Off-topic, but historical and interesting piece I found on the Narrow Gauge Discussion Forum. Here's what it took to pass a six-hour test to complete the 8th grade in Salina, Kansas in 1895:

How many of us educated college boys could pass this today? I know I'd have to study more...

http://www.ngdiscussion.net/cgi-bin/NGDF.pl?read=30668
ryarger@rypn.org

This test has gone around the net for a while. It is a hoax. Check out the link below.

Tom

Snopes
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