=Achieve=: To gain; as, to achieve success. =Tranquil=: Quiet or peaceful. =Detach=: To separate or remove; as, to detach a leaf from a book. =Expensive=: Very costly. =Decease=: Death; as, a person’s decease. =Noticeable=: Worthy of notice; as, a noticeable occasion. =Suspicious=: Exciting suspicion; as, a suspicious circumstance. =Terrace=: A raised bank of earth. =Rapping=: Making a number of quick blows. =Language=: The speech of a people; as, the English language. =Schedule=: A list or inventory; as, a schedule of prices. =Tying=: Binding or fastening with a cord. =Vulgar=: Low or mean. =Course=: A way or track; as, a race course. =Salary=: A stated allowance paid for services. =Chicago=: A city in the United States. Second Subject--Arithmetic. In solving problems the processes should be not merely indicated, but all the figures necessary in solving each problem should be given in full. The answer to each problem should be indicated by writing “Ans.” after it. 1. Add the following, and from the sum subtract 32,885,696 (here will be given a short column of figures). 2. Multiply 7-2/25ths by 36.8, and divide the product by 1.92. Solve by decimals. 3. A carrier can assort 43 letters or 37 papers in a minute. At this rate, how many hours will it take him to assort 3,655 letters and 185 pounds of papers, averaging 7 papers to the pound? 4. A lot which was 53 feet wide and 150 feet long sold for $8,347.50, which was one-fourth more than it cost. What was the cost per square foot? 5. In a certain mail there are 294 pounds 14 ounces of newspapers weighing at the rate of 3 papers to every 7 ounces. How many papers are there in the mail? 16 ounces equals one pound. Problems In Earlier Examinations. If a railroad car runs 41-1/2 miles per hour, how far would it go in 12 days running 10-1/2 hours per day? If paper is worth 40 cents per pound, what is the cost of one sheet of paper weighing six pounds to the ream? (480 sheets equals one ream.) An office uses 98 pounds of twine per year in tying packages. Allowing 178 yards to the pound, how many packages are tied if each requires an average of 1-1/2 feet? Multiply 696.6 by 785.09 and divide the product by 25. A carrier makes 4 trips a day, carrying 64 letters and 32 papers each trip. The letters average in weight 1/4 oz. each, and the papers 2 oz. each. How many pounds of mail does he deliver in a day? (16 oz. to the pound.) Multiply 26.32 by 3, and to the product add 2.04. Three gross of lead pencils are divided equally among the clerks in a post office, giving to each clerk eleven and leaving a remainder of fourteen pencils. How many clerks are there in the office. Third Subject--Letter Writing.