Teaching Test Questions for Public School Teachers
Prepared by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, this list items questions from a July county examination for elementary school certificates. It covers American history, thrift in schools, arithmetic, teaching methods, reading, memory gems, and the necessity of multiple reading books per grade. Notable topics include the Monroe Doctrine, origins of the Civil War, and how to teach square roots and reading comprehension.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Constantiople
America
France
England
Wilson
Inc
Pian
Paul Revere
Ride
Pied
Hamelin
Agricultural QandA on weeds and farming choices
This item lists questions about weed names and seed vs plant description for five obnoxious weeds, elevator and corn selling basis, value of eecture study for vocation, soils pudding and fungal disease prevention with fungicides, drainage depth, milk constituents, and pruning advice for young trees.
Literature multiple choice items for junior high
Primary questions address introducing poetry and epic poems for eighth grade. Items ask for characteristics of an epic and to name two great epics, one English and one American, plus a notable statesman and a Julius Caesar or Hamlet topic.
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Julius Lamlet Mene
Americ Oe Ind
Educational Prompts and Study Tasks Across Subjects
A list of classroom prompts covering Anglo-Saxon questions, American literary figures, Walter Scott as poet and prose writer, prose versus poetry, geography and climate comparisons, river locations, ocean currents, conservation of natural resources, school program planning, tracing reading and language integration, paragraph explanations for fourth grade, grammar exercises, sentence completion, and a one page composition on a current topic.
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Walter Scott
United States
Ohio
Germany
Arthur
Rome
Teese
Hygiene and Physiology Questions for Public School
A series of eight to ten study prompts covering hygiene and physiology topics. Items include the aims of hygiene education, sanitary schoolhouse standards, water cleanliness, proteins in foods, digestion sequence, kidney function and disease, dental care, skin functions and bathing, excretion pathways, and colds prevention and contagion control.
Reasons for teaching agriculture in public schools and securing interest
The article outlines several arguments for agriculture education in public schools and offers methods to spark student interest. It discusses practical benefits, the role of teachers, and engaging activities to promote early involvement in agricultural studies.
Cincinnati’s Rich Baseball Heritage From City Pioneers
A nostalgic overview of Cincinnati's baseball legacy highlighting stars like Buck Ewing Long John Reilly and Charles Street, along with early clubs adopting uniforms. It notes notable players, managers and pitchers including Comiskey Radbourne and MARCH-era figures, praising the city as a cradle of professional baseball.
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Zinzenatte
Prince of
Cind
Charles Comiskey
Reds
Commy
Charley Radbourne
Baseball Notes Surprises and Rumors in the Live Ball Era
Baseball notes comment on livelier balls slowing play and homer trends. Mentions Indians without Steve O Neil, Tris Speaker theft, detectives probing ball manufacturing, and Babe Ruth comparisons. References John Evers stance on infield injuries, Yankees releasing Edgar Lepard, and possible Babe Ruth haberdashery profits.
Drawbacks in His Vacation for Hoppe the Champion Billiardist
The article notes Willie Hoppe risks $100,000 if his hands are injured during vacation, limiting activities. The insurance policy forbids tennis golf bowling playing catch picking a banjo or mandolin, leaving swimming as the remaining option.
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Willie Hoppe
Willie
Hoppe
Queer mix up in baseball as players switch teams
Louis Fonseca, once too weak for the Frisco Seals, loses a spot while Morris Rath, the man Fonseca would replace at bat for the Reds, breaks in with Frisco after Moran gives him the gate. The mix up highlights conflicting paths in their baseball careers.
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Louis Fonseca
Reds
Rath
Morris Rath
Fonseca
Frisco Seals
Moran
Frisce
Fate Protects Yankees Star After Beaning Incident
Chick Fewster, Yankee infielder, says fate protects him after a 1919 beaning by Jeff Pfeffer fractured his skull. He now crowds the plate, wearing a steel plate under his cap. Fewster recalls the blow, recalls the long recovery, and notes he batted Pfeffer on the anniversary with three hits.
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Chick Fewster
Fewster
Jacksonville
Fla
Jeff Pfeffer
Brooklyn
Fenster
Pfeffer
Phillies Braves game notes feature unusual plays
In Philadelphia a sixth inning line drive hit pitcher Betts on the head and caromed to left field where Wrightstone caught for an out. The play echoes a Houston spring exhibition where Johnny Lavan’s line drive struck Buscha and bounced to the catcher for an out.
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Phillies
Braves
Philadelphia
Betts
Wrightstone
Houston
Cardinals
Johnny Lavan
Buscha
Sporting Squibs of All Kinds in Early 1920s
A collage of sports notes mentions Mike O Dowd quitting a carom challenge with J Wilson, Chet Wynne and B G Lazelle named track captains at Notre Dame and West Virginia, Morris Duane elected Harvard tennis captain, and Bill Tilden as world hard court champion amid light banter on golf and hunting season contrasts.
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Chet Wynne
Notre Dame
Playing the Game in the Senate Gallery
Sullivan recalls a vivid moment when a Republican member’s young son left his guardian to improvise a playful siege with a gilded button turned marble. The boys earned a makeshift game, carving out a tiny arena in the aisle as State deliberations rumbled above.
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Aa Sullivan
Harding
Congress
Dawdlers Not Long Lived Lord Leverhulme Says Hustle Maintains Health
Lord Leverhulme, a leading British manufacturer, argues that dawdling shortens life in England and that hustling keeps people healthier and longer lived. He spoke at the British Industrial Safety First association meeting, citing American examples of long lived active individuals and linking work with life preservation and national vigor.
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Lord Leverhulme
Great Britain
England
Hustling
British Industrial Safety First Association
United States
Embarrassing Hat Shopping Mix-Up
A shopper in a two-priced millinery store pretends poverty to reserve a hat and then buys another at a nearby shop. The first-store manager, who owns both shops, sneers that the customer is “only sight and has no intention of buying,” prompting an angry exit.
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Chicago
Australian Victory Statue Rediscovered at Parliament Yard
A bronze female figure in helmet representing Victory, gift from Bertram Mackennal, Australian sculptor, was found in a packing case at a federal parliament house yard after twelve months. The base was in a smaller case. Australia sent thanks to Mr Mackennal for the heroic tribute to Australian soldiers.
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London
Commonwealth
Bertram Mackennal
Australia
Mackennal
Engineering Feat Moves Nine-Story Pittsburgh Building
A nine story building in Pittsburgh was moved 75 feet by 12 laborers. The structure rode on 120 ninety pound tails along tracks while a large engine and beiler operated underneath. Sidewalks and basement were removed as the building shifted with no disruption to customers.
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Pittsburgh
Completely Educated and Mrs Brooks on Faults in Husband
A brief note from American Legion Weekly records Mrs Brooks stating she has no fault to find with her husband. The remark suggests he is seen as largely without major flaws, reflecting a humorous or light tone in the item.
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