Teacher Examination Questions on Pedagogy and Conduct
Prepared by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for county teacher exams. Lists questions to test mental qualifications for teaching in public schools. Topics include personality, physical exercise, character formation, governing power, questioning, apperception, attention, memory retention, and behavior change.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Scuss
Rior
Characer
Paijs
Teaching multiphase tables and number work techniques
A list of questions on methods for teaching multiphase mental tables, reasoning in early grades, and presenting number work. Includes classroom devices, large classes issues, lesson preparation, fraction demonstrations, and example problems. Contains several arithmetic scenarios and word problems.
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Regal
Farm quiz questions on crop care and orchard pests
Questions cover farm education topics including keeping children on the farm methods, soil types and seed potato selection, five forage crops, most grown vegetable crop and its reason, codling moth life cycle damage and control, four animal feeding cures, plant nutrition pathways, and transplanting apple trees.
History study prompts for eight topics and figures
The passage lists eight history prompts asking to name colonial governors and events, discuss US Texas acquisition, summarize topics like the Monroe Doctrine and Emancipation Proclamation, and note views of statesmen. It also asks how European commerce spurred exploration, and to describe inventors and notable figures such as Dewey Custer Andre Lafayette Nathan Hale Hancock Greeley Boone Peary Grant.
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United States
Texas
Europe
America
Calhoun
Webster
Dewey
Custer
Andre
Lafayette
Nathan Hale
Hancock
Greeley
Boone
Peary
Grant
Teaching geography: contrasts and inquiry prompts
The lesson should compare cause and effect with isolated facts, using questions that prompt reasoning. For Duluth to Buffalo a vessel sails on Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and the Atlantic via the Saint Lawrence. The Black Hills lie in South Dakota. A salt lake forms by evaporation. most lakes are freshwater. The terms Britain, British Isles, and Great Britain refer to different geographic groupings.
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Ana
Duluth
Baffalo
Black Hills
British Isles
Great Britain
Geography Teaching and Land Sea Breezes Compared
This item discusses how land and sea breezes form and differ in coastal areas. It then contrasts listening to a child recite geography with teaching him the subject, and suggests primary geography field work. It ends with a description of American prairie terrain and soils.
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Prairies
Developing a Lesson on the Letter Small o
The essential difference between small o and other forms lies in its rounded shape and unbroken stroke. Encouragement supports learner confidence, focus, and smoothness in forming letters. The blackboard aids visual demonstration, guidance, and student participation during the lesson. Primary writing emphasizes basic letter formation, motion, and legibility, while adult handwriting stresses speed, consistency, and refined style.
Language and health instruction in early education
Analysis covers emergency responses and care, school construction factors for one room schools, anti toxin benefits against diseases, pupil care of the ear and digestion, effects of alcohol on germ disease, hygiene education, grammar tasks on Caesar, pronouns, and verb forms, and methods for using piano study in language lessons.
Classic readings for seventh graders and a range of related topics
This prompt lists requests for literary guidance including five classics for seventh grade, a sketch of Edgar Allan Poe, lists of works by Irving Cooper Holmes Goldsmith Dickens Carlyle, quotations from five authors, Bible stories suitable for schools, an outline on teaching truthfulness, reasons for preference of Longfellow over Semerson Bryant, illustrated war inspired poetry, old English and folk love tales for children and their publication sources, and a character sketch of Shy Jock with incidents from the play.
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Edgar Allen Poe
Irving
Cooper
Holmes
Goldsmith
Dickens
Carlyle
Longfellow
Semerson
Bryant
Jock
Syllabicate and mark accents in selected words
Exercise tasks include marking the first stressed vowel in ally cerebrum discourse idea industry inquiry gondola horizon recess and noting diacritics in gratis deaf arid piano water chasten produce forehead bou quet.
High School Agriculture Review Questions
A set of rural education prompts covering soil types sand vs clay for crop production the Babcock milk test its farmer value dairy cow vs beef cow tillage soil benefits insect and pest control home farming links fertilizer roles plant development and key ag terms including diversification propagation inoculation legume and weed plus six lab experiments with one detailed how to conduct.
Ohio Gleanings Highlights From State Developments
Governor Cox appoints Judge David L. Rockwell of Kent as Kent Normal trustee to replace the late E F Moulton. A Marion murder case sees Miller Herman found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Miss Dosha White. mercy recommended. Mothers Day proclaimed with flag displays and flowers. Free education plans for Athens county illiterates. teachers to mine camps. Various local incidents include accidents, strikes, bond votes, fraud probes, and civic plans across Ohio cities.
