University of the State of New York Examinations Department 106th examination SPELLING Wednesday, December 28, 1892--1: 15 to 2: 15 p. m., only The following numbered words are to be written by each candidate. Let the principal distinctly and properly pronounce each word (with its number prefixed), allowing sufficient time for writing it before the next word is pronounced. The candidate is to begin each proper name with a capital letter and al. other words with a small letter; to use the hyphen in compound words and the apostrophe in the possessive case of nouns. Each undoubted proper name, compound word or noun in the possessive case not thus written will be counted as an error. 100 credits, necessary to pass, 75 It is not to (1) inflate (2)national (3) vanity, nor to (4) swell a (5)light and (6) empty (7) feeling of (8) self-importance, but it is that we may (9)judge (10) justly of our (11) situation, and of our (12)own (13) duties, that I (14) earnestly (15) urge upon you this (16) consideration of our (17) position and our (18)character (19) among the nations of the (20)earth. It can not be (21) denied, but by those who (22) would (23) dispute (24) against the sun, that with (25) America, and in America, a new (26) era (27)commences in (28) human (29) affairs. This era is (30) distinguished by free (31) representative (32) governments, by (33) entire (34) religious (35)liberty, by (36)improved (37)systems of national (38) intercourse, by a (39) newly (40) awakened and an (41) unconquerable (42) spirit of free (43)inquiry, and by a (44) diffusion of (45) knowledge (46) through the (47) community, (48) such as has been before (49) altogether (50) unknown and (51) unheard of. America, America, our (52) country, fellow-citizens, our own (53) dear and (54) native land, is (55) inseparably (56) connected, fast (57) bound up, in (58) fortune and by (59) fate, with these (60) great (61) interests. If they (62) fall, we fall with them; if they (63) stand, it will be (64) because we have (65) maintained them. Let us (66) contemplate, then, this (67) connection, (68) which (69) binds the (70) prosperity of (71) others to our own; and let us (72) manfully (73) discharge all the duties which it (74) imposes. If we (75) cherish the (76) virtues and the (77) principles of our (78) fathers, (79) Heaven will (80) assist us to carry on the work of human liberty and human (81) happiness. (82) Auspicious (83)omens (84) cheer us. Great (85) examples are before us. Our own (86)firmament now (87) shines (88) brightly upon our path. (89) Washington is in the clear upper sky. These other stars have now (90) joined the American (91) constellation; they (92) circle round their center and the heavens (93) beam with new light. (94) Beneath this (95) illumination let us walk the (96) course of life, and at its close (97) devoutly (98) commend our (99) beloved country, the common (100) parent of us all, to the Divine Benignity. Dainel Webster University of the State of New York 107th examination SPELLING Wednesday, January 25, 1893-1: 15 to 2: 15 p. m., only The following numbered words are to be written by each candidate. Let the principal distinctly and properly pronounce each word (with its number prefixed), allowing sufficient time for writing it before the next word is pronounced. The candidate is to begin each proper name with a capital letter and all other words with a small letter; to use the hyphen in compound words and the apostrophe in the possessive case of nouns. Each undoubted proper name, compound word or noun in the possessive case not thus written will be counted as an error. 100 credits, necessary to pass, 75 The land (1) When on the (2) evening of the (3) third day (4) they (5) beheld the sun go (6) down upon a (7) shoreless (8) horizon they (9) broke (10) forth into a (11) clamorous (12) turbulence. (13) Fortunately, (14) however, the (15) manifestations of (16)neighboring land (17) were (18) such on the (19) following day as no (20)longer to (21) admit a (22) doubt. All (23) gloom and (24)mutiny now gave way to (25) sanguine (26)expectation; and (27)throughout the day (28) each one was (29) eagerly on the (30) watch, in (31) hopes of (32) being the (33) first to (34) discover the long-sought-for land. was now (35) clearly (36) seen about (37) two (38) leagues (39) distant; (40) whereupon they took in (41) sail and (42)lay to, (43) waiting (44) impatiently for the (45) dawn. The (46) thoughts and (47) feelings of (48) Columbus in this (49) little space of time must have (50) been (51) tumultuous and (52) intense. At (53) length, in spite of (54) every (55) difficulty and (56) danger he had (57) accomplished his (58) object. The (59) great (60) mystery of the (61) ocean was (62) revealed; his (63) theory, (64) which had been the (65) scoff of (66) sages was (67) triumphantly (68) established; he had (69) secured to (70) himself a (71) glory which (72) must be as (73) durable as the world (74) itself. It is difficult even for the (75) imagination to (76) conceive the feelings of such a man at the (77) moment of so (78) sublime a discovery. What a (79) bewildering crowd of (80) conjectures must have (81) thronged upon his mind as to the land which lay before him (82) covered with (83) darkness. That it was (84) fruitful was (85) evident from the (86) vegetables which (87) floated from its shores. He thought (88) too that he (89) perceived in the (90) balmy (91) air the (92) fragrance of (93) aromatic (94) groves. The (95) moving light which he had beheld had proved that it was the (96) residence of man. But what were its (97) inhabitants? Had he come upon some wild (98) island far in the (99) Indian sea? or was this the fabled Cipango itself, the object of his golden (100) fancies ?— Washington Irving University of the State of New York 108th examination SPELLING Wednesday, March 15, 1893-1: 15 to 2: 15 p. m., only Let the The following numbered words are to be written by each candidate. principal distinctly and properly pronounce each word (with its number prefixed), allowing sufficient time for writing it before the next word is pronounced. The candidate is to begin each proper name with a capital letter and all other words with a small letter; to use the hyphen in compound words and the apostrophe in the possessive case of nouns. Each undoubted proper name, compound word or noun in the possessive case not thus written will be counted as an error. 100 credits, necessary to pass, 75 Not the (1)least (2) instructive (3) passage in (4) modern (5) history seems to me a (6) trait of (7) Napoleon (8) exhibited to the (9) English (10) when he (11) became (12) their (13) prisoner. On (14) coming on (15) board the Bellerophon, a (16) file of English (17)soldiers (18) drawn up on deck gave him a (19) military (20) salute. Napoleon (21) observed that their (22) manner of (23) handling their (24) arms (25) differed from the (26) French (27) exercise, and (28) putting (29) aside the guns of those (30) nearest him, (31) walked up to a soldier, took his gun, and (32) himself went (33) through the (34) motion in the French (35) mode. The English (36) officers and men (37) looked on with (38) astonishment and (39) inquired if such (40) familiarity was (41) usual with the (42) emperor. In this (43) instance as (44) always that man, with (45) whatever (46) defects or (47) vices, (48) represented (49) performance in (50) lieu of (51) pretension. (52) Feudalism and (53) orientalism had long (54) enough (55) thought it (56) majestic to do (57) nothing; the modern (58) majesty (59) consists in work. He (60) belonged to a (61) class fast (62) growing in the (63) world, who think that what a man can do is his (64) greatest (65) ornament and that he always (66) consults his (67) dignity by doing it. He (68) believed that the (69) great (70) captains of (71) antiquity (72) performed their (73) exploits (74) only by (75) correct (76) combinations and by (77) justly (78) comparing the (79) relation (80) between (81) means and (82) consequences, (83) efforts and (84) obstacles. The (85) vulgar call good (86) fortune that which is (87)produced by the (88) calculations of (89) genius. But Napoleon, thus (90) faithful to facts, had also this crowning merit, that (91) whilst he believed in number and (92) weight and (93)omitted no part of (94) prudence, he believed also in the (95) freedom and quite (96) incalculable force of the soul... Let the (97) scholar (98) appreciate this combination of gifts which, applied to better purpose make true wisdom. He is a (99) revealer of things. Let him first learn the things. Let him not, (100) too eager to grasp some badge of reward, omit the work to be done.- Emerson's Literary ethics University of the State of New York Examinations Department 111th examination SPELLING Wednesday, June 14, 1893-1: 15 to 2: 15 p. m., only The following numbered words are to be written by each candidate. Let the principal distinctly and properly pronounce each word (with its number prefixed), allowing sufficient time for writing it before the next word is pronounced. The candidate is to begin each proper name with a capital letter and all other words with a small letter; to use the hyphen in compound words and the apostrophe in the possessive case of nouns. Each undoubted proper name, compound word or noun in the possessive case not thus written will be counted as an error. 