Questions for this Month. FOR SENIORS.-(Boys and girls of the ages of 12, 13, 14, and 15) Draw a Map of England and Wales. FOR JUNIORS.-(Boys and girls of the ages of 8, 9, 10, and 11) Write a short account of the Cat. The Publisher has much pleasure in giving PRIZES to the writers of the two best answers to each question in every number. The first prize will be a book of the value of FIVE SHILLINGS; the second, a book of the value of THREE SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE. Two books of each kind will be given-four in all; but a Scholar, after taking one prize, cannot obtain another until an interval of six months has elapsed. Should his paper during that time obtain the distinction which would otherwise entitle him to a prize, it will be printed in its proper position, but the prize will be awarded to the scholar who has written the answer next in merit. Prizes FOR ESSAYS PRINTED IN THIS NUMBER. A five shilling book each to W. C. BELL, Manchester Grammar School; and ELLEN SPOONER, Sunningdale School, Windsor. A three shilling and sixpenny book each to EMILY BAILEY, Sir C. Trevelyan's School, Seaton, Devon; and EDWARD OWEN BAKER, Whitby's Blue Coat School, Chichester. The above-named Prize Essayists are desired to send to the publisher, Mr. JOHN HEYWOOD, 141 and 143, Deansgate, Manchester, the name of any book or books, of the value referred to, which they would like to receive, and such will be forwarded, post free, within one week afterwards. The Publisher, of course, reserves to himself the right of refusing to forward any work the character of which he may think injurious, but with that single exception Prize Essayists may select any work they please. They will doubtless avail themselves of the advice of their parents or teachers in their selection. A catalogue of three thousand works will be sent by the publisher on receipt of a penny postage stamp for postage. Answers to Questions in the June Number. THE answers to the parsing question are, on the whole, very creditable. Parsing, to be complete, should show the government of words; that is, it is not sufficient to point out a word as a conjunction-it should be shown what words or sentences it joins together. Some scholars have omitted to state their age, and some the school where they attend. Each competitor should carefully read the instructions before he or she commences to answer the question, and should be particular in stating name, age, and school or residence. Those whose names do not appear should not be discouraged; good work well done brings with it its own reward, and will one day fully repay the worker. PARSING. "Our doubts are traitors, And (they) make us (to) lose the good (thing, which) we oft might win, the I Possess, adjective pronoun, qualifying "doubts." Common noun, plural number, neuter gender, nominative case, subject to the verb "are.” Substantive verb, indicative mood, present tense, plural number, 3rd person, agreeing with its subject "doubts." Common noun, plural number, neuter gender, 3rd person, nominative case after the verb 06 are." Conjunction, joining the two sentences. Irregular transitive verb, infinitive mood, present Definite article, limiting "thing" (understood). good (thing which) Adjective, in the positive degree, qualifying "thing" (understood). to attempt (it).” Personal pronoun, 1st person, plural number, nominative case, subject to the verb "might win." we." Adverb of time, qualifying the verb "might win." "to fear," Regular transitive verb, infinitive mood, present tense, governing "it" (understood). WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BELL, aged 12 years. Manchester Grammar School. I certify that this has been honestly worked. WILLIAM BELL. « Our doubts are "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, Personal pronoun, 1st person, plural number, common traitors, And make us lose. the good ΠΟ oft might win Common noun, 3rd person, plural number, neuter gender, nominative case after the verb "are.” Copulative conjunction, joining the sentence "Our doubts are traitors" to the sentence "make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt." Irregular transitive verb, indicative mood, present tense, 3rd person, plural number, to agree with its nominative they" (understood). Personal pronoun, 1st person, plural number, common gender, objective case, governed by the transitive verb "make." Verb of the infinitive mood, governing "good" in the Demonstrative adjective, pointing out "good." "the might win Compound verb, potential mood, present tense, 1st person, plural number, to agree with its nominative “we." By fearing Preposition, governing "fearing" in the objective case. Present participle of the verb "to fear," here used as a noun, 3rd person, singular number, neuter gender, objective case, governed by the preposition "by." to attempt." Verb of the infinitive mood, here used as a noun, 3rd person, singular number, neuter gender, objective case, governed by "fearing." EMILY BAILEY, aged 14 years. Sir W. C. Trevelyan's School, Seaton, Devon. The enclosed exercises have, to the best of my knowledge, been honestly worked by the children whose names they bear. R. T. FYACKE. The following are the names of the writers of the best papers in the Senior Division: CLASS IV. (AGE 11.) This class will in future answer the second question. 