Register
Log In
Forget your Password?

Home
Directory
Bulletins
Forums
Blogs
Articles
Links
Classifieds
About Us
Contact Us
Advertise
FAQ
Privacy Policy


Discussion
<< get older messagesget newer messages >>
to post a message: login - or - register | search messages | hide all replies



Comment on "Elizabeth Warren Takes on Simplifying Mortgage Documents" - Source of Title/OH
9/22/2010 1:52:58 PM (3428 views)
I wonder how that will play out... - Amy Jensen/OR
9/22/2010 1:52:58 PM (2957 views)
Re: I wonder how that will play out... - Robert Franco/OH
9/22/2010 3:09:15 PM (2955 views)
Re: I wonder how that will play out... - Amy Jensen/OR
9/22/2010 4:56:26 PM (2951 views)
Re: I wonder how that will play out... - Robert Franco/OH
9/22/2010 5:04:00 PM (2858 views)
Re: I wonder how that will play out... - Scott Perry/PA
9/22/2010 5:44:19 PM (2975 views)
Re: I wonder how that will play out... - Robert Franco/OH
9/22/2010 6:29:24 PM (2863 views)
Re: I wonder how that will play out... - Scott Perry/PA
9/23/2010 10:03:53 AM (5519 views)
Re: I wonder how that will play out... - Slade Smith/OH
9/23/2010 1:46:33 PM (3031 views)
Re: I wonder how that will play out... - Scott Perry/PA
9/23/2010 3:22:27 PM (2948 views)
Re: I wonder how that will play out... - Jessica Talley/NJ
9/22/2010 7:05:33 PM (2811 views)
Re: I wonder how that will play out... - Slade Smith/OH
9/23/2010 2:02:53 AM (2879 views)
Re: I wonder how that will play out... - Renee Kovacs/MI
9/23/2010 5:40:10 AM (2878 views)
Time for signing... - Amy Jensen/OR
9/23/2010 1:33:38 PM (2759 views)
Re: I wonder how that will play out... - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
9/23/2010 3:05:45 PM (2918 views)

Thirty years ago people were smarter.  The dumming down of America has had something to do with the reason we have to have revisions to existing documents.  But can we honestly believe that the "new" documents won't be just as confusing to consumers as they are now.  I'm with Robert, let's get back to old school

 

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 Genealogical Society and Library in Salina , and reprinted by the Salina Journal
.
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 per annum.
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 the cost 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 Unit ed 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'.
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, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.
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 North America .
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. 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 ed ucation' a whole new meaning, doesn't it?!

Also shows you how poor our education system has become and, NO, I don't have the answers!
 
 
 

to post a reply: login - or - register


Re: I wonder how that will play out... - Jessica Talley/NJ
9/24/2010 6:04:41 AM (2895 views)
Re: I wonder how that will play out... - William Pattison /CA
9/23/2010 11:37:05 AM (2835 views)
Re: I wonder how that will play out... - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/23/2010 1:09:50 PM (2834 views)

National Bank Operating Subsidiary List - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/22/2010 8:29:48 AM (4502 views)

Comment on ""Abstractor" Gets Drilled By Cops Over Fake Gas Rights" - Source of Title/OH
9/20/2010 7:01:09 PM (3310 views)
Amazing This Doesn't Happen More Often - Scott Perry/PA
9/20/2010 7:01:09 PM (8181 views)
Re: Amazing This Doesn't Happen More Often - George Booth/OH
9/22/2010 1:06:07 PM (8134 views)
Re: Amazing This Doesn't Happen More Often - Scott Perry/PA
9/22/2010 2:21:28 PM (8023 views)
Re: Amazing This Doesn't Happen More Often - Eric Mattson/WV
9/27/2010 9:05:19 AM (8009 views)
learning - Loretta Atkinson/PA
3/16/2011 4:11:20 PM (7112 views)

Lefty blogs pick up on title issues - Slade Smith/OH
9/20/2010 5:54:30 PM (4839 views)
Re: Lefty blogs pick up on title issues - George Booth/OH
9/22/2010 1:09:53 PM (3042 views)

Global Data Source - Stacey Duque/GA
9/20/2010 4:36:39 PM (3646 views)
Re: Global Data Source - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/20/2010 5:37:54 PM (3212 views)
Re: Global Data Source - Ron McPherson/IA
9/21/2010 12:18:07 PM (3265 views)
Re: Global Data Source - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/21/2010 2:30:58 PM (3239 views)
Re: Global Data Source - Ron McPherson/IA
9/22/2010 2:05:14 AM (3143 views)
Re: Global Data Source - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/22/2010 8:28:29 AM (3137 views)
Re: Global Data Source - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/28/2010 9:59:29 AM (3049 views)
Re: Global Data Source - Susan Raynard/MA
12/6/2010 4:06:49 PM (2798 views)
Re: Global Data Source - Joseph Weaver/VA
12/6/2010 4:37:58 PM (2767 views)




