of ten days they meet. What has been the rate of travel per day of each ? English. I. Analyze the following extract, classifying the sentence, describing each clause, and giving the principal parts with their word and phrase adjuncts. " Nevertheless, the common sense of mankind, which in questions of this sort seldom goes far wrong, will always rec- ognize a distinction between crimes which originate in an in- ordinate zeal for the commonwealth, and crimes which orig- inate in selfish cupidity." — Macaulay. 11. Explain the difference between an active transitive verb and a passive verb. State how a passive verb is formed. Using the verb ^^ striJce,^^ construct two sentences, one with the verb in the active voice, the other with the verb in the passive voice. Underline the passive verb. III. 1. Write not more than ten lines from some poem you have memorized during the past school year, giving the name of the poem and its author. In writing this extract, pay particular attention to the poetical arrangement by lines, the spelling, the punctuation, and the use of capitals. 14 COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1895 2. Tell in your own language what the author means in the selection you have given. IV. Rewrite the following sentences correctly, stating briefly the grammatical reasons for each correction : 1. Of the pair of horses, the shortest one seemed to be much the younger. 2. We did not tell her who the package came from. 3. Nearly every one of the students we knew were going to the exhibition. 4. An old shoe always goes on very easy. 5. She was smaller than either of her three sisters. V. 1. " Then a book was still a book, Where a wistful man might look. Finding something through the whole Beating — like a human souV Parse the words in italics. 2. Change the following extract into a simple sentence : " This assault which was of a cruel and barbarous nature, was committed by soldiers who belonged to the British army." VI. Write, on a separate sheet, a composition on one of the following subjects : 1. The Greater New York. 2. Military Drill in the Schools. 3. A letter to your uncle in the country, describing some object or place of interest of New York City. Note. — ^Your composition, or letter, must not be less than one hundred or more than one hundred and fifty words. In your letter, address your uncle as Jonathan Swift, and sign it Alexander Pope. Geography. 1. What is the shape of the earth ? Give reasons for your statement. 2. Name and define the circles of the earth ; the zones ; the divisions of land ; of water. 3. Where are the following islands situated : Anticosti, Yezo, Man, Sicily, Aleutian, Samoan, Azores, Jamaica, Ber- muda, Iceland? COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1895 15 4. Name the sources of the following rivers, and state their general course, and the waters into which they empty : Yano-. tse-kiang, Murray, Yukon, Columbia, Parana, Danube, Obi, Ohio, Ottawa, and St. Lawrence. 5. What countries border on the Mediterranean Sea ; the Caribbean Sea; the China Sea; the Japan Sea ; Bering's Sea? 6. In or between what countries or States are the followino- mountains : Pyrenees, Himalaya, Darling, Wahsatch, Atlas ? The following bodies of water : Caspian Sea, Lake Superior, Victoria Nyanza, Lake Maracaybo, Cayuga Lake ? 7. What States border on the Atlantic Ocean ; the Pacific Ocean ; the Dominion of Canada ? 8. Name and locate five harbors on our Eastern, three on our Western, and two on our Southern coast. 9. Name the mountains, rivers, and lakes, great railroads, products, capital, and chief city of New York State. 10. What is meant by a solar day ; by new or standard time; by an astronomical day? What is the latitude and longitude of New York City? Upon what does the difference in time of two places depend ? History. 1. The Constitution of the United States. — State when, where, and why it was adopted. 2. Name the Presidents in order, with dates of terms, from Madison's to Grant's administration inclusive. 3. What large tracts of territory has this country acquired through purchase? What through war? And what through annexation? 4. What events occurred within the present limits of New York and Brooklyn during the Revolutionary War? 5. Describe the early colonists of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, showing in what respects they differed from each other. 6. What navigators discovered our Atlantic Coast from the St. Lawrence to Florida ? Give their nationality and the part of the coast explored by each. 16 COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1895 Of the four remaining questions answer any two. 7. Describe General Lee's invasion of the north, and his re- pulse, in 1863. What important events in the same year along the line of the Mississippi ? 8. The State of New York. — Describe the form and general features of its government. How were we governed here in colonial times, both Dutch and Engclish ? 9. Give a clear account of the origin of the Revolution (about half a page). 10. What public services were rendered to the country by Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Webster, Nathaniel Greene, Wm. H. Seward, Wm. T, Sherman? Tfonual College. Arithmetic. 1- 1. What mixed number multiplied by 2~ec[uals 15§? 3 2. A can do a piece of v^^ork in j of a day, B can do it in ^ of a day, and can do it in 1| days. In what time can all do it, working together ? 3. Divide 3 hundredths by 987 millionths. 4. 26| bushels of wheat are raised from | bushel. What per cent is the increase ? 5. A house that rents for $1,200 costs $16,000 ; the insui- ance is ^ per cent., and the repairs -^^ per cent. What rate of interest does it pay ? 6. If $2,000 in 6 mo. 15 da. produce $102.33, what principal must be loaned to gain $62.16 in 11 mo. 21 da. ? 7. A's capital was in trade 6 mo., B's 8 mo., and C's 10 mo. A's gain was $750, B's $1,200, and C's $800, and the whole capital $19,880. How much did each own? 8. In what time will $18.20 at 5f per cent, amount to $28.43 ? 9. The diameter of a circle is 14 inches. What is the side of an inscribed square ? (Inscribe the square.) COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1895 17 10. What is the difference between the true and the bank discount of $10,000 for 7| mo. at 3| per cent., no allowance being made for three days of grace ? Drawing. 1. Draw an ellipse, vertical diameter 8 inches, horizontal diameter 5 inches. 2. Draw an octagon, 4 inches on a side. 3. Draw any Greek or Moresque ornament, writing name underneath. 4. Draw from the solid in position, actual size. Working lines must be left on the paper. Ruling is not allowed. English. 1 [a) Define the following words : Analysis, synthesis, con- crete, abstract, involution. (b) Write the plural of the first two words. (c) Write a compound sentence, using the words analysis and synthesis. {d) Write a sentence in which concrete is used as an ad- jective, and another in which the adjective may be used as a noun. (e) By substitution of another prefix change into words of opposite meaning : Inculpate, subscription, prologue. 