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W."14<^s\eau, M.A. Industrial Drawing, G Reading — Mi.ss S. J Domestic Economy — Closing examinations, shall be hel>^^ieg5|(jWedericton, A. John, and Chatham, begin- ning at 9 o'clock, a. m., on the second Tuesday in June. For SlflBent Teachers in the French Department, and other Candidates for Third Class License a closing examination for Third Cla.ss only shall be held at Fredericton twice each year, beginning respectively on the Tuesday next preceding the last Friday of May and on the Tuesday next preceding the week in which Christmas falls. All candidates who are required to be examined in Reading at the Freder- jcton station, shall present themselves in the Assembly Hall of the Normal School at 2 o'clock, p. m.. on the day immediately preceding the date fiked for the opening of the written examin- ation, for e.vamination in Reading.— Reg. 31, 3. To be eligible for the Closing Examinations a'l Candidates, whether for Advance of Class or otherwise, must have previously passed the Preliminary Examinations. i fiOucation department, flew JBtunswicft. ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS, 1895. Gramiviar School. GREEK. H. G. Bridges, A.M., Th.!)., Examiner Time, 2 hours. *■' ^ 1. Translate into English : a. Xen, Anal>. I. 8, 19-20 : irplv 8e ro^iv^m . . . iKeyero. or Xen, Ana/>. 11, 6, 6-7 : Tavra ovv . . . o/xoAoyow. d. Horn. 77. I. 234-244 : vat fia to'Sc . . . ovSlv mo-as. or Horn. //. xviii. 368-379 : 'fis oJ/ntV . . . Sefrfiov^. or Horn. //. XXI. 324-333 : 'H, Kal cVwpT' . . . <^Aoya iroWrjv. or Horn. //. xxii. 260-269 : Tof 8' Sip . . . TroAe/iio-TTyj/. or Lysias v. 36 : ovk ovv Setvo'v . . . Kokdl^nrOM; or Herod, v. 57 : Ot Sc rc^upaioi or Soph. Ajax, 430-440 : aiai . . or Plat. Apo/. 16 : 6 ok tuvtu . . , . . . Ipyecrdai. . wo' aiToXXvfiaL. Tpo TOV al(T)^pOV, C. Eur. Alccst. 614-624 : "Hkw KaKoTtn . . . yevvaiov To'Sc. or Eur. J/nc. 850-860 : iyio ac . . . koivov (rrpan^. or Eur. Med. 282-291: St'SotKa a . . . fxiya arevtiv. or Aesch. /'.F. 1061-1073 : tiSoVi toi . . . o-Teppais StVais. Valiu\ 40. 2. Parse : h-qx^^iaa, Oavdv, l/SAai/^e, wdOr]';, \ddoi, SUtftOopd, ■ij^dp.-qv, irenpaKTai, latrov, eAciv. Value, ij. 3. Compare : KaAo's, (^t'Ao?, noXv^, fiaKap, fi.(\a^, ttcVo),/, aiopwv, and also the adverbs formed from the first three. Value, lo. 4. What is meant by syllabic and temporal augment? How are a. c, at, oi, av, respectively, augmented ? Give the imperfect (first sing.) of lx<^, 6pao>, 7rcpi(rT«X\a>, Svcrruxeoj, npoxiopiu>, alpiw, pd^(o. Value, /J, 5. What is the force of the particle «V? How does it affect the optative jnood.? Distinguish, «' Acy«5, « Acyot?, Vav \4yr„, oVc ^PX^Tai, oTuv ipxrjTai. Value, lo. 6. Correct the following constructions, adding your reason in each case : (a) d rovro \iyrj<:, dfiaprdva^ : (^) ^v tovto Aeyoi5, d/xapra'- vois : (7) o5k €> Sttoi Tpairo^firjv : (5) ravra ypa>u,, Tm A^oi. Give the Latin for the last when corrected. Value, 10. — Total value, loo. GRAMMAR SCHOOL. *pu)v, .ind ^ovv are Ti perfect (i>, aipfu), Tect the e'y>ys, ore in each dfiaprd- u tX.6oi. -Grammar School. L&tUl. Prof. H. S. Bridges, M.A., Ph.D. Examiner. Time, Shra Values 12J each 10 8 1. Translate into English : A. CsM. Bell. Gall., Bk. I., Cap. 32 : Quum ab his.. ...essent perferendi, [or] C«8. Bell. Gall., Bk. II., Cap. 18: Locinatura circiter triuin. [or] Livy, Bk. 21, Cap. 37 : Tandem nequiquam deduci possent. B. Verg. .En. I., Vv. 600 — 610 : Grates persolvere dignas vocant terrni. [or] Verg. ^En. II., Vv. 360 — 369: Nox atra mortis imago, [or] Verg. .En. VI., Vv. 637 — 647 : His deraum exactis pulsat eburno. C. ftorace, Odes Bk. I., Ode 22, Vv. 1 — 16 : Integer vitre arida nutrix. [or] Hor., Odes Bk. III., Ode 12, Vv. 1 — 12: Miserarnra est excipere aprum. [or] Hor., Sat. Bk. I., Sat. 6, Vv. 42 — 52: At hie am- bitione procul. [or] D. Cic. De Senec, Cap. 17, Sec. 00 : Hac igitur fortuna senectutis auctoritas. [or] Cic. De Amic, Cap. 13, Sec. 48 : Quamobrem si cadit incommodis contrahantnr. [or] Sail. Bell. Jug., Cap. 28: At Jugurtha domum discedunt. [or] Cicero Pro. Mil. Cap. 33, Sec. 89: An consules nullam haberetis. [or] Cic.Pro,Leg.Manil.,Cap. 19,Sec.57: Quomihietiam est constitutus ? [or] Tac.Ann. I., Cap. 62: Igitur Romanus.=....feraliadebui8se 2. Parse fully : Veniet, veniat, vicissent, vinctus, refertus, abstulit, auderent, consuerint, eripi, pulsas. 3. Write out in full : [1] imperat. act. of fero ; [2] imperf. subj. of patior ; [3] fut. indie, of fio ; [4] imperf. subj. of redeo. 10 4. Turn into Latin : He gave me hie own books. He Rave me these books. He gave me the same books. Some one did it. He himself did it. The other did it. Another did it. The rest did it. No one did it. Every one did it. 5. Translate li' irally, and rewrite in Oratio ( Jblicnia : " Ite obviam Hanniba exornate nrbem, diemqiv adventus ejus consecrate, ut hunc triumphum de cive vestro spectetis." 14 6. Translate at sight: " Sunt ct belli, siait pads, jura, justeqne ea 100 "°" "^'""'' ^"**'" fortiter didicimus gerere. Arma habemus non adversuH eam jptatem, cui etiam captis urbibus parcitur, sed advereus armatos et ipuos, qui, nee Ircsi nee lacessiti a nobis, castra Komana ad Veios oppugnarunt. P:o8 tu, quantum in te fuit, novo scelf ^ vicisti ; ego Romania artibus, virtute, opere, armis, sicut Veios, vincam." Gr.