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Cox
David L. Rockwell
Kent
Kent Normal School
E. F. Moulton
Warren
Miller Herman
Dosha White
Marion
Mercy
Miss White
Herman
Lee Patterson
United States
Athens
Common School
Ohio University
Athens County
Ernest Mengel
Bellefontaine
Detroit
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Hemlock
Perry County
Ohio
Washington ,O
Angus Breeders’ Association of Ohio
O. FE
Bradfute
Xenia
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
Pickering Brothers
Fairfield County
New Philadelphia
Harry R. Born
Dayton
Huron County
Bert C. Hamer
Chillicothe
Ile
Henry Weinrents
Michael Rariden
Youngstown
Harry L. Agner
William C. Moore
Union County Jury Commission
Barbara Hock
Trouton
Builders’ Exchange
Pickard
Circleville
Bloom Township
Seneca County
Toledo, Bowling Green and Southern Traction Company
Canton
St. Paul's English Lutheran Church
Sandusky
C. F. Mitter
Norwalk
Homer Fry
Burns
Holmesville
Holmes County
Baltimore
Court of Appeals
Rebecca Williams
Ashtabula
Gertrude Crusino
Toledo
Curtis Shellenberger
Lancaster
Cameron
Oliver ©. Thompson
A. W. Stevenson
Kenton
Marion Presbytery
L. J. Taber
Ohio State Grange
Canton Council
Charles Todd
E. F. Chauncey
Trinity Church
Columbus
F. L. Flinchbaugh
Cincinnati
Protestant Episcopal Church
Southern Ohio
Joseph Lenhoff
Princeton
Mike Montena
Forsythe
Belle Valley
Noble County
M. E. Mohler
St. John's Lutheran Church
Delaware
Brookville
Henry Schroeder
Fred Luff
Cleveland
Willard
Lorain
George C. Slaven
Washington D. H
Midland City
Wilmington
Bellbrook
Greene County
Columbus, Delaware and Marion
Dela
The Fast and the First Law of Refreshments
A French officer studies English and notices a paradox in the proverb The first shall be fast and the fast shall be first. He gives up on the sentence. Neighborhood children form a club with one rule to serve refreshments at every meeting.
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Supreme Law
Back Like a Board It’s Your Kidneys
An advertisement urges readers to treat back pain as a kidney issue and suggests Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy. It touts two centuries of use, claims quick relief, and offers money back if relief is not found, with purchase through trusted druggists.
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Haarlem
Holland
Fragment of courtroom speech echoes harsh punishment demand
A boy protests his mother’s order to stay within reach as she tells him she wanted to punish him by forcing him to sit across her knee. The dialogue reflects a tense scene of punishment and resistance.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Proclaimed Cure
Saint readers are told catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and Hall's Catarrh Medicine is claimed to cure it by acting through the blood. The ad asserts the medicine blends tonics and blood purifiers, and urges druggists to stock it with testimonials available.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Cheerful presence inspires others to share joy
A reflective note on how personal cheerfulness can influence others. The quotation invites readers to actively spread happiness through genuine effort and positive interactions.
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Lydia Maria Child
Storma Can Brew, Anyhow
A cartoon caption set teases weather and romance with a pun about storms and a girl noting a man’s value tied to gifts while a boy asks about approaching clouds and thunder. The playful exchange hints at comic humor and light domestic banter.
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Cartoons Magazine
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promoted as Feminine Tonic
The advertisement touts Dr. Pierce of Buffalo as a top expert for women's diseases and presents his Favorite Prescription a temperance tonic made from roots and herbs. It claims to restore color, vigor, health, and relief from feminine disorders in young or middle aged women.
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Pierce
America
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Alibi Mentioned in Irish Arrest Case Before Judge
Testimony before Judge Richardson included Pat's protest that he did nothing wrong and that his remark about "one of us should be in the 400" was misinterpreted. The LA Times report notes he called the arresting officer names amid the confrontation.
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Richardson
Pat
Los Angeles Times
Rose Faces Mixed Bets as Girls Guarded in Races
In a lively scene, Rose notes that most girls place bets poorly while insisting every race seems a sure thing. The remark captures a campus or local betting moment with playful rivalry and caution.
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Rose
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Ohio War Savings Committee
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Gallia County
Ashtabula County
Fruit Growers’ Association
Claud L. Lawson
Middletown
Wendel Stamper
Charles G. Rube
Springfield
Toledo Shipbuilding Company
Alfred W. Winter
West Side
Michael Palumbo
Ts Af
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Belmont
Charles Jacobs
Charles Raymond
Brookfield
Frank Copure
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Beaver Valley Traction Company
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Industrial Commission
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