40^ 2. (a) Write five words derived from the word fame ; three from prime and two from idol. (b) What are synonyms ? Give a synonym of torrid. Give a word in which one of the constituent parts of synonym is found and illustrate by an example. (The word synthesis will not be accepted.) 40^ 3. (a) Draw a form of rectangular envelope and address it to a board of school trustees in some ward. (b) Write a letter of application to this board for a posi- tion as a teacher. 30^ 4. Write a composition of not less than twenty or more than thirty lines on the City of New York, stating in order (1) its 18 COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1895 boundaries ; (2) its early settlement ; (3) its subsequent con- quest ; (4) why it was named New York ; (5) to what it owes its greatness as a city ; and (6) name its principal buildings and parks. 60^ (In 3 and 4 credit will be given for arrangement, correct use of words, punctuation and grammatical construction.) 5. Capitalize and punctuate : The aziola. Do you hear the aziola cry methinks she must be niffh said mary as we sate in dusk ere the stars were lit or candles brought and i who thought this aziola was some tedious woman asked who is aziola how elate i felt to know that it was nothing human no mockery of myself to fear or hate and mary saw my soul and laughed and said disquiet yourself not 'tis nothing but a little downy owl. 30^ (Students are requested, in writing their answers and num- bering their papers, to follow the order of the questions.) Grammar. 1. Name five adjectives that do not admit of comparison. Name the two positives of worse. Write the plural of radius^ of bandit and of stratum. 2. T/}is was the noblest Roman of them all : All the conspirators, save only he Did that they did in envy of great Cmsar ; He only, in a general honest thought And common good, to all, made one of them, {a) Analyze the above sentence, stating the kind of sentence. {b) Write the several clauses. (c) Correct errors (if any). OOLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1895 19 3. Parse save, that, only (in second line), only (in fourth line), good. 4. Compose a sentence having a substantive clause used as an attribute. Write a sentence containing an adverbial clause, and change the clause into a phrase. Write a simple sentence having its object modified by a participial phrase, and change the phrase into an adjective clause^ 5. Correct the following sentences and give the reasons : {a) Either you or I are in the way. {b) That is seldom or ever the case. (c) What sounds have each of the vowels ? {d) Bismarck is greater than any German statesman. Geography. 1. Name the boundaries and state the width of the Torrid and Temperate zones. (a) At what place on the globe must one be to have the sun in the zenith on the 21st of June ? {b) Of what use are parallels and meridians? (c) State the latitude and longitude of New York. {d) Why does a telegram from New York at noon reach Omaha before noon ? 2. Name the straits and rivers which connect the great lakes with each other and with the ocean. {ft) What is the population of the United States, of New York City, and of London ? (In round numbers.) (6) Name two important islands belonging to the State of New York, and the largest town in each. 3. Draw a map of Connecticut, and locate the following cities : New Haven, Hartford, and Bridgeport. (a) Write the boundaries of the State. 4. Locate the following cities : Denver, Rock Island, Daven- port, Vicksburg, Helena, Louisville, Olympia, Santa Fe, Ban- gor, and Chattanooga. 5. Name five rivers of South America. 20 COLLEGE QUESTIOKS— 1895 (a) Bound Austria. State its capital and principal river. (b) Name the two principal cities of Japan. (c) What circle crosses the island of Formosa ? {d) Name the Barbary States and the capital of each. (e) Name two of the Sandwich Islands. (/*) On which is Honolulu situated ? UisriTED States Histokt. 1. (a) To what race are the North American Indians sup- posed to belong? (b) What was the social condition of the Mexicans when attacked by Cortez ? (c) Who discovered the Mississippi, and in what year ? 2. {a) When and by whom was slavery introduced into the United States ? (b) Describe briefly the difference in char- acter between the original settlers of Massachusetts and Vir- ginia. (c) Name the wars that preceded the French and Indian War. 3. (a) What name was given to the adherents of George III.' during the war of the Revolution ? (b) What special experience as military officers had Washington and some of the other American commanders when the war was begun ? (c) In what year did the Americans receive important aid from Europe, and from what nation ? (d) Name the two most important battles of the Revolution, and give the date of each, (e) Name the battles in which Greene was chief commander. 4. (a) Give a brief account of the Hartford Convention. (b) What is meant by the Monroe Doctrine ? (c) Name two noted American and two noted Mexican commanders during the Mexican War. 5. (a) Name the different commanders of the Arm}^ of the Potomac during the Civil War. {b) Name the two men who were Secretary of War under Lincoln, (c) What two great questions were settled by the success of the North ? (d) Name the Presidents from Jackson to the present time. COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1895 n Spelling. The military results of the campaign as summed up by Grant were : The defeat of the enemy in five battles outside of Vicksburg-, the occupation of Jackson the capital of Missis- sippi, and the capture of Vicksburg, its garrison and muni- tions of war. He might have added the fall of Port Hudson which Farragut and Banks had vainly endeavored to reduce. Grant, after winning the battle of Chattanooga, sent Sherman to relieve Burnside who was cooped up in Knoxville, East Tennessee. All eyes were turned to Grant, and it was tacitly conceded that he should command all the armies in the field. Two courses were open to him. He might invest Rich- mond from the north, or, crossing the Chickahominy and the James, besiege it from the south. Anaconda Bivouac Cannibal Centennial Centenary Cylinder Declamatory Inflammatory Diocese Farinaceous Graminivorous Victuals Vermilion Vaccination Tureen Symmetry Satyr Resuscitate Rhythm Pomeoranate Parricide Palisade Hyacinth Harass Embarrass .Javelin Murrain Morrisania Philippine Islands Gibraltar Jamaica Tyrol Sicily (Island) Madeira Mozambique Aleutian Islands College of the City of New York, 1896. Arithmetic. 1. {a ) What is meant by the ratio of one number to another'^ Give an example. (b) What is meant by the Greatest Common Divisor of three numbers? Give an example. 22 COLLEGE QtlESTIOKS— 1896 (c) What is meant by a compound fraction ? Give an example ? (d) Give the rule for dividing one common fraction by another. 2.' (a) Find the value of the following expressions : (b) Add— 2. of -6 #0fU • 8 0t^TOt-j4. 2 2 _1_ 3 _J_ _5__ 4- ^' T^ 8 ' 16 "^ (c) What part of | is ^ ? 3. A telephone wire whose length is 1 mile 30 rods, cost $10.50. What was the price of the wire per foot ? 