^ Yah li 1( 1( 1( IC If IC IC 15 10( [e gave me one did it. id it. The Ite obviam consecrate, justeqne ea , habemus IS i)arcitur, lace.«8iti a I, quantum 18, virtute, Grammar School. Time, 1 hr 30 ))tin. Values 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 8. 9 Greek and Roman History. 100 H. S. Bridges, M. A., Ph.D., Examiner. 1. Draw a map of the Peloponnesus, showing its divisions, chief rivers and towns with ancient names. 2. Relate the leading events of the 2nd Messenian War, or of the Ist Persian invasion. Give dates. 3. Describe the constitution established by Solon at Athens. 4. Describe the situation of the following places and relate in de- tail any important events connected with any ow of them : Mycale, Ithome, J^gospotami, Potidjea, Artemisium. 5. What religious institutions were attributed to Xuma, and what political institutions to Romulus? G. State what you understand by the terms patricians and plebe- ians. In what year was the Roman Republic established? 7. What was the cause of the first secession of the Plebs? When did it take place? Wliat did the Plebs gain by it? Give the dates of the following : Overthrow of the Decemvirs ; 2nd Punic War; Ist Mithridatic War; War with Jugurtha ; Appointment of 1st Dictator ; Destruction of Carthage. Sketch briefly the life of Sulla. Mention the chief reforms which he made in the Roman Constitution. 10 10 20 25 25 100 Ghammar School. Spherical Trlgronometry. Tunc,lhr.SOmhu Thomas Harrison, M.A., LL.D., Examiner. 1. When are two spherical triangles said to be polar with respect to each other? Represent thorn by a diagram and Iw that the number of degrees in an angle of the one plus the "qtnll 180 ''^^'^'^ '" "•« corresponding side of tho^other is 2. By the aid of Napier's rules writedown the ten formula, wh.d, express the relations between the sides and angles of a right spherical triangle. ^ 3. Trove one of the ten formuh. referred to in question (2). 4. In a right spherical triangle, being given the side a and the opposite angle A show how to find the remaining parts 5. In an oblique spherical triangle prove ens Ac 6. In an oblique spherical triangl'e given two sides and the includ- ing angle show how to find the remaining parts. hr. SO mm. ith respect and show e plus the 10 other is 1 formulre angles of 2). and the arts. e includ"- Grammar School. Time, 1 /jr. 30 min Plane and Solid Geometry. V.ilues I 15 15 20 100 1. 2. 15 I 3. 20 15 6. TiioMAH Harrison, M.A., LL.D., Examiner. The internal and external bisectors of the vertical angle of a triangle divide the base internally and externally in the ratio of the other two sides. The rectilineal figure on the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is equal to the sum of the similar and similarly des- cribed figures on the other two sides. If three lines are in continued proportion, the first is to the third as any rectilineal figure described on the first is to a similar and similurily described figure on the second. Describe a rectilineal figure which shall be similar to one and equal to another given rectilineal figure. How are the solid angles formed in each of the five regular polyhedra, viz. : the tetrahedron, the cube, the octahedron, the dodecahedron and the icosahedron? Every solid angle is contained by plane angles which are together less than four right angles. Grammar School. Aloebra iligeora. Time, l hr. 30 min. Thomas Harrisox, LL.D, Examiner. Values' 10 If aa-\-b>iJr-cz=o X y Prove 2 3. Solve ax+hy-\-cz=d «-.r+i..,+ ,,,^,^,, Kv the metl.od of unr'etermined n3ult>phers (that is, you multiply the firs bv say, the second by . and the third' by , and M' you then assume that /, ., and . are such that' he coefhcents of , and . will vani.h). a de erm.nmg the values of /,,., ,„ ,,^ thereb;^^ >ou are expected to use the results of question (1) to shoicen the work. ^ ' Rationalize the denominator of and afterwards find 15 10 100 the value ofthe fraction to th,.e XL of decin.als. ^^^t mutat,ons = Z. times the number of combinrons ' 6. Expand c- and r.. and add the results. What is e ? _j 7. Expand (l + _L)- by the Binomial theorem. 1 ln\ 30 min. r, say, then fS.v— 5:=(? 'eterminecl first by I, , and add ; such that )■ In de- ereby of .r lestion (1) v.irds find s. V\'hat loniinator tions of ji if (if 2>er- Grammar School. General Chemistry. Time, l hr. 45 mm. Prof. L. W. Bailey, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S.C, Examiner. NoTK. — Six qnesiioiis make a full paper. 1. Express by equations the successive steps by whi^h baking soda is obtained from common salt; and (2) those by which from sodium carbonate we may obtain sodium chloride, sodmm sulphate, and sodium nitrate. 2. Represent by formula the composition of nitro-glycerine and compare it with that of gunpowder. AVhat are in each case the products of explosion ? 3. Iron is treated witli sulphuric acid, and to the product ammonia is ad- ded. AVhat is the final result? Formulate all the reactions. 