Jun. 3, 2008 at 09:31
by BrendaBee
When told the reason for daylight saving time the
old Indian said...
'Only a white man would believe that you could cut
a foot off the top of a blanket and sew it to the
bottom of a blanket and have a longer blanket.'
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May. 31, 2008 at 14:43
by BrendaBee
We have to thank Fred Gregory for this video. It is called The Flying Frenchman. It is nothing less than a love affair between a man and his horses. Beautiful You will want to save this one too. BB
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May. 15, 2008 at 09:29
by BrendaBee
Handle every stressful situation like a dog.
If you can't eat it or play with it, pee on it and walk away0 Comments |
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Apr. 8, 2008 at 11:12
by BrendaBee
Some Daughtry videos you might want to listen to. You have to put up with the commercials--sorry. Click on the blue by "Daughtry" below to see all. BB
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Feb. 21, 2008 at 01:28
by BrendaBee
A friend sent me this. It took me three hours to answer the
questions I could. And no I am not going to tell you how many
I could answer. This is one of those don't ask and don't tell
things. But it is a real challenge since most of what is asked
has long been removed from the public school curriculum.
Being an old broad I had some of it before 1960. BB
Historical note: My paternal Grandfather taught school ( all
eight grades) in Tyler County West Virginia in the 1890's. He had
an eighth grade education. BB
What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895...
Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated
that they only had an 8th grade education?
Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the
8th grade in1895?
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.
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
whichis 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank C heck, 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?? BB]
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 ubstitutes 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 connection with a word: bi,
dis, mis, 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 u se 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.
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?
Also shows you how poor our education system has
become and, NO! I won't give you the answers I was
able to drag up from the depths.
I do admit that in this day and age knowing the size of a
bushel is hardly a life shattering. And personally I was never
a stickler for grammatical rules. I concentrated on my student's
writing clearly for understanding. Tho as many of you are sadly
aware I am no writer so this may have something to do with my
personal preference for avoidance. Beside, sometimes a comma
splice is effective! BB
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Feb. 15, 2008 at 12:57
by BrendaBee
A New Word for 2008
Electile Dysfunction : the inability to become aroused over any of the choices for president put forth by either party in the 2008 election year.
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