No. Wt. 7. 5.-Correct all the errors in the following: Neither history nor tradition furnish such information. I asked whom he thought was capable of doing the work. I prefer these kind of roses; they are prettier though they do not smell so sweetly. 8. 10.-Punctuate and capitalize the following: No. Wt. ah cried markheim with a strange curiosity ah have you been in love tell me about that i cried the dealer i in love i never had the time nor have i the time today for all this nonsense will you take the glass where is the hurry returned markheim it is very pleasant to stand here talking and life is so short that i would not hurry away from any pleasure no not even from so mild a one as this MARCH, 1923. 1. Bold and ably urged arguments against 2. our own convictions, if they do not confuse 3. us. will usually send us back over our 4. ground to reexamine the strength of our 5. positions, and if we are honest with ourselves, 6. we shall very often find points of 7. some uncertainty unguarded, of which 8. the show of strength of our enemy will 9. oblige us to see better to the defense.-Fronde. 1. 15. In the paragraph above pick out the parts of speech, constructions, etc., called for below. Write the word or words composing your answer in the space following the question, and indicate the number of the line where they are to be found. Where more than one example of a part of speech is asked for, no word may be used twice. Four prepositions; Three transitive verbs; One adverbial clause; One adjectival clause; One independent clause; Two personal pronouns; 2. 10.-Name all the adverbs in the above quotation, and compare such of them as admit of comparison. 3. 10. (a) Write the singular of all the plural nouns and pronouns in the above quotation. 4. (b) Write the plural of all the singular nouns and pronouns in the above quotation. 5.-Write the principal parts of any five verbs in the above quotation (principal parts will include the infinitive, the past tense, the past participle) 5. 10. (a) Write a simple sentence with a compound subject. 6. 7. 8. (b) Write a simple sentence with a compound predicate. (c) Write a simple sentence with a compound object. (d) Write a simple sentence with a compound predicate nominative (attribute complement). (e) Write a simple sentence containing a preposition with a compound object. 10. (a) Write a sentence containing a form of the pluperfect tense of the verb "eat." (b) Write a sentence containing a form of the future tense of the verb "fall." (c) Write a sentence containing the perfect infinitive of the verb "choose." (d) Write a sentence containing the perfect participle of the verb "swim." (e) Write a sentence containing a form of the future perfect tense of the verb "know." 10. (a) Write a complex sentence containing a noun clause used as an object. (b) Write a complex sentence containing an adjectival clause. (c) Write a complex sentence containing an adverbial clause of manner. (d) Write a complex sentence containing an adverbial clause of cause. (e) Write a compound sentence in which the clauses are related by alternation. 10.-Correct the errors in the following sentences: (a) One or the other of these fellows have stole my watch. (b) I do not know which of these kind are the best. (e) We left without anyone knowing we was there. (d) Mother don't believe I will be able to go. (e) The door is open and within stands two figures. (f) On the table there was neatly arranged several books. () If anyone is disappointed it will not be me. (h) My and your class comes at a different hour. (i) Everybody will get their share when their turns come. (j) Nobody had ought to act so stupid. In parsing give no rules, declensions, comparisons or principal parts of verbs, but in other respects parse fully. Be careful to give, in each example, the name of the part of speech. Give the following information: Verbs.-Regular or irregular, transitive or intransitive, subject, object, mood, voice, tense, number, person. Nouns. Kind, number, person, case, construction. Pronouns.-Kind, antecedent, gender, number, person, case, construction. Adverbs.-Kind, degree, word qualified. Adjective.-Kind, degree, word qualified. Directions. (a) Give the governing word of each objective case. (b) State precisely what each conjunction and cach relative pronoun connects. NOTE.-The words must be parsed in the precise form in which they are given in the vertical column; that is, two or more numbers must not be parsed together, but each number separately, and whenever possible without the aid of words supplied or understood. Omission of any one of the above requirements will be taken to indicate ignorance. Intelligible abbreviations are allowed. irritated at the attempt to govern man kind by force and fraud, and can scarcely avoid disgust at those who are thus imposed upon. No. Wt. 1. 