Author Title Class Ju.D..\.(p.'ET BootvlA.C2..1\3__ Imprint Erxaminatioos G r a tn tn a r Arithme tic U. S. History G e ography \\w 1891 TO 1906 THE STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS From 1891 to 1906 BEING THE PRINCIPAL EXAMINA- TIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE State High Schools of Minnesota * * * PREPARED BY THt STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOARD * * * ■ ;'" SIXTH EDITION ^ ^ * FREE PRESS PRINTING CO., PUBLISHERS MANK*TO, MINN. 1905 ..jBfiARYot OONSRESSJ im Copies Seeaivw QOPt ~ STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, Jst, I89I. 1. (30) Analyze the following sentence: So important in every American's education is the learning to use English correctly that, though this may now be regarded as a secondary rather than a primary object of the study of grammar, the study must still be welcomed as a reinforcement in an imperative work. 2. (10) (2) In a sentence, what office in common have such words as make, are, throiu? (2) What are sucli words called, and why? (2) What connnoii office in a sentence have such words as rosy, the, an? (2) In what three ways do rosy, the, an perform the common office? (2) What are such words called, and why? 3- (10) Decline (that is, give the nominative and possess- ive forms in the singular and plural:) (2) sto}2e, (2) zuoman, (2) ox, (2) deer, (2) alms. 4. [The pupil whose instruction enables him to an- swer tlie following question may answer it, if he choose, and liave the credits earned applied on any other questions. Other pupils may omit this question.] Give the principles (by refer- ence to Old English or Anglo-Saxon) by which we have different declensions or plural forms in (2) stone, (2) zuoman, (2) ox, (2) deer, (2) alms. 5. (2) What is parsing? 6. (8) Parse in full all the nouns in: Elizabeth's favor- ite, Kaleigh, was beheaded by James I. 7- (10) Parse each word in: Bear ye one anotlier's bur- dens. 8. (10) Fill; each of the following blanks with a«verb in the indicative or the optative (subjunctive) mode and give a reason for your choice: (2) If ye men, tight. (2) If I he, I would do differ- ently. (^) If he but discredt, he will suc- ceed. (2) I tremble lest he . (2) Though tj^e there, I did not see him. STATE BOARD EXAMiKATlO^'S. (10) (1) What is Render? (3) Detine different gen- ders. (1) Wliat is the difference between sex and gender? l',i) In what three ways may the mas- culine of nduns be distingiiislied from the fem- inine? (2) Illustrate the three ways. (5) Justify the use of the following italicized words: (1) Two dollars is not too much, [l) Bread and milk is excellent food. (1) Talking and elo- quence are not the same. (2) Every book and every paper zoas f»und in tis place. (5) Correct the following errors and give your reasons for each correction: (1) He don't like it. (1) Wliy are dust and ashes proud? (1) Five years' interest are due. (1) Where was you? (1) Now, boys, I want every one of you to decide for themselves. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 2d, 1 89 J. Sevfinty-Jivc Credits «. (10) Define: Sentence, declension., proper adjective, relative* pronoun, tense. Illustrate each. 2. (6) Wi'ite: (a) A complex sentence with a compound subject; {b) a sentence using zuhat as a relative pronoj.ni; (c) sentences using* correctly the verbs lay (preterits) drunk, sang-. 3 (10) Write («) the comparison of little, old, congenial; [i>] the possessives, singular and plural, of day, lady, it, 7ny ; (c) Sentences using that (1) as a rela- tive pronoun, (2) as a conjunction, (3) as a demonstrative pronoun. 4- (3) State and illustrate three ways of forming the plural of nouns. 5- (5) Discuss and illustrate the difference between strong (irregular) and weak (irregular) verbs. When should the subjunctive mode be employed? 6. (12) ",As I walked through the wilderness of this world, 1 lighted on a certain place where eras a den, and laid me down in that place to sleep^ and as I slept, I dreamed a dream. * * * j[ looked and sazu him open the book and reaa therein, and as he read, he wept and trembled., and not being able longer to contain, he brok'i' out with a lamentable cry, saying, 'What shall I do?' " — Pilgrim's Progress. Analyze completely the first sentence. TAJK BOARD EXAMINATIONS 7. (5) Give the principal parts of the italicized verbs. 8. (7) Give etymology and syntax of ceriahi, xuhere, dreamed, open, vuhat, shall, and do. 9. (8) Kn^yzQ, ivilder7iess, lamentable. Give five deriva- tives from Comprehend, and discuSR the various forms. 10. (8) Correct the followinj^, stating- reasons. "He done it just like I did." "It is me, which is able to go." ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 1st, J892. .1. (6) Fill the blanks in the following: 1. Julia is either sick very Indolent. 2. He yields neither to force persuasion. 3. John was believed he was known to be truthful. 4. He was not believed known to be truth- ful. 5. He acted he were crazy. 6. I have no other home this. Classify the words supplied. 2. (10) Tell the voice of the verbs in th'Bse sentences: 1. The council is discussing the question thor- oughly. 2. "Unctuous kindness overflowed his lips, pre- cise and thin." 3. The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder." Change the voice, telling the effect of this change on the sentence. ,3- (8) Parse the italicized words in the sentences follow- ing: The njilk tastes sour. We walked a mile. He became a rich man. A merry heart goes all the day. Is my future friend red haired i' I have written my mother a long letter. This is a j>ound heavier. Wha't is one man's meat is another man's poison. -4' (12) Analyze the first, third and fourth sentences: "Modern culture," says Mr. Joseph Cook, "in a most impressive period, is a child crying in the wilderness, and with no voice bzit a cry." That describes the catamount exactly. "The trum- pet sounds 'rally to colors' again." ''BeiJig one ■with Nature'- is all humb'ug! Parse the italicized words. 6 STAIK BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 6- (8) In the form given below, express the singular and plural of these words! Valley, solo, life, lily, radii, sty, elves, volcano, dictum, theses, dregs, crisis, veto, soliloquy, hanger-on, salmon. NUMBER. SINGULAR. PLURAL, 6. (10) Classify these words, using tabular form if you chouse: Sultan, nun, artists, despair, singing, flock, jury, gymnast, Bogota, weakness, slum- ber, swarm, absence, John Rogers, skill, corps, brilliancy, pride, to swing, suite. Give reasons for making these classes. 7- (6) Fill these blanks with the proper words: Even a child is known by doings. Neither of the ships lowered colors. Each person must carry own lunch. After you have read The Pioneers return to me. If thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut off. 8. (9) Compare in meaning the italicised words below, telling what difference vou see: I sit beneath the elm's protecting shade. "I am sitting- by the stile, Mary." 1 ha-c-e been sitting- here wait- ing for you. What time is indicated? What tense? What is tense? 9, (10) What is the difference between a verb and verbal words? Illustrate the differences, using th*^ word run. lo. (8) What is analysis in grammar? n. (7) Use the words sit, set, lie, lay, properly in the sentences below, giving reasons: the win c in that quarter? John the hen on ten ego-s Three wives up in the lighthouse tower. Three corpses stretched on the shining sand In slumbers of midnight the sailor boy . Uneasy the head that wears a crown. on, Macduff. 12. (6) Compare meaning of word book, in these sen- tences: I have this one smatl, zc-orn, red book. I have one book. Name the italicized words. Classify them, giving the reasons for such classitication. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 2nd, IS92. I- (9) Use these words properly in sentences: affect. ,m ^ effect; abandon, desert; ancient, antiquated. 2. (9) Con-ect or justify the use of the italicized words- The man with hfs family is here. The wheel Hrnd axle ts a mechanical power. Fancy mv ^Awmhi^X?, beguiles. STATK BOARD EXAJMIN ATIONS. 3. (9) What is tense? Conjugate /o 6f^?« in the indica- tive mode, givintr present and past in simple form, perfect and past perfect in progressive form, and future and future perfect in passive fotm. 4. -(9) "Claudius must cheat like o scoundrel tM live like a gentleman. Parse the italicized words. 5. (6) Give parts of speecli of these words; Wise, wisdom, ^ wisely. (5) Write sentences in whicli bright, brightness, and brightly are properly used. 6. (7) Write the principal parts vt three regular verbs- Of the following irregular verbs naming parts; see, lie, set, go, come, be. 7. (7) What is the subjunctive mode? (5) Write a sentence containing a verb in that mode. 8. (10) Parse the italicized words in the following sentences: "Plants come up from seeds." ^'Yet most people think but little about it." 9. (10) Write a rule of syntax. Illustrate it by an ex- ample. lo, (12) Analyze the following sentence: "On the inner side of each valve they-e are three long hairs; there hairs are very sensitive, and the moment they are touched the valves close and tlie points come together Just as your fingers do when you clasp your hands." (7) Classify and give the construction or dependence of the words in itarlics. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 1st, 1893. • . (2) How is the plural of nouns formed? (1) Illus- trate. (2) Give some exceptions to the usual rules. (2) Write the plurals of a, 6, valley, canto and negro. 2*. (2) How Is the possessive of nouns formed? (2) Of pronouns? (1) Illustrate. 3. (3) To what parts of speech do these words belong: Vibrating, behold, plenty, quick, glancing and vigor? ^3) Write sentences In which these are used as you classified them. 4' (5) Choose a verb and write it in one tense and per- son for each of its modes. (4) Express each of these forms i n a sentence. '5. (5) Choose a verb and write it in the passive voicei indicative mode, imperfect and future tenses, (3) Express each of these forms in a sentence. STATE BOAKD EXAMINATIONS. 6. (5) Analyze: "He was, in fact, a sort at Jack-of -all- trades, and good at each" (5). Parse italicized words. 7. (5) H{.w does the passive voice ditfer from tlie active compound form in construction? (5) Write a sentence in each form. 8. (5) Give the principal parts of put, quit, drink, draw, dwell, knit, lay and lie. (5) How do you classify these wor(Js as to form? 9. (5) Compare little, out, many, red, merry, eloq^ient. polite and illustrious. (2) When is an adjective in the su- perlative degree? (2) Comparative? (2) Positive? 10. (3) When is it proper to use shall in expressing fu- ture time? (3) When will? (2) Give two or three illustra- tions. 11. (^ Wri«te brief simple sentences using these prepo- sitions properly: In, into, of, off, on, upon, under, beneath, until and but. 12. (5) AiT^Jyze by diagram or otherwise: "The com- petitors were now under view from nearly every part of the circus, yet the race was not begun; they YtajA first to make the chalked line successfully: 13' (5) Parse the italicized words in question 12, giv- ing part of speecli and otlice in the sentence. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 2d, J 893. "You hear tiiat boy laughing? You think he's all fun ; But the angels laugh too at the good he has don^; The children laugh loud as tliey troop at his call, And the poor man that knows him laughs loudest of all." I. Which are the principal clauses? Give subject and predicafe. ^-■"i. Name and classify the subordinate clauses. 3- Parse "loud" (3); "that" (1) and "tiiat" (4). A' Give principal parts of "done" and "laugh." Parse "has done", "fun", "troop" and "good." 5- Write "do" in the indicative mode, active voice, first person, plural of all. tenses; also in the passive voice, third person, sing-ular, neuter of same mode and tenses. 6. Wliiit verbs have no passive? Why? Give four ex- ampl3s. C?' Write the comparative forms of "evi-l," "handsome," "wel}-,'' "little," '"'high," "hind." Deiine comparison. 8. Analyze: "And be called one of his servants and asked what^these'tfiings meant." Parse \sihat. 9- Give principal parts of "hida" "rise," "strive," "take*" "wear,"' ^'dH,-- ••work." Why called jii-inclpal parts? STATE BOAKD KXAMINATIONS. lo. Write an example of a clause as subject of asentence; as object of a sentence. Illustrate all the uses of "that" and note the part of speech in each case. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, Jst, 1894, [Note. In mentioning a phrase or clause it is sufficient to write the first word or two, and the last word, with an intervening dash. Constrnction denotes not only the kind of element and what it expresses but also its relationship to some particular part of the sentence.] I. Fill the accompanying diagram with the principal parts of the independent (principal) clauses found in the passage below. SUBJECT. VERB. COMPLEMENT. 1. (10) These wei-e beautiful autumn days at the White I'"arm. The orchards were gleaming, the grapes hung purple on the vines, and the odor of ripening fruit was in the hazy air. The pink spirea had cast its feathery petals by the gray stone walls, but the welcome golden-rod bloomed in royal profusion along the brown waysides, and a crimson leaf hung iiere and there in the tree tops, just to give a hint of the fall styles in color. Heaps of yellow pumpkins and squashes lay in the corners of the fields; corn stalks bowed their heads be- neath the weight of ripened ears; beans threatened to burst through their yellow pods. 2. (8) Little thinks, in the field, yon red-cloaked clown, Of thee, from the hill-top looking down; The heifer that lows on the upland farm, Far-heard, lows not thine ear to charm; The sexton tolling his bell at noon, Drems not the great Nepoleon Stops his horse and lists wi.h delight, Whilst his files sweep round yon Alpine height; Nor knowest thou what argument Thy life to thy neighbor's creed hath lent. 3- (2) "Carker," said Mr. Dombey, /a>%zw^ a chair near him, "I oftnnot say that young man. Gay, ever impressed me favorably." 4' (2) It is my frequent practice to visit places of resort where I am least known to observe what reception my works meet with in this world. 10 STA'|-E ISOAKD KX A:\I I N AllONS. 5. (2) It has been said tliat we may learn the little value of fortunes by the persons on luhom heaven is pleased to bestow them. II. (14) Give the construction of the subordinate (de- pendent) clauses, not properly included in the foregoing diagram. III. (12) Give the construction of the intinitive phrases found in the passages above. IV. (10) Give the construction of, tuhilst, arg-iiment, taki7ig, reception, zuhom. V. (8) Re-write passage five with entire change of voice. VI. (4) Give the possessive plural of, Ms, Mr. Dombey. person, ivhom. VII. (8) Illustrate four substantative (noun) uses of the infinitive phrase (underscore phrase.) VIII. (10) Give in tabulated form the infinitives and participles of the transitive verb, buy. IX. (10) Give in tabulated form a synopsis in the third person, singular, indicative and subjunctive moods, passive of the verb, tell, ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 2nd, J894. 