4. What chemical changes occur in the following cases : (1) When am- monium nitrate is heated ; {2) when copper is heated with strong sulphuric acid ; (3) when litharge is heated on charcoal ; (4) when steam is passed over hot coals ; when sugar ferments ? Formulate all reactions. 5. What is the difference between a hydro-carbon and a carbo-hydrate. Name, with examples, the principal groups into which each is sub- divided. 6. Explain, with illustrations, the relations of the bodies known as alco- hols, ethers, and tatty acids, and give the formulas of those of most importance in the arts. 7. Represent ,7ra/>/i/VY(//v; A molecule of hydrogen, an atom of chlorine, a molecule of water, a molecule of nitric acid. What is the relative weight of each ? 8. How much potassium chlorate is needed to yield 10 lbs. of oxygen ? Grammar School. Time, 1 hr. 43 min. Botany and Vegetable Physiology. Pho. L. W. BAX..V, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S.C, Examiner. ^or.-Si. questions, .Mek must include Ms. 7 an, S, make afuU,a,er. ■f TT ,, ' ^ ^tour, without text. 3. Give in tabular form an analysis of flower dusters '* ^"^lr^:S.''""'' '^ "°" ^'^^^^-''-^ "--«-tions and explain ' ""TtrrrJriu^ ^-^^^-^-^-ccompanyin, the conversion of 6. Explain the nature of the following parts • Pith . , • , receptacle, bast, stomata, root tips. ' "'^"^'^'"'n layer, 7. Make a tabular analysis of the plant upon your desk. Part II. 43 min., vAth text. o -Pj . . ■*'' mm., vntli text. I /(/•. 45 min. r. II paper. Mout text. Between id a root ? lation are explain ersion of n layer, tith text. ^ of the ery line Grammar School. Time, 1 hr. 30 min. Physiology and Hygiene. Prof. L. W. Bailky, M.A., Ph.D., F.RS.C, Examiner. Note — »S'(.i- question.9, including No. 8, make ajuUpaper. 1. Describe the nature of the following joints, viz. : (1) That between the head and neck ; (2) That of the elbow ; (3) That of the ankle, and explain the nature of the leverages in each case. 2. Classify the different kinds of foods. In what parts of the system are they severally digested, and by what special agencies ? What is the special use of each ? 3. Describe fully the strucfure of the skin. What several purposes does it serve ? ■\\ uat is the relation to the skin of the hair and nails ? 4. Explain the nature of the following : Secretion, fatty degeneration, coagulation of blood, palpitation of the heart, near-sightedness, paralysis. 5. Explain fully the apparatus involved in any two of the following pro- cesses : Swallowing, chewing, hearing, sight, breathing, absorption. G. Where and what are the following : Parotid glands, pylorus, fontanelles, fibula, gall-bladder, glottis, thoracic duct. 7. k-^tate what you know of the general organization of the brain and as to the functions of its separate parts. 8. What are the conditions and what the results of alcoholic fermentation ? What are the essential differences between wines, malt liquors, and spirits ? What is the special effect of alcoholic liquors on the liver ? Ill Grammar School. Time, 3 hrs. History of Education, Teaching and School Management. Values I 15 G. W. Mersereau, A.M, Examiner, cation. Write a short paragraph under each head he disgust felt towards any kind of knowledge i a 'si.ntht It is prematurely presented nr fhnf .. .^""^^ '^ '^ ^ign that ne, 3 h)'s. igement. QRAMHAR SCHOOL I CLASS L n scientific divide edu- id. e one is de- "Values rived from 10 ie teaching Grammar, 15 1 of know- 15 le fit to as- and 1 sign that nted in an 15 tratiojis of 15 ou intend ! fully the 15 t or high 15 Grammar School and First Class. Time, 1 hr. 100 School System. Geo. W. Mersereau, M.A., Examiner. 1. What are the distinctive features of our present school law ? 2. What officials are charged with the duty of administering the school law ? Give a synopsis of the duties aud powers of each. 3. In what respects have the County School Fund and the District Assessment a bearing upon each other? What principles regulate the apportionment of the County Fund to Trustees? 4. Give the chief means relied on for determining the character and securing the desired quality of school instruction. 5. Name the different classes of license, the conditions under which they can be obtained and the remuneration provided for the holders of each. 6. What are the provisions relating to "holidays," "vacations," "arbor day," "substitute days" and " visiting days"? 7. Name the various kinds of school meetings. When and by whom may they be called? What business can be done ? Gr. Sch. and I. Industrial Drawing. J. Vhoom, Examiner. Time, 1 hr. ValuesI " '''^'^*' ^^-^^/'^'-'^ x^ork required throughout. 25 15 40 1. 2. 3. 20 100 4. Name and draw from memory an examnl^ r.t aii.ed plan. f„„o rre,„en.,y\"s" d L „Tnll''r ""™"°"- SUPERIOR SCHOOL. Superior School. Latin. Tune, 1 /()•. 30 min. Time, 1 h)\ > obtain full es 3nvention- ig a simple )f an urn, in line or i it would adow fail- ed before itable for levations Values \ 40 12 9 9 12 18 100 H. S. Bridges, M.A., Ph.D., Examiner. 1. Translate into English : A. Caes.Bell. Gall. I., Cap. 30: Adhaer deteriora faceret. (or) B. Caes. Bell. Gall. II., Cap. 19: Ubi prima impedimenta contenderunt. (or) C. Yerg. Aen. Bk. I., Vv. 286 296: Nascetur pulchra ore cruento. 