4. (a) Write in decimal form : Three ten-thousandths, Three, and ten one-thousandths, One thousand and ten, and ten hundredths. {b) What is the quotient of 2.25 by 1.5? by 150 ? by .009? (c) Add 3.002, 610, 21.6. 5. {a) Divide f by 7. (6) If the denominator of a fraction is multiplied by a whole number, what effect will this produce upon the value of the fraction ? (c) Explain the reason of this. 6. (a) When a decimal fraction is multiplied by another decimal fraction, give the rule for pointing oif the deci- mal places in the product. (b) Explain the reason of this rule. 7. A man bought 1,000 bushels of potatoes at a certain price per bushel. One hundred bushels were damaged before he could sell them, but he sold the remainder for $55, and found he had gained 10 ^ on the cost of his entire purchase. What did he pay per bushel? 8. A dealer in real estate had his note for $20,000 at six months discounted at his bank, and with the proceeds bought a house. He rented this at $50 a month, for six months, but COLLEaE QUESTIONS— 1896 23 during that time he paid out $240 for repairs. At the end of the six months he sold the property at an advance of 5 ^ on the original cost, and from the money he received paid his note at the bank. How much did he gain on the transac- tion ? 9. Six men undertook to do a piece of work and finished half of it in 5 days. Then two of the men were taken off and set on another job. In how long a time did the remaining men finish the work ? 10. A, B, and C entered into a partnership for three years. A put in $10,000, B $15,000, and C $25,000. At the end of the first year, however, A put in $10,000 more, B put in $2,500 more, C withdrew $12,500, and D joined the partnership and put in $25,000. At the end of the three years the profits were found to be $34,000. How much should each partner re- ceive? English. I. The snow had begun in the gloaming, And busily all the night Had been heaping field-and highway With a silence deep and white. Every pine and fir and hemlock Wore ermine too dear for an earl, And the poorest twig on the elm-tree Was ridged inch deep with pearl. — Lowell, In the above extract state what is meant by {a) " In the gloaming ^ (b) " With a silence deep and lohlte.^^ (c) " IVore ermine too dear for an earl." {d) " Was ridged inch deep loith pearV 11. 1. In the above extract analyze the first stanza, classify- ing the sentence, describing each clause, and giving the prin- cipal parts with their word and phrase adjuncts. 2. Parse : [a) had been heaping, [b) wore, (c) dear, (d) was ridged. 24 COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1896 III. Rewrite the following sentences correctly, stating briefly the grammatical reasons for each correction : 1. The work goes on slower than we expected. 2. His four sons were named John, Peter, Henry, and Robert ; the latter was a graduate of Harvard. 3. Try to write like I do. 4. Each of the boys were perfect in their spelling. 0. Neither the carriage nor the livery of the servant who preceded it were familiar to them. IV. On a separate sheet of paper write a letter, properly arranofed, containino^ not less than one hundred or more than one hundred and fifty words. Imagine you were living near Lexington on April 19, 1775, and saw all you have studied, or that has been told you, about the story of the battle of Lex- ington. Write the letter to your cousin living in Philadelphia, and give an account of what you saw and heard on that mem- orable day. Sign your letter Jonathan Swift. Geography. 1. Name the grand divisions of land on the Earth, first in the order of size, and secondly in the order of population. 2. Which is farther, from the Mississippi (at St. Louis) east to the Atlantic, or west to the Pacific ? Which is the longest distance and which the shortest of these three — from Cadiz (Spain) to Norfolk (Virginia), from San Francisco to Yoko- hama, from Sidney (New South Wales) to Valparaiso (Chile) ? 3. Name the two largest states of the United States ; the two smallest ; the three east of the Mississippi that have neither seashore nor lakeshore ; the three on Lake Superior. 4. Bound the State of New York (exclusive of Long Island), starting at Buffalo and following the boundary until you get back to Buffalo again ; and so far as lakes and rivers consti- tute the border, name not only them but also the land on the other side. 5. Sketch the coast of South America from the Isthmus cf Panama to the mouth of the Amazon ; start the boundary lines running from the coast inward ; name, on your sketch, COLLEaE QUESTIONS— 1896 25 the republics and colonies so divided ; locate the mouth of the Orinoco, and trace the general course of the river ; locate and name the capitals which are on the coast. G. Which two European countries have possessions in North America considerably larger than themselves? which four European countries have large possessions in Africa, other than Egypt? to which country is Egypt tributary? Wliere are the Hebrides ? where the New Hebrides ? where the Canary Islands ? (name not only the ocean but also the nearest land). 7. Name ten European cities, not capitals, nor more than two in any one country; and name with each the country in which and the water on which it is situated. 8. Through which (four) straits must a ship pass on the way from Odessa (which is on the Black Sea) to Cronstadt (which is on the Gulf of Finland) ? Which powers [or nations] have forts on these straits ? Odessa beino- almost due south of Cronstadt, the latter on the 60th parallel and the former in latitude 46° 30', what is the distance, in English miles, be- tween them? Could a ship-canal connecting the two ports be carried alons: their meridian, or are there mountains in the way? History Examination. 1. Describe Raleigh's attempts to establish colonies in Amer- ica. What did Gosnold accomplish ? 2. Write a brief account of the settlement of Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey. 3. Give an outline of the Parliamentary measures that pro- voked the colonists from 1765 to 1775. 4. What were the causes and the result of the 1812 war? Name three naval actions, 1813-14. 5. State the "Secession" question, giving the views of both parties. What was the " nullification " issue before that ? 6. With what events are the following places associated in our history? Philadelphia, in 1774; Tippecanoe; Salem; Cowpens ; Vicksburg ; Detroit ; Monterey. % COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1B96 * Answer any one, and only one, of the following questions : 7. Name the Presidents in order, from Jackson to Garfield. Who was President when Alaska was purchased? Who, when gold was discovered in California? Who, when Hamil- ton was killed ? 8. What are the leading points in the last three amend- ments to the Constitution? 9. Give an. account of the earliest explorations of the Great Lakes and the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. N. B. — The candidatfes will also be marked for their spelling on this paper. They should examine their work carefully before handing it in. Normal College. Arithmetic. 1. A certain sum of money was divided among four persons. A received -|, B ;^, C -^-^, and D the remainder, which is $30. What was the whole sum divided ? 