Comment on "Undisclosed Code Violation Notices Leave Homebuyers Holding the Bag" - Source of Title/OH
9/20/2010 2:03:35 PM (3174 views)
Government & State at Their Best Again - William Pattison /CA
9/20/2010 2:03:35 PM (3241 views)
Re: Government & State at Their Best Again - Slade Smith/OH
9/20/2010 4:56:48 PM (6012 views)
Re: Government & State at Their Best Again - Robert Franco/OH
9/21/2010 9:28:10 AM (3145 views)
Re: Government & State at Their Best Again - William Pattison /CA
9/23/2010 11:44:10 AM (3082 views)
Minimum Setback - KELLY CASKEY/TX
9/27/2010 2:52:54 PM (3083 views)
Re: Minimum Setback - Slade Smith/OH
9/27/2010 4:09:02 PM (2930 views)
Re: Minimum Setback - Robert Franco/OH
9/27/2010 4:22:54 PM (3005 views)
Re: Minimum Setback - Slade Smith/OH
9/27/2010 5:10:39 PM (2967 views)
Re: Minimum Setback - Robert Franco/OH
9/27/2010 5:22:43 PM (2986 views)
Re: Minimum Setback - Slade Smith/OH
9/27/2010 7:09:41 PM (3020 views)
Re: Minimum Setback - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/28/2010 10:23:50 AM (3027 views)
Re: Minimum Setback - Robert Franco/OH
9/28/2010 10:43:11 AM (3016 views)
Re: Minimum Setback - William Pattison /CA
10/4/2010 1:59:03 PM (2961 views)

Another Case of a Bank Foreclosing in Error - Slade Smith/OH
9/17/2010 2:16:24 PM (4768 views)
Re: Another Case of a Bank Foreclosing in Error - William Pattison /CA
10/4/2010 2:08:07 PM (2832 views)

Fidelity National Agency Solutions, Plano TX - HOPE DEZERN/SC
9/17/2010 1:57:01 PM (9850 views)
Re: Fidelity National Agency Solutions, Plano TX - Sheila Sten/PA
9/19/2010 9:13:08 PM (3901 views)
Re: Fidelity National Agency Solutions, Plano TX - HOPE DEZERN/SC
9/20/2010 8:56:54 AM (3747 views)
Re: Fidelity National Agency Solutions, Plano TX - Nicholas Pugh/OH
9/20/2010 9:33:01 AM (5158 views)
Re: Fidelity National Agency Solutions, Plano TX - Russell Williams, Jr./WV
9/20/2010 10:17:19 AM (3759 views)
Re: Fidelity National Agency Solutions, Plano TX - mike skene/CA
9/20/2010 10:55:07 AM (3583 views)
Re: Fidelity National Agency Solutions, Plano TX - Sheila Sten/PA
9/20/2010 9:40:30 PM (3647 views)
Re: Fidelity National Agency Solutions, Plano TX - HOPE DEZERN/SC
9/23/2010 2:48:47 PM (4211 views)
Re: Fidelity National Agency Solutions, Plano TX - Sheila Sten/PA
9/24/2010 6:38:58 PM (3647 views)
Re: Fidelity National Agency Solutions, Plano TX - Rita Killary/NY
10/27/2010 10:53:06 AM (3889 views)

Terry Abstract Company - Tina  Latting/MO
9/16/2010 4:39:27 PM (3035 views)

NALTEA conference in Dallas - Jill Kissell/IA
9/15/2010 9:05:38 PM (3374 views)
Re: NALTEA conference in Dallas - Nils Nelson/ME
9/16/2010 8:38:44 PM (3275 views)
Re: NALTEA conference in Dallas - Jill Kissell/IA
9/18/2010 9:02:18 AM (3150 views)
Re: NALTEA conference in Dallas - Nils Nelson/ME
9/18/2010 9:40:13 AM (3120 views)
Re: NALTEA conference in Dallas - Frank NAVARRO/IL
9/17/2010 6:15:14 PM (3123 views)
Re: NALTEA conference in Dallas - Jill Kissell/IA
9/18/2010 9:03:59 AM (3081 views)
Re: NALTEA conference in Dallas - Matthew DeLand/NY
9/23/2010 7:55:15 AM (3030 views)