100 credits, necessary to pass, 75 (1) Language (2) gradually (3) varies and with it (4) fade away the (5)writings of (6)authors (7) who have (8)flourished (9)their (10) allotted time; (11) otherwise the (12) creative (13) powers of (14) genius (15) would (16) overstock the (17) world and the mind would be (18) completely (19) bewildered in the (20) endless (21) mazes of (22)literature. (23) Formerly (24) there were some (25) restraints on this (26) excessive (27) multiplication. (28) Works had to be (29) transcribed by hand, (30) which was a slow and (31) laborious (32) operation; they were (33) written (34) either on (35) parchment, which was (36) expensive, so that one work was (37) often (38) erased to make way for (39)another; or on (40) papyrus which was (41)fragile and (42) extremely (43) perishable. (44) Authorship was a (45) limited and (46) unprofitable (47) craft, (48) pursued (49) chiefly by (50)monks in the (51) leisure and (52) solitude of their (53) cloisters. The (54) accumulation of (55) manuscripts was slow and (56) costly and (57) confined almost (58) entirely to (59) monasteries. But the (60) inventions of paper and the press have put an end to all these restraints. They have made every one a (61) writer and (62) enabled every mind to pour (63) itself into print and (64) diffuse itself over the whole (65) intellectual world. The (66) consequences are (67) alarming The (68) stream of literature has (69) swollen into a (70) torrent, (71) augmented into a river, (72) expanded into a sea. A few (73)centuries since, five or six (74) hundred manuscripts (75) constituted a great library; but what would you say to (76) libraries such as (77) actually (78) exist, (79) containing three or four hundred. (85) thousand (81) volumes; (82) legions of authors at the same time (83) busy, and the press going on with (84) fearfully (85) increasing (86) activity to double and (87) quadruple the number? Unless some (88) unforeseen (89) mortality should break out among the (90)progeny of the muse, now that she has (91)become so (92) prolific, I (93)tremble for (94) posterity. I fear the mere (95) fluctuation of language will not be (96) sufficient. . Let (97) criticism do what it may, writers will write, printers will print and the world will (98) inevitably be overstocked with good books. It will soon be the (99) employment of a lifetime (100) merely to learn their names. University of the State of New York Examinations Department 104th examination ELEMENTARY ENGLISH Wednesday, September 28, 1892-9: 15 a. m. to 12: 15 p. m., only 100 credits, necessary to pass, 75 I Give the reason for each capital and for each mark of punctuation in the following : (a) Oh, a dainty plant is the ivy green That creepeth o'er ruins old! (b) Agassiz once said, "I have no time to waste in making money." 2 Define and illustrate proper noun, regular verb, simple sentence. 4 6 3 In the following expressions change the prepositional phrases to nouns in the possessive case: (a) The works of Dickens. (b) The retreat of the enemy. (c) The home of the soldiers. 3 4 Give the case and number in which each of the following words may be found whose, our, them, her, you, whom, their. 7 5 Write the feminine noun corresponding to each of the following: actor, master, king, emperor, hero. 5 6 Mention three ways of forming the plural of nouns and give an example of each. 6 7 Write the comparative of sincere, saucy; the superlative of much, honest. 4 8 Write the principal parts (including present participle) of swear, think, wait, draw, drown. ΙΟ 9 Classify the following sentences according to use and form and analyze each: (a) Good habits are most easily formed in youth. The joy of the hills to the waiting sea. (c) The people believed in him because he was honest and true. I 2 10 Form three words from each of the following stems and give the meaning of each word: grat, dign, ject. (Do not use different forms of the same word.) 9 II Form three words containing the prefix ad and three containing the suffix able. Give the meaning of each word. (Do not use different forms of the same word.) 6 12 Write a sentence containing an appositive and one containing a participial phrase. Analyze each sentence. 6 13 Write the meaning of each of the following abbreviations: P.O., Ph.D. 2 14 Write an essay consisting of at least one hundred words on either of the following topics taken from Old curiosity shop, paying special attention to spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammatic construction and proper use of words: Little Nell; Kit. 20 NOTE.-Pupils not familiar with Old curiosity shop may substitute one of the following topics: Dreams; Toothache. |