2. Divide one thousand and one hundred thousandths by one thousandth. 3. Invested $6,000 in 6 per cent, bonds at 125. What rate per cent, do I receive, and what is the income from it ? 4. Find the cost of covering the floor of a hall, 45 feet long and 6 feet 6 inches wide, with oil-cloth at $1.35 a square yard. 5. What principal will amount to $15,000 in 4i- years at 5|- per cent. ? 6. Bought goods for $500 ; sold half of them at a loss of 20 per cent., and the other half at a gain of 20 per cent. How much shall I gain or lose on the whole ? 7. A and B are partners ; f of A's capital is equal to | of B's : and their loss in business is $2,150. What is the share of each ? 8. A rectanor-ular field is 42 rods loner and 35 rods wide. Find its value at $37.50 an acre. 9. What is the length of the diagonal of a city lot, 25 feet by 100 feet ? 10. Find the cube root of 3 to three decimal places. 1 COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1896 27 Drawing. 1. Draw a square, 5 inches on a side ; in this draw a simple design. 2. Draw an Egyptian or Greek border, writing name underneath. 3. Draw from objects in position, showing actual size. Ruling and mechanical measurements are not allowed. English. 1. Write a composition of not less than twenty or more than thirty lines on Arbor Day. State (1) what you know of its origin ; (2) why and how it is celebrated ; (3) how it was celebrated in your school ; (4) what wise and useful purpose is attained by its celebration. (Credit will be given for arrangement, correct use of words, punctu- ation, and grammatical construction.) 2. (a) Give the plural of valley, journey, sheaf, ellipsis, and index, (b) Write each of these words in a sentence, (c) Write a sentence illustrating antithesis. 3. (a) Define the following words : Graphic, scribe, raise, raze, and fare, (b) Write a simple sentence containing the word graphic, a compound one with raise, and a complex one with raze, (c) Write the two following sentences, using a different gender : She is an alumna of our College. She instituted her husband as executor of her will. 4. (a) Form three other words from the word origin ; three from court, and three from human. (6) Explain the difference between learn and teach, and between famous and notorious, (c) Write a complex santence containing learn and teach. 5. Punctuate and capitalize the following : There is a highly suggestive sentence in one of matthew arnold's letters which runs thus perfection in the region of the highest poetry demands a tearing of one's self to pieces which men do not readily consent to unless driven by their demon to do so there surely we have the explanation of which 28 COLLEGE QUESTIOIS^S— 1896 we are in search in eight words though he has left works in verse that will not die thyrsis the scholar gypsy obermann once more etc still at no time of his life did matthew arnold tear himself to pieces he preferred to cultivate tranquillity he wrote some most beautiful poetry but he was not driven by his demon to do so and at length he ceased to write poetry altogether. Gkammak. 1. What is a part of speech ? Why do words change from one part of speech to another ? How can you distinguish the parts of speech ? 2. What is a j^:>ass^v6 f a redundant f a defective verb ? Write three sentences, each containing one of these. 3. Compare little, well, and ill. Compare i7i, out, and iqy. Name three adjectives that cannot be compared, and give reason. Write a noun clause in apposition with the subject of the sentence, in other words, explanatory of the same. 4. Correct the following sentences and give the reasons : It is our duty to protect this government and that flag from every assailant, be they whom they may. — Douglas. Burke was offered a very lucrative employment. — Good- rich. Homer, as well as Virgil, were translated and studied on the banks of the Rhine. — Gibbon. While ever and anon there falls huge heaps of hoary moulded walls. — Dyer. 5. Write a sentence which has a clause used as a subject. Write a complex sentence containing both an adjective and an adverb clause. In the following sentence state the kind of sentence ; write the clauses ; tell the kind of clause each is : "You'll ask me, why I rather choose to have A weight of carrion flesh than to receive COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1896 29 Three thousand ducats : I'll not answer that ; But say it is my humor." 6. Parse ask, why, rather, receive, that. Geogkaphy. 1. {a) What is the Equator? {b) Name the Polar Circles. (c) Give the cause of the change of seasons. (c?) What part of the earth's surface has no sunlight in June ? (e) Why does a telegram sent from New York at noon reach Chicago before noon ? 2. (a) Bound Manhattan Island, Staten Island, and Long Island. {b) By what other name is Staten Island known ? (c) Of how many counties is Long Island composed? Name them. 3. («) Name three great railroads running through the State of New York. {h) Give reasons which justify the term Empire State as applied to New York. 4. (a) Bound the State of Maine. (6) Name its capital, and four important towns, (c) Where is Harvard University ? Yale College ? Cor- nell University ? 5. (a) Mention five sea-ports in Europe to which steamers leaving New York sail regularly. ip) Name the four largest islands of the West Indies ; also, the four largest of the East Indies, (c) Name the bodies of water a ship would pass through in sailino- from London to Calcutta. 6. Write the capitals of Holland, Austria, Japan, Canada, Thibet, Persia, Transvaal, Chili, Peru, and Venezuela. 7. Name three great rivers in Africa ; three in South Amer- ica ; and three in Asia. 8. {a) Where are the Aleutian Islands, and to whom do they belong? 30 COLLEGE QUESTIONS -1896 (b) Where is the Island of Formosa, and to whom does it belong ? (c) What nations own the following islands : Jamaica, Cuba, Java, Corsica, and Iceland ? United States History. 1. (a) Name the three vessels which Columbus commanded when he set forth on his great voyage of discovery. (b) Why was the New World not named after Columbus? (c) By what right did Spain, France, and England claim North America? 2. (a) Name the Dutch governors of New York, (b) State what you know of the Patroons of the colony of New York. 3. (a) What four expeditions moved against the French in 1755 ? (b) Give a brief account of Braddock's expedition against Fort du Quesne. (c) What great man was a subor- dinate officer in this expedition ? 4. (a) Where and when did Washington take command of the Revolutionary army ? (b) What important victories did Washington gain at the close of '76 and the beginning of '77 ? (c) Where did Congress assemble while the British occupied Philadelphia? {d) In what two battles near Philadelphia were the Americans defeated? (e) By what victories in the State of New York was the cause of independence greatly benefited ? 5. (a) Why did "The articles of Confederation" not furnish a good government for the new Republic ? (b) When was the present constitution adopted by the States ? (c) By what vote was it adopted? (d) What difficulties led to the estab- lishment of a strong- central srovernment? 