13 x 11.9 Ongar 1 H. E. Worthington, 66, Oxford Street, 3 Joshua Woodland, Trust S., Chipping Liverpool 2 Edward Rawlinson, Sunningdale S,, 14 Richd. Hughes, British S., Holyhead 5 Sarah Kinder, St. Mary's B., Oldham Issued odorɗ bus teoghurt obere as Windsor 76 LIFE OF SAMUELA Fotle Tas,99658 (B.C. 1171 To 1060.) THE Prophet Samuel was the last of the Judges of Israel. He was the son of Elkanah and Hannah, of the tribe of Levi, His mother vowed that if a son were given her, she would give him entirely to the service of God. Eli promised her that God would answer her prayer, So her son was born, and she called him Samuel, which means "asked of the Lord." When he was weaned, his mother took him to the tabernacle of Shiloh, where he was placed under the charge of Eli. She went to see him once a year, and took him a little coat. One night while he was asleep the Lord called him four times. After thrice thinking it was Eli, he was told to say, if called again, "Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth." Samuel did as he was told, and the Lord announced to him the destruction of Eli's house flow Upon Eli's death Samuel was made Judge, and governed Israel faithfully till he was very old, when his sons did it for him very badly. So the people desired a king, and had one named Saul, with whom Samuel was twice very angry once when he offered a sacrifice, and again when he saved Agag's life. Saul was rejected; and Samuel anointed David in his place. Samuel died and was buried at Ramah. He came out of his grave at the command of the witch, 1, and told Saul of his destruction. Children should learn from Samuel's life that they who seek the Lord early shall find him. ELLEN SPOONER, aged 8 years. Sunningdale School, Windsor. I certify that each of the enclosed papers is fairly the work of the child whose name is attached, and whose age is correctly given. CHAS. W. WYATT, VIC, Schoolmaster, Sunningdale School. June 7, 1872. SAMUEL was the son of Elkanah, a Levite, and Hannah his wife. She was the favourite wife of her husband, and had been long asking God to give her a child. At last God gave her a son about 1171 B.C., whom she named Samuel-"the asked or heard of God." When she had weaned him she took him to Shiloh just before the Feast of the Tabernacles, and presented him to Eli, the high priest, to serve God in the tabernacle, as she had promised. Every year when his mother came to the feast she brought him a little coat; and Samuel grew in the fear of the Lord. One night, when both the high priest and Samuel had lain down to sleep, God called to Samuel, and told him of all the trouble that would afterwards fall upon the house of Eli. He lay still till the sun was up, for he feared to tell Eli of his vision. Then Eli called Samuel to ask him what the Lord had said to him in the night, saying that if he failed to tell him all of it he should be served worse than Eli himself. Soon afterwards the Philistines made war against the Israelites, in which Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, of God captured. When the news reached were Eli that the ark of the ark of had been taken, he fell backwards from his seat and broke his neck. This happened in the year 1141 B.C. Samuel was then made judge. He lived at Ramah, his birthplace, and from thence, year after year, he went up to Bethel, Mizpeth, and Gilgal to do justice, and to advise people in their troubles of national or domestic life. As years passed on he appointed his two sons, Joel and Abia, to assist him in his work, but they, instead of fearing God as he did, turned aside after lucre, and took bribes and perverted judgment." "Samuel next gathered together schools of prophets at Ramah, Mizpeh, Gilgal, and Bethel under himself, whom they called their father. The conduct of Samuel's sons soon drove the people to ask for a king. Samuel then laid their request before God, who told him to tell the people what kind of king they would have; but they would.. not be guided by him. Samuel was then ordered by God to anoint Saul, the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, to be king, in the year 1095 B.c. Soon afterwards Samuel, thinking it a proper time to bid farewell to the people, and summoning an assembly at Gilgal," asked the people whether they had found him at any time deceiving any one. He then gave them his parting counsels, and bade them farewell, leaving the government in the hands of Saul. Some time. afterwards God told Samuel to privately anoint David, the youngest son of Jesse, to be king. About six years afterwards Samuel died, in the year 1057 B.C., aged 98 years. 量 EDWARD OWEN BAKER, aged 10 years. A*** Oliver Whitby's Blue Coat School, Chichester, June 6, 1872. Dear Sir, I send by post sixteen papers written by boys of this school, which I believe to be honestly worked.—I am, sir, yours faithfully,' C. BALLARD, Head Master. The following are the names of the writers of the best papers in the Junior Division: 10. Digouf s CLASS I. (AGE 10). Penrith 1 W. Harris, St. John's Schools, Exeter 14 J. Bardget, Shepherds' Hill Academy, 2 J. T. Gaun, Trust S., Chipping Ongar 3 George Lever, Chariton S, Ludwell, 5 John Irwin Child, Colne Wesleyan Salisbury School CLASS II. (AGE 9). |