2.-when 2. 2.-I 3. 2.-natural 4. 2.-become 5. 2.-irritated 8. 1.-by 9. 1. and 10. 1.-scarcely 12. 2.-who English composition and English literature.-Candidates will be required: 1. By the writing of short themes on subjects chosen by themselves within the limits set by the examination paper, to prove (a) their ability to spell, capitalize, and punctuate, and (b) their mastery of the elementary principles of composition, including paragraphing and sentence structure. 2. To give evidence of intelligent acquaintance with three plays of Shakespeare one comedy, one history, and one tragedy-The Merchant of Venice, Henry V, and Macbeth being especially recommended. 3. To exhibit a fair knowledge of the history of English literature and of the names of the most prominent authors, and of the names of their principal works. The following sets of questions were used at recent examinations: No. Wt. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. MARCH, 1919. 20.-In a few paragraphs (about 250 words) tell the most important facts about the life and works of any one of the following authors: Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Bryon, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Browning, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sidney Lanier, Robert Louis Stevenson. 20.-Name and give approximate dates of the several prominent "periods" or "ages" of English 15.-Write a composition of not less than 250 words on the teaching of English composition in any (b) Name five prominent American authors and one of the works of each. 40.-Write two compositions of about 200 words each, selecting your subjects from the following list: (a) The Tragedy of the Situation in Lancelot and Elaine (Idylls of the King-Tennyson). (b) The Dramatic Value of the Witches in Macbeth. (c) The Character of Falstaff. (d) Satan, as Depicted by Milton. () The Place of Periodical Literature in the Reading of To-day. (f) The Chief Value of Fiction. (g) The Real Purpose of a League of Nations. (h) The Folly of Superstition. (i) What is Meant by the Word Gentleman. No. Wt. 1. 2. MARCH, 1920. 20.-In a few paragraphs (about 250 words) tell the most important facts about the life and works of any one of the following authors: Edmund Spenser, Dr. Samuel Johnson, Thomas Gray, Thomas DeQuincey, Henry W. Longfellow, John Ruskin, Henry David Thoreau, Washington Irving. 20.-In the following list of English and American authors, write opposite the name of each, (a) his nationality, (b) the name of one of his important works: John Milton (a) (b) Frances Bacon (a) (b) 3. 4. 20.-In a few paragraphs (about 250 words) discuss the Elizabethan period of English literature, pay- MARCH, 1921. No Wt. 1. 2. 3. 4. 20. In a few paragraphs (about 250 words) tell the most important facts about the life and works of any one of the following English authors: Geoffrey Chaucer, John Milton, Joseph Addison, Lord Byron, Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson. 20.-Name in order the various ages or epochs in English literature from the age of Chaucer to the present day, and mention a prominent writer of each age. 20.-In a few paragraphs, tell the most important facts about the life and works of a prominent American author. 40.-Write two compositions of about 400 words each, selecting your subjects from the following list: (a) The Reasons for the Growth of my Home Town. (b) The Obligation of a Citizen to his Country. (c) The Ideal Soldier. (d) My Training in English Composition in High School. (e) How I Obtained my Appointment to the Military Academy. (f) The Operation of an Automobile. (g) The Significance of the Witches in Macbeth. (h) Shylock's Motives in Bringing Suit. (i) Character Sketch of Henry V. MARCH, 1922. No. Wt. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 20. In a few paragraphs (about 250 words) tell the most important facts about the life and works of any one of the following authors: John Keats, Walter Scott, Mark Twain, James F. Cooper, Thomas Carlyle, William Prescott. 20. In a paragraph (about 250 words) set forth the most striking contrast between the Puritan Age and the Restoration Period in English literature. (Question 4 below may be substituted for this question.) 20. In a paragraph (about 250 words) give the principal literary characteristics of some modern American writer. (Question 4 below may be substituted for this question.) 20. (Elective in the place of either Question 2 or 3 above.) In a paragraph (about 250 words) give the chief characteristics of English literature in the time of Queen Anne. 40.-Write two compositions of about 200 words each, selecting your subjects from the following list: (a) Write a character sketch of a character from one of Shakespeare's plays. No. Wt. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (b) Write a character sketch of a character from one of Scott's novels. (c) Narrate the plot of one of the tales in the "Sketch Book." (Washington Irving.) How to stop bleeding from a cut. (g) How to make a camp in the woods. (h) The habits of the cat-bird (or some other bird with which you are familiar.) (j) The transportation problem in the town (or city) of The chief industry in MARCH, 1923. 10.-Make a list of the principal authors of the eighteenth century, grouping them as poets, historians, 20. (Answer either (a) or (b).) In about 300 words discuss (a) the beginnings of the English novel (a) The plot of a story by Stevenson. (b) Retell a Mowgli story from the "Jungle Book." (c) The plot of one of Shakespeare's plays. (d) The plot of one of Scott's novels. (e) The plot of one of Hawthorne's stories. How to train for a track event. (Choose a particular event.) (g) How to organize a Boy Scout patrol. (A) My impressions of a lumber camp. (i) The automobile and the farmer. (k) The last election in has met its traffic problem. History. Candidates will be required to pass a satisfactory examination in (a) United States history, and (b) general history. In United States history, the examination will include questions concerning early discoveries and settlement; the forms of government in the colonies; the causes, leading events, and results of wars; important events in the political and economic history of the Nation since its foundation. In general history, the examination will be divided into three parts corresponding to the following historical periods: (1) Ancient history, 750 B. C. to 814 A. D.; (2) mediæval and modern history, from the death of Charlemagne to the outbreak of the French Revolution, 814 A. D. to 1789; (3) English history, from the Norman Conquest to the end of the XVIIIth century, 1066 to 1800. Proficiency in the examination may be established by successfully answering all the questions in any one of the three parts, or by successfully answering a similar number of questions chosen at the candidate's option from any two or from all three of the parts. (Sets of questions for five years in this subject will not be available until after the 1924 examination.) The following sets of questions were used at recent examinations: NOTE. All candidates are required to answer all questions in Part I, History of the United States. No. Wt. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 4.-What chief discovery or exploration in the Western Hemisphere was made by each of the following: The Cabots; Drake; Coronado; Cartier. 3.-Give a concise account of the founding and history of New Netherlands or New York to include its capture by the English in 1664. 2. What was the origin of, and what was the later significance of, the "Mason and Dixon's Line"? 3. What were the last two colonial wars against France and the most important military event and final result of each? 3.-Name and explain briefly three acts or events which increased the ill feeling of the colonies toward Great Britain prior to 1775. 4.-Name four American military or naval commanders in the Revolutionary War. State a battle in which each commanded and the result of this battle. 3.-Name and explain briefly three important events of Washington's administration. 2. What battle of the War of 1812 was fought after the treaty of peace had been signed? Who was the American commander and what were the results of the battle? 6.-Explain the nature and significance of each of the following: Nullification; Kansas-Nebraska bill; 6. Give the name, commanders on each side, and results, of an important battle of the Civil War 4.-Write upon any two of the following subjects: The Trent Affair; battle of the Monitor and Merri- seceded States. 2.-Write upon the Venezuela controversy and the principles involved as it developed in Cleveland's administration. 2.-What are the three ways in which a bill, having been passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives, may become a law? PART II.-General History. NOTE. The examination in general history is divided into three sections of 10 questions each. Each question is weighted 5 units. Candidates may choose any ten questions, either confining all 10 to one section of the examination or spreading the 10 over any two or all three of the sections. WARNING. Candidates should not answer more than 10 questions. The first 10 on the paper answered will be all that will be credited to a condidate's grade. SECTION I. Ancient History, 750 B. C. to 814 A. D. 1. Write a short sketch of Greek colonization, giving causes, favorable conditions, relation of colony to parent city, etc. 2. What was the importance of the following in Greek history: Confederacy of Delos; Peace of Nicias; Xenophon; Socrates; Epaminondas. 