6. (a) What were the Alien and Sedition Laws? (b) Dur- ing whose administration were these laws passed ? (c) Dur- ing- whose administration and from whom was the Louisiana purchase made? {d) What was the Missouri Compromise? 7. (a) State the causes which led to the Mexican war. (b) What battles were fought by General Scott between Vera Cruz and the City of Mexico? (c) Name the territory ceded COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1896 31 by Mexico at the close of the war. (d) Explain the Fugitive Slave Law. (e) What great work written by a woman made abolitionists by the thousand? (/) Name the writer. 8. (a) State the causes that led to the civil war. (b) Name the States which passed ordinances of secession, (c) Describe the two flags— the United States and the Confederate, (d) What was the first important battle of the civil war? (e) Which side was successful ? (/) Name the chief command- ers, (g) How often did Lee invade the North ? (h) In what great battle was he defeated during his first invasion ? (^) What was the greatest victory gained by the Army of the Potomac ? (j) Name three of Grant's greatest victories. 9. (a) How was slavery abolished in the United States? (b) Why was President Johnson impeached ? (c) Who were the candidates for the presidency in 1876? (d) What dis- pute arose about the election ? (e) Who was Secretary of State under Garfield ? Spelling. Horace Mann, ZZ.D., was born in Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, May 4, 1796. His father was a farmer in limited circumstances. The boy earned his school-books by braiding straw. At the age of twenty he commenced the study of Latin,. and in six months completed his preparation to enter the sophomore class in Brown University, Rhode Island, where he was graduated with the highest honors in 1819. In 1821 he entered the law school at Litchfield, and in 1823 was admitted to the bar. In 1833 he was elected to the State Senate. To his enlightened philanthropy was due the establishment of the State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester. In 1837 he was elected Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education. By his diligence, enthusiasm, and indomitable energy he effected a thorough reform in the educational sys- tem of the State. He went bail for a man who stole a bale of cotton. His gait while passing through the gate was unsteady The pale girl carried a pail of water. 32 COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1897 Alpaca Bilious Orustaceous Dramatize Ecstasy Edible Filament Ferret Glycerine Heifer Inoculate Jocund Kano^aroo Lacerate Larynx Macerate Nautilus Ocular Operatic Parricide Quarantine Sibylline Venetian Portuguese Spaniard Italian Cincinnati Orinoco Bartholomew Cornelius Dardanelles Tiberius College of the City of New York, 1897. Arithmetic. 1. (a) What is meant by a quotient? by a minuend? (b) What is shown by the numerator and what by the denominator of a common fraction? (c) What is meant by the present worth of a sum of money payable at a future time? (d) Why are common fractions reduced to a common de- nominator before they are added? 2 of J-i 2. (a) What part of -^, ^ is (b) Find the value of If— f, of 4J + J. 3. (a) What decimal part of a furlong is ||- of a foot ? (b) What is the effect of multiplying the denominator of a common fraction by 3 ? (c) Explain the reason of this. 4. (a) Write in decimal form : nine ten-millionths ; thirty- three ten-thousandths ; ten, and twenty ten-thousandths. (b) Divide .064 by 16 ; by .00016. /\-r.i T • ^ p 111 ^ ^ 121.11 Ic) Keduce to a decimal lorm and add ; ^ ^^^^ , -7—, — -^r— ^ ^ 1000 125 11 COLLEGE QUESTIONS -1897 33 5. (a) What is the effect upon the value of a decimal of moving the decimal point one place to the right ? (b) Explain why this is so. (c) In multiplying one decimal by another, how many decimal places must be pointed off in the product ? (d) Explain the reason for this rule. 6. If it requires '^-^ bushels of oats to keep 3 horses ^ of a month, how many horses can be fed for -J of a month, on ^ bushels ? 7. A cistern has two pipes (A and B) to fill it, and one pipe (C) to empty it. On one occasion after A and B had both been running for two hours, the cistern was found to be | full. Then A and B were turned off, and C opened for two hours, when it appeared that the cistern was ^ full. If then all three had been opened together, how soon would the cistern have been filled ? 8. A man who had $2,000 in cash was offered a house and lot for 111,850. He borrowed $5,000 from a friend, giving to his friend his note for $5,000 at six months at 6^. He also had a note at six months discounted at the bank for such a sum as yielded him the remaining $4,850. He then bought the property, and sold it at the end of the six months for $13,500. After he had paid his notes how much had he left ? 9. Two mechanics, A and B, undertook a job together, agreeing to share the profits equally. In performing the work, A paid out for wages and material $116, and B paid out for the same $56. A collected the bill in full for $250. How much should he pay to B ? 10. A man bought bonds having a par value of $10,000 at 10^ discount, held them for one year, receiving during that time 5^ interest on them, and sold them at 6^ below par. What interest has he made on his money ? English. "Spake full well, in language quaint and olden. One who dwelleth by the castled Rhine, When he called the flowers, so blue and golden, Stars that in earth's firmament do shine. 34 COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1897 " Stars they are, wherein we read our history, As astrologers and seers of eld. Yet not wrapped about with awful mystery, Like the burning stars, which they beheld. — Longfellow, In the above selection, state what is meant by (a) In language quaint and olden. (^) The castled Rhine. (c) EartU s firmament. (d) Astrologers and seers of eld. (e) Wrapped about with awful myster^ . 2. Analyze the first stanza of the selection given above ; classify the sentence, describe each clause, and give the prin- cipal parts with their word and phrase adjuncts. 3. Parse spake, well, quaint, one, flowers. 4. By means of various prefixes, make from the root of each of the following words two other English derivatives : aspire, assign, ascribe, deceive, affect. 5. On a separate sheet of paper, write to a friend in Boston, a letter, of about one hundred words, in which you give an account of Grant Day. Sign your letter Washington Irving. Geogbaphy. 1. What river must one cross in going from (1) Arizona to California, (2) Georgia to South Carolina, (3) Illinois to Iowa, (4) Indiana to Kentucky, (5) Iowa to Nebraska, (6) Louisiana to Texas, (7) Maryland to Virginia, (8) New Hamp- shire to Vermont, (9) New Jersey to. Pennsylvania, (10) Ohio to West Virginia, (11) Oregon to Washington ? 2. Locate these islands and state to what countries they severally belong : (1) Alderney, (2) Corsica, (3) Crete, (4) Helgoland, (5) Jamaica, (6) Joannes, (7) Spitzbergen, (8) Su- matra, (9) Tasmania. 