80 Credits. I. (14) Fill the accompanying diagram with the princi- pal parts of the independent (principal) clauses found in the passages below. SUBJECT. VEUB. COMPLEMENT. The castled crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine. Had not Cassar seen that Rome was ready to stoop, he would not have dared to make himself the master of that once brave people. I tell you earnestly you must get into the habit of looking intensely at words and assuring yourself of their meaning. If you read ten pages of a good book with real accuracy, you are for evermore in some measure an educated person. Therefore, Jew, Though justice be thy plea, consider this. That in the course of justice none of us Should see salvation. I have spoke thus much To mitigate the justice of thy plea. You'll want all day to-morrow, I suppose?" said Scrooge. STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 11 2. (IQ) Give the consti-uction of the subordinate (de- pendent) clauses, not properly included in the foregoing diagram. 3. (6) Give the construction of the infinitive phrases found in the passages above. 4. (20) Give the construction of xvhose, master^ once, assurinn^, yourself, person, Jeiv, -plea, that and thus, In bold face type in the passages. 5. (8) Rewrite the following witli entire change of voice, tense, person and number. If you read tett fages ruith accuracy. 6. (5) Give in accordance with present usage the princi- pal parts of tire verbs (omitting auxilliaries) in passage 4 7. (2) Expand an adverb of time into a clause. 8. (9) Give: (a) The first person plural, pluperfect indicative passive of the verb to sell, {b) The third person singular, present subjunctive active of the verb to ktiozu. (c) The active participles of the verb to set. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, Jst, 1895. 1. A peasant was one day driving some geese to town, where he hoped to sell them. He had a long stick in his hand, and drove them pretty fast. But the geese did not like to be hurried, and happening to meet a traveler, tliey poured out their complaints against the peasant who was driving them. 2. "Where can you find geese more unhappy than weV See how this peasant Is liurrying on, this zvay and that, and di'iving us just as though we were only common geese. Igno- rant fellowl He never thinks hozv he is bound to respect us, for we are the descendents of the very geese that saved Rome somany^'^ars ago." 3. "But for zuhat do you expect to be famous yourselves?" asked the traveler. 4- "Because our ancestors — " 5. "Yes, I know, I have read all about it. What I' want to know is zvhat good have you yourselves done?" 6. "Why, our ancestors saved Rome." 7* "Yes, yes; but mhat have you done?" 8. "We? Nothing.'' 9- "Of zfhat good are you, then? Do leave your ances- tois at peace! They are honored for their deeds; but you, my friends, are only tit for roastiyis." 12 STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. I. (21) Fill the accompanying diagram with the princi- pal parts of the independent (principal) clauses found in para- graphs 1 and 2. SUBJECT. VERB. OOMPLBMBNT. 2. (15) Give the construction of the subordinate clausei. in paragraphs 1, 3 and 5. 3. (10) Give the construction of each infinitive phrase in the entire fable. 4. (14) Give the construction of the words, that and what, each time of occurrence. 5. (20) Give the construction of day, haffening, un- happy, zuay, hozu, c'ery, years, nothi)ig, friefids and roasting. (These words are italicized in the passage.) 6. (4) Re-write paragraph 6, in an interrogative form, with a change of voice, mode and tense. 7. (6) Give a synopsis of d7'ive in the 1st person, plu. pass. ind. 8. (6) Give the infinitives of the verb r?^ to have a leader and become the wisest people in the jungle— so wi.se that every one else would notice and envy them. Kipling. I. (15) Fill the accompanying diagram with the princi- pal parts of the independent (principal) clauses found in paragraphs 1 and 2. SUBJECT. VERB. COMPLEMENT. II. (21) Give the construction of the subordinate clauses in paragraph 3. III. (10) Give the construction of each infinitive phrase; in the first two .sentences of paragraph 3. IV. (24) Give the construction of the following words, italicized in the paragraphs: doing, same, one, each, smile, years, idea, him, thinking, zuonderful, time, else. V. (8) Give the construction of zt'Aa^ and ^/ja/ each time of occurrence in paragraphs 1 and 2. VI. (6) Illustrate from paragraph 3, three distinct uses of the participle ending in ing. VII. (5) Write a sentence containing a relative pronoun Jn the possessive plural and show that the relative thus giveh has a double construction. STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONeJ. 15 VIII. (5) State two methods of comparing adjectives, drawing suitable illustrations from paragraph 3. iX. (6) Give a synopsis in the lirst person plural indica- tive passive of the verb teach. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 2nd, J 896. 8o Credits, !• The maples bending o'er the gate, "Their arch of leaves just tinted With yellow warmth, the golden glow Of coming autumn hinted. Keen white beneath the farm- house showed And smiled on porch and trellis The fair detnocracy of flowers That equals cot and palace. — Whittier. 2. The cardinals bower was the prettiest of the summer, built in a climbing rose which ran riot over a trellis beside a cottage door. The vine was loaded with buds just begin- ning to unfold their wraps to flood the place with beauty and fragrance, and the nest was so carefully tucked away behind the leaves that it could not be seen from the front. Qlive Thornb Miller. 3* Wha(t a day to sun me ! Nay, I think Merely to bask and ripen is sometimes The student's wiser business. The brain Will not distill the juices it has sucked. Except for him who hath the secret learned, To mix his blood with sunshine. — Lowell. 4. We have now the honor to submit to the considera- tion of the United States in Congress assembled that Consti- tution which has appeared to us the most advisable. That it will meet the full and entire approbation of every state is not perhaps to be expected; but each w.ill doubtless consider, that, had ner interests alone been consulted, the consequences might have been particularly disagreeable or injurious to others. That it is liable to as few exceptions as could reason- ably have been expected, we hope and believe; that it may promote the lasting welfare of that country so dea-c to us all is our most ardent wish. — Letter of the Convention to Congress. I. (16) Fill the accompanying diagram with the princi- pal parts of the independent propositions (principal clauses) found in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3. 6VBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT 16 STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. II. (17) Give the construction of the subordinate clauses i n paragraphs 2 and 4. III. (10) (rive the construction of each infinitive phiase in paragraphs 2 and 3. IV. (16) Give the construction of words italicized in the passages: Arch, equals, built, riot, zvho (double Credit) advis- able, dear. V. (3) Ee-write the essential part of the last clause in paragraph 3, with a change in voice, number and mood. VI. (4) Give the possessive singular and possessive plu- ral of leaves, of him. VIL (4) Select from the paragraph four words and show that each one may have some other use i. e. be used in another construction. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, Jst, 1897. 73" Credits. 1. "He does look very zw^," said little Gluck, "I will just let him in for a quarter of an hour." Rotind he went to the door and opened it, and, as the little gentleman walked in, there came a gust of wind through the house, that made the old chimneys totter. — Ruskln. 2. That all this might not be too burdensome on the purse of his rustic patrons, who are apt to consider the cost of schooling a grevious burden, he had various ways of render- ing himself both useful and aereeable. — Irving. 3- Shut in from all the world without, We sat the clean-winged hearth about. Content to let the nortb-wind roar In baffled rage at pane and door, While the red logs before us beat The frost line back with tropic heat.— Whittier. 4. You call them thieves and pillagers; but know, They are the winged wardens of your farms, Who from the cornfields drive the insidious foe. And from your harvests keep a hundred harms; Even the blackest of them nil, the crow. Renders good service as your man-at-arms. Crushing the beetle In bis coat of mail, And crying havoc on the sluggard snail. — Longfellow. I. (8) Point out the principal parts of the independ- ent clauses In paragraph 4. II. (8) Give the construction of the sul^ordinate clauses in 1 and 2, omitting the quotation in 1, ni. (2) Give in two words a description of the sen- tence In 3. IV. (6) Give the construction of the Infinitives in 2 and 3. Omit rendering. STATE 150AKD KXAJMIN A'lIONS. 17 V. (36) Give the construction of the following as Itali- cized in the passages. fVei,' round, totter^ that, burdensome, useful, shut, about, contetit, north- wind, before us, tropic, blackest, all, crow, man- at-arms, crushing, havoc. VI. (2) What is the antecedent of Az5 In line seven of 4? VII. (4) Point out the double office or use of a relative pronoun, choosing an illustration from 1. VIII. (6) Rewrite the first three lines of 4, with a change of voice, IX. (3) Give synopsis of sat (second line of 3,) in the first person plural indicative. ENGLISH GRAIV.MA.R, 2d, 1397. 75 Credits. I. Jiine, of all months, the student of o^-nithology can least afford to lose. Most birds are nesting then. And what is a bird without its song? Do we not wait for the stranger to speak? It seems to me that I do not know a bird till I have heard its voice. — Burroughs. t. Above our heads the sullen clouds Scud black andsiv/7it across the sky: Like silent g-ftost^s in misty shrouds Stand out the white light-houses high, Almost as far as eye can reach I see the close-reefed vessels fly, ' As fast we flit along the beach, — One little sandpiper and /. — Celia Thaxtor. 3. Pleasant it was, when woods were green, And winds were soft and low, To lie amid some sylvan scene, Where, the long drooping boughs between. Shadows dark and sunlight sheen Alttrnate come and go. — Longfellow. 4. You, my friend, will need another cupful to wash the dust out of your throat, if it be as thick there, as it is on your coiuhide shoes. ****** Tiiere, my dear child, put down the cup, and yield your place to this elderly fentleman, who treads so tei'lerly over the paving-stones, hat I suspect he is afraid of breuking them, —Hawthorne, Town Pump. I. (18) Fill the accompanying diagram with the princi- pal parts of the independent propositions (principal clauses', found in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3. SUBJECT. VERB. COMPLEMENT. ^ 18 iSTATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 2. (10) Give the construction of the subordinate clauses in 4, 3. (8) Give the construction of an infinitive phrase from each of the four paragraphs. 4. (25) Give the construction of the following words as italicized in the passages:— June, stranger, that, swift, ghosts, fast, I last -duord of 2, boughs, alternate, co'whide, there, who, (3 credits). 5. (4) Rewrite the last sentence of 1 with a change ot voice, omitting nothing from the thought. 6. (6) Give the infinitives of the verb see. 7. (2) Give the corresponding possess! ves for the nouns in the first sentence of 1. 8. (2) Give the r "incipal parts of the verbs lose and go. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, Jst, J898. 60 Credits. 1. We knew everytlii.ng in those days, we aimless knights, errant with dinner-pail and slate; the dry, frosty holioiv where gentians bloom when the pride of the field is over, the woody slopes of tl -t hepatica's awakening, under coverlet of withered leaves, and the sunny banks where violets love to live with their good gossip, the trembling anemone. At noon we roved abroad into the solitudes so deep that even our un- suspecting hearts sometimes quaked with fear of dark and lontjsomeness: and then we came trooping back at the sound (if t)ie bell, untamed, happy little savages, ready to settle with a long breath, to the aVternocu's drowsy routine. —Alice Bkoavn. 2. A mellow voice Fitz-Eustace had, The air he choose was wild nnd sad : Such have I heard, in Scottish land, Rise from the busy harvest band, When falls before the mountaiuecr, On lowland plains the ripened ear. Oft have I listened and stocd stiil As it came sottencd up the hill, And deempd it the lament of men Wno languished for their native glen. — Marmoin. J. And lay my bent bow by my side, Which was my music sweet; And make my grave of grave! and green Which is most right and meet. Let me have length and breadth enough. With a green sod under my head; That they may say wlien I am dead. Here lies bold Robin Hood. —Old English Ballad. STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. IS 4. Look under that broad beech tree I sat down, when I was last this zvay a fishing-; and the birds in the adjoining grove seemed to have a friendly contention with an echo, whose dead voice seemed to live in a hollow tree near to the brow of that primrose hill. There I sat viewing the silver streams glide silently towards their center, the tempestuous sea; and sometimes I beguiled time by viewing the harmless lambs, some leaping securely in the cool shade, whilst others sported themselves in the cheerful sun. — IsAAK Walton. I. (7) Fill the accompanying diagram with the princi- pal parts of the independent propositions (principal clauses) found in paragraphs 1 and 4. SUBJECT. VEKB. COMPLEMENT. 2. (22) Give the construction of the subordinate clauses in all the passages, omitting relative clauses. 3. (6) Select from the passages three infinitives having unlike syntax and give their construction. 4. (10) Give the construction of the following as itali- cized in the passages: 1, hollovj. 2, deef. 3, such. 4, still. 5, softened. 6, la?nent. 7, music. 8, enough. 9, zvay. 10, leap>ing. 5' (8) Give the double construction of the relative pro- nouns found in the passages. 6. (7) Give the principal parts of the verbs in para- graph 3. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 2nd, 1898. 60 Credits. !• In May, when sea winds pierced our solitudes, I found the fresh rhodora in the woods, Spreading its leafless blooms in a damp nook, To please the desert and the sluggish brook. The purple pettles, fallen in the pool, Make the black water with their beauty ^ay. Here might the red-bird come his plumes to cool, And court the flower that cheapens his array. Rhodora, if the sages ask thee whv This charm is wasted on the marsh and sky, Dear, tell them that, if eyes were made for seeing, Then beauty is its own excuse for being. — Emerson. a. "I delayed until «ow," the rabbi answered calmly, "so that thou mightst know that I return thy diadem, not for the sake of reward, still less out of fear of punishmentj 20 STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. but 5o/^/j' to comply with the Divine Command not to with- hold from another the property which belongs to him." —The Talmud. 3. I suppose I have burned up a good sized tree to- night. I settled with Mr. Tarbell for it the other day^ but that wasn't the final settlement. I got off cheaply from him. At least one will say: "Let us see, hoiu much wood did you burn, sir?" And I shall shudder to think that the next question will be, ''What did you do while you were warm?" — Thoreau. I. (8) Fill the accompanying diagram with the princi- pal parts of the independent propositions (principal clausesl louiid in paragraph 1. SUBJECT. VER15 COMPLEMENT. 2. (8) Give the construction of the subordinate propo- sitions (clauses) in paragraph 2. 3. (4) Give the construction of the quotations, taker as wholes, in paragraph 2. 4. (8) Give the construction of the infinitives in para- graphs 2 and 3. 5. (3) Re-write the first three lines of paragraph 1, with a complete change of voice. 