Three Cheers for Dot!!!!!!!!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dot Minshall" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 12:36 PM Subject: Re: Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895? > OK, I feel I must weigh in. As a teacher, and the daughter of a teacher > (and I won't even get into the rest of the family tree!) I am also appalled > at the level of ignorance so prevalent in our society. Very few feel the > need to learn correct usage of the language, fewer still feel inclined to > study history. Imagine my horror when, several years ago, I attended a > showing of the broadway musical "Les Miz." After Javert's many curtain > calls at the end, the lights in the theatre went up and we all started to > leave. Two college-age girls were in the row in front of me, one saying, > "So, did this, like, revolution thing really happen?" > > My family has always felt that the root of this particular evil was an > arrogant laziness. After all, look how great our country is. Look how much > we've achieved! And besides, who needs to excel, anyway, when the > government will pay many for NOT working more than my husband makes at his > full-time job! > > We've been so careful not to make under-achievers feel bad about themselves, > so eager to promote this "self-esteem" garbage that no one has much > incentive to better themselves. > > The worst part is that we've forgotten God, and the Biblical principles on > which this great nation was founded. Read Deuteronomy 8:11-20, for a quick > recap of what a country can expect when they forsake God, and rely on their > own might and intellect. Sound familiar? If this doesn't describe the > United States of America to you, well, you need some of that 8th grade > history. > > Dot > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >

OK, I feel I must weigh in. As a teacher, and the daughter of a teacher (and I won't even get into the rest of the family tree!) I am also appalled at the level of ignorance so prevalent in our society. Very few feel the need to learn correct usage of the language, fewer still feel inclined to study history. Imagine my horror when, several years ago, I attended a showing of the broadway musical "Les Miz." After Javert's many curtain calls at the end, the lights in the theatre went up and we all started to leave. Two college-age girls were in the row in front of me, one saying, "So, did this, like, revolution thing really happen?" My family has always felt that the root of this particular evil was an arrogant laziness. After all, look how great our country is. Look how much we've achieved! And besides, who needs to excel, anyway, when the government will pay many for NOT working more than my husband makes at his full-time job! We've been so careful not to make under-achievers feel bad about themselves, so eager to promote this "self-esteem" garbage that no one has much incentive to better themselves. The worst part is that we've forgotten God, and the Biblical principles on which this great nation was founded. Read Deuteronomy 8:11-20, for a quick recap of what a country can expect when they forsake God, and rely on their own might and intellect. Sound familiar? If this doesn't describe the United States of America to you, well, you need some of that 8th grade history. Dot > --------------------------------------------------- > >

I don't mean to sound argumentative. However, although what you say is true, it's just not happening. Ask the average person under the age of 30 who was president during the Civil War. It's true the children of today are for the most part rather adapt at using computers but at the same time, computers like television have contributed to the 'Dumbing of America' in general. Children are no longer required to learn. All the information is stored on the net for them. As a result, most feel no need to remember or learn. The attitude seems to one of laziness combined with a lack of pride in self accomplishment combined with a total lack of shame when failure results. As a nation, we are surely doomed if we continue on our present path. The letters written by soldiers fighting in both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War clearly reflect a society of individuals with a much better command of the English Language than exists today. I find it curious that many are filled with false pride. Why are we so filled with self deceit that we are unable to admit to ourselves and our children that we have failed where our ancestors succeeded? Surely, this continued self denial of our own shortcomings will insure we become the poster child for that old cliché about history repeating itself. In our case, the fall of yet an other great empire. Chuck Ward aka [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Andrew Cally" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 8:24 AM Subject: Re: Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895? > Not necessarily true -- Kids today have learn twice as much American > History, a hundred times as much science, and a little thing called the > computer....... > > At 05:11 PM 4/27/00 -0700, you wrote: > >And today they pass uneducated kids just to get them out of the way for > >a crop of new kids that may be just as poorly educated. To bad most > >people can't why we are going down. > > > >"Ward, Marsha" wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> I found this and thought you all might find it interesting! > >> > >> enjoy, > >> Marsha > >> *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > >> > >> Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895? ...Take a Look: > >> > >> This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, Kansas. It was > >> taken from the original document on file at the Smoky Valley Genealogical > >> Society and Library in Salina, Kansas and reprinted by the Salina Journal. > >> > >> 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, Kansas - 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 do, > >> lie, lay 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, 1.25 hours) > >> > >> 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 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. > >> per bu, deducting 1050 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 cost of 6720 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 inch? > >> 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. > >> 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance > >> around 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, and 1865? > >> > >> Orthography (Time, one hour) > >> > >> 1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phoneticorthography, > >> 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'. > >> 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 connection with a word: Bi, > >> dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, super. > >> 8. 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. > >> 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 N.A. > >> 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, > >> Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco. > >> 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. > >> 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give 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 inclination of the earth. > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------- > >> Imagine a college student who went to public school trying to pass this > >> test, even if the few outdated questions were modernized. Imagine their > >> professors even being able to pass the 8th Grade. Can Americans, student and > >> professor alike, get back up to the 8th Grade level of 1895? > >> --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Scott Andrew Cally > Graduate Teaching Assistant > University of Florida > > 320 SE 3rd Street Apt D-7 > Gainesville, FL 32601 > (352) 337-1839 > [email protected] > >