3. Write upon the rise of Macedonia and the influence of Philip II in preparing the way for Alexander the Great. 4. Outline the rule of the Ptolemies in Egypt. 5. What is the significance of the following in the history of the Roman Republic: Consuls; tribunes; decemvirs; Appian Way: Marcus Manlius. 6. Sketch briefly the life of Hannibal, giving battles fought and names of opposing commanders. 7. Write a brief outline of the lives of any two of the following, giving dates, chief incidents, and importance: Julius Cæsar; Augustus; Trajan; Hadrian; Constantine the Great. 8. Describe briefly, and state the importance of, any one of the following: Kindrom of the Visigoths (415711); the Franks under the Merovingians (486-752); Kingdom of the lombards (568-774); the Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain. battle of Tours. 9. What was the significance of the following: The Hegira; Abubekr; the Ommiades; battle of Xeres; 10. Outline the rise to power of the Carolingians to include the coronation of Charlemagne, A. D. 800. SECTION II. Mediæval and Modern History, 814-1789. 1. What were the effects of the crusades upon European civilization? 2. Sketch the rise of the Ottoman Turks to the capture of Constantinople. 3. Write briefly upon the rise and decline of Venice and Genoa as commercial cities. 4. Give a brief sketch of the life of Martin Luther and the causes leading to the Reformation. 5. Describe the origin of the Order of Jesuits up to the time of the Council of Trent. 6. What were the four important wars fought by Louis XIV and the causes and results of each? 7. What was the importance of each of the following: Union of Castile and Aragon; fall of Granada; Spanish Inquisition; battle of Lepanto: Union of Calmar. 8. State briefly the importance of the following: Otto the Great; Frederick Barbarossa; Maximilian I; battle of Sempach (1386); John Huss. 9. Outline briefly the part played by Frederick the Great in the upbuilding of Prussia. outline briefly the career of Charles XII of Sweden. SECTION III. English History, 1066-1800. 1. Give a brief account of the Norman Conquest of England and its advantages to England. 2. Write up the origin of the House of Commons. 3. Outline the course of the Hundred Years' War (1333-1453) and its effect upon England. 4. Write upon the influence of Wycliffe and Caxton on the Reformation in England. 5. Under the reign of Henry VIII, what was the importance of the following: Battle of Flodden Field; Thomas Cromwell; Act of Supremacy; Utopia; Suppression of the Monasteries. 6. Write upon the destruction of the Spanish Armada and the exploration and colonization in Queen Elizabeth's reign. 7. What was the Petition of Rights (1628) and its importance in English history? 8. Sketch briefly the career of Oliver Cromwell. 9. What was the importance in English history of the following: Revolution of 1688; the Bill of Rights; Habeas Corpus Act; Battle of the Boyne (1690); Union of the Parliaments of England and Scotland. 10. Write briefly upon any two of the following: Rise of English power in India; Sir Robert Walpole; William Pitt (Earl of Chatham); Duke of Marlborough; England's part in the Seven Years' War and results to England. No. Wt. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. MARCH, 1921. PART I.-History of the United States. Weight, 50. 4.-What chief discovery or exploration in the Western Hemisphere was made by each of the following: Ponce de Leon; John Cabot; Narvaez; Cartier. 4.-Sketch briefly the character of the colonists and the important events in the development of cach of the following colonies: Pennsylvania; Georgia. 4. Give the causes and principal military events of the French and Indian War, and the terms of the treaty which ended the war. 3.-Explain the significance of each of the following in American history: Stamp Act; Townshend Act; Boston Tea Party. 3.-Fill out the following form with regard to the battles of the Revolutionary War: Yorktown.. 2. Name two reasons why the Articles of Confederation were unsatisfactory. 6. 7. 2. 8. 9. 3. State the circumstances of each of the following battles, telling the war in which each occurred, the American commander, and the results of each; Constitution and the Guerriere; New Orleans; Cerro Gordo. 10. 6.-Outline concisely and tell the importance of the following in American history: Embargo Act; Monroe Doctrine; Kansas-Nebraska Bill. 12. 3.-State how, and the approximate date when, each of the following Territories became a part of the United States: 3.-What were the purposes of any three of the last four amendments (16, 17, 18, 19) to the Consti |