2. Parse in (A) : respondit, vicissent, vellent, victis, consuesse, uteretur; (or) (B) : abdita, fecerunt, pulsis, viderentur, ad verso, contenderunt : or (C) : nascetur, teriuinet, accipie?, positis, dabunt, vinctus. 3. Decline thron/). 2. Find the greatest common measure of x^+x^—d and r*—3x'^-\-2. 3. Find the least common multiple of a'^— 1,.t3+1,.v3— l,and.r«+l. 4. Reduce to its lowest terms ■^.^^^ x^-f-a'ix'^+a* 5. Find the value of ^fMft+h)x+ab x-2—c^ X''—{a-\-c)x-^ac >x'i—b^ 6. Find the value of a 1 " (rt— 6) {a—c) ^ {h—a) {b—c) 7. Find a number such that the sura of its fifth and its seventh shall exceed the difference of its fourth and its seventh by 99. 4x-!— 1 8. Solve: 3— 2x 1— 2,r 2x—o 2x— 7 ~ Y^16x-\A^ 9. Solve : ax-\-h!/-\-c=o a^x-\-b^y-^c/=o and shew that ?/ 1 100 bc^—b^c ca'—c'a alt' — u'b 10. Solve : aa^-\-b3^-\-c=o and find the sum and also the product of its roots. 11. a:2-}-3.r?/=54 a;y+4(/-=115. Find x and y. Class I and Superior Licknse. Time, I hr. Natural Philosophy and Physics. Thomas Harrison, LL.D., Examiner. Note.-/:-;, questions make a full paper. Candidates for Superior License must take i and 2, M i'l I. 3- 4- 5. 6. 7. 9- 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Define centre of gravity. Find the centre of gravity of a triangle. Draw a system of pulleys in which the weight raised is five times the power employed to raise it. Describe how a thermometer is made and graduated. What is meant by specific heat ? Describe a simple experiment to determine the different conducting powers for heat of different substances. Describe the construction of an electric cell and explain the changes which take place when it is allowed to send a current. Describe any means for measuring the strength of an electric current. How is it shown that sound is not propagated in a vacuum ? On what does the pitch of a note depend ? Describe any means for comparing the intensities of two lights. What are the laws of reflection of light. Explain the action of the hydraulic press. Describe the working of the common pump. ^pum'"'?''''''"^''^''''^ ^""'"'"^ ^"°'P ^'^^"^ from the common Why does a short pendulum vibrate more rapidly than a long How is a clock constructed and regulated ? What is the explanation of the phenomenon we call " dew." Mention some phenomena similar to dew. How are clouds formed ? \\ Time, r hr. rior License CLASS I. i.ingle, e times the conducting le changes n a long dew." Class I. Engfllsh LangfUage. rtW,i;jr.307mn H. S. ]iuiDOKs, M.A., rh.D., Examiner. Note — A choice is allmved between 6 and 7. Vahies ; current. 10 urn ? On 10 ts. V 15 15 common 15 15 10 20 1. Analyze both generally and particularly : So saying, her rash hand in evil hour Forth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she ate ! Earth felt the wound ; and Nature from her seat, Sighing through all her worlis, gave signs of woe Tluit all wan lost. 2. Parse the italicized words in this passage. 3. Explain the following : Syntax, concord, government. Specify the chief kinds of concord and government in grammar. 4. To what great family of languages does the English belong? Under what group is it properly classed ? Mention the other languages of the same group. 5. The Keltic element in English is of three kinds. Specify them, and give examples of Keltic words of the flrst kind. 6. What proportion do words of Anglo-Saxon origin bear to those from classical sources ? Write half a dozen lines on any sub- ject you choose, using only words of Anglo-Saxon origin. 7. Give the derivation of each of the following : Curfew, dande- lion, vinegar, dropsy, damson, belfry, stoic, orchard, dirge, proxy. 8. Distinguish between rhyme and rhythm. Specify the four con- ditions necessary for perfect rhyme. 100 Class I. English Literature. Time,ihr.soinin. H. S. BninnEs, M.A., Ph.D., Examiner. -V. B.— Only two of the queMiom baaed on the Esmrj on Warreii Jfadinya ,, , are to be answered. Values ii: 15 15 20 J • 10 20 1. State concisely yonr conception of the character of Shylock. Mention pafisages which servo to illuetrate his hatred and his avarice. 2. J:x|)]ain the alhisions in the following : (o) So is Alcides heaten by his page. {b) Which makes her seat of Helmont, Colchos' strand And many Jasons come in (juest of her. {<') Thou gaudy gold, Hard food for Midas, I will none of thee. id) Medea gathered the enchanted herbs That did renew old Aeson. 3. In what connection do the following lines occur? Name the speaker in each case. Briefly continue any one of these quotations : («) You have too much respect upon the world, They lose it that do bury it with much care. (^) Let none presume To wear an undeserved dignity. {(■) The world is still deceived with ornament, (rf) The man that hath no music in himself, Is fit for treasons, stratagem.", and spoils. 4. Discuss the meaning of the following passage : O, my Antonio, I do know of these. That therefore only are reputed wise For saying nothing; who, I am very surf If they should speak, would almost 'curse' those ears Which, hearing them, would call their brothers fools. 5. State briefly the arguments based on external evidence given by Macaulay in the Essay on Warren Hastings to prove that ?