Hello list, I just found a list of this cemetery and thought I would share the following information. hope it helps someone Julia Ward -Albert C. -Sept 19, 1859-Nov. 24, 1916 -Husband of Emma L. Ward -Albert D. -1904-1949- Ward -B.E.,Dr. -Oct. 10, 1877- May 9. 1915- Ward -David Ernest -1885-1932- Ward -E.W. -Mar. 9, 1853- Jan 16, 1922- Ward -Emma L. -May 29, 1866-July 14, 1940 -Wife of Albert C. Ward -J.B.-Aug 14, 1854-Sept 21, 1911- Ward -James W. -1830-1957 -Husband of Mary A. Ward -John Everett -Apr. 24, 1896- Nov. 19, 1918- Ward -Mary A -1880-1939 -Wife of James W. Ward -Charlie E. -Mar. 2, 1879- Dec. 14, 1918- Ward -Flora A. -Aug. 15, 1854- May 21, 1914 -Wife of J. B. Ward

Scott, Yes they do have more history and science today, but they sure don't remember any of it. Just watch Jay Leno when he goes out and asks history questions. One I'll never forget was the guy who didn't know who George Washington was and he was still in high school! Some of the answers are amazing. You'd think that they would at least know who is running for president but only one person could answer that out of the 10 or so people asked. As for computers, they aren't making kids smarter, they are making them lazier. Even with computers the test scores are going down, not up as anticipated. Yet the schools continue to pass kids who still can't read or write just to get rid of them. 8th graders who can't read 1st grade material are passed on to 9th grade and so on. Most of this is the fault of the parents though, especially the lack of discipline at home which carries over to school and to rude behavior in public in general. John Scott Andrew Cally wrote: > Not necessarily true -- Kids today have learn twice as much American > History, a hundred times as much science, and a little thing called the > computer....... > > At 05:11 PM 4/27/00 -0700, you wrote: > >And today they pass uneducated kids just to get them out of the way for > >a crop of new kids that may be just as poorly educated. To bad most > >people can't why we are going down. > > > >"Ward, Marsha" wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> I found this and thought you all might find it interesting! > >> > >> enjoy, > >> Marsha > >> *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > >> > >> Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895? ...Take a Look: > >> > >> This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, Kansas. It was > >> taken from the original document on file at the Smoky Valley Genealogical > >> Society and Library in Salina, Kansas and reprinted by the Salina Journal. > >> > >> 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, Kansas - 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 do, > >> lie, lay 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, 1.25 hours) > >> > >> 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 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. > >> per bu, deducting 1050 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 cost of 6720 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 inch? > >> 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. > >> 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance > >> around 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, and 1865? > >> > >> Orthography (Time, one hour) > >> > >> 1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phoneticorthography, > >> 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'. > >> 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 connection with a word: Bi, > >> dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, super. > >> 8. 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. > >> 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 N.A. > >> 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, > >> Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco. > >> 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. > >> 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give 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 inclination of the earth. > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------- > >> Imagine a college student who went to public school trying to pass this > >> test, even if the few outdated questions were modernized. Imagine their > >> professors even being able to pass the 8th Grade. Can Americans, student and > >> professor alike, get back up to the 8th Grade level of 1895? > >> --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Scott Andrew Cally > Graduate Teaching Assistant > University of Florida > > 320 SE 3rd Street Apt D-7 > Gainesville, FL 32601 > (352) 337-1839 > [email protected]

