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Author: Jane Benn
Date: Jan 29, 2008 17:24
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:42:47 +1100, "Bigbazza" <Bigbazza@invalid-address.net> wrote: Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895? In 1885 the 8th grade was considered upper level education. Many children quit school as soon as they could master the basic fundamentals of the 3 R's (reading, writing and arithmetic). Most never went past the 3rd or 4th grade. That's all you needed for
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