-hilip Francis was the author of the " Letters of Junius." 1 10 16 1 hr. SO min. I Jladhiya of Shylock. atred and his 20 6. Bring ont the point of the compariflori in the following passage by uxphiining clearly the hiHtorieal alluslonfl : "He had just hh lively an idea of the insurrection at Benares as of T»rd George Cloidon's riotn, and of the execution of Nuncomar as of the execution of Dr. Dodd.' 7. What does Maoaulay state as the peculiar qualifications of Burke for conducting the impeach niunt of Warren HaHtings? 8. Quote at least 10 lines of the passage beginning with the words : "The place was worthy of such a trial." strand Name the •ne of these B. ears 3ols, ice given by prove that Funius." Class I. Geometry. Time, 1 hr. SO min. Values 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 100 3. Thomas Harrison, M.A., LL.D., Examiner. To inscribe in a triangle a rhonrtbus, having one of its angles coincident with an angle of the triangle. Shew that any side of a triangle is greater than the difference between the other two sides. To describe a square that shall be equal to a given rectilineal figure. If a straight line be bisected and produced to any point the rectangle contained by the whole line thus produced and the part of it produced together with the square on half the line bisected is equal to the square on the straight line which is made up of the half and the part produced. If from a point without a circle two secants be drawnshew that the rectangle contained by one secant and its segment exter- nal to the circle, is equal to the rectangle contained by the other secant and its external segment. To inscribe a regular pentagon in a given circle. 7. In a given circle to inscribe a triangle equiangular to a given triangle. 8. To find a mean proportional between two given straight lines. 9. If the vertical angle of a triangle be bisected by a line which cuts the base prove that the segments of the base will have the same ratio vhich the other sides of the triangle have to each other. G, » f^ L hr. 30 min. f its angles e difference 1 rectilineal r point the ced and the lalf the line ne which is n 'shew that rent exter- ned by the to a given ight lines. line which le will have gle have to Class I. Values 15 15 15 10 10 20 15 100 Book-keeping. J. Vroom, Examiner. Time, 1 hr. 1. What is the difference between Single Entry and Double Entry ? Which would you prefer, and why? 2. Journalize the following : — Bought of J. C. White goods to the amount of §3,245. Gave in payment, cash §1,000, John Black's note for §500, due in three months, less §7.50 dis- count, my own note for $600 ; balance to remam on account. 3. What is meant by Stock or Capital Account? For what is it credited and debited, and what does the difference represent? 4. Write out tlie form of an accepted draft for §500, drawn by Robert Smith on John Sloan. 5. What is meant by Assets? Invoice? Consignee? Inventory? Voucher ? 6. What entn/'s appear on the credit side (o) of Cash Account; (h) of Bills Payable account ; (c) of Bills Receivable account? {(I) of Merchandise account ; («,') of Loss and Gain account? 7. My wood lot cost mo §400. Swamped a road through it at a cost of §30. Took off it 40 cords of wood, which I sold for §3 per cord, paying §2 per cord for cutting and hauling. Sold 25,000 ft. of spruce logs, at §5 per thousand, delivered; and paid for cutting and hauling the spruce, §85. Paid taxes, §3. Open n Ledger Account for (he above lot, and post the several receipts and expenditures to shoiv how the account noio stands. First Class. Botany. Time, 1 hr. 45 min. Prof. L. W. Bailey, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S.C, Examiner. Note. — Six questions, including the last three, make a full paper. Part I. 1 hr., imthout text. 1. What features of contrast can you draw between a pine, an ash, and a fern? 2. How can one determine the number of carpels in a given pistil ? 3. Explain the botanical nature of a cone, an apple, a potato, a bean-pod, a thorn, a tendril. 4. Distinguish between cohesion and adhesion in the parts ol a flower. Name two flowers illustrating each peculiarity. 5. Mention five native trees or shrubs in which the flowers appear before the leaves. Among these distinguish between such as are mon- oecious and such as are dioecious. 6. (0) What features of the flower and leaves of the plant on your desk justify you in referring it to, or excluding it from the Rose family ? the Pulse family? the Aster family? (6) Make a drawing of its flower illustrating its structure. 7. Make a tabular analysis of the plant on your desk. Part II. 45 min., vUh text. 8. Determine the series, class, sub-class, order, genus, and species of the plant you have analyzed, writing out, as found in the text, every line necessary to read in reaching its complete determination. 1. 2. Class I. Chemistry and Agricnltare. Time, 1 hr. 30 min. 1 hr. 45 min. ler. aper. , without text. n ash, and a )istil ? , a bean-pod, of a flower. ppear before as are mon- n your desk lose family ? iwing of its ■in., v'lth text. )e(;io.