At this time no state was assisting (lit. was for help to) the Athenians except (the state of) the Platæensians; that (state) sent a thousand (of) soldiers. Therefore by the coming of these ten thousands of armed men were completed; which force was burning with a wonderful desire of fighting, from which it happened that Miltiades had more influence than (his) colleagues. For, impelled by his authority, the Athenians led forth their forces out of the city and pitched their camp in a proper place; then having the next day drawn up their army at the foot (lit. roots) of a mountain, over against (the enemy) with uncommon (lit. new) art, they joined battle with the utmost impetuosity. For trees had been laid down in many places, with this design, (namely) that they might be covered by the height of the mountains, and the cavalry of the enemy might be impeded by the line of trees, so that they (the Athenians) should not be inclosed in their multitude (i.e., the multitude of the enemy). Datis, although he saw the place (was) not favourable for his (men), yet, relying on the number of his forces, was wishing to engage, and the rather because he thought it expedient to fight before the Lacedæmonians should come with aid. Therefore he drew out into the field a hundred (thousand) foot, and ten thousand horse, and joined battle. In which the Athenians prevailed so much by valour that they overthrew ten times (their) number of enemies, and so terrified (them) that the Persians sought (in their flight) not (their) camp, but (their) ships. Than which battle nothing hitherto is more famous. For no army so small ever (before) overthrew so great forces. ANSWERS TO SCHOLARSHIP QUESTIONS. I. Translate : FRENCH. La femme du bouvier comptait sur Alfred pour surveiller et pour retourner au besoin quelques pains placés sur la cendre chaude. Retenue elle-même hors de la cabane par d'autres soins, elle vit avec colère, à son retour, qu'Alfred n'avait pas bougé de sa place, tandis que les pains brûlaient déjà; et elle s'écria vivement : "Homme! qui que tu sois ! à quoi pensez-vous donc ? es-tu trop fier pour retourner nos pains? Tu ne veux pas y faire attention maintenant, mais je sais bien que tu voudras en manger tout à l'heure. Alfred avait déjà eu le temps de réfléchir à tout ce que lui avait coûté son ancien orgueil; il eût été malséant de s'y laisser aller encore en cette occasion. = = = Bouvier cowherd; cendre ashes; bouger to stir; déjà = already; orgueil = pride; malséant = unbecoming; cabane = hut. Parse the words in italics.* Translation: The wife of the cowherd calculated on Alfred to watch, and to turn, when needed, some loaves placed on the hot embers. De* By some omission, no words were italicised on the examination paper. tained out of the hut by other cares, she saw with anger, on her return, that Alfred had not stirred from his place, while the loaves were burning already; and she cried sharply, "Man! see what you are! of what are you thinking then? Are you too proud to turn our loaves? You do not wish to pay attention to them now, but I know well you will wish to eat of them presently. Alfred had already had time to reflect on all that his old pride had cost him ; it would have been unbecoming to indulge himself in it again on this occasion. No parsing. II. (a) Give the gender of père, vache, prudence, paix, livre; and the plural of fils, grand-père, cardinal. (6) Give the feminine forms of nul, gros, vif, public, meilleur. (c) Give the first person plural of the future of vouloir, sortir, tenir, parler, aller, and venir. (d) Give instances of the definite article being used in French where it would not be used in English. (e) What difference of meaning is there between plutôt and plus tôt, and between où and ou? (f) Give the cardinal numbers from one to twenty-two, and the ordinal numbers from first to twentieth. (g) Put in the plural the whole sentence- "Un domestique avait beaucoup à souffrir du caractère inégal de son maître." Answers: = (a) Père (mas.), vache (fem.), prudence (fem.), paix (fem.), livre mas. = book; fem. pound). Les fils, les grand-pères, cardinaux. (6) Nulle, grosse, vive, publique, meilleure. (c) Nous voudrons, sortirons, tiendrons, parlerons, irons, and viendrons. (d) When the French use the definite article, it is placed before every substantive; also before the names of the continents, and most of the countries of Europe; also before the names of arts, sciences, and metals. = (e) Plutôt rather, plus tôt = sooner; où = where, ou = or. Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six. sept, huit, neuf, dix, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt, vingt-et-un, vingt-deux. Première, deuxième (seconde), troisième, quatrième, cinquième, sixième, septième, huitième, neuvième, dixième, onzième, douzième, treizième, quatorzième, quinzième, seizième, dix-septième, dix-huitième, dix-neuvième, vingtième. (g) Les domestiques avaient à souffrir des caractères inegáux de leurs maîtres. III. Translate into French : (a) She had placed the loaves on the embers. (b) He was not thinking of what she had told him. (a) Elle avait placé les pains sur les cendres. (b) Il ne pensait pas à ce qu'elle lui avait dit. (c) Le roi voyait qu'il serait malséant. (d) Ne ferez-vous pas attention? (e) Prenez le temps de refléchir à ce que je vous ai dit. (f) Qui c'est votre orgueil vous à coûté! (g) Si vous ne faites pas attention les pains brûleront. (h) Ces enfants sont trop fiér pour faire comme ils sont mandés. Note. We print these papers exactly as we have received THE EDIT PUPIL TEACHERS' EXAMINATION PAPER-MARCH, (With Answers to Arithmetic, etc.) Arithmetic.