6. (2()) Give the construction of the words italicized in the paragraplis. (1) fallen, (2) gay, (3) flumes^ (4) court, (5) zuhy, (6) deai-, (T) nozu, (8) that, (9) solely, (10) not, (11) dry, (12) htnv, (13) xvhat. 7. (3) Choose three words from the paragraphs and em- poy each in short sentences to show that it may belong tc mlore than one part of speech according to its use. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 1st, 1899. 60 Credits. St. Agnes' Eve.— Ah, bitter chill it was! The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped /r^wW/w^ through the frozen grass; And silent were the flock in wooley fold; STATE BOARD EXAMINATIOifS. 21 Numb were the Beadsman's fingers while he told His rosary, and while his frosted breath, LJke pious incense from a censer old, Seemed taking flight for heaven. — Keats. 2. I think there is no part of farming ivMch the boys en- joy more than the making of maple sugar. It Is better than blackberrying, and nearly as good as, fishing-; one reason why he likes this work is that somebody else does the most of it. It is a sort of work in which he can appear to be rery active and yet not Aomuch. —Charles Dudley Warner. Then he chose the stoutest bow amongst them all, next to Robin's own, and a straight gray goos? shaft, well-feathered and smooth, and stepping to the mark, while all the band, sitting or lying upon the greensward, watched to see him shoot, he drew the arrow to his cheek and loosed the shaft rzVA^ deftly, sending it so straight down the path that it clove tlie mark in the very center. "Aha!" cried he, "mend thou that if thou canst;" zvhile even the yoem'am clapped their hands at so fair a shot. ^ -^ t "T-Aa^ is a keen shot, indeed," quoth Eobin, "mend it 1 cannot, but mar it I may, perhaps." . „ , ^^ i —Robin Hood. Pyle. I. 3. (7). Fill the accompanying diagram with the principal parts of the propositions (clauses) found in passage 1. SUBJECT. VERB. CO^VLFLEMENT. II. (16) Give the syntax (construction) of the subordinate propositions (clauses) in passage 2 and in the first sentence of 3. III. (4) Give the syntax (construction) of tlie infinitives in the first sentence of passage 3. IV. (4) Give the mood of each finite verb in the last two sentences of passage 3. V. (2) Rewrite the second sentence of passage 2 with a change of voice. VI. (3) Rewrite the fiist sentence of 2, putting the finite verbs in the past perfect (plu-perfect) tense. Vn. (24) Give the syntax (construction) of the follow- ing words (italicized in the passages): . , 1 trembling, 2 which, 3 fishitig, 4 why, 5 that, 6 active, 1 mitch, 8 all, 9 goose, 10 right, 11 while, 12 that. 22 STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 2d, 1899. Sixty Credita. This examination must be written Monday, May 29, 9 a. m. [Note.— In mentioning a phrase or clause, it is sufficient to write the first word or two, and the last word with an intervening dash. Construction denotes not only the kind of element, and, if adverbial, what it expresses, but also its relationship to some particular part of the sentence.] I. Haraelin town's in Brunswiclc, By famous Hanover city; Tlie river Weser, deep and wide. Washes its walls on tlie soutliern side; A pleasanter spot you never spied But, wlien begins my ditty ^ Almost Ave hundred years ago. To see the tozvnsfolk stiffen- so From vermin was a pity. —The Pied Piper of Hameiin. 2. The robber, ^'rt/^^^■«^ himself liighly upon the precau- tions he had taken, triumphantly conducted his captain to tlie spot; but great indeed was his confusion and dismay, when he found it impossible to say which, among fifteen houses marked exactly alike, was the right o7ie. —All Baba, or The Forty Thieves. 3. It often comes about in this world, that unlucky hap- penings fall upon one in such measure that it seems, as the saying IS, that every cat that one strokes flies into one^s face. Ihus It was with Kobin Hood and Little John one bright day in merry May time. So listen and you shall hear how Dame L.UCK so butteted them that their bones were sore for many a day thereafter. Adventures of Eobin Hood. •• (12). Fill the accompanying diagram with the princi- pa parts of the independent propositions (princi- ^ pal clauses) found in passages 1 and 2. SUBJECT. ^-JEU15. COMl'LBMENT. (16). Give the construction of the subordinate proposi- tions (clauses) in passages 1 and 3. (26). Give the construction of the following words itali- cized in the passages: (1) wide, (2) dity, (3) years (4) townsfolk, (5) suffer, (6) valuing, (7) wftich {^) one, (9) that, (10) that. (11) day, (12) STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 23 (3). Account for the number of zvas each time of oc- currence in passage 2. (3). Rewrite with change of voice the lirst member (or clause), of passage 2. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, Jst, 1900. Forty Credits. ». He had now entered the skirts of the village. A troop of strange children ran at liis heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his gray beard. The dogs, too, not one of zvMch he recognized for an old acquaint- ance, barked at him as he passed. * * * His mind now misgave him; he began to doubt whether both he and the" world about him were not bewitched. —Irving, Rip Van Winkle. 2. I met a little cottage girl; She was eight j'^ars old, she said. Her hair was thick with many a curl That clustered round her head. She had a rustic, woodland air, And she was wildly clad; Her eyes were fair and very fair; Her beauty made me glad. —Wordsworth, We Are Seven. 1. (10) Give the construction of the subordinate clauses in both passages. 2. (5) Rewrite the last sentence of passage 1 with a change of number. 3- (4) Rewrite the lirst and second lines of passage 2 with a change of voice. 4- (11) Give the construction of the following words as italicized in tlie passage: (1) hooting, (2) ivkich, (3) doubt, (4) and, [b) years; (6) thick, (7) that, (8) fair, (9) glad. 5« (4) Give the possessive plural of her, me, zL'hich and eyes. 6. (6) Give the infinitives of ynade (last line of passage 2) ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 2nd, 1900. Forty Credits. There was a salt marsh that bounded part of the millf pond, on.the edge of which, at high water, we used to standi to fish for minnows. By much trampling we had made it a mere! guagmire. My proposal was to build a wharf there tit for us 24 STATE BOAKD EXAMINATIONS. to stand upon, and I sho\\td my co7urades a large heap of f-tones uhichwere intended for a new house near the ???ars//, and which would very well sifit our purpose. Accordingly in the evening, when the workingmen were gone, I assembled a number of my playfellows, and wen king with them diligently, like so many fww<'/5, sometimes 1v\() or tiiree to a stone, we brought them a// away and built our little wharf. The next morning the workingmen were surprised at missing the stones, which' were found in our wharf. Inquiry was made after the removers; we were discovered, and complained of; several of us were corrected by our fathers: and, though I pleaded the usefulness of the work, mine convinced me that nothing was useful which was not honest. — Benjami,p Franklin. (6) Give the use (construction) of each adverbial or substantive clause found in the passage. (8) Give the use of two of the root infinitives (known by the sign to) found in the passage. (3) Point out the use (syntax construction) of that both times of occurrence in the passage. (4) Point out the use (construction) of zuhich in the second line and* again In the last line. (10) Point out the use (construction) of ten of the fol- lowing words as italicized in the passage: (1st) much, {1) quagmire, (3d) comrades, (4th)^^, (5th) us, (6th) marsh, (7th) luorking, (8th) emmets, (9th) all, (10th) stones, (11th) mine, (12) me, (13th) honest. (6) Rewrite the last sentence with a change of voice throughout. (3) What is the distinction between an infinitive and a participle? Or, Give the intinitive of the first two verbs found iu the passage. STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. ARITHMETIC, Jst, 1890. Note. — Operations as ivell as results are required. 1. (12) Reduce 91 to an improper fraction, giving reasons for operations. (6). Reduce ^%^ to a whole or maxed number, giving reasons for operations. (6). 2. (12) A 63 gallon cask is % full; 9^ gallons being drawn off, what fractional part of ttie whole -remains? 3. (14) Reduce, 1944| to a simple fraction in Its lowest terms. (7). Multiply 64-661 by 18.9 (7). i. (12) The Julian calendar assumed the length of the year £ts 365 da., 6 hr., instead of 365 da . 5 hr., 48 min., 48 sec, its true length; in how many years did the difference -amount to a whole day? 5. (12) Solve the following by proportion: A man has a bin 7 ft. long, 2J ft. wide, and 2 ft. deep, which contains 28 bu.; how deep must he make an- other which is to be 18 fjfc. long and 1| ft. wide, in order to contain 120 bu? 6, (14) Having the amount, the r^te and the time, how may the principal be found? (7) Explain wliy this gives the correct result? 7> (12) In what time will any sum of money double itself at 8 per cent.? (Solutipn 6, analysis e>) 8. (12) Extract the square root of 344.4736. ARITHMETIC, 2d, 1890. Note. — Oferations as iveli^as results are required, I. (12) Tell bow to find the least conynon multiple of several numbers and give the reasons for the operations. (Method 5, reasons 7.) 2. (12) By means of cahcell-ation divide the product of 75 153,iand 28 by 63 times 36, 3« |13) Gi"ve»and demonstrate' (l..e. state reasons for) tl^e rule for adding common fractions. (Rule 6, dernonstratioh S.) 26 STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 4. (12) B bought I of a farm of 2i9a acres, and sold f of his part; what part of the whole, and how many acres did he seH? 5. (14) Multiply 5 sq. yds. 8 sq. ft. 106 sq. in. by 13. Re- duce 25 rods 2 yds. 2 ft. to the decimal of a mile. (7 each.) 6. (12) Give the United States Rule for partial payments. 7. (13) French cloths, after paying 30 per cejit. duty and other charges amopnting 'to $73.80, cost in store $7,389.03; at what were they invoiced? (Solution 6, analysis 7.) 8. (12) A man left ^^ of his property to his wife, § of the remainder to his son, and the balance, $40.00 to his daughter; what was the estate? (Solution 6, analysis 6.) arithmetic; Jst, I89I. }^ote. — Operati07is as if ell as resulls are required. I. (7) Explain how to find the prime factor's of a number. (7.) Explain how we know that a factor of any two numbers is also a factor of their sum and of their difference. 3. (12) I exchange 8 barrels of molasses, each containing 33 gallons, at 40 cents a gallon, for ten chests of tea, each containg 24 pounds. How much a pound did the tea cost me? (Solution 6, analy- sis 6.) 3. (7) State what operations upon a fraction multiply it, what divide it, and what leave it upclaanged in value. (7) Tell how to reduce an improper fraction to a whole or niixed number, and give the reason for the operation. 4. (12) A person performs a journey in \\\ hours at Z\ miles per hour. Find how long it would take him at 5^ miles per hour. 5. (12) A merchant sells 35 per cent, of his stock for $6,000. What is the entire stock worth? (Solu- tipn 5; analysis 7.) 6. (12) What principal at 4i per cent, will amou'nt to $4,613.36 in 3 years, 1 month, 7 days? (Solution 6, analysis 6 ) 7- (12) Extract the square ij?ot of 11,881. 8. (12) A fuah left j^i of his property to his wife, I of the reiiifeinder to his son, and the balance, $4,000 to his daught-er. What was the estate? STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 27 ARITHMETIC, 2nd, J89I. Note — Oj)erations as zueli as results are reqtiired. 1. (6) How may the least common multiple of two o» more numbers be found? (6) Give the reasons for the operations. 2. (12) One man starts after another who is 1 mi. 4. fur. 20 rds. ahead of him, and gains upon him 5 rods in going 25; how far must he travel to overtake the other? (Solution 5, analysis 7.) 3. (12) A man has a corner lot, 1,044 feet long and 744 feet wide. He wishes to build a board fence along two adjacent sides with the fewest panels of equal length; what must be the length of the panels? 4- (5) What is a cancellation? (5) The operations in cancellation depend on what principles? (5) Find, by means of cancellation, the quotient of 125X160X24X42 divided by 25X 120x36X5. 5. (5) Give the rule for adding fractions. (8) Demonstrate the rule, i. e., give the reasons for the operations. 6. (12) Solve the following by proportion: If 3 men, working ten hours a day, can plant a tield 150 rods by 240 rods, in five days, bow many men, working 12 hours a day, can plant a field measuring 192 rods by 300 rods, in 4 days? 7« (12) Give the principal, interest and time; tell how to find the rate, giving analysis. (Method 4, analy- sis 8.) 8. (12) Extract the cube root of 5,735,339. a. ARITHMETIC, Jst, 1892. (2) Divide 45,003,004 by 3074. Prove. (4) Abbreviate and divide by short division: (a) 804,690 by 300; [b) 2,400 by 3,000. Kc) 18,460 by 5i. (5) State the principles applied in abbreviating. (3) Write the prime factors of 84, 180, 216 and 500. (2) Write the prime factors from to 60. (2) Define and illustrate the ditference between prime and an even number. (3) Express in 36ths the following: ,'^, J,. J, |, i, , S> *• l2) State the principles applied in these reductions. 28 STATK BOARD EXAMINATION B. 8. (One credit each.) c Explain the dmerent unit values ^ rds. . fR\ f/>\ TTsiutr intcgevs and decimals: . ^^^ ^'^ ^ll9'sq.ln-insq.yds.;782bu.inpints. 6 (7) («) Express in lowest terms, fractional form, the %Defc?nt;25percent.; m per cent ; 20 i of 12 is.... per cent, otb; .5 per ceni. oi is ... . per cent, of 24. 4s-(6|X|0_ 7. (4) Simplify: 2f+(8f=r3i,) (0, A and B set ou. 1;^^^,^;^^^^^ Sm^l directions. A suiii^ -^ I'^-i^'^ '^3 miles per traveled 4i hours? o or.H ^^ ronton isV; required the time at London ITlOverceJt-lOoSml at $7. 50. per barrel , and what remained at a loss of 5 per cent. What was the per cent, of loss or gain. 1 iftSQ «i ^^iiv .Tulv 2o, lo»y, st^rOi -utc. ^j, -^"^ ' fewfMay'f i89r»600. What was due July 4, „. ,G, fS men in 1^ days working 10 hours a da, day to make a similar pavement 180 tt. long ana 12ft.»wide'? Solve by proportion. 13. (4) Fiiid the square root of 4,2bp,854 Prove. M. (1) The base ot a triangle is 248, and its altitude is wb, What is its area? lO. STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. >"29 15- (4) The circumference of a circle is to the diameter as 3f to 1. What is the circumference of a wheel, the radius of which is 8| feet? ARITHMfiTIC, 2d, 1892. 1. (3) Add 66,T58: 49,877; 69,785; 84,699; 46,987; 97,765; 69,984; 54,686; 78,467; 85,679. Write the answer in words. 2. (4) Express in 72nds the following:—!, i, {^. f , |, f, |, A- (3) Explain the first reduction. 3- (2) Solve by cancellation fxffXi%. (2) What mathematical opera'tion do you perform in cancellation? 4' Abbreviate so as to divide by 5, short division: (1) 7500-^500; (2) 7,500^50; (2) 750. 00--. 05000. (4) State the principle upon which you abbreviate. 5' (1) 215 is how many 4ths of 172? (2) Exf^lain. 6. (2) Make an example which will require the operation 24X|. (2) Solve. 7- (3) What is the value of the S. E. quarter of W. half of section one at $8.50 per acre. (2) Make diagram to show location. 8. (4) Reduce 2 in. to decimal ot a rod. (4) Reduce i sq.-ft. to a«decimal of ftn acre. (4) Reduce ..756 barrel to integers of Ipwer denomina- tions. 9- (5) Bought wheat and sold it for $3760.35, losing | per cent. What did it cost? 