1895 Eight Grade Education

Jon's mom sends us a newspaper from their town (McLoud, Oklahoma) every week. It is called "The Weekly Gazette." This week Jon was skimming through the pages and came across an article that read:

"An 8th Grade Education in 1895." It states: "Remember when grandparents and great grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895?"

Here are some of the questions from the test found at a Genealogical Society and Library in Salina.

Grammar:

1. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications.

2. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of lie, play and run.

Arithmetic:

1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.

2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?

3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 pounds, what is it work at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 pounds for containers?

4. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?

U.S. History:

1. give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided.

2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus.

3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.

4. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.

Orthography:

1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication.

2. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals.

3. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.

Geography:

1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?

2. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. Name all of the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.

3. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?

Aren't these questions incredible???

In the newspaper it states: "Gives the saying "He only had an 8th grade education" a whole new meaning, doesn't it?"

I thought you would all find this article very interesting! I couldn't believe some of these questions. There is no way I would have passed the 8th grade in 1895!

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