3. Of what larger countries are the following states, king- doms, provinces, etc., severally parts? (1) Amooria, (2) Bohemia, (3) Chihuahua, (4) Finland, (5) Lombardy, (6) Nor- mandy, (7) Oklahoma, (8) Ontario, (9) Saxony, (10) Syria, (11) Thibet, (12) Victoria, (13) Wales. COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1897 35 4. The daily papers contain advertisements of steamers to sail for (1) Antwerp, (2) Bremen, (3) Genoa, (4) Glasgow, (5\ Hamburg, (G) Havre, (7) Hongkong, (8) Liverpool, (9) Rotter- dam, (10) Southampton, (11) Yokohama. Tell of each of these ports in what country, and at or near the mouth of what river, or on what sea, gulf, etc., it lies. 5. When it is noon at Cape Farewell it is midnight near Okhotsk. How far apart are Maranham and the Admiralty Islands [a) in degrees and [b) in miles ? Both lie near the equator, Maranham due south of Cape Farewell, and the Ad- miralty Islands south of Okhotsk. 6. Where do the Bedouins live ? (2) where the Bushmen ? (3) where the Choctaws? (4) where the Esquimaux? (5) where the Hottentots ? (6) where the Malays ? History. 1. Briefly describe the voyages and discoveries of the Cabots ; of Champlain ; of Hudson. 2. Describe the early colonists of New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, showing in what respects they differed from each other. 3. How did the French and Indian War differ, in its origin and results, from other colonial wars? Explain the final suc- cess of the Eng-lish. 4. Was the Declaration of Independence a cause of the Revolutionary War ? Explain why it was issued. 5. What were the boundaries of the United States, as fixed by treaty, at the close of the Revolution ? What additions have since been made, and when and how have they been ac- quired ? 6. Give the leading events of Madison's and Jackson's ad- ministrations. |]I^^ Answer but one of the following questions, giving the number of the one you answer : — 7. What are the leading features of the government of the State of New York? 36 COLLEGE QITESTIOI^S--1897 8. What services did General Grant render this country dur- ing the Civil War ? 9. State concisely for what the following men have been dis- tinguished in our history : Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Webster, General Greene, Robert E. Lee, Wm. H. Seward. N. B. — The candidates will also be marked for their SPELLING on this paper. They should examine their work carefully before handing it in. Normal College. Arithmetic. 1. A cistern has a capacity of 289yV gallons, and has a pipe discharging into it 25| gallons per hour, and there is a leak through which it loses 5^ gallons per hour : how long will it take to fill the cistern ? o wu . • .u 1 f 1.2^37x5000 7 _ 2. What is the value of -^^-H ^,7:7^ 5-? 3. A coal dealer receives $18.68 for 4,624 pounds of coal, what was the price per ton ? 4. The longitude of New York is 74° 3' west, and of New Orleans 90° west ; what is the difference in time? 5. A student who attended school 75 days during a term was marked 85^ for attendance ; how many days was he absent ? 6. The proceeds of a three months note discounted by a bank at 5^ were $1,000 ; find the face of the note. 7. How many dollars would a man gain in buying 240 shares (the par value of each share being $100) of railroad stock at 3f ^ discount and selling the same at 1| ^ premium? 8. If I buy oranges at 15 cents a dozen and sell them at the rate of 3 for 5 cents, what per cent, profit do I make ? 9. If A travels 24 miles 198 rd. 4 yd. in 6 h, 30 min,, how far will he go in 9 h. 45 min. ? 10. How many square feet in the sides of a room 18 ft. long, 14 ft. 6 in. wide, and 9 ft. 6 in. high ? COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1897 37 11. A gold eagle of the United States weighs 258 gr., and the silver in it weighs 25.8 gr. ; what per cent, of the coin is silver ? 12. A man bought 1,000 shares of stock for $18,000 and sold 800 shares for what they all cost ; required the gain per cent. 13. A receives |1,260 dividends at 7^ ; required the amount of stock he owns and number of shares, each share beino- |50. 14. What is the longest straight line that can be drawn on the floor of a room 20 ft. 9 in. long and 15 ft. 3 in. wide ? 15. Find the cube root of 389,017. Drawing. 1. Draw a pentagon 3 inches on a side. 2. Draw a square 5 inches on a side ; in this inscribe a circle. 3. Draw any Egyptian or Greek ornament, writing name underneath. 4. Draw a hexagonal prism, placed so that the top is below the level of the eye, and resting on hexagonal face. Height about six inches. Ruling" is not allowed. English. 1. Write a composition of between twenty-five and thirty- five lines on General Grant, stating (1) his full name, (2) his rank in the army, (3) where and when he was born, (4) in what wars he served as an officer, (5) the names of four great battles in which he was victorious, and any other important events in his life you may choose to narrate. [Credit will be given for arrangement, correct use of words, punctuation, the use of capital letters, grammatical construc- tion, and accuracy of fact. ^ 2. From the word fame form four words, and use each in a separate sentence — the first, simple ; the second, compound ; the third, complex ; and the fourth containing two clauses, one adjective and the other adverbial. Name five kinds of words beginning with capital letters. 3. Show the difference between the words learn and teach, 38 COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1897 and illustrate this difference by using both words in the same sentence. When should you use O, and when Oh ? Use each in a separate sentence. Put in the plural the two fol- lowing sentences : (a) This young man is an Alumnus of the City College. (b) This young lady is an Alumna of the Normal College. 4. Define the following words : cite, site, pre^, trend, feud. Give your reasons for approval or disapproval of the fol- lowing : {a) Whom do you think I am ? (5) Why don't you lay down and take a nap ? (c) A farmer advertises that boarders will get healthy food on his farm. 5. Capitalize and punctuate : — a bill after passing both houses is sent to the president who has ten days Sundays excepted to consider it if he approves he signs it if he does not approve the bill he usually returns it to the house in which it originated with his reasons for not signing it if he does not return it within the ten days it becomes a law without his signature unless congress has adjourned before the ten days expired There rolls the deep where grew the tree O earth what changes thou hast seen There where the lono^ street roars hath been The stillness of the central sea The hills like shadows melt thev flow %f From form to form and nothing stands They fade like mists the solid lands Like clouds they shape themselves and go English Grammar. 1. Write three nouns that are alike in both numbers. Give the plural form for tooth-brush, spoonful. State and illustrate the three principal ways of forming gender. Define case. How many cases in English ? How do you distinguish each ? 