« of the text, every ition. Pkof. L. W. Bailey, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S.C, Examiner. Note — Six questiom make a full paper. Part I. 1. In what several forms are phosphates supplied to plants? Explain wherein they differ, and the means by which the less eflfective are converted into the more effective forms ? 2. How would you proceed to demonstrate the presence therein of the several constituents of the atmosphere ? What relation has each of these constituents to the life of plants ? 3. Name the principal albuminoids found in plants. How do they difier in their properties ? What similar substances are found in animals ? 4. From what source are soils derived ? What are the agents concerned in their production? Which constitu-^nts are useful in plant growth, and why ? 5. Of what does bread consist ? What chemical changes are involved in its manufacture? 6. What relation has the temperature of soils to the growth of plants ? Why is a wet soil a cold one ? Part II. 7. What reactions are possible among the following substances : Carbonate of lime, quartz, caustic lime, sal ammoniac, sulphuric acid, common salt ? Give the reactions in each case. 8. State how you would demonstrate experimentally the composition of marble, giving all the reactions involved. 9. Give graphic formuhe for ammonia gas, ammonium chloride, and am- monium sulphate. From these formula deduce the valence of the elements and radicals involved. 10. State what you know of the occurrence (free or in combination), prep- aration, and properties of carbonic acid gas, hydrogen, chlorine, sulphur, sodium carbonate. 11. What properties, physical and chemical, would you regard as dis- tinctive of each of the following minerals : Amethyst, selenite, or- thoclase, calcite, graphite. What is the chemical composition of each ? ill Class I. Physiology and Hygiene. Time, i hr. so min. Peop. L. W. Bailey, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S.C; Examiner. Note.— Five questions, including A^. 6, make a full jMper. 1. Of what are bones composed? What several purposes do they serve, and by what special features are they made to serve the^^e purposes more effectually? 2. Describe the structure of the back-bone. Why is it often called the spine ? Why is it naturally curved and how ? What conditions may lead to unnatural curvature? Explain the following: Opposing muscles; beating of the heart? movements of the pulse; perception of pain ; production of voice. What are the effects of, and what is proper exercise? What several parts are to be distinguished in the structure of the teeth ; What differences of form do they exhibit and why? What is the nature of their connection with the jaws? What is the special effect of the use of alcohol upon the skin, upon the kidneys, upon the throat and voice? 3. 4. 5. 6. hr. SO min. per. hey serve, 3 purposes called the itions may he heart? f voice. the teeth ; hat is the upon the Class I. Teaching and School Management. Time, 2 hrs. Values 18 16 16 16 16 18 100 Geo. W. Mkrsereau, M.A., Examiner. 1. Name anv recognized principle of method derived from a study of PsycboloKV and illustrate its application in the teaching of any subject of school instruction. 2. Distinguish between grouih and development and show clearly the condition on which the latter depends. 3. What is memory? What are its vxe and abuse in education? How may the memory be trained ? 4. In what way do you intend to teach the first steps of reading? defend your method («) on scientific and {h) on practical grounds. 5. Comment on the following : " The amount and kind of punish- ment inflicted at school is one of the best tests of a teacher's capacity and fiti.ess for the station he occupies." 6. Write a sketch of the life and work of Comenius or Pestalozzi and shov. his influence on the progress of educational reform. CLASS I. AND II. Class I. and II. Reading*. Ti^g^ i j^^ Miss S. Jean Landers, Examiner. Note— Candidales for Cte.t 11. will vrUefive questions only. 1. Why is it good to give pupils some physical exercise at the beginning of a reading lesson ? and name some exercise tliat you would give. 2. What is meant by correct pronunciation and distinct articulation res- pectively ? 3. Name the different slides or inflections in use. Illustrate by example. 4. Please mark the following with regard to inflection : There was silence and I heard a voice saying, " Shall mortal man be more just than God ? Shall a man be more pure than his maker ? " 5. (a) Why is pitch or modulation so necessary to good reading? (i) Name the different degrees of pitch and tell when they are employed. (c) What pitch of voice should be used in the following" sentence? Hurrah for the sea ; the all glorious sea ! Its might is so wondrous its spirit so free ! 6. What mistakes are common in the pronunciation of the following words : Window, posts, often, running, cemetery, and why ? 7. Classify the following consonants as breath sounds, voice sounds, and liquids, and exi^lain : f, w, z, y, m, t, g, r, b, ng. Classes I, n. Domestic Economy. Miw. M. M. DeSoyres, Examiner. rime, 1 hr. 30 min. Time, 1 hr /. ginning of give. lation res- Bxaniple. employed. :.nce? ng words : unds, and THEORY. 