'o- Write the following transactions in the form of a bill, supplying -names and dates.' (4) Sold 60 2 in. plank 18 in. wide and 18 feet long @ $15 per m.; (7) 1680 lbs hay @ $8 per ton; took In part payment 625 lbs. nails @ 4i cts. lb. Find amount, due. «'• (3) Bought 637 lbs, nails @ 4 cts. lb. and sold them at 5c. per lb. What was the per cent, gained? (3) If they had been sold at 3c. per lb., what would ha've been the per cent, of loss. (4) Explain. <3. (5) Find tlie cost of a fence 4»strands high, around a square 10 acre lot, posts 1 rod apart, wire worth 2g. per rod, and posts 8c. apiece. 30 STATE BOAKD EXAMINA'J IONS. id (3) Make a note for $500 payable to order in 90 daja, (3) Find amount due. 14 Taking all numbers tel\Neen 1 and 30 inclusne; (1) Write all prime numbers. (1) Write all even numbers-' (2) Write all composite numbers. (1) Write all odd numbers. ,= (3) Write the results of the iollowing numbers: 76o; 8.005; 85000; 5004.3, multiplied by 1000. (3^ The same divided by 10000. . (3) Add the results, and write the answer in words. ARITHMETIC, 1st, J 893. 1 (10) The circumference of each fore wheel of a carriage ,. (10) -L'J^f/^^^ ^^,j^f each hind wheel 12 teet; how Sany more turns will the lore w^heels make than tlie hind wlieels in going Horn ht. Jr'aul to fehakopee, 28 milesV 2 (10) If a country 030 miles long be represented on a ^ ^ raised map by a length of 5i feet, by what height, on the same scale, ought a mountain of 15,750 feet be represented':' feolve by proportion. 3. (10) A horse that cost ^ per cent, of $25,000 ^ as sold for $1,000; was there a gain or loss, and what per cent. A (15) Find the cost at 30 cts per sq. yd., of plastering ^ ' the bottom and sides of a cubiclal cistern that will hold 300 bbls. 5. (10) The ratio is 3i, the antecedent is i of |; What is the consequent.-' 6 (151 The longitude of Boston is 71° 10 min. W., and ^' ^^^ that Skw Orleans is 90° 2 mih, ^.: wtiat is the time at I^ew Orleans when it is 7 o clock U min. A. M. at BostonV 7. (10) Divide. 1 by 5,000. Subtract i of i from fX (2—1), Place all the odd numbers from I'to 30 inclusive in a list, all that are composite in a second list, all that are even in a third list, and all hat die prime in a fourth list, repeating the numbers, if necessary. 8. (10) 2 is what per cent, of 3? 3 is what Per ceBt. 2? 5 is 12i per cent, of what number.^ What is Ibf percent of 30? ' 10 is 25 per cent, more than what number':' o. (10) Into how many lots must 6| acres be divided so a& to ha,ve h acres in each lotV STATJi KOAKD KXAMINATIONS 31 ARITHMETIC, 2d, 1893. I- (10) Express in rods. 3 tenths o^ a mile. How many hundredtlis in 34.2? Express in pounds Troy li grains. 2. (10) If a man walk 1.2 miles in 1 hour, how long will it take to walk 1 mile? Solve decimally, and then by common fractions. 3 (9) A man sold | of his farm for $3,680, majiing 15 per cent, on the cost of the part sold; what was the cost of the farm? 4. (10) Seven horses consume | of a pasture in 3 days; how long will it take three horses to consume the entire pasture? 5- (10) A sidewal r . (10) ■ Make a square double the area of a given square. 12. (10) A buys some 3ct. stamps and 12 more than twice as many 2ct. stamps, paying for all $1.3b. How many of each did he buy? »3- " {5) Give principles involved in cancellation. l> (5) Explain why the product obtained by multiply- ing one proper fraction by another is always less than either fraction. ARITHMETIC, 1st, J897, (.'>f/i-ss ana/ysis is reqiiircd indicate the operations by statement k in the form of equations. hicorrect equatio7is •will be rejected. 1. o (ti) Find the cost of the lumber in a floor twenty feet long, 18 fcot wide and two inches thick, lumber costing $15.00 per thousand, b (2) Explain why the multiplier and product are not correct in the following equation: 8 ft. X 10ft.— 64 sq, ft, c (2) Explain why the following equation is incorrect: 60 per cent. =$100. 2. ct (2) If I of the value of a farm is $200, what is f of the value? b (2) Express in integers the ratio of | to f ? c ci) What per cent, of § is I? d (2) I is how many seventh-fifths of i? e (2) f is how many tenths of §? 3' (lOj Three pipes will fill a certain cistern in four hourF The first will fill it in eight hours. The second will it in twelve hours. How long will it take the third to fill it? Analyze. 4. a (7) A certain reservoir will hold 216,000 cubic feet of water. What must be the sizj of a square pipe which will fill the reservoir in five 38 STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. hours if the water runs with a velocity of ten miles per hour? b (3) What would be the diameter of a circular pipe to till tlie reservoir in the same time? 5. (10) A merchant aft.er discounting his asking price twenty per cent, njakes twenty per cent, on the cost. Wliat per cent on the cost would he have made had he obtained his asking price. 6. (10) A floor 24 ft. 2 in. long and 18 ft, 11. in. wide is covered with carpet f of a yard wide and costing $1.00 per yard. How much will be saved by run- ning the strips the more economical way? 7. (10) A house is sold for $4,000, 25 per cent of which is profit. What per cent, profit had the house been sold for $3,360? 8. (10) After paying his agent 5 per cent, of the amount collected, a man received $1,436.40. What was the agent's commission? 9. a (7) A man buys an article for 95 cents and makes five cents in selling it. He buys another article for 80 cents and makes four cents in selling it. What per cent of the cost does he make in each sale? b (3) Write an example in "Stocks" using this example as a basis. 10. a (5) From the external surface of a cubical box four feet wide substract the external surface of a sphere four feet in diameter. b (5) From the cubical contents of the box subtract the cubical contents of the sphere. ARITHMETIC, 2nd, 1897. Leave work in form of equations where possible. a (2) $832-^104%= ? $924^ 1.04= ? b (4) Wlien the cost is f of the selling price what is th e gain per cent? b (4) When the selling price is ^ of the cost what is the loss per cent? a (5) Three twenty-fifths is what per cent of |? b (5) If goods cost $260, and the profit on them is 125%, what is the selling price? a (5) How many rectangular blocks two inches by four inches by four inches wiW be required to build a block two feet by four feet by four feet? •■ b (5) The cost of | of anything equals what part of the cost of i of it? STATE BOARD EXAMINATIOJSTS. 39 4. (10) A Stick of timber is 15 inches broad and 11 Inches thick. What length of it will make 10 cubic feet? 5. (10) What is the difference in rods in the lengths of two fences, one about a square field containng 10 acres, and the other about a circular field containing the same amount? 6. (10) In how many days of ten hours each will 7 men build a wall 15 feet long if 8 men can build a wall 10 feet long in 12 days of 8 hours each? Analyze. 7. a (5) What is a pile of wood 12 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 8i feet high worth at $4.50 per cord? b (5) How many rods of fence will be required to en- close a triangle, whose area is 40 acres and whose base measures 128 rods. 8. a (5) Find the solid contents of a cube the area of one face of which is 400 square feet b (5) A stack of hay will keep a cow 18 weeks, and a horse 12 weeks. How long will it keep them both? ARITHMETIC, 1st, 1898. Answer any six— no more; if more are attempted and the student does not designate which six he wishes to be graded upon, the first six answers will be taken. Indicate operations by equations. 1. a (2) The cost of a horse equals how many eighths of two-fifths of its cost. b (2) The number of acres in a farm equals what part of the number of square rods in It? c (2) Into how many cubes one-fourth of a foot long can a cubic foot be cut? d (2) If the cubical contents of a large cube is eight times that of a small cube, how does the edge of the large cube compare with that of the smaller? e (2) Express in integers the ratio | to |. 2. (10) A creditor receives $1.50 for every $4.00 of what was due to him, and thereby loses $301.05. What was the sum due? Explain. 3. a (2) What part of a cubic foot is a broad foot? b (8) At $20.00 per M., board measure, what will the following bill of lumber cost? A stick of timber 30 feet long and 14 inches square. A plank 20 feet long, 8 inches wide, 2^^ inches thick. 40 STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 4. (10) A person asked for a tot of land 40% more than it cost him but finally reduced his price 15% of his asking price and then made $9.50. What per cent, did he make and how mucli did the land cost him? 5. (10) Find the exact interest on $4,250 from May 12 to October 3, at 7 % . 6. (10) What rate of interest do I realize on 6% stock purchased at 108? 7. (10)' I owe a bill amounting to $219.75, and I give my note for 60 days. How must I draw it to cover the amount at7%? 8. (10) Find the volume of a cube, the area of whose surface is 100.86 square inches. 9. (10) What is the diameter of a circular piece of land containing 640 acres? 10. (10) How many oranges must a boy buy and sell to make a protit of $9.30, if he buys at the rate of 5 for 3c, and sells at the rate of 4 for 3c.? ARITHMETIC, 2nd, J898. I. a (5) Explain why you cannot separate a concrete number into two like factors. b (5) Explain each step in the change of I to .625. 2. (10) A man sold 24 horses for $150 each; on half of them he gained j^g of what they cost; and on the remainder he lost I of what they cost. Find his whole gain or loss. 3. « (10) Divide $2,.38() between A and B so that i of A's share will be equal to I of of B's. Solve by analysis. 4. (10) A merchant sold I of a quantity of cloth at a gain of 20%, and the remainder at cost. His gain was what per cent of the cost? If he gained $7.29, what was the cost of the goods? 5. (10) What must be the face of a note so that when discounted at a bank for 4 mo. and 9 da. at 9%, it will give $240? 6. a (5) What must I pay for 4% stock to get 5% on the investment? b (5) Analyze. 7« (10) If 12 men do a piece of work in 21 da., in what time will 10 men do a piece of work It as great, if 3 of the first set do as much in an hour as 4 of the second set? 8. (10) Each edge of a cube is diminished by ,"5 of its length. By what fraction of itself is the volume diminished? Rv what fraction of itself is the area of its surtaee dimin- ished? STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 41 9. (10) How many cubical blocks, each edge of which is \ ft., are equivalent to a block of wood 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide and 2 ft. thick? 10. (10) A ladder 78 ft. long stands perpendicularly against a building. How far must it be pulled ou*"' at thf foot that the top may be lowered 6 ft? ARITHMETIC, 1st, 1899. Where possible fut zvork in the form of equations. 1. a (5) Explain the solution of the following:— $8 are what per cent, of $100? b (5) Write the necessary equation for the following:— Reduce 300 feet to yards. 2. a (5) t of a number exceeds | of it by 6. What is the number? b (5) If a staff 8 feet high casts a shadow 13 feet, what length of shadow will be cast by a pole 120 feet high? 3. a (5) What will a pile of wood 12 feet long, 6 feet high and 4 feet wide cost at $5 per cord? b (5) What will 1650 pounds of hay cost at $6 per ton ? 4 a (5) What must be paid for the use of $400 for 1 year, (i months and 12 days at 6%? b (5) How long will it take $25 to earn $5 interest at 5%? 5 a (5) A cube whose edges are each i of an inch long is what fraction of a cube whose edges are each li inches long? b (5) What part of the length of the side of a given square is the length of the side of a square con- taining half the area of the given square? 6. If 24 men in live days can build a wall 72 rods long, how many rods of wall can 15 men build in 6 days? a (5) Solve by proportion. b (6) Analyze. ARITHMETIC, 2nd, J899. Where possible fut vuork in theforyn of equations. 1. a (5) Explain the solution of the following:— $8 are wha,t per cent of $100? b (5) Write the necessary equation for the following:— @ Reduce 300 feet to yards. 2. a (5) I (it a number exceeds % of it by 6. What is the number':' STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. b (5) If a Staff 8 feet high casts a shadow of 13 feet, what length of shadow will be cast by a pole 120 feet high? 3. a (5) What will a pile of wood 12 feet long, 6 feet high and 4 feet wide cost at $5 per cord? b (5) What will 1650 pounds of hay cost at $6 per ton? 4. a (5) What must be paid for the use of $400 for 1 year, 6 months and 12 days at Qfo? b (5) How long will it take $25 to earn $5 interest at 5% ? 5. a (5) A cube whose edges are each f of an inch long is what fraction of a cube whose edges are each 1^ inches long? b (5) What part of the length of the side of a given square is the length of the side of a square con- taining half the area of the given square? 6. If 24 men in 5 days can build a wall 72 rods long, how many rods of wall can 15 men build in 6 days? a (5) Solve by proportion. * (6) Analyze. ARITHMETIC. a (4) A man changed 21 bushels of wheat for 36 bushels of oats. The wheat was worth GO cents per bushel, how much per bushel did the oats cost him? \Xl 37ix2 * (3) h =? I 25X3 c (3) A and B buy a store for $3,000. A invests $3 fca B's $2. How much of the $3,000 does each invest: a (2) Change ^^/j, to hundredths. b (2) Change 4H^ to a common fraction. c (2) Change g to a decimal. 8 ? d (2) -==- 11 2| 6 ? e (2) — =— 131 80 a (2) I is how many per cent, of 5? b (4) A Lends $12 tor a year and gets 90 cents interest. B lends $20 for the same time and gets $1.70 interest. Which gets the greater late of inter- est and how much greater? e (4) Di-vide $21 between A ^nd B so that A may have i as much as B. Anjuyze. STATE BOAliD EXAMINATIONS. 43 a (5) Find the exact interest of $500 from Jan. 27, 1893, to October 7tli of tlie same year; interest at 5 per cent. b (5) How many feet, board measure, in a stick 12 inclies by 9 inclies and 20 feet long? a (5) A and B liave eacli a silver brick. B's is 50 per ceot. larger in each dimension than A's. If A's is wortli $1,000 how much is B's worth? * (5) How many bricks 2i inches thick, 4 inches wide, and 8 inches long will it take to fill a box 2i feet deep, 4 feet wide and 8 feet long? ARITHMETIC. Note. — In solving the first three, leave the work on paper, and in the form of equations where possifble. Ansiver any four. 1. (10) If nails advance at wholesale from $1.50 to $3.80 per keg, what per cent, profit must the retailer ask at each price so that his uniform profit may be $0.50 per keg? 2. (10) A house and lot are worth $2,500. Money is worth 6 per cent, per annum. Each year taxes are $25, repairs $20, and insurance $5. What rent must the owner ask that he may clear 4 per cent, on the value of the house and lot? 3. (10) How many bricks are required to build a wall eight feet long, four feet wide, and two feet thick; if each brick is eight inches long, four inches wide and two inches thick? Make no allowance for mortar. Note.— Give the solution of the three following in the form of an analysis or explanation. 4. ^10) In what time at 6 percent, will $100 amount to $10G.60? 5« (10) How many tons of hay at $8.50 per ton must a farmer give in exchange for 13,750 feet of hard- wood flooring at $36 per thousand? 