2. What rules can you give for the correct use of shall and will? Write a suitable example of each rule. COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1897 39 3. Parse the italicized words in each of the following- : The staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam. What we like, seldom tires us. He ran like a deer. Forward like a blood-red flao: the briorht flaming-oes flew. o o o It is scarcely worth while. 4. Analysis. " His hand was known In heaven by many a towered structure high, Where sceptered angels held their residence, And sat as princes, whom supreme King Exalted to such power, and gave to rule, Each in his hierarchy, the orders bright.'' Write out, separately, each subordinate or dependent clause, taking care to supply what is wanting to any elliptical clause. Tell the kind of clause according to the divisions known as substantive (noun), adjective, and adverbial clauses. 5. Syntax. ¥m\\ fathoms five thy father lies. He died the death of the righteous. My friends said such things as surprised me. The wall is only ^foot high. This bodes us no grood. Parse the italicized words in each of the foregoing, Geogbaphy. 1. (a) Name two important islands belonging to the State of New York. {h) Bound the State of New York. (c) Name five large cities in New York in the order of their population. (d) What counties and portions of counties are included in the Greater New York ? (e) Name two great railroads and one great canal in the State of New York. 2. («) State in degrees the width of each zone. {b) Name the continents and oceans in order of size. 40 COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1897 (c) At what place on the globe must a person be to have the sun in the zenith on the 22d of June ? (d) What is the situation of places having the same length of day ? 3. (a) Name and locate five cities situated on the great lakes between the United States and British America. (b) What State of the Union has the largest population ? the largest city ? the greatest commerce ? (c) Name the States on the west bank of the Mississippi and the capital of each. 4. (a) Name the six great powers of Europe, the capital of each of these countries, and where situated. (b) Name five islands in the Mediterranean in the order of their size. (c) What is the most populous empire in the world ? (d) What is the capital of Persia? of Thibet? of Japan ? (e) Name the four large cities in Australia. 5. (a) When it is noon at San Francisco, what o'clock is it at St. Petersburg, the former being 124° west longitude, and the latter 32° east longitude ? (b) Name three groups of islands west of Northern Africa. (c) Name the states along the northern coast of Africa. {d) Why is there little rain in Northern Africa? (e) Name five mountain-ranges in Europe and locate them. History of the United States. 1. What was the greatest political event of the American Revolution ? Where and when was the last pitched battle of the Revolution fought ? Where and when the last siege conducted? What was the result of thissieee? Who com- manded the French fleet which aided Washing-ton in the last year of the Revolutionary war? 2. Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury ? What measures did he take to establish the financial credit of the COLLEGE QUESTIONS— 1897 41 United States? Who was the first Vice-President? Who was the first Secretary of War? 3. What was the most celebrated naval battle of the Revo- lution ? of the War of 1812-15 ? of the Civil War? State the causes of these wars. 4. When and by whom was African slavery introduced into the United States ? In what year was the slave trade abolished ? What was the Compromise Bill, a^d when was it passed ? What was the cause of the Mexican War? What territory was purchased at the close of this war ? 5. Explain briefly the Fugitive Slave Law ? During whose administration was this law passed ? Explain briefly the Kan- sas-Nebraska Bill. Who introduced it? By what other name is the Civil War known ? 6. Name three decisive battles won by General Grant. What battles were fought by General Sherman between Chat- tanooga and Atlanta? What was the greatest moral event of the Civil War ? Give the date of the beginning and end of this war. Why was President Johnson impeached ? WILLIAM BEVERLEY HARISON, 3 and 5 West 18th Street, N. Y. THE SANTA ROSA REPRODUCTION STORIES. Washington, illustrated by ctiildren. Price, net, 25 cents. Four True Stories of Life and Adventure, net, 36 cents. Being the lives of Columbus, Captain John Smith, Miles Standish, Benjamin Franklin. PROF. FREDERICK BURK, former Superintendent of Schools of Santa Rosa, Cal., under whose supervision thjs work was done Writes as follows in the Preface and introduction to these books : " This book is to be read by children, not to them. " Fifty years ago, the only tool used by the teacher in teaching: reading was the school lesson-book. Since that time, the problem, both in means and purposes, has greatly broadened. .The modern teacher has several ends in view and finds use for a variety of tools. * * * * " She wants stories of intrinsic interest to children, which may be either read or related, for the purpose of introducing the children to literature, myth, history and science. When he has reached his fifth school year, and generally not until then, under present rates of progress, the child is able to read such stories for himself. To meet this need, the market now offers a liberal assort- ment of serviceable books. But between the first-year period and this latter period, there exist at present a gap, both in the child's ability to read and in the market supply of books which he can read. The child, during these years, is hungering for stories, especially ' true ' stories, and some mothers and teachers try to meet the demand by reading and telling. * H= * * *' This book is designed to meet this end. It is practically written by children. Miss Smith's purpose has been that of a faithful chronicler of children's language, mode of expression, and the lines of their plot interest." * * * * OLD MOTHER EARTH, Her Highways and By-Ways. By Josephine Simpson. An attractive Geographical Reader for little children. Third edition. Price net, 36 cents. CONTENTS: — Her Wrinkled Face. — Toilers of the Sea. —The Fire Gnome. — Prince Volcan. — Old Dunderhead. — Sputter Top. — Little and Big. — An Endless Spin. — A Thick Veil. — Madame Heavy Weight. — A Good Rid- dance. — Master Vapor's Blanket. — The Wind Causeway. — A Clean Sweep. — Heavenly Temples. — Blow High and Blow Low. — Daughters of the Air. — Water Kelpies. — Fairy NightCaps.— Scattered Pearls. — Angel Feathers. — Color Bearers. — Trapped Sunbeams. — A Long Run. — Wee Plow-Men. — Silver Threads.— A Pinch of Salt.— Musty Carpets.— The Lulla Bys.— A Wild Goose- Chase. — Black and Blue. — Life in Green Land. " This is an attractive geographical reader for little children, which now appears in the third edition. It contains thirty-two talks about the diflferent phases under which it is convenient for the children to study Dame Nature." — Kindergarten Magazine. " It is a very interesting little volume of geographic and geologic information, told simply and imaginatively." — Kindergarten Magazine. 