NO... According to Snopes, the following CLAIM on their website page, http://www.snopes.com/language/document/1895exam.asp, is false: CLAIM: "An 1895 graduation examination for public school students demonstrates a shocking decline in educational standards." But the CLAIM isn't at issue here, as it is an attempt at a comparison of then and now. 1895 was a different time and a different place. The EXAM was real, and it exists today at the Smoky Valley Genealogical Society located in Salina, Saline County, Kansas. http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/saline/ Barb _________________________________________________________________ Going green? See the top 12 foods to eat organic. http://green.msn.com/galleries/photos/photos.aspx?gid=164&ocid=T003MSN51N1653A