Not necessarily true -- Kids today have learn twice as much American History, a hundred times as much science, and a little thing called the computer....... At 05:11 PM 4/27/00 -0700, you wrote: >And today they pass uneducated kids just to get them out of the way for >a crop of new kids that may be just as poorly educated. To bad most >people can't why we are going down. > >"Ward, Marsha" wrote: >> >> Hi, >> I found this and thought you all might find it interesting! >> >> enjoy, >> Marsha >> *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* >> >> Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895? ...Take a Look: >> >> This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, Kansas. It was >> taken from the original document on file at the Smoky Valley Genealogical >> Society and Library in Salina, Kansas and reprinted by the Salina Journal. >> >> 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, Kansas - 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 do, >> lie, lay 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, 1.25 hours) >> >> 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 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. >> per bu, deducting 1050 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 cost of 6720 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 inch? >> 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. >> 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance >> around 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, and 1865? >> >> Orthography (Time, one hour) >> >> 1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phoneticorthography, >> 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'. >> 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 connection with a word: Bi, >> dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, super. >> 8. 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. >> 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 N.A. >> 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, >> Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco. >> 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. >> 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give 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 inclination of the earth. >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> Imagine a college student who went to public school trying to pass this >> test, even if the few outdated questions were modernized. Imagine their >> professors even being able to pass the 8th Grade. Can Americans, student and >> professor alike, get back up to the 8th Grade level of 1895? >> --------------------------------------------------- > > Scott Andrew Cally Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Florida 320 SE 3rd Street Apt D-7 Gainesville, FL 32601 (352) 337-1839 [email protected]

And today they pass uneducated kids just to get them out of the way for a crop of new kids that may be just as poorly educated. To bad most people can't why we are going down. "Ward, Marsha" wrote: > > Hi, > I found this and thought you all might find it interesting! > > enjoy, > Marsha > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > > Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895? ...Take a Look: > > This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, Kansas. It was > taken from the original document on file at the Smoky Valley Genealogical > Society and Library in Salina, Kansas and reprinted by the Salina Journal. > > 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, Kansas - 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 do, > lie, lay 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, 1.25 hours) > > 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 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. > per bu, deducting 1050 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 cost of 6720 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 inch? > 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. > 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance > around 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, and 1865? > > Orthography (Time, one hour) > > 1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phoneticorthography, > 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'. > 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 connection with a word: Bi, > dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, super. > 8. 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. > 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 N.A. > 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, > Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco. > 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. > 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give 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 inclination of the earth. > > -------------------------------------------------- > Imagine a college student who went to public school trying to pass this > test, even if the few outdated questions were modernized. Imagine their > professors even being able to pass the 8th Grade. Can Americans, student and > professor alike, get back up to the 8th Grade level of 1895? > ---------------------------------------------------

Hi, I found this and thought you all might find it interesting! enjoy, Marsha *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895? ...Take a Look: This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, Kansas. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smoky Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, Kansas and reprinted by the Salina Journal. 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, Kansas - 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 do, lie, lay 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, 1.25 hours) 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 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. per bu, deducting 1050 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 cost of 6720 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 inch? 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance around 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, and 1865? Orthography (Time, one hour) 1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phoneticorthography, 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'. 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 connection with a word: Bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, super. 8. 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. 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 N.A. 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco. 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give 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 inclination of the earth. - ------------------------------------------------ Imagine a college student who went to public school trying to pass this test, even if the few outdated questions were modernized. Imagine their professors even being able to pass the 8th Grade. Can Americans, student and professor alike, get back up to the 8th Grade level of 1895? - -------------------------------------------------

Carol, I also found the following entry in the 1860 Maine Census. May be this will also help. Name State County Location PAGE YEAR Ward, Elbridge W. ME KENNEBEC CO. CHINA 548 1860 By the way, that earlier information was listed under the Peabody family. Ward Lee Ward AKA [email protected] AND/OR AKA [email protected] The Kansas "Genie"

Carol, Per your Elbridge Ward query, I found the following entry on FTM 's GenealogyLibrary.com 245. JONATHAN WARREN7 (Jonathan,6 Thomas,5 Ephraim,4 William,3 Francis,2 John1), born at Shelburne, N. H., married Eliza Coffin, born in Gilead, Me., and died in Milan, N. H., in 1833; married second, Fanny Danforth; married third, Rhoda Shaw. Children: i. Eliza Coffin,8 b. at Gilead, Me.; m. April 6, 1843, Charles Tenney; d. Dec. 16, 1886. 546a. ii. Jonathan Warren, b. at Gilead, Me., July 20, 1822. iii. Evelyn, b. at Gilead, Me.; m. James Madison Gilchrist. 546b. iv. Orville Ambrose, b. at Gilead, Me., in 1825. 546c. v. Asa Augustus, b. at Gilead, Me. vi. Oliver, b. at Gilead, Me., about 1830; d. aged 14. 546d. vii. Elbridge Ward, b. at Milan, N. H., June 3, 1833. - -------------------------------- Hope this works out to be a lead for you, Ward Lee Ward AKA [email protected] AND/OR AKA [email protected]