1. Washing. (a) Give your experience as to whether hot water causes the color in clothes to change more than that which is moderately warm? (h) Why is it that clothes sometimes scorch under the iron ? How do you prevent starched things from sticking in ironing? 2. House-Cleaning. (a) Give a r6mm6 of your Text Book's description ot a good house-keeper's method of sweeping and dusting. (/,) What precautions can you mention to prevent the close, unpleasant odor one finds in bedrooms? 3. What hurts the lungs? 1. Overwork ; 2. Bad air ; 3. Dust. Discuss. 4. How do you keep iron vessels and stoves shining ? 5'. The body must be kept warm with a warmth from within. Explain fully. 6. Give a complete outline of the introduction of your Text Book on this subject. rRAcricAL. 1. Work a button-hole. 2 Give an example of your seaming. 3". Hem a portion of your cotton. Make a tuck, and do some feather-stitching. CLASS 11. Cl Class II. Values 25 11 15 9 10 15 15 100 English Language. Time, l hr. so mhu H. S. Bridges, M.A., Ph.D., Examiner. Give general and particular analysis of: There scattered oft, the earliest of the year, By hands unseen, are showers of violets /oimcZ ; The red-hreast loves to build and vHirble there And little footsteps lightly ]iri)tt the (jround. Parse the words in italics in this passage. Write brief notes showing the etymology of : bachelor, drake, father, madam, husband, sir. Explain the syntax of the objective case in each of the follow- ing : {a) He waited all night: {h) The book is worth a shilling : (c) They dreamt the future flight. 5. Give five examples (1) of verbs of the strong conjugation, (2) of verbs of the weak conjugation, and write down their prin- cipal parts. 6. How does the relative that differ from the relative leho ? Give rules for the correct use of the former. 7. Explain the following: tautology, circumlocution, postponed preposition. Frame or quote examples from your text-book to illustrate the above defects. Rewrite in proper form the examples given. 2. 3. 4. 5. nuu ake, low- :h a 2) of )rin- 3ive )ned )Ook the Class II. English Literature. Time, l hr. so min H. S. Pkidoes, M.A., Ph.D., Examiner. ^ 1. (a) Name the authors of the following quotations : {i) The poems from which each quotation is made : 1. " A murmur of the restless deep Was hlent with every strain." " Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife." " Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell." " Theme of primeval prophecy Be still the poet's theme." 2, 3. 4. 2. Mention some important focts in connection with the authors you have named ? 3. Give the reference or write brief notes on the italicized words or phrases in the following : 1. " Again the dai/star gilds the gloom." 2. " Let the 'h'ad [laat /mri/ its dead." 3. " Me thi)ih thy judilee to keep." 4. " Thou Jlied the vocal vale." 4. Quote from memory the first four lines of " Lochiel's Warning," and state the facts upon which the poem is founded. 5. Give the derivation of animated, mansion, exhausted, ignoble, and write down other derivatives from the same root. (S. Fxplain the following fijjures of speech : Personification, metonymy, hyperbole, and quote at least one example of each from the poems given in Reader V. Class II. Values 20 Geometry. Time, I h. 30 min 20 20 20 2. 20 Thomas Harrison, M.A., LL.D., Examiner. To a given straight line to apply a parallelogram which shall be equal to a given triangle, and have one of its angles equal to a given angle. If two triangles have two sides of the one equal to two sides of the other, each to each, but the angle containetl by the two sides of one of them greater than the angle contained by the two sides equal to them of the other ; the base of that which has the greater angle must be greater than the base of the other. If a straight line be divided into two ecjual parts and also into two un- equal parts, the rectangle contained by the unequal parts, together with the sfiuare on the line between the points of section is equal to the square on half the line. If a straight line be divided into two equal and also into two unecjual parts, the squares on the two unequal parts are together double of the square on half the line and of the square on the line between the points of section. What are the three methods of finding the area of an irregular polygon ? Cl Va 100 min iiual iven the one \\ to ngle \ un- ;tlier al to iqual le of iveen gon? Class II. Algebra. Time, 1 hr. 30 min Thomas Harrison, ^I.A., LL.D., Examiner. Values 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 13 100 1. Employ a formula to find the product of a-2-|-3-(/-j-(/2 and •'-—■'•//—//- 2. Divide : -f^— S-ry— //"^ — 1 by x — // — 1. 3. Resolve into factors (r(+?i)2— llc((f+/j)+30c2. 4. &imphfy:-^ + ^^^_^^,_-,-p^ 5. Solve : 4(3.r-2)— 2(4.^—3)— 3(4~.r)='> 0. Solve: 5?-^-5r:-= |; + J», (.-4) 7. Solve: {x—n){.r—b)=i{^.—a—h)'i 8. A hare takes four leaps to a greyhound's three but two of the greyhound's leaps are equivalent to three of the hare's ; the hare has a start of fifty leaps ; how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? 9. 19.'-— 21//=100 21-r— 19/7=140. Find .'- and //. Class II. Physics and Botany. Time, i y. 45 min. PnoF. L. W. Bailey, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S.C, Examiner. XoTE.