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Show SPEAKING OU" JSIUOATIOSr. It Is one of.. tho effocts of ns-oolation. The recent re-cent visit of so. many teachers atartod the rest of us to thinking about how much wo know. And tho I result of It was not wholly comforting. Of course every ono of-you knows just-how many states there are In the Union. Do you? Well, how. many are there? Can you sit down and write the namos of. -them? Thoro Is n largo number of capable men, . .with,. good judgment who will make a-" 'small-bet. to tho general offect that you will havo to take two or throe hi bos at It. Ono good woman ran over, five states. That is moro, than Loo did whon ho. , started north in 18C3. Another oxoollont father- I '- of-fnmlly. can't yet agree- with the offloiaW statement. state-ment. Ho finds two states short of -tho count and feels that thoy ought to bo conquered and annexed to the Union. How many states are thero, and., what are their names T But if that is so doggonod easy, what nro tho capita . of these- states in your big and blooming", country? Write the names of the states, and thoiu capitals. Moro people will fall than will succeed Ja that rather simple task. For you should know the names of the states, and the cities In which their htws are made. It Is of interest to the rest of the population of the Great Republic. What is the length of a congressman's torm7 What the length of a United States senator's term? "What is the pay of a congressman? Of a senator? Of tho vice-president and of the President of the United States? Does the latter got anything in addition to his-salary? Do tho others got t iy side money? How many counties are there in the state of Utah? How many members in the Utah legislature? legisla-ture? When was this state admitted? Date you to write tho datos when tho other states wore admitted? ad-mitted? Can you nmno the Presidents of tho United States? How many of them have died in office? How many wore killed? Who were the assassinated? Who were tho assassins? What ' wag dono with tho latter? I If you answer all these questions, you have n 3 Tight to bo very proud, for you know moro than tho teachers who were, hero last week. And if you can't answer, don't feel blue, for you aro no worse ' off than aro the rest of the nlnety-nino millions of people who make up the population of tho Land of the Free. But at the samo timo, you ought to answer every question. It is your duty, as an American citizen. And if you don't know take a book, and find out. |