I need help finding a Mark Ward, born in Maine, probably in mid-1800's, married to unknown first wife. Children of first wife were Elbridge Ward and Mattie Ward. Second wife was Clara E. Maxim and they had Clifton Ward, Lyddy Ward, Clara E. Ward, Edgar Ward, and Raymond B. Ward. Lived in mid-Maine area, probably Searsport, Frankfurt, Thorndike, etc. ANY help with a date, place or connecting name will be a big help. I was told that 5 Ward men married 5 Maxim ladies, but have not found any fact to substantiate that story. Thank you for time, effort and kindness. Thank you, Carol -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, April 27, 2000 1:22 PM Subject: WARD-D Digest V00 #95

It would have been early 1900's. Thanks, carol ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 7:19 PM Subject: Re: WARD Mary Sp: COLEY Burrell (BJ), Pulaski Co. GA (new post) > What time frame was Mary born in, I have a GGGAunt MAry b 1867, family was > living in Ohio in 1880 > > > Happy Hunting! > > Susan PI (Ward) > > > BEDFORD, BEUCUS, CASPERSON, CHRISTENSEN, HOCH, MAJOR, MORRIS, MICHEL, > RETTBERG, WARD > >

Does anyone have a picture of the Ward Coat of Arms? Linda

What time frame was Mary born in, I have a GGGAunt MAry b 1867, family was living in Ohio in 1880 Happy Hunting! Susan PI (Ward) BEDFORD, BEUCUS, CASPERSON, CHRISTENSEN, HOCH, MAJOR, MORRIS, MICHEL, RETTBERG, WARD

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Hi, I am searching for my gg-grandmother Mary Ward married Burrell Coley. They had 2 children: Homer C. Coley (my g-grandfather) and John B. Coley. I am looking for her date of birth, marriage date, date of death, also her parents and siblings. I would appreciate any help, I will share/exchange info. Thanks! Laurie Coley Swafford [email protected] McDonough, GA

Searching for descendants of John Calvin WARD and Lizzie CARR Ward who made the Cherokee Strip Run and settled in or near Newkirk, OK. I have not yet found for sure they had children, but ,assuming that they did, I'd surely appreciate learning their names, or any other info about them. Lizzie was my Grandfather CARR's sister, and I am hoping some of her descendants who might know something about the CARR family. Please contact me at <[email protected]> if you may know any of this WARD family. Thank you very much. Ruth Curless

I'm so happy for you Bob. Toot your horn. I'll rejoice with you until I hit the jackpot someday soon, I hope. God Bless Janine in TN

Hi all, Just got back my reply from Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Newark, NJ and hit pay dirt...here are the folks that are buried there...my GG Grandparents William and Maria Ward, GG Uncles William H. Ward and George Harman Peabody, GG Aunt Belle Bratton Ward Peabody, and her son George Peabody (my 1st cousin twice removed) The details (cemetery lot 45, section N): William Ward (age 70) b. 1815 d. 17 Mar 1885 Maria J. Ward (age 80) b. 1819 d. 10 Apr 1899 William H. Ward (age 17) b. 1838 d. 5 Aug 1855 Inez W. Philps (age 50) b. 1845 d. 17 Feb. 1895 George H. Peabody (age 81) b. 1831 d. 22 May 1912 Belle B. W. Peabody (age 65) b. 1848 d. 25 Jan 1913 George Peabody (age 17) b. 1868 d. 7 Dec 1884 Yeah! Bob Bob Ward Associate Principal Horn San Francisco Symphony http://www.slip.net/~rnward

I have a John Ward, b. 1793 in NJ m. Lucy ? Ward b. 1797 NY.. I just got this off of PAF I think. There was some info on their kids but not much on them. I just started looking for the Wards so I don't know much but would like to visit with you if you think we are connected. Tommie -----Original Message----- From: Joachim Wilck <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, April 22, 2000 10:00 AM Subject: Desc. of Peter Ward of Scotland and Peter Ward, Rev. War, NJ >Dear listers, I hit a jackpot on Ancestry.com this morning; learned that the family I'm looking for includes Maj. Peter and Maria COLFAX WARD; Capt. Peter Ward of NJ, a Revolutionary officer, and Peter Ward who emigrated from Scotland prior to the Revolution. This info still lacks specific locations, but does anyone have this line? I'm struggling to find a JOHN WARD born about 1800 in NJ, probably a cousin to HAMILTON WARD, a jurist in New York state. Please tell me I'm gonna find my guys! TIA, Debbie in Ohio > >