— , Adjective, Adverl>, Preposition, Conjunction, Pronoun, 2. Distinguish between Tramttive and Intrani*itivr verbs ; and be- tween verbs in the Act ire Voice and in the Pamre Voice. Give examples. Write the Past Indefinite Tense, Indicative Mood, both Active and Passive, of the verb Strike. 3. Write out the Inflexions of the First and of the Third Personal Pronouns. 4. Give example of the Infinitive Mood used [a) as subject of an- other verb, (h) as object of another verb, (c) as dependent on a noun or adjective. After what verba is the sign of the In- finitive {to) omitted ? 5. What is a. Sentence f Distinguish the three principal kinds of sentences. Give examples. 6. Correct the followins; sentences, and give reasons : • I was told it was her. It is better for you and I to go home. Whom do you think told me. I saw your friend, he that visited you last summer. No one looked as if they were afraid. He is stronger than me. Sense, and not riches, win esteem. The knife was laying on the table. Every thought and feeling are opposed to it. Do it like I do. Analyze the following sentences and parse the words in italics : [rt] Had I but served my God with half the zerd I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies. [6] We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head And we far away on the billow. [c] I will tell you what to do : Go to the teacher and tell her that that problem thai she gave us to solve is too difficult. Class III. Arithmetic. 10 MARKS FOR KACII QUESTION. Time, 1 hr. 30 rain. 1. 3. 4. A man invested ? of his capital in bank stock, and 5 of the remainder in land, and had §3,000 left. What was his capital at first? A man working 91 hours a day finishes his mowing in G days. In what time would he have finished it if he had worked 13 hours a day ? A man divided his estate among his 3 sons in proportion to their ages, which were 20, 23, and 25 years. The youngest got $4,000. What did each of the others get? How much will the flooring of a room 30 feet long and 20 feet 6 inches wide cost, the plank being 2 inches thick and the price §12 a thousand ? 5. What is the amount of ?500 in 3 years at per cent, per annum, com- pound interest? 6. What sum of money must be lent at simple interest for 3^ years at 6 per cent, per annum to amount to §871.20 ? ., c- ^^f 21 — it of 1^ 7. Simphfy: rVfSF+lF 8. What part of a mile is $ of a rod? 9. Define 3Icasure, Common 3reasure, and Greatest Common Measure. Find the G. C. M. of 153517 and 73S9501522. 10. Find the cost of 0625 of 112 lbs. of sugar, when 1 lb. costs .0703125 of 16 shillings. F 1. 3, 4, Fr. Dkp. Natural History. Time, 1 hr 1. From what is liine obtained and bow? From what is plaster of Paris obtained and how ? 2. Of what minerals does granite consist? By what properties do yoa distinguish them from each other? 3. Of what use is the leaf— the stem — the flower to the plant ? 4. What is slate? What are its more important uses? What properties make it suitable for those uses? 5. From what sources do plants derive their food ? From which source do they obtain the greater part of it ? Tell how you know in each case. Fr. Dep. French. Time, 1 hr. SO min. Values IT 15 15 20 100 1. Translate into Flnglish the following : L'^cureuil cM un Jolt pd'd animal qui n'est qu'i\ demi sanrage, et qui, par sa gentllh.'sfie, par sa docility, par I'in- nocenco de ses ind'urs, mdriterait d'eire tspar^n^ ; il n'est ni canKifxin' ni iiuiKibIc, qtioiqu'il .sa/.^fW quclquefois des oisoaux ; sa nourriture ni-dhiaifc eont des fruits, des amandos, des noisettes, de la faine et du gland ; il est propre, leste, (v/tria alerte, tres /»(/"n/c/(»2-; il a les yeux />///«.'* de feu, la phys- lonomie tine, le corps ncrmir, les nienibrcs trds dinjion : sa jolie figure est encore reliaussde, parce par une belle queue en forme do panache, (juMl reldvo jusfiue dessus sa tete, et sour luqui'llo il so nut a I'oinljro. II est, pourainsi din; moins quadrupcde (lue les autres ; il se tlent ordinairement assis, presqne debout, et se sert de ses i>ieds de devant, comme d'une main, pour jxnicr k sa bouche ; au lieu de so cacher sous terre, il esttoujours en I'air; il approche des oiseaux par sa Idgerete ; il donieure conuiie eux sur la cime des arbres, parcourt les forets en sautant de I'un k I'autre, y fait son nid, cueille les graincs, boit la rosee, et ne descend i terre que (juand les arbres sont agites par la violence des vents. 2. Write out the present indicative of the verbs in ilalici^. 3. Write out the feminine plural of the adjectives in italim. 4. Translate the following sentences into French : Does your watch gain or lose? It gains five minutes a day. AVhat does this book cost ? One dollar and a half. How long have you been at the Normal School ? Four months. We hope you will accompany us to the seaside. I will accompany you, if you promise to return next week. What ails you? I have caught a cold. I think you are mistaken. We are not mistaken. I always keep my promise. Plave the kindness to explain this sentence to me. 5. Write [in French] a letter to a School Trustee applying for the school. [Write not less than ten lines, and do not sign your own name]. il