-MALES.-I. If a man's yearly income is £194 1 what is due to him for 292 days? 2. If a bicyclist travels 42 miles in 4 hours 30 minutes a seconds, how long will he be going 147 miles? 3. What will be charged for flooring a room 23 ft. 6 ins. 16 ft. wide, at 54d. per square foot? 4. What will be the cost of conveying 17 tons II cwts. weight of goods at 19s. 7d. per ton? Answers. (1) £155 18s. (2) 15 hrs. 46 m. 45 secs. (3) £8. (4) £17 5s. 1d. + (or £15 5s. 117d). FEMALES.-I. Make out the following bill:-17 pairs of bl at 8s. 9d. per pair; 14 pairs of stockings at Is. 6d. per 42 doz. pairs of gloves at 2s. 3d. per pair; 16 yds. of cl 8s. 94d. per yard; 15 lbs. of wool at 4 d. per lb.; 19 yds. at 2s. 7d. per yd. (a) The value of 6,043 lbs. of tea at 3s. 24d. a lb. +5s. 9id. + £2 9s. 1d. = £24 9s. 71d. (2) (a) £969 75. 11d, (b) £7 16s. 1 d. (3) £4045 5s. 8d. Grammar.-1. Parse all the verbs in the following : "Out then spake King Edward : 'How different are our parts! I may win fair cities, But my queen, she winneth hearts. And mayest thou ever be As dear to all the English As now thou art to me! 66 2. How is the possessive case in nouns generally formed? How is it formed when the noun ends in an s" sound (like justice); or when it ends in "s" (like James)? 3. In what instances are adjectives compared (generally) by prefixing more and most? Geography.-1. Explain, as you would to children, the terms source, spring, watershed, affluent, confluence, estuary; and illustrate them from what you know of any river in your own neighbourhood, or from the River Thames. 2. Describe, in words, the two sides of the Bristol Channel, and of the estuary of the Severn. What is the "bore"? 3. Where are Killarney, Achil Island, Glencoe, the Ochils, Melrose, and St. Abb's Head? Describe each as fully as you can. Composition.-Write from dictation the passage given out by the Inspector : The thick masses of trees | on both sides of the vale | were still in their spring freshness, and looked rounder | than in summer. | The oak trees | had still the colour | of amber, and seemed to imprison the sunbeams in them- bits of grey rock with yew trees clinging to them showed here and there; but all these lines and colours made one broad contrast | with the sea, which was dull grey as far as the eye could see, with shadows of clouds | and a line of white foam | on the sand. Penmanship.-Write, in large hand, as a specimen of copysetting, the word Irascibility. Write, in small hand, as a specimen of copy-setting, Wallace was the son of a Welshman, Walays, who held a farm in Renfrewshire. FIRST (OR SECOND) YEAR. Arithmetic.-MALES.-I. Find the value of £1'9+7'45 shillings + 17:43 half-guineas + ·85583 of £5. 2. Reduce of 63 dwt. to the fraction of 3 lbs. Troy. 3. What is the difference between of 17.163 and of 21*194? 4. Express of 1% of 15 of 123 as a simple vulgar fraction. 5. Find the average of the following daily barometric readings 299, 301, 30°145, 29'93, 29'01, and 28.89. Give the answer in vulgar and decimal fractions. Answers.-(1) £1 185. +7s. 5%d. + £9 3s. ogd. + £4 5s. 7d. (2) IT (3) 4225 = (4). (5) 29'6625 = £15 145. Id. = = 2988. = 169 100. FEMALES..-I. I received £754 5s. for goods which cost £800; what was the loss per cent.? 2. Two pieces of cloth of the same quality contain 54 yards, and 63 yards, and the longer is worth £175. more than the shorter ; what is the value of a third piece containing 120 yards? 3. If 6 compositors set up a work of 6 sheets in 10 days, in what time will 4 compositors set up a work of 12 sheets? 4. If eight men earn £9 wages for 5 days' work, how much would 32 men earn for 24 days' work at the same rate? Answers.-(1) £5 14 43d. (2) £18. (3) 30 days. (4) £172 16s. Grammar.-1. Point out and parse the pronouns in the following : "Oh still I've worn This little tress of yellow hair Through danger, frenzy, and despair ;` It once was bright and clear as thine, But blood and tears have dimmed its shine." 2. What are the two forms of the possessive case of "I, Thou, We, You"? How do you determine which is to be used? 3. Enumerate the prepositions that express relations of space, and (if you can) classify them. Geography.-1. Draw a map of the basin of the Rhone, marking clearly its tributaries and boundaries. 2. Describe fully the physical features and present condition of Italy, and the islands belonging to it. Say also how it was divided 30 years ago, and mention and describe the cities which were then capitals of different portions of it. 3. What are the great powers of Europe? How is it that they are stronger than others? Name and describe their capitals. History.-1. Among the kings who reigned in Britain between 800 and 1066, give names and dates of the four whom you think most remarkable. 2. Write down the dates of Stephen, John, Elizabeth, and Anne; and name their immediate successors. 3. Name the sovereigns who were reigning in 1155, 1273, 1414, and 1510. Penmanship.-(Same as for Candidates.) Composition.-Write from memory the substance of the passage read to you by the Inspector : |