6. (10) Two-thirds of A's money equals three-fourths of B's. What per cent, of A's money is B's? STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1st, I89I. Answer either of Sects. I. and /l—JVOT BOTH. loo Credits. I. a (1) What anniversary is our country to celebrate in 1892? (1) How and where? '(3) Give a brief account of tlie discoveries that are to be com- memorated. b (2) Were there any discoveries of tlie western hemi- sphere prior to these? If so, why do we not commemorate those also? c (2) What nations were principally concerned in the exploration of America? (1) Which made the first permanent settlement? (1) Where, and when? (1) Which explored the territory that is now Minnesota? (1) Do any traces of their occupation of Minnesota exist now? H. a (2) What difference in character between the settlers of Massachusetts and those of Virginia? (4) What were the three principal towns of the Masachusetts colony and when was each settled? (2) For what was Salem noted? b (1) By whom was the city of New York founded? (1) What was its tirst name? (3) Why and where was the name changed? c (2) Wlio were the Huguenots, and what part did they have in the settlement of this country? "'• (4) Give some description of the natives of America when the Europeans first found them. (1) Whv were they called Indians? (1) How were thev treated by the Spaniards? (1) By the Dutch? (1) By the English Puritans? (2) In what colony did they receive the most humane treat- nie^it. and with what result? (4) ^Give a brief skelTch of the relations between the white men and Indians during the independence of this country. (1.) Do you think the Indians have been treated justly or unjustly? (2) What is the present condition of the Indians in Minne- sota? (2) In the Dakotas? IV. a (6) Describe fully the last great campaign of the Revolutionary War. (3) What was the treason of Benedict Arnold? * (1) Wheii was the constitutioji of the United States framed? (3) Describe the body that framed it, ffiving names of three prominent members. (1) STATE BOARD KXAMINATIONS 45 How was it acloptecl? (2) What had been the basis of union among the colonies before this? What was the Northwest Territory? V. a (1) In whose administration did the United States acquire the territory that is now Minnesota? (1) From what nation? (2) What important invention was made during the same adminis- tration?. (3) Describe the first experiments made in steam railways in this country. (1) What influence have these two inventions had upon the history of the territory above mentioned? (4) How was territory along the Pacific coast acquired, and what discovery hastened its settle- ment and development? VI. b (2) What was the "Missouri Compromise?" (1) What otlier great compromise related to the same question? (4) Give th^ date of the latter and its principal points. (2) Name some of the leaders of the anti-slavery agitation. (1) Are any of them alive today? * (3) Describe briefly the events of Buchanan's admin- istration leading up to the civil war. (3) Sketch Gen. Grant's part in that war. c (1) What was the Emancipation Proclamation? (1) When was it issued? (1) What amendments to the Constitution confirmed the abolition of slavery? (2) What is meant by the phrase, "The New South?" VII. a (5) Name the Presidents of the United States from the close of the civil war to the present time, with dates of inauguration. * (5) Describe briefly the laying of the Atlantic cable, (when, and by whom accomplished?) The Cen- tennial Exposition. The gift of the Statute of Liberty, (from whom, and where placed?) The Pan-American Congress? Recent improvements In the U. S. Navv. (1) Name some recent in- . ventions for utilizing electricity. (2) What is meant by the doctrine of Protection? (1) What Important bill bearing on this doctrine Bas re- cently been passed by congress? UNITED STATES HISTORY, 2d, I89I. 75 Credits. I. (2) By wtiat European was the Mississippi first visited, and when? 3. (8) Of what nationality was each of the following, 46 ST A 'IK noAlil) i:\AMINATlU>.S and what part of America did he explore. John Cabot, Henry Hudson, Ponce De Leon, Champ- lain. 3. (2) What results of Sir Walter Raleigh's attempts at colonization? 4. (3) Which colony drew up tiie first written constitu- tion for itself? When? Wliat was the nature of the document? 5. (i) Who was Cotton Mather? 6. (2) Who was the representative of the -Colonies in France during the Revolution? What result of his labors? 7. (3) What two events in Jefferson's administration tended to the extension of the Republic west- ward? What were the popular views at that time regarding such extension? 8. (2) What is meant by the "Monroe Doctrine?" 9. What was the United States Bank, and when did it finally cease to exist? 10. (3) Who was the poet of the Abolition agitators? The greatest orator? What book aroused pub- lic feeling against slavery? 11. (10) Write a brief description of the personal char- acter of Abraham Lincoln. Who were his opponents in the election of 1860? What was General Sherman's greatest military achievement? General Thomas'? Describe, In ten lines, the siege of Vlcksburg. Describe, In the same space, the battle of Antie- tam. • How did Andrew Johnson become president? What was the cause of his jmpeachment, and its result? What recent event has called attention to the control of immigration? Name the members of President Harrison's cabi- net and their respective departments. Who is the present governor of Minnesota? Who represents the State in the U. .S. Senate? 12. (1) "3. (2) 14. (10) >5- (10) 16. (1) >7- (1) 18. (1) 19. (8) 20. (3) STATK r.UAKI) K-\ A Mi NATIONS. HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1st, 1892. AtiszL'er either A. or B. hi the first sect Pan, but not both. I. a (10) Name four Englisla, tttree Spanish^ two Frenfib, and one Ifefecli explorer, and trriieiy ftadixjafee the work of eacii. b (8) Give aa accoont of eitlaer Cfonmec-feteTit, Viigmiia or Maryland, from its foundation to t&e yestr 1700. c (2) Wliat were the oikvigation aofes? A^bomfe wtiati^ was tli« po4>iriation of the colonies iii ITT^? B a (8) Describe two attempts at union ameEg the eot- on its before YiW. b (5) Who were Andros, Wiathfop, Sir H«niry Vaoie, Roger Wiriiams, Tliomas Hoofter? c (23 Who were the Green MwtiBtai'n Boys? d (2) Name the two principal Indian wars in N-ew Eng^ laud. e (3) Locate three coUjeges founded in the first century of English settlement. II. a (3) What texritory did England possess in North America in 1765? b (2) What territory did the Uniited States possess in 1800? e (d) When, how, and from whom 'aave we acquired the rest of our territory? HI. (M) Describe Burgoyne's campril/gn or McClellan's Peninsular campaign, or Sherman's March to tlie Sea (giving purpose, story and ba,ttU-s, »r.(t result); or tell the full story "of the origin and settlement of the Alabamu claiins. IV. a (2) When did the Articies of Confederation go into effect? Wherf did the present constitution? b (2) What was the special weakness of the governmefit under the Articles of Confederation? c (2) Mention two compromises iti the pi-esent can&tl« tution. d (^ IfamB four leading members of the convention that framed it. 48 STATK BOARD EXAMINATION'S. V. ^M&) Name the tirst ten presidents, telling how long each served. VI. a (6) Speak briefly of two attempts at "nullitication" before 18«0. b (4) Name the states that seceded in the I'ebellion. (Each error forfeits one credit.) VII. a (1) When was slavery introduced into the colonies? b (2) What two events early in this century led to its rapid extension? c (1) Wliat was the Missouri Compromise? d (2) When and how was it really repealed? e (4) What was the attitude of the four leading par- ties in 1860 toward slavery. /" (3) Name three noted ''abolitionists." Vlll.a ^2) What is Civil Service Reform? b (4) With what two countries has the United States had Some trouble during the past year? Give tlie occasion in each case. c (2) Name two of our latest built warships. d (4) Name four members of the present cabinet, and the position of each. e (2) How many Representatives and how many Sena- tors has Minnesota in tlie present Congress? / (1) How often are changes likely to be made in the number of Congressmen from rapidly growing; states? ^ (2) Where and when will the next Republican can- didate for presidency be nominated? (2) 2. (5) 3- (2) 4- (5) 5. (13) 6. (3) 7. (10) UNITED STATES HISTORY, 2nd, 1892. loo Credits. (1) What was Columbus seeking when he discovered America. What part of America did he reach? Give ajbrief account of the French explorations during the 17th century. When and by whom was Boston settled? What were the circumstances of the settlement of Maryland? Name the thirteen original states of the Union. How did they adopt their constitution? Describe, in t^n lines, the battle of Saratoga; the battle of Trenton. 12. m «3- (3) «4. (10) •5- (10) i6. (5) » 17- (2) i8: (5) 19. (10) 20. (1) "31. (4) STATK IIOAKD K.\ A .M 1 N AI'loNS. -1!) (1) Wliat was the work of Robert Morris dtiriny the Revokitiony (2) Name two principal tiaval victories of the war of 1812. (2) Describe the beginning of the railroad system in American. (2) What state did Daniel Webster represent in the Senate? Henry Clay? Describe the first migration to California. What was the course taken by President Buchanan and his cabinet toward the Seceding States in I860? Describe, in ten lines, the first battle of bull run. Give, in the same space, General Sheridan's mili- tary achievements during the Rebellion. Name three Confederate generals and the president and vice president of the Confederate States. What territory has been added to the United States since the Civil War? What was the 15th Amendment to the Constitu- tion? Describe as fully as you ^an the relation of our country toward the States of South America, and any recent events bearing on it. Tell what you can of a great American author who has died during tlie past year. When was the last census of the United States taken? When will the next Presidential elec- tion occur? Where are the seal fisheries in which our Government is interested and what recent difficulty concerning them? UNITED STATES HISTORY, 1st, 1893. 1. (8) Name three Spanish, one French, one Portuguese, and three English explorers, indicating briefiy the work of each. 2. (12) Describe either Bacon's rebellion or Andros' rule ^ in New England. 3- (4) Who were Winthrop, Sir Henry Vane, Thomas Hooker, Cotton Mather? do STATK HOAKD EX.\:M INA'lIONS. What territory did the United States possess in 1789? How, when, and from whom have we acquired the rest? What was the Missouri Compromise? When and how was it practically repealed? What was the declared position of the republican party toward slavery in 1860? ISTame four noted abolitionists. What was the "underground railway?" What matter is now under arbitration between our country and England? 13. (15) Describe Hamilton's financial measures in Wash- ington's first administration; or describe fully the nullification troubles in the administration of Jackson. 13, (10) Name the last ten presidents in order, with one important event in the administration of each. 4. (4) 5. (12) 6. (8) 7- (8) 8. (6) 9. (4) 10. (5) II. (4) UNITED STATES HISTORY, 2d, 1893. I. (10) What European dis,covered Florida? The Pacific? The Mississippi? The St. Lawrence? The Hudson? a. (4) What king sent Andros to New England? What event in English history enabled the New Englanders to drive out Andros? 3- (4) What rights of self-government did all the colonies have, and how did the different kinds of colonics differ in the degree of self-government? 4' (10) Describe ofie of the following campaigns of the Kevolutionary War, giving purpose, story and result: Washington's retreat from Long Island — to the going'into winter quarters; Burgoyne's campaign; Green's campaign in the Carolinas. 5. (8^ What was the Stamp Act? Why did the Ameri- cans object? Has our government ever raised money by a stamp act since? 7. (2) i8. (3) 19. (3) 30. (2) 31. (2) 22. (4) 23- (2) 24. (4) 25. (2) 26. (2) 27. (2) 28. (2) ■^9. (4) \\o. (3) 31. (4) 32. (2) 33- (2) 34- (2) 35. (2) 36. (2) 37. (2) STATE BOARD EXAMINATION'S. 67 38. (3) What separates the state of New York from Cana- da? I 39. (4) Give the boundaries of Oregon. j 40. (2) Explain the difference between a monarchy and a republic. 4. (6) 5. 0) 6. (6) 7- (7) 8. (6) II. (6) 12. a) 13- (8) 14. (6) ts- (7) I. (7) a. (6) 3. (3) GEOGRAPHY, 1st, 1892, ' (6) What is a watershed? What watershed have vou near your home? What is tlie main watershed of N. A. What river basins does it help to form? (G) Sketch the Mississippi river basin. Mark the possi- tion of the states that lie wholly, or In part, in this basin. (6) Name and locate six of the most important cities of this basin, telling for what each is dis- tinguished. What is tlie usual route of vessels sailing from U. S. ports to Europe? Why? Compare Vancou vers Island and Newfoundland in geographic position, climates and products, giv- ing reasons for differences noted. Reason for fogs "off the banks" of Newfoundland. What is tlie work of the U. S. Signal Service? Where are the coal mining districts of the U. S? Iron?jPetroleum? < (9) Draw outline map of N. A. Mark the cotton pro- ducing section, also tlie wheat, corn and forest regions. (7) What are ocean currents? Describe the general currents of the Atlantic ocean. If you prefer, answer this question by drawing. Describe our National Park. : What and where is the Congo Free State? •• Describe the formation of dew, of frost. What countries make up Great Britain? Which is the most progressive country of Asia? Why do you think so? GEOGRAPHY, 2d, 1892. Sketch a map of Minnesota locating principal cities and railroads. Why is it cold in Minnesota in January and hot in July? In traveling 60 degrees west from St. Paul what part of the way around the earth do you go? Explain. AHD EXAMINATIONS. 4. (3) One man travels 60 degrees west from Mosco^, another at the same rate travels 60 degrees wealp of New Orleans, which would complete his journey in shortest time? (3) Why? 5. (5) Name some natural conditions favorable to the growth of great cities. (S) Name cities in illustration. 6. (9) Compare the Rocky mountain system with the Appalachian, as to size and productions. 7. (6) Sketch the Mississippi river system. Locate principal cities belonging. 8. (6) Trace t he route of a cargo of wheat from Duluth to Liverpool. 9. (3) What is a capital city? (5) Name and locate live in the United States, five in Europe and five in Asia. 10. (9) Compare Lake Superior with the Atlantic ocean, noting as many dillerences as you can. 11. (8) Name states or countries immediately east of the following: Tennessee, Connecticut, Arkansas, Kansas, France, Wales. 12. (3) What is the width in degrees of the torrid zone. (3) Why? (3) What is the width in degrees of the temperate zones. (3) Why? <3' (9) By what two routes may a cargo of tea be brought from Canton to St. Paul? Trace the routes in detail. Supplementary questions which may be substituted for any of the above according to credits. About what day in the year is the sun the most nearly overhead? How far south must you go to see it exactly over- head ";' Sketch South America and note in proper places the equator and the chief productions. What do you know^ about "whalebacks?" Wliat is "central time?" "mountain time?" 1. (3) (3) 2. (8) 3. 4- (4) (5) GEOG>X)rdering on the east bank of the Mississippi river. 13. Name one or morck ecu n tries noted for the production of tea, wheat, coffee, sllI^TSWJOl, tobacco, wine, raisins, olive oil, watches. 13' Name ten points of interest which an American in London would naturally visit. 14- Sketch a map of Africa, locating in a general way the possessions of European powers. 15. What agencies are changing the surface features -ot the earth? Give Illustrations from your own locality. i6. Name five mountain ranges wliich serve as political boundaries and state what countries are separated by each. GEOGRAPHY, 2d, 1856. I. (10) What states border on Tennessee? 