Examination Quizzes for June 1915
Uniform questions for county teachers' exams for elementary certs in June. Reads include tank capacity with semicircular ends, simple interest, estate divisions, geography prompts on Canada and world regions, grammar drills, literature references, and extensive theory and practice sections across groups A to C. The page lists arithmetic, geography, grammar, literature, science, and pedagogy prompts for teacher certification.
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Columbus
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Hastings O Us to Subordinates at Lancaster Home
Governor Willis announced a three member inquiry panel to investigate charges against Capt R A Hastings superintendent of the Boys Industrial Home at Lancaster. Hastings fired four subordinates within hours, as factions form around the case amid broader Ohio political tensions.
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Lancaster
R. A. Hastings
Lancaster Home
Lancaster Place
Capt. Gerlach
Capt. Hastings
Board of Administration
Gov. Willis
T. C. Burton
Zanesville
Board of State Charities
John White
Logan
C. W. Faulkner
Kenton
KE. M. Fullington
Willis
State Board of Administration
Hugh Evans
Columbus
Ohio
State Agricultural Commission
J. A. Brock
Donahey
Millard Matthews
van Wert
Eliot
Frank B. Willis
H. L. Eliot
Delaware
State Industrial Commission
M. B. Hammond
Republican County Committee
Ohio State University
Supreme Court
David Brown
Cincinnati
Wanamaker
United States
Warren G. Harding
Congressional Union For
Senate
Hints for the housewife with sharp old world satire
A New York World snippet jokes about saving money by theater lighting, dealing with husband hair loss, warding off collectors with tomatoes, and a comical misadventure of a wife who flirts with the next guest to curb unwanted visits.
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New York World
Tramp Jim Sullivan Arrested in Red Wing Details Plunder
Resembling a dining car, Jim Sullivan a typical American tramp was arrested in Red Wing Minnesota. Police found eight large raw potatoes weighing seven pounds one quart bottle of sweet milk one ten cent loaf of wheat bread one half dozen tea biscuits one half dozen rolls two one pound packages of ground coffee two aluminum salt and pepper shakers a glass cruet filled with vinegar one raw onion and two Japanese paper napkins.
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Jim Sullivan
Red Wing
Minn
Fortune, Foot, and Rail Robins in a Rural Tale
Farmer Corntessel notes luck favors favorites while recalling Ezra Hawkins with a hurt foot. The doctor charged a hundred dollars to cut his foot, and when the railroad cut Uncle Jake’s foot the company paid six hundred in cash, prompting doubt about corporate grasp.
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Farmer Corntessel
Ezra Hawkins
Jake
Poet Reflects On Living Spaces And Creative Purpose
The speaker contemplates dwelling spaces beyond the attic as more than a mere view. They argue that a poet's home should nurture imagination rather than confinement, suggesting creativity thrives where freedom and environment unite.
Gentle Cooling Of Working Horses In Hot Weather
A veterinarian warns against spraying wetting horses after intense work. Gradual cooling starts with rinsing the mouth, then bathing the legs and body while keeping the kidney area dry. Improper hose soaking can cause heat death. careful care saves horses.
Silly Rot in Tennyson Line Cited By Speaker
The speaker questions a line from Tennyson about advancing forces. He argues that since in any game one team wins, another must lose, implying only half a league can be moving forward at once.
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Tennyson
A Real Dilemma in Wartime Romance
A war correspondent laments a bind between love for a nurse and pressures to work as a slave, lamenting that his passport shows him with whiskers. The fragment hints at identity and duty tensions amid conflict.
In the Trenches. No Blankets Captain.
War-time dispatch captures a grim trench scene with the commandant urging resilience as soldiers improvise to endure cold and danger. The mood blends stoic humor with hardship, highlighting grit and camaraderie under fire.
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Canada
Monte Carlo
Colon
St. Pierre
Manxmen
Antilles
Tierra del Fuego
Golden Gate
Middle Park
Garden of the Gods
San Francisco
Rialto
Westminster Abbey
Switzerland
England
Germany
Italy
Africa
Korea
Mongolia
Manchuria
China
Japan
Peru
Mississippi
Niagara
John
Hdwards
Eliow
Whittier
Maud Muller
Pranes
T. B. Read
G. Holland
Owen Meredith
Mra
Fycew
I. R
Oten
Pearson
Ance
Betts and Hall
Greece
William Collins
Washington
Jackson
Fort Duquesne
France
Porto Rico
Pacific
Archduke
Noble
Jones
Hastings
Special Columbus
Mabel Vernon
Wilmington
Del
Miss Vernon
Congressional Union
Congress
Vernon
Howard Klepinger
Dayton
Montgomery County
John S. Miller
Frank R. Fauver
Elyria
Industrial Commission
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Post
Paseo Ogee
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