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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 28, 2012 1:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Alma Wyman; Constance Stewart; Crystal Valdez; Dennise Mendez; Edward Ellison; Gigi Dougherty; Katherine Jones; Laurie Mullins; Lydia Banegas; Marlena Vargas; Melissa Zuniga; Olivia Bernal; Patricia Bianco; Stephanie Caballero; Susana Chavez-Montoya;
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<b>Subject:</b> 1895 8th grade final exam<br>
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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black">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 in 1895?</span></p>
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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black">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</span></p>
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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black">No wonder they dropped out after 8th grade. They already knew more than they needed to know!</span></p>
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