3. (10) List the following cities in order of nearness to the north pole: Pekin, Venice, Chicago, San Francisco. Sitka, St. Petersburg, Cairo (Egypt), Mexico, Ottawa, Washington. 3- (10) What five rivers flow northward through Ger- many? 4. (10) Name five important food exports and five im- portant food imports of the United States. * 5. a (5) Explain why the Nile is called "The Father of Egypt." b (5) What is the cause of the Desert of Sahara? 6. a (5) Give the conditions necessary to the formation ■of a delta. b (5) Name five rivers having important deltai!. 7. (10) Name five important canals of the world and give the reason for the construction of eaclr. 8. a (3) What three European nations are the most .active in colonizing Africa? b (3) Give approximately the location of the territory of each of these nations in Africa. c (4) What nation owns each of the following: New Zealand? Madagascar? Philippine Islands? Java? 9. a (5) Draw a map of the Mediterranean Sea. b (5) Locate on your map five important seaports. 10. a (0) Sketch a map of the Atlantic drainage system of the United States; locating the prinol^l rivers. (Exclude the Gulf system.) b (4) Name the states that lie wholly in the system.. II. (10) Name an Important fact connected with each of the following: Cuba, Boers, Florida, orange culture, the «ugar-beet. .irrigation, oyster beds, linseed oil, rubber, the ^ostrich, drift. la. (10) Where and for what noted are the folio .ving : STAIK 15UAKD EXAMINATIONS. Brussels, Havana, Sydney, Belfast, Calcutta, Cheyenne, Port Said, Westminster Abbey, The Kremlin, Java? M. (10) Name ten books (not text-books) which you have used this year in the preparation of lessons in geography. 14. a (4) What are fossils and where are they found? b (3) Explain the falling of the barometric column at the approach of a storm. e (3) Explain why some rocks are stratified and some are not. GEOGRAPHY, 1st, J897. I. a (6) Mention three important wheat producing areas of the world outside of North America. b (2) Where is the world's best market for wheat? e (2) Considering ease of reaching this market and cost of labor in raising wheat, which wheat produc- ing area gives the greatest advantage to the farmer? a. (10) Mention ten articles which your gi'ocer or dry goods merchant probably gets from foreign countries and tell from which country each article may come. 3- a (4) In what two of her island possessions are the in- habitants in rebellion against Spain? b (2) In which of these rebellions is the United States the more interested? Why? c (2) Are the Hawaiian Islands nearer to the United States or to Japan? d (2) Why are these islands of interest to the United States? 4. (10) Sketch an outline of the group of states border- ing on the Ohio river, locating on your map the metropolis of each state. 5. (10) Sketch a map of the British Isles, locating on your map London, Glasgow, Belfast, Liver- pool and Dublin, 6. CO) Locate the following and tell for what noted: Oxford, Dresden, Salt Lake City, New Orleans, Havana, Moscow, The Alhambra, The Pampas, The Soudan, Armenia. 7» (10) Name three regions of great rainfall and. two of extreme dryness, giving an Important reason for the characteristic climate of each locality. 8. a (4) Name the two principal orange growing regions of the United States. b (3) Describe the orange tree, c (3) Describe orange culture. ' STATE BOARD KXAMINATIONS. 75 p. (10) Name and describe briefly ten objects of Interest in some world's large city you may choose. °"^ ''} the transcontinental routes from i^nicago to the Pacific coast, and name two cities on the route. 4- (10) Name two places in Minnesota which furnish hlKtnHr.i^'^LJ;'^^'''^^®.'"^^ ^^^^ 0"^ important descriptive or njstorloal statement concerning each of the following-- ^\n< aow, Liverpool, Athens, Leipzig, and Naples. ^^ ^^' " Is It JVnnJ? wf *?^^® ^^^ reindeer. Where is its home? What iU'niS?4rs^onVe^r^ein1eS.^^^ ''"^^^°" ''''^ ^^-^^ ^'^-^ 8- (10) Locate a region in each of the following which. STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 77 has been settled because of its mineral wealth and name the mineral obtained in each place: North America, South America, Africa, Australia, Europe. 9. (10) Name five foreign countries from which immi- grants have come to this country and tell where, in the United States, lar^e numbers of each class are found. 10. (10) What is the source of rubber and where is it most extensively produced? Silk? Pearls? Opium? Pepper? GEOGRAPHY, 2d, 1898. Answer the first or second and any other five. 1. (10) Sketch a map showing the cotton-growing sec- tion of the United State; and locate on the map the states comprised in this section. 2. a (5) Sketch a map of the British Isles. b (5) Locate on yoiu- map five important cities. 3. (10) Write two not^.^ one historical and the othii descriptive, on one of the foiiowing: Westminster AblK.v. Boston, The Rhine, The Nile. 4. Compare corn and wheat. a (2) Selling price in Minnesota per bu.; yield per acre in Minnesota. b (2) Time for plant to m.ature. c (2) Methods of cultivation. d (2) Use. e (2) Northern limit of growth. 5. Of what special use to the animal itself Is the tail .1 the beaver? The hump of the camel? The "wljalelxuH the whale? The eye of the cat? The "air bag" of the ...-.: (•' 6. a (4) Name and locate two cities of the United Stai . wliich have a population of about 100,000 (ji more and which do not dcpen'd on water tian- portation for their commerce. 6(4) Draw a picture of a lock in a canal and explain by the help of your drawing the way in v\iiirh vessels pass the lock. e (2) Name and locat ' two large cities which ha.> i great water power, 7. In a Minnesota fruit store in April are found ba- nanas, lemons, oranges, strawberries, dates, tigs, apples, co- coanuts, walnuts and ahnonds. (10) In what region is „ach variety extensively grown? 8. a (5) Mention 5 im!)oitant respects in which a savage differs from a civiii/cd man. b (2) iVh:it is meant b a "tribe?" c (2) Wlial is mt numerous race of men? 78 STATE BOARD EX A.Vi I N AlloNS. Q. (10) Where and what are five of the following: Chalk cliffs? pjatbogs? dykes? lochs? coastal plains? fiords? volcanio islands? monsoons? lo. a (2) What is meant by a rich soil? b (4) Give two ways in which nch soils have been formed. c (4) Nanv^ two kinds of weather which help rich soils to produce good crops and locate regions and crops to illustrate. GEOGRAPHY 1st, J 899. (10) Sketch a map of Russia in Europe locating on your map five surrounding bodies of water, three cities and two rivei'S (IQ) Name the principal agricultural section of the United States. Where is fishing most extensive- ly carried on? Herding? IVIining? Lumbering? (5) Name two great rainless regions of the world. (5) Give the causes of the lack of rain for each region. (10) Locate two of the world's great canals and tell wliy each of the canals is useful. (5) Make a list of five valuable forest tree-products other than lumber. (5) Tell where each of these products is found. ; (5) Locate five islands or groups of islands which are of importance to commerce as coaling stations or as the location of forts for the protection of commerce. (5) Tell to what nation each group belongs. ' (3) Draw^ an outline map of Minnesota. (7) Locate on this map the largest Hve^cities and the Mississippi and Slinnesota rivers. ; (2) During 1898, were the exports of the United States larger than the imports? ' (8) Mention four of our leading exports and four of our leading imports. GEOGRAPHY, 2d, J899. 1. (10) Sketch a map of the states bordering on the Gulf of Mexico and locate on your map Galvtston, New Orleans, Mobile, Eed Eiver, and Tampa Bay. 2. a (3) What part of the United States is in the same latitude as Germany.' * lUJAlCU EX A.MlXATlUNS. 79 b (2) Compare GenivMiy niLli Texas as to area. c (5) Name two mosi important mineral and three most> important vegetable productions of Germany? 3. ci (5) Wlicre arc tli? mos;- extensive unproductivo regions of tlie United States'? b (5) Wliat regions of the United States yield anthrac- ite coal, petroleum, copper, iron, marble? 4. (10) Name five articles of commerce used in Minnesota and produced in the tropics. Tell where each article is produced. 5' (10) Sketcli an outline map of South America and locate on it five of tlie largest rivers and live of the most important cities. 6. (10) Write a sentence descriptive of each of five of the following and tell where each of the five cliosen is found: steppes, llanos, tundra, delta, flood plain, glacier, geyser. 7. (10) Outline a map which shall contain Manila, Mel- bourne, Yokoham ' and San Francisco. 8. Name two regions in which the rainfall is very abund- ant and give the reasons for the excessive moisture. GEOGRAPHY, Jst, J900. 1. (10) Draw a map to include an outline of Florida, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Locate on your map Havana and the Tropic of Cancer. Note — Draw the map so that a straight line from Cuba's most easterly point to its most westerly point will be equal to this line. and the other parts of the map on the same scale. 2. (10) Draw a map of Minnes^>ta making Its southern boundary four Inches lo:)g and the other parts on the same scale. Locate on your map the iron mining region of Minnesota, and the Min- nesota, Rtd, St. Croix and Mississippi rivers. 3. a (4) Name four very important products of Minnesota.. b (()) Name the principal markets for three of these products and tell how the products selected are carried tc these m.arkets. 4. a (5) Locate five of the most important cities of Eu- rope. (Do not select capital cities.) b (.5) Tell for w hat each city is noted. 5. a (5) Sketch a map of Africa, making its greatest width three-fourths of the width of the paper on which you write and other parts on the same scale. 80 STATE nOARD KX \MINATI0NT5. b (5) Locate on .your map the region in which British and Boer war occurred. Locate the Nile, the Congo and the Zambezi rivers. Locate the Tropic of Cancer. Discuss either silk, cotton, coal, kerosene, quinine, or ivory under the following heads: a (2) Principal regions of production. b (2) Principal markets. c (2) Methods of production, or cultivation, or manu- facture. d (2) Transportation routes. e (2) Uses. GEOGRAPHY. 2d, 190(k ;■ ' A/:s7C'er a?iy four. I. (10) Name live leading occupations of men and also a portion of the earth's surface where each occu- pation is carried on extensively. 2. a (5) Sketch an outline map of the United States (omit- ting inlands). (Make the width of your map about e(iual to the width of your paper ) b (5) Locate on your map the largest five cities of the United States, naming the cities. 3. (10) What and when* arc tlie following: the Bad Lands, the (ireater Antilles, the Key to the Mediter- ranean, Monsoons, Westminster Abey? 4. a (5) Sketch an outline map of the British Isles (omit- ting the smaller islands), Make the distance from London to Edinburgh about four inches and other distances in proportion.) b (5) Locate and name on your map live bodies of water around the Jslands!^ S' (10) Tell where a buyer direct from the producer (man- ufacturer, grower, miner, collector, etc,) might go to get live of the following in large quanti- , ties: peaches, iron, ore, knives, silk cloth, linen, carpets, ivory, olives, coffee, platinum. (Please ' give rather exact information, so that a man, taking your statement as a guide, may purchase his ticket to a place near to his merchandise.) 6. a (5) Sketch a map (six in. by four) of the Philippine Islands. * (5) Give live important products of the Philippines. Or— f>. (10) Drow a map to show how much a canal across the Isthmus of Panama would shorten the westerly steamer-route from New York to Manila. STATK HOAKD KX A MI NATIONS. 81 UNITED STATES HISTORY, 1st, J 90 1. .hisiuer aiiy/our. I. a (4) Who were the patroons and state two privileges granted themV b (6) What four colonies united in 1G43? What was the purpose of the union, and how were the affairs of the united colonies to be managed? 2. a (9) Give three requirements of Navigation Acts passed by England to regulate the trade of the colonies. b (1) Which colony was the most seriously affected by the Navigation Acts? 3. (10) Give an account of the capture Of Burgoyne, and state the results of this victory. 4. (10) Give carefully the boundaries of t lie United States as settled by treaty at the close of the Eevolu- tionary War. 5. (10) Name and give an account of two important events which took place during Jefferson's ad- ministration. 6. a (5) What is meant by the Monroe Doctrine? b (o) What was the Missouri Compromise? 7. (10) Give an account of the transactions leading up to the acquisition of Oregon, with its present northern boundary. What part did Whitman have in them? 8. rt (5) Give a brief account of the capture of Vicksburg. * (5) Give a brief account of the fight between the Monitor and the Merrimac. U. S. HISTORY, 2d, I90I. AnsTXfcr any four. \. a (3) About what was the Indian population of North America in 1500? b (15) How did the French, tlie English and the Span- iards differ in their treatment of the Indians? c (7) For what noted are the following: "King Philip," Pontiac, Tecumseli? a. (25) Connect an important event in American history with each of the following English rulers; Henry VII.; Elizabeth; James I.; Charles I.; Crom- well; Charles II.; James II. B2 STATE BUAKD EXAMINATIONS. 3. (25) Compare the physical conditions of New England with those of the Southern colonies and show wliat effect tliese conditions had in tlie two sections: (a) Upon the local government; (l>) u\Kn\ llieir system of lahor, (c) upon their ideas concerning a "protective tariff." 4. (25) Explain fully the general and hnuiediate results of tlic following battles: a Battle of Lake Cham plain (IGOO). l> Battle of Saratoga. c Battle between the Monitor and Merrimac. 5. (25) Draw a map to illustrate the acciuisition of terri- torv bv the United States between the years 1800 and 18G0. . Indicate on the-map: (o) The boundaries of the territory acquired; (/>) the date of acquisition; (c) from whom acquired; (\v caeh has exert I'd an intluence upon the political or industrial history of the United States: 'J'he cotton gin, the sewiny machine, the Erie canal, the electric telegraph, the pul)lic railroad. 9- rt^ Give two things for which each of these men are noted: (2) F?enjamin Franklin, (2) .James Madi- son. (21 Thomas Jefferson, (2) Andrew Jackson, (2) Theodore Koosevelt, (2) Cushman K. Davis. * Name a reference book bearing upon the following periods (not a te.xt book): (2) lG8i) to 17G5: (2) 178:: lTSv<. <" (9) Give lliL names of a poem and of two novels in conneciiou with United States history. S'l'ATK r.OAKD KXAMINAIIONB. 83 ARITHMETIC, Jst, J90I. .-luszi'fr any four 1. a (5) There are 6(5 pupils in a room, and live times as many girls as boys: how many of each? b (5) Reduce 8 rds, 3 yds., U ft. to inches. 2. a (;■)) How many pipes, 1 inch in diameter, will dis- charge as much water as one pipe 2 inches in diameter? b (5) How many more square inches in a square surface 10 inches each way than in a circle 10 inches in diameter? 3. (10) Sold a horse so that i of the gain equalled the cost. What was the gain per cent? 4. (10) If a boy buy peaches at the rate of 5 for 2 cents, and sells them at the rate of 4 for 3 cents, how many must he sell to gain $2.10? 