> This from a friend whose father was in this class of 95. Whew...! Judie > > April 02, 2008 ..8th Grade Exam from 1895 > > This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, Kansas, > USA . It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey > Valley Geneal ogical Society and Library in Salina, and reprinted by > the Salina Journal.< /FONT> > > 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895 > > Grammar (Time, one hour) > 1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters. > 2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no > modifications. > 3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph > 4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of > "lie,""play," and "run." > 5. Define case; illustrate each case. > 6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation. > 7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that > you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. > > Arithmetic (Time,1 hour 15 minutes) > 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 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/ > bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. for tare? > 4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary > levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have > $104 for incidentals? > 5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton. > 6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent. > 7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at > $20 per metre? > 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. > 9. What is th e co st of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance > of which is 640 rods? > 10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt. > U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes) > 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. Show the territorial growth of the United States. > 5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas. > 6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion. > 7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, > Penn, and Howe? > 8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, > 1849, 1865. > Orthography (Time, one hour) > [Do we even know what this is??] > > 1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, > etymology, syllabication > 2. What are elementary sounds? How classified? > 3. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, > subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals > 4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.' (HUH?) > 5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two > exceptions under each rule. > 6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. > 7. Define the following prefixes and use in con nection with a wo > rd: bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup. > 8. Mark diacriticall y and divide into syllables the following, and > name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, > cell, rise, blood, fare, last. > 9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, > fane, fain, feign, vane , vain, vein, raze, raise, rays. > 10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate > pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication. > > Geography (Time, one hour) > > 1 What is climate? Upon what does climate depend? > 2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas ? > 3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean? > 4. Describe the mountains of North America. > 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, > Manitoba, > Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinw all and Orinoco. > 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. > 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each. > 8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same > latitude? > 9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to > the sources of rivers. > 10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the > earth. > > Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete. > > Gives the saying "he only had an 8th grade education" a whole new > meaning, doesn't it? > > > >

Is anyone familiar with a cafe/restaurant that used to be on 609 Pacific Ave. in SF (FH Gantner or Dalmatian Cafe)? Thanks, Maureen

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