2 WILLIAM BEVERLEY HARISON, 3 and 5 West 18th Street, N. Y. ROBINSON CRUSOE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. Price, teachers' edition, 40 cents ; pupils' edition, 35 cents. In this volume Mrs. Lida McMurry and Mrs. Mary Hall Husted have presented, in a very attractive form, a version of DeFoe's wonderful tale, for pupils of the second, third, and fourth grades. This book is regarded as appropriate to the transition period from myths and fairy stories to authentic history. It should follow the Classic Stories^ and be foUow^ed by the Pioneer History Stories. It is about the same size and style as the Classic Stories^ and is published, like that, in two editions. Both these little books have achieved a surprising success ; thousands of them are used in the lower grades of schools in some of our best cities. Crusoe is illustrated and is bound in full cloth covers. Some cities are using Crtisoe and Classic Series in place of School Readers, in the Primary Grades, with good results. STORIES OF INDIAN CHILDREN. Cloth. Price, 60 cents. This is a beautiful book, copiously illustrated, by Mary Hall Husted, one of the authors of Robinson Crusoe. It is a description of Indian life in the form of stories. Great care has been taken to have the scenes described true to history, as given by our best authorities. The home life of the children is a series of delightful descriptions of what would be seen in an Indian village. Then follow the legends which are taught to the children by the story teller of the tribe. These are the Hiawatha legends and others not less interesting. The use made of Longfellow's poem is both ingenious and artistic. Then follows the more serious history of the Indian tribes, after the white man came, in the form of biographies of the historic Indian characters. This volume closes with the story of Indian children as we find them to-day in the Indian schools and elsewhere. This story is told, for the most part, by the Indian children themselves in letters written to the author. The book is intended to follow Robinson Crusoe in the school course. It is illustrated by about 70 beautiful pictures, from authentic sources. STORY OF ULYSSES. This volume is well illustrated and bound in full cloth. Price, 50 cents. This is a companion book to the Tales of Troy. It consists of a series of stories of the fortunes and misfortunes that befell Ulysses in his wanderings for ten years after the capture of Troy. The stories are arranged in a different order from that in the Odyssey, and form a most delightful narrative. The author, Agnes Spofiford Cook, is an excellent Greek scholar, and has been very successful in making the deeper meanings of this great poem shine through these stories of the trials of the wisest of the Greek heroes in his struggle against the efforts of the gods to prevent him from returning to his native land. NOTE. — All of the books noted on this and the previous page may be regarded as constituting one series. Dr. McMurry's books on Method set forth the guiding principles ; and Pioneer History Stories^ Crusoe^ Tales of Troyy Classic Stories, and Revolutionary Pioneers, and the Story 0/ Ulysses furnish material for practical use. 8 WILLIAM BEVERLEY HARISON, 3 and 5 West 18th Street. N. Y. IN THE STORY LAND. By Harriett Lincoln Cooliuge. Contains a series of original and instructive stories, in simple language, for little children. At the request of many mothers and teachers these Stories are now published. Price, i vol., cloth, 75 cents net, post-paid ; 3 vols., boards, 25 cents each, net, post-paid. SOME OF THE STORIES ARE :— Little Helen's New Year's Wish — Little Black Fairy, (Coal). ^Mother Willow and Her Friends. — The Discon- tented Raindrop.— Maidie's Easter Monday. — Little Red Cap, (Squirrel).— The Violet and Nutshell. — The Rose Club. — How the Fairies Came, (Rainbow Colors). — Dear Little Brownie, (Chestnut). — Little Yellow and His Brothers and Sisters, (Maple leaf). — Jack Frost and His Fairies. — Harry's Thanksgiving Fairy. — Mother Spruce and Her Babies, (Christmas tree). — Kittle Winks and Bunnie Brown. " ' In the Story Land,' a new book of stories for the kindergarten, is having a a large sale. The author, Harriett Lincoln Coolidge, has made a great success in introducing the kindergarten into the Sunday school. She was born in Boston, and was well acquainted with Miss Elizabeth Peabody, and she has put the true kindergarten spirit into these stories. A kindergartner who heard her address a large audience of ladies in Brooklyn, N. Y., said there was great cause for rejoicing that some one had come to fill the place left vacant by Kate Dousrlas Wiggin." — Kindergarten Literature Co.'' s Kindergarten Magazine, Chicago. " There is a surprising lack of stories to be read to children between the kindergarten and their own reading in school. Mrs. Coolidge is peculiarly gifted for the writing of such stories. She is a woman of rare culture. By inheritance and privilege she is fitted for classsic work of this kind. They were written in the home and among the children, by one who knows the little ones both at home and in school. Tested in our own home, we commend them unhesitatingly. The series has come in good time, and is every way adapted to the needs of the home..''''— Journal of Education, Boston and Chicago. WHAT A PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER SAYS :— " It was the first day of school and it was very warm. The children were uneasy after the long summer vacation, and I tried several stories, but none quieted them until one little fellow presented me with a copy of */« the Story Land.'' I opened the book and read the first story called * Little Brownie.' Before I had read a page every child was quiet, and their eager faces showed me that they were much interested. When I had finished, one little child said ' we have that book in our home, and fliere's three of 'em, we think they are all splendid stories." WHAT A MOTHER SAYS ABOUT "THE STORY LAND : " — " My boy has learned to read from ' Story Land.' He says he loves the stories 'cause they are almost all true, and the guessing stories are great fun." WHAT A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER SAYS :—"' Story Land' is just the book we have been waiting for, and I wish you could see the children when they are listening to a story from it." WILLIAW BEVERLEY HARISON, 3 and 5 West 18th Street N. Y. SYMONDS' TABULAR SYSTEM. By Col. Symonds, Instructor West Point Military Academy. Especially prepared and perfected for use of candidates for admission to West Point, Annapolis, Yale, Harvard, etc. Considered the most condensed and direct system, absolutely every unessential point having been eliminated. This series is the result of nearly twenty years' careful revision while activily engaged in preparing candidates for admission to West Point and Annapolis. List with prices : ARITHMETIC, cloth, ?o cents (Key 50), Questions paper, 50 cents ALGEBRA, " 75 " " " 5© " GRAMMAR, " .75 " " " 5o " HISTORY, " 80 " " " 50 " GEOGRAPHY, " $1.00 " " 50 " MORITZ 1,000 QUESTIONS. Price, 30 cents; answers, 50 cents. 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