5. a (5) Find the cost of 1,425 shingles at $2.50 per thous- and. 6. (5) Find the cost of 1,725 lbs. of coal at $8.25 per ton. 7. a (5) How many brick, 2 inches by 4 inches by 8 inches, will be needed to build a wall 18 inches thick and live feet high around a space 12 feet square, making no allowance for mortar. b (5) What part of an acre of land is a lot 66 feet wide and 132 feet long? ARITHMETIC, 2nd, I90I. Anszuer any four. I. (25) What is the cost of plastering the walls and ceil- ing of a room 12 ft. x 18 ft. x 9i ft., at 18 cents per square yard? i.a, (7) Reduce 8^- to an improper fraction. Give explan- tion, not rule. b (11) Multiply 7 by %. Give explanation. c (7) Reduce 3=^ to a decimal. Give explanation, (25) Find diagonal of a sq. containing 2916 sq. ft. give answer correct to two decimal places. a (12) Reduce the following to per cent: A. »> bS) V> ^go, 1.1725; 17, and f of A. b (13) Find area of a circle 28 ft. in diameter. (25) An agent sent his employer $1,385.16 as net pro- ceeds of a sale. The rate of hi^ comtiussion wa.s 3%. What was his commission? g4 STATE BOAKD EXAMINATIONS. 6 (25) Jones holds Smith's note for $600 due in one year< interest 8%. Should he discount note at u bank at 6% after the expiration of (i niontli?, what would the proceeds be? 7 a (12) Write a promissory note. Time! yr. 5 m.; rate 7%. Compute interest. b (13) What is the difference in time between Green- wich and a place 120° 40' 15" west of it? Which has the earlier time? GEOGRAPHY, 1st, 1901. Answer any four. a (3) Draw a map of Pennsylvania (scale of map about 50 miles to the inch.) i> (7) Locate Pittsburg, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and that part of the Ohio river which Is in the state, together with the two rivers wliich form it. Name and locate on your map two bodies of water wliicli form natural boundaries to Penn- sylvania, and name in order, beginning with tlie nortli, tlie states which touch tlie state. a (5) Sketch an outline map of the United States and locate on your map 6*ie Mississippi and tlie Mis- souri rivers. Make your map, east and west- the width of your pajper. b (5) Locate by names on your map 10 states whose boundaries are formed in part by these rivers. (( (5) Sketch an outline map of the British Isles. b (5) Locate on your map the Thames, London, Glas- gow, Dublin and Liverpool. (10 Name three of the greatest wheat-exporting countries of the world. Name the three nations wliich lead in the production of iron. Name two of the chief wool-exporting countries of tlie world. What country is the main com- petitor of the United States in the London cotton market? From what country does most of our India rubber come? (10) What, where and for what noted are five of the following? The queen of the Adriatic, Pales- tine, Canton, Cayenne, Alhambra, Hongkong, the Vatican, Benares. a (2) Name the two most important provinces of the Dominion of Canada. b (2) What is the title of the chief officer in the Can- adian government? STATK BOARD KX AMIN A'JIONS. 85 c (2) How is he chosen? d (2) What is the large where is it situa e (2) In what industry does Canada lead the world? (2) What is the largest city of the Dominion, and where is it situated? GEOGRAPHY, 2nd, 1901. Anszuer any four. 1 a (10) Draw a map of the northern boundary of the United States, including complete maps of the great lakes. b (10) Locate on the map Duluth, Detroit, Buffalo, Seattle, Lake of the Woods. c (5) Draw on your map the 49th parallel of north latitude. 2 a (10) Locate five places in the United States famous for natural scenery. h (10) Name a place where rubber is extensively pro- duced. Turpentine. Salt. Lead. Ivory. (Please be careful to give particular locality. Do not say United States for salt.) c (5) Name live great powers of Europe. 3 a (10) Draw a map of the west border of Europe from North Cape to the Strait of Gibraltar. (Not including islands.) b (10) Locate on this map Stockholm, Amsterdam, Co- penhagen, St. I'etersburg, Lisbon. c (5) Show where the parallel of 50 north latitude crosses the west border of Europe. 4 a (10) Locate 5 famous harbors of tlie world, one in each of the grand divisions b (15) What, where and for what noted are the follow- ing: Trinidad, Gibraltar, Luzon, Belfast, Black Hills. 5 a (10) Name the largest five cities of the United States. The two most populous states. The longest river. The largest state. The smallest state. b (15) What is meant by the "high sea"? Which is the largest city in British America? About how many people are there in the Philippine Islands? Where is Pugeo Sound? Name one of the United States about the same size as Porto Rico. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 1st, 1901. 40 Credits. Note. — In mentioning a phrase or clause, it is sufficient to write the first word or two and the last word with an intervening dash. Construction de- notes not only the kind of element, and, if adverbial, what it expresses, but also its relationship to some particular part of the sentence. SQ STATK BOARD EXAMINATIONS. I. Our uncle, innocent of books. Was rich in lore of fields and brooks. He told how teal and loon he shot, And how the eagle's eggs he got: Till, warming with the tale he told, Forgotten was the outside cold. The bitter wind unheeded blew, From ripening corn the pigeon flew. In fields with bean or clover ^aj- The woodchuck, like a hermit gray. Peered from the doorway of his cell. — "Snowbound." 2. On this question of principle, while actual suffering was yet afar off, they (the American colonists) raised their flag against a power to zi'/u'c/t, for purposes of foreign conquest and subjugation, Kome in the height of her power is not to be compared,— a power which has dotted over the surface of the whole globe with her possessions and military posts, 2uhosc morning drum-beat, following the sun and keeping' company with the hours, circles the earth with one continu- ous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England.— Daniel Webster. I. (10) Fill the accompanying diagram with the prin- cipal parts of the various propositions, both principal and subordinate, in the second passage: SUBJECT. VERB. COMPLEMENT. 2. (10) Give the use, syntax, of five subordihate clauses found in the passages. Choose clauses that illustrate as far as possible dillerent uses. 3- (10) Give the use, syntax, of the following words (italicised in the passage): (1) ifmocent, (2) r?V/i, (3) gciy\ (4) herynit^ (5) tmfieeded^ (0) zvhich, (7) zuJiosc., and (9) keefitig. A' (4) Eewrite with change of voice the first six lines of the passage from "Snowbound." 5. (2) Give the positive plural of uncle, eagle's, her and hours. 6. (4) Give the infinitives of told (active and passive). ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 2d, J90J. NOTE.— In mentioning a phrase or clause, it is sufficient to write the first *ord or two and the last word with an intervening dash. Construction denotes not only the kind of element, and if adverbial, what it expresses, but also its relationship to some particular part of the sentence. I. And Nature, the old nurse, took The child upon her knee. Saying . "Here is a story-book Thy Father has written for thee."' STATE BOABD EXAMINAT10K.S 87 "Come, wander with ine," she said, Into regions yet uutrod; And read wCat is yet stiil unread In the manuscript of God. And he wandered away and away With nature, the dear old nurse, Who sang to him night and day The rhymes of the iiniverse. Longfellow to Agassiz. 2. To catch a grasshopper is no slight foat. At the first step you take, ui least forty bolt out and tumble headlong. It is wonderful to see how populous the grass is. If you did not want them, they would jump into your very hand. But they know by your looks that you are out a-tishing. You see a very nice young fellow c/j/M/b/ng- up a steeple stem to get a good lookout and see- where you are. The stem you catch, but he has jumped a safe rod . Yonder ii another, creeping among some ferns. With broad palm you catch him and al' the neighboring herbage too. Stealthily opening your little finger, you see hi' leg ; the next finger reveals more of him ; and opening the next, you are just bo- ginning to take him out with the other hand, when out he bounds and leaves you to renew your pursuit. Twice you snatch handfuls of grass and cautiously opeu your palm to find that you have only grass. It is quite vexatious. If any tender hearted person ever wondered how a humane man could bring himself to such a cruelty as impaling an insect, let him hunt for a grasshopper in a hot day, among tall grass; and when at length he secures one the affixing him upon the' hook will be done without a scruple, with judicial solemnity, and as a mere matter of penal justice. — Henry Ward Beecber. 1. (25) Give the use, syntax, of five subordinate clauses found in the second passage, (Choose clauses that illustrate as far as possible different uses.) 2. (25) Fill the accompanying diagram with the principal parts of the various propositions, both principal and subordinate, in the first passage. Subject Verb Complement (25) Give the use, syntax, of the following words (itali- cized in the passages: (1) ?ii4f/u, (2) forty, (3) pop- ulous, (4) climbing^ (5) rod^ (6) creeping, (7) openiyig, (8) him, (9) affixiyig, (10) matter. (10) Rewrite, with change of voice, tlie last sentence of the second passage. (15) Gi\e the syntax of six root infinities (known by the infinitive sign "to") found in the second passage. *i STATE BOARD 1!;XA:MINA'II0NS. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 1902. /. I do not remember that I have anywhere mentioned, in Sir Roger's character, his custom of saluting everybody that passes by him with a good morrow or a good-night. This tile old man does out of the overflowings of his humanity, uhough at the same time it renders him so popular among his country neighbors, that it is tliought to have gone a good way in making him once or twice a knight of the shire. Joseph Addison— .S"/;- Roger de Coverly. II. Pleasantly rose next morn the sun on the village of Grand Pre; Pleasantly gleamed in the soft, sweet air the Basin of Minas, Where the ships, with their wavering shadows, were riding at anchor. Life had long been astir in the village, and clamorous labor Knocked with its hundred hands at the golden gates of the morning. Now from the country around, from the farms and neighboring hamlets, Came in their holiday dresses the blithe Acadian peasants. Many a glad good-morrow and jocund laugh from the young folk Made the bright air brighter, as up from the numerous meadows. Where no path could be seen but the track of wheels on the green- sward, Group after group appeared and joined or passed on the highway. Henry W. Longfellow — Evangeline. III. All the remedy that otfered to my thoughts, t\i that time, was to get up into a bushy tree, like k fir, which grew //rar me, where I resolved to sit all night. I walked about a lurlong from the shore to see ivhether 1 could find any fresh water to drink, which I did, to my great joy; and having drank I went to the tree and, getting up into it, endeavored to place myself so that if I should sleep I might not fall. Daniel Defoe — Robittson Crusoe. 1. (20) Give the use (construction, syntax) of the sub- ordinate propositions (clauses) in Passage I. 2. (24) Fill the accompanying diagram with the prlnci- !)al parts of the propositions, whether principal parts or sub- -Tclinate, found in Passage II. SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT 3. (20) Point out the use of the infinitives in Passage 111. 4. (2G) Give the u.sc of the following words: (They are liore named in order of occurrence, and are italicized \n tlic passages. ) STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. i<9 (1) popular, (2) knight, (3) where, (4) astir, (5) brighter, (6) track, (7) tir, (8) near, (9) night, (10) whether, (11) having drank, (12) that. 5. (10) Rewrite the following sentence with a change of voice: The silk worms having been destroyed by the heat, the cocoons are placed in baskets; women and children now unwind the cocoons, — a process which they make easy by placing them in boiling water. ARITHMETIC, 1902. (Anszuer atiyjive.) /. (20) Write a ninety-day promissory note for which you should get $200 at the bank, discount being eight per cent. 2. (20) A, B and C gained by speculation S22,960, of which A's share is twice as much as C"s and live times as much as B's. What did each gain? Solve by "analysis." 3. (20) How many dollars will a load of four-foot wood cost if the load is 10 feet long and 2i feet high, the wood being worth $o per cord? 4. (20) What is the length of one side of a square field containing 15 A. 1 sq. rd.? 5. (20) What is the interest on $523.56, for 2 years 4 months and 15 days at 7 % per annum? 6. (20) What is the value of a stick of timber sixteen feet long and eight inches square, at $25 per thou- sand, board measure? UNITED STATES HISTORY, 1902. [Ayiszver a 07- b [not both) of any ten guesiz'ons.) What portions of the world were known to Europeans in 1490? Explain carefully why the hostility of the Iro- quois to the French was so important. 2. (o) (10) What privileges did the patroons have? What territory did England gain in 1763? 3. (a) (10) What were the non-importation agreements? Give, with dates, two acts of the British gov- ernment which offended the colonists. 4. (a) (10) Why was Washington appointed to the chief command in the War of the Revolution? What was the object of Burgoyne's campaign? (a) (10) (^) (10) («) (10) (^) (10) («) (10) (6) (10) (a) (10) {0) (10) J)0 STATK BOARD EXAMINATIONS 5. (a) (10) Why did the vaKie of paper money keep chang- ing during the War of the Revolution? How was the Constitution ratified? 6. («) (10) What are customs duties? Why was the Alien and Sedition act unpopular? How did the United States acquire Louisiana? Why was the Emhargo Act of Jefferson's ad- ministration so unpopular in New England? What was the Missouri compromise? Explain-what is meant by the Monroe Doctrine. 9. (a) (10) Whoso business is it to decide on the constitu- timality of a law passed by Congress? How did Jacltson try to ruin the United States Bank? 10. [a] (10) Why was the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 so important? What elTci't did the Kansas-Nebraskji Act have on the ,s '(^rnent of Kansas? 11. (a) (10) Wliy was J uiinson impeached? What is meanti by "reciprocity''? {l>) (10) (a) (10) (b) (10) {«) (10) (^') (10) («) (10) ib) (10) (a) (10) {^) (10) («) (10) (b) (10) («) (10) W (10) GEOGRAPHY, 1902. How are poaiis obtained? In what place are tliey fouric' most abundantly? How are sponges obtained? In what place are they found most abundantly? Bound tlie Mississippi Valley. Name tlvo of the most important lumber states of the United States. Sketch a map of the Mediterranean Sea. Locate on your map the mouths of five rivers and naiiie the rivers. Bound Chile. Why are there no large rivers west of the Andes? Mention three kerosene oil producing regions of the world. Two diamond producing areas. Bound tlie plain of India. Write the following five states in order of size: Minnesota. Texas, California, Pennsylvania Illinois. (b) (10) Name the largest live cities of tlie United States in order of size. ;. («) (10) [b] (10) 2. [a) (10) ib) (10) 3. (") (10) (l>) no) 4. {<") (10) if>) (10) 5. {<') (h)) (b) (10) 6. (") (10) STAIK HOAKL) EXAMINATIONS. \n ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 1903. /. An old clock that liad stood for fifty years in a farm- or's kitchen, without giving its o:aner any cause of complaint, early one s/anmcr 7norning, before the farmer was stirrings suddenly stopped. //. At this the dial plate changed countenance with alarm. The hands made a vain effort to continue their course. The wheels stood sini with surprise. The weights hung speechless. III. Soon a faint tick was heard belozu from the pendulum. "I confess thai I am the sole cause of this stoppage: and I am willing to tell you ivhy I have acted thus. The truth is that I am tired of ticking." — Jane Taylor. IV, Some trfint back from the village street Stands the old-fashioned county seat. Across its antique portico Tall poplar trees their shadows throw; And from its station in the hall An ancient timepiece says to all — ''Forever — never ! T^e.ver— forever !" — Longfellow. V. "If a man empties his purse Into his head, no man can take it away from him. Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure; and, since thbu art not sure of a minute, throw not away an Jtour.''^ — Franklin. /• (18) Give the use (construction, syntax) of the sub- ordinate propositions (clauses) in passages III. and Y. 2. (28) Fill the accompanying diagram with the princi- pal parts of the propositions, whether principal or subordi- nate, found in passages I. and I^ . SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT 3. (9) Point out the use of the root infinitives in the passages. (Known by the infinitive sign "to.") 92 STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 4. Give the use of the following words: (They are here named in order of occurrence, and are italicized in the pass- ages.) 1 Owner. 7 That. 2 Summer. 8 Why. 3 Morning, 9 Tired. 4 Still. 10 Somewhat. 5 Speechless. 11 Forever. 6 Below. 12 Hour. 5. (12) Point out the antecedent of each personal pro- noun in passages I., II., IV. and Y. S. (9) Rewrite with a change of voice: We hold these truths to be self evident:— That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalien- able rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ARITHMETIC, 1903. [Anszver any fii>e.) 1. i\^) Sold two carriages at $2-10 apiece. On one I made 20% of the cost, and on the other I lost 20% of the cost. Did I make or lose on the sale of the carriages, and how much? 2. (10) A man sells a pile of cordwood, ten feet long, six feet high, and four feet wide, at six dollars per cord. How many shingles can he buy with the money he receives for the wood, if he pay $5.00 per M for the shingles'? 3. (10) Teas costing $0.70 and 10.80 are mixed in equal quantities and sold at $0.85; what is the gain per cent? 4. (10) A can do a piece of work in 5 days, B can do it in 6 days; how long will it take them to do it working together? 5. (10) How much will it cost to carpet a room 15 feet wide and 16 feet long, witli carpeting three-fourths of a yard wide, the carpet to cost $0.75 per yard? Which way should the strips run to lessen the expense of carpeting? 6. (10) If a man sell two-thirds of his farm for what three- fourtiis of it cost does he make or lose by the transaction, and how much per cent? STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 93 U. S. HISTORY, J903. [Anszver any Jive,) 1. (10) Name five explorers in America before tlie settle- ment of St Augustine and give tlie region ex- plored by each, the date of exploration, and the nationality of each explorer. 2. (10) What nations owned the continent of North Amer- ica after the treaty closing the French and Indian war in 1763 and wliat part was owned by each. 3. (10) Give what you consider to be two of the principal causes of the Revolutionary War, and state iivhy you consider them the principal causes. 4. (10) Discuss the Louisiana Purchase under the following heads: Date; by whom; from whom; price paid; amount of territory purchased. 5. (10) Discuss the Kansas-Nebraska bill under the follow- ing heads: Proposed by whom; main provisions; effect on the Missouri compromise; result of the vote provided for by the Kansas-Nebraska bill for the organization of Kansas. S. (10) What five Vice-Presidents have become Presidents through the death of Presidents? What new position in the cabinet has been created within the last year? What route has been settled upon for the canal across the isthmus of Panama? Who is president of Cuba? Who is governor of the Philippines? If Roosevelt were to die who would become President? GEOGRAPHY, 1903. (Anszc'er any Jive.) 1. (10) Sketch the northern boundary of the United States and include in your map the fiftieth parallel of latitude and an outline of the great lakes. Name the lakes and also the states that border on the north. 2. (10) Locate the following cities: Seattle, Amsterdam, Constantinople, Moscow, Calcutta. 3. (10) Where in the United States are the following most abundantly produced: Beet sugar, cane sugar, marble, turpentine, mercury. 4. (10) Draw a map of England, Scotland and Wales and locate on your map the following: The Irish Sea, the Thames, Liverpool, Isle of Wight and Glasgow. 5. (10) Locate the following mountains: Himalaya, Atlas, Apennines, Ilinku Kosh, Carpathian. 6. (10) On what waters would a ship sail in going from Lon- don to St. Peter.sburg; from London to Athens? 94 STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. ARITHMETIC, J904. Fourth question 10 credits, other qviestions 15 credits. /, If from 18% yards of cloth 4 11-lG yards are cut, what fraction of the piece is left? 2. When eggs are sold at 15c per dozen a profit of i^ of the cost is made. What was tiie cost per dozen? 3. (a) Multiply fovu- hundredths by seven hundred- thousandths. (b) Divide one and ninetj'-two hundredths \>\ six- teen ten-thousandths. 4. Paid $33% for 3,750 pounds of hay. What was the price per ton? 5. A bin 6 feet long. 4 feet wide holds 75 bushels. How deep is the bin if 1 cubic foot equals 4-5 bushel? 6. A merchant marked a pair of shoes at an advance of 25 per cent. If he discovmts the price 10 per cent to a customer, what per cent does he still make? 7. Find the rate at which $900 for 3 years, 8 months will yield $198 interest. UNITED STATES HISTORY, 1904. /. Name one Spaniard, one French, and one English ' explorer, and briefly describe the work of each. 2. Distinguish between charter, i)roprietary and royal colonies and mention one example of each. 3. Discuss the Stamp Act. 4. Discuss the purpose, importance and results of Bur- goyne's campaign. 5. Mention, with dates, the acquisitions of territory made by the United States since 1783? 6. What were the reasons for calling a convention "to revise the Articles of Confederation"? 7. What were the "Alien and Sedition Acts"? 8. What was the effect of the Dred Scott decision? 9. What M'ere the Alabama claims and how were they settled? 10. Name two great American inventors and discuss the importance of their inventions. GEOGRAPHY, 1904. /. (5) Name five characteristic animals of South America; five of Africa. 2. (5) What section of the U. S. is most densely popu- lated? What country of Europe? Asia? Give approximately the area and population of Minne- sota. STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS 9u 3. (2) What is the prevailing form of government in South America? In Asia? Name two republics in Europe. 4. (a) (5) Name five leading exports of U. S. (b) (10) Name two regions where each of the follow- ing is pi-oduced extensively: Wheat, wool, tin, petroleum ,salt. 5. (10) Bound Germany or Brazil. 6. i-i) State approximately the distance, by land, from St. Petersburg to Port Arthur. What is the prin- cipal means of communication between these two places ? 7. (8) Name in order the divisions of water through which the Russian Black Sea fleet must sail in going from Sebastopol to Vladivostok. 8. (10) Map. (5) Location. Draw an outline map of North Amer- ica, showing five principal political divisions and five great drainage basins. . 9. (10) Railroads. (10) Cities. Locate on the above map two railroads connecting the central section of the United States with Pacific ports; also locate Boston, San Francisco, Montreal, Niagara Falls, Washington, St. Louis, Yosemite Valley, New Orleans, Yellow- stone Park, and Buffalo. 10. (10) Map. (5) Location. Draw an outline map of Europe and lo- cate; Danube, London, Berlin, Paris, Constantinople. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 1904. 1. There in Iceland, o'er their books Pored the people day and night, But he did not like their looks, Nor the songs they used to write. .-//'/ this rhyme Is waste of time!" Grumbled Thangbrand, Olaf's /'r/^'s/.— Longfellow 2. I appeal to the experience of any man who is in the habit of exercising his mind vigorously and well, whether here is not a satisfaction in it zuhich tells him he has, Tseen acting up to one of the great objects of his exist- ence? — Smith. 3. As we expected ovn* landlord the next day, my wife went to make the venison pasty. Moses sat reading while I taught the little ones; my daughters seemed equally busy with the rest; and I observed them for at 96 STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. good while cookiyig something over the fire; but little Dick informed me in a whisper, that they were making a wash for the face. — Goldsmith. /. (24) Fill the accompanying diagram with the prin- cipal parts of the independent propositions (principal clauses) found in paragraphs I and 111. SUBJECT. VERB. COMPLEMENT. 2. (24) Give the construction of the subordinate propo- sitions (clauses) in the given selections. 3. (20) Give the construction of the following words as italicized in the given passages: (1) o'er, (2) day, (3) all, (4) Priest, (5) exercising, (6) which, (7) him, (8) venison, (9) busy, (10) cooking. 4. (12) Rewrite the following passage with change of ~"*voice: He assiued me that this invention had employed all Ms thoughts from his youth; that he had emptied the whole vocabulary into his frame, and made the strictest computation of the general proportion there is in books, between the numbers of participles, nouns, and verbs, and other parts of speech. 5. (20) (a) Write a sentence containing: 1st. An infinitive used as a noun. 2nd. An infinitive used as an adverb mod- ifying an adjective. 3rd. An infinitive used as an adjective. 4th. A noun clause used as a predicate nominative, (b) Write a complex declarative sentence con- taining a verb in the past perfect tense. ARITHMETIC, 1905. (Answer any five.) 7. (20) Find the interest on $2,500 from June 13, 1903, to February 4, 1905, at 5 per cent. 2. (20) How many bolts each 2-3 in. long can be cut from ah iron rod 61^4 in. long, and what is the length of the piece remaining? 2. a (10) Multiply .16 2-3 by .000 5-6, and give the result to the sixth decimal place. (Leave all of your work.) b (10) Divide .072 by .0004i/o. (Leave all of your work.) STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 97 4. (20) A square field contains 10 acres; if it is divided into four square fields of equal size, find the num- ber" of rods of fence required to enclose them. 5. (20) A merchant marks dress goods at 60c a yard, but throws ofl^ 10 per cent and still makes 20 per cent profit. Find what the goods cost the merch- ant. 6. (20) What per. cent must be added to the cost price in order to give a discount of 2.5 per cent and still make a profit of 20 per cent.? UNITED STATES HISTORY, 1905. (Answer any five.) /. (10) Write the names of the thirteen original colonies in the order of their settlement^ and name the place where each was first settled. 2. (10) Give an outline for an account of the French and Indian war. j 3. (10) Give three principal causes of the Revolutionary war. What were the boundaries of the United States at the close of the war? 4. (10) Name any five presidents in order and give one important event in the administration of each. 5. (10) What was a "carpet bagger?" What was a "free soiler?" What was the Monitor? What is meant by the "Reconstruction Period?" What was an "abolitionist?" 6. (10) What was the cause of the war with Spain, in 1898? Wnat territory did the United States gain by the treaty which closed this war? GEOGRAPHY, 1905. (Answer any five.) 1. (10) Name the zones and state the width of each zone in degrees. 2. (10) Draw a map of the northern boundary of the United States, including an outline of the great lakes. Name the principal river boundaries. Make your map as wide as the paper you are using. 3. (10) Name and describe three of the principal rivers of South America. 4. (10) What are the principal three kinds of sugar in common use, and where is a region in which each is produced abundantly? 98 STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 5. (10) Sketch the coast line of Europe from the point on the Baltic Sea where Russia and Germany meet, westward and southward to the strait of Gibraltar, and locate on your map the mouths of two important rivers. Make your map about twelve inches in a direct line from the point where you begin to that where you leave off. 6. (10) Name five nations which have colonies, and state where one colonial possession of each nation is located. ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 1905. Note. — In mentioning a phrase or clause, it is sulfi- cient to write the first word or two and the last word, with an intervening dash. Construction denotes not only the kind of element, and, if adverbial, what it expresses, but also its relationship to some particular part of the sentence. I. Meriily szuingring on brier and weed, A'ear to the nest of his little dame, Over the mountain-side or mead, Robert of Lincoln is telling his name. Robert of Lincoln's Quaker wife. Pretty and quiet, with plain brown wings, Passing at iiome a patient life. Broods in the grass zuJiile her husband sings. — Bryant. .II The door of Scrooge's counting-house was open, that he might keep his eye upon his clerk, who, in a dismal mttle cell beyond, was copying letters. Scrooge had a very small fire, but the clerk's fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal. But he couldn't re- plenish if, for Scrooge kept the coal-box in his own room; and so surely as the clerk came in with the shovel, the master predicted that it would be necessary for them to fart. Wherefore the clerk put on his white comforter, and tried to warm himself at the candle; in which effort, not heiyig a ynan of strong imagination, he failed. — Dickens. III. Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow wand about six feet in length, perieetly straight, and rather thicker than a man's thumb. He began to peel this with great composure, observing at the same time that to ask a good woodsman to shoot at a target so broad as had hitherto been used was to put shame upon his skill.— Sir Walter Scott. STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS. 99 /. ( 10) Fill the accompanying diagram with the principal parts of the independent propositions found in passages, I. and III. SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT 2. (1(3) Give the construction of four subordinate propo- sitions (clauses) in passage 11. 3. (8) Give the construction of the infinitive phrases found in passage III. 4. (17) Give the construction of the following words, as underlined in the passages: Swinging, near, quiet, while, so, surely, to part, which, being, man, feet, thicker, tnunib, as. 5. (6) Give a synopsis in the third person plural, indica- tive mood, of the verb sings. 6. (8) Rewrite the first sentence of II, replacing the pro- nouns by nouns. 7. (6) Rewrite the third sentence of II with a change of voice throughout. 8. (4) Rewrite the last sentence of III with a change of number throughout. SEP 21 1905 For Graded Schools State High School and State Teachers' Examination Paper Always on Hand. School Examination, Composition and Practice Paper of all Grades and Prices. Write for full particulars of Our New Card System for Students' Records. 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