Taking under the RICO statute - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/15/2010 10:29:32 AM (3678 views)
Re: Taking under the RICO statute - Jessica Talley/NJ
9/15/2010 1:41:21 PM (3180 views)
Re: Taking under the RICO statute - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
9/15/2010 2:57:16 PM (3161 views)
Re: Taking under the RICO statute - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/15/2010 4:14:35 PM (3165 views)
Re: Taking under the RICO statute - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/15/2010 4:13:48 PM (3212 views)
Re: Taking under the RICO statute - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
9/15/2010 7:55:23 PM (3221 views)
Re: Taking under the RICO statute - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/15/2010 8:15:08 PM (6044 views)
Re: Taking under the RICO statute - Richard Olson/MD
9/17/2010 9:54:44 AM (3135 views)

Neighborhood feud in Marblehead - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/15/2010 8:50:57 AM (5159 views)
Re: Neighborhood feud in Marblehead - Robert Franco/OH
9/15/2010 9:52:40 AM (3236 views)
Re: Neighborhood feud in Marblehead - Slade Smith/OH
9/15/2010 12:13:44 PM (3174 views)

Ameristar's payment policy - Sharon Yahraes/ID
9/13/2010 11:51:24 AM (3442 views)
Re: Ameristar's payment policy - christine hughes/MA
9/13/2010 12:16:42 PM (3385 views)
Re: Ameristar's payment policy - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/13/2010 4:35:59 PM (3416 views)
Re: Ameristar's payment policy - Amy Jensen/OR
9/17/2010 6:52:06 PM (3103 views)
Re: Ameristar's payment policy - Sharon Yahraes/ID
9/20/2010 8:16:21 AM (2956 views)

Interesting NYT article on resale fees - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/13/2010 7:51:04 AM (4499 views)
Re: Interesting NYT article on resale fees - Slade Smith/OH
9/13/2010 4:22:10 PM (3093 views)

Wausau WI mortgage brokers/title company owner charged with fraud - Ben Kohnen/WI
9/11/2010 8:24:19 PM (7578 views)
Re: Wausau WI mortgage brokers/title company owner charged with fraud - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/12/2010 9:35:36 AM (3399 views)
Re: Wausau WI mortgage brokers/title company owner charged with fraud - Ben Kohnen/WI
9/12/2010 11:38:35 PM (3443 views)
Re: Wausau WI mortgage brokers/title company owner charged with fraud - Leigh Attridge/MA
9/13/2010 7:55:52 AM (3356 views)
Re: Wausau WI mortgage brokers/title company owner charged with fraud - Jessica Talley/NJ
9/13/2010 3:53:41 PM (3294 views)
Re: Wausau WI mortgage brokers/title company owner charged with fraud - Edouard LeLocle/SC
9/13/2010 4:28:57 PM (3417 views)


<< get older messagesget newer messages >>

DISCLAIMER: These Message Forums are un-moderated and Source of Title does not endorse the content of any of the posts. Source of Title discourages libelous comments and you, as the sole creator of the content, take full responsibility for your remarks.
Directory

The Source of Title Business directory has 8947 listed companies.

Leave feedback on a company:
SOT ID #:  learn more...
DRN Title Search
Blogs

Read other users' blogs-- or start your own!

Most Recent Blog Posts:

USA-based Abstractors - Part 1
Denise. Williams.'s Blog
2025/01/31
0 comments

Title Search in Maryland
Security American's Blog
2025/01/23
0 comments

Unique Aspects of Title Search in Virginia
Security American's Blog
2024/07/08
2 comments

Articles

Source of Title articles help to keep you informed on the state of the title industry.

IMBs Report Production Losses in Fourth Quarter of 2024
Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $40 on eac...
NAHB's Best in American Living Awards Highlight Top Design Trends for 2025
More than 600 projects and professionals in all sectors of the residential housing industry—including single-famil...
February New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Decreased 6.9 Percent
“New home purchase activity strengthened in February, in line with seasonal patterns, as higher housing inventory ...
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
"Mortgage rates declined for the sixth consecutive week, with the 30-year fixed rate dropping to 6.67 percent, the lowes...
NAR Commends Vice President Vance on Zoning Reform Remarks
"Zoning reform is essential to addressing the housing affordability crisis, and we welcome Vice President Vance's remark...

Search Articles:
browse...

Classifieds

Buy, sell, or trade! Browse the ads or post your own!

© 2020, Source of Title.