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From: "Diana HEATH" <>
Subject: [VAMONTGO] McDonald, Michel/Mitchell, and Ball
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:46:02 -0500
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All of my McDonald's, Mitchell/Michel's, and Ball's all came through VA. My
McDonald's were very early settlers to Montgomery Co. My Michel/Mitchell's
and Ball's were in VA and then went further west into what became WV. My
Mitchell's settled in Monroe Co., WV.

Diana in Tampa, Florida USA "HOME OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP BUCCANEERS" MY HOME
PAGE: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/e/a/Diana-K-Heath


----- Original Message -----
From: "joemcdo" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] Fw: I only had an 8th grade education...


> I had to look it up. BTW where were your Ball's, McDonald's and Mitchell's
> from?
>
> Joe McDonald
> Boynton Beach FL
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: "joemcdo" <>
> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 7:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] Fw: I only had an 8th grade education...
>
>
> > Thanks Joe! Wow!! Can you believe it!! I am glad you told me the
> > definition because I had no clue. So much for a college education.I
can't
> > hold a candle to the 8th graders back then.
> > I wonder if there are any educators out there that even know the word or
> its
> > definition. I doubt it!!
> >
> > Diana in Tampa, Florida USA "HOME OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP BUCCANEERS" MY
HOME
> > PAGE: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/e/a/Diana-K-Heath
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > Wrom: IPWIGYOKSTTZRCLBDXRQBGJSNBOHM
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 7:16 PM
> > Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] Fw: I only had an 8th grade education...
> >
> >
> > > Diana I had to look it up. "Orthography: Correct or proper spelling;
> > > spelling according to accepted usage or convention. Also, a particular
> > mode
> > > or system of spelling. LME. b The branch of grammar which deals with
> > letters
> > > and their combination to represent sounds and words; the subject of
> > > spelling." We just think we're smart today. What a bunch of dummies we
> > are.
> > >
> > > Joe McDonald
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > > Excerpted from Oxford Talking Dictionary
> > > Copyright © 1998 The Learning Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > Wrom: KHJYFMYXOEAIJJPHSCR
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 1:30 PM
> > > Subject: [VAMONTGO] Fw: I only had an 8th grade education...
> > >
> > >
> > > > This is something that I think we that do genealogy and history
> research
> > > > would like to know. It sure is something that I have heard so many
> > times
> > > > and it changes the entire aspect of the meaning for me. I think it
> will
> > > you
> > > > too. You sure will have a lot more respect for the knowledge of
your
> > > > pioneer ancestors!
> > > > Diana
> > > > in Tampa
> > > > --------------------
> > > > Remember when our grandparents, great-grandparents, and such stated
> that
> > > > they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could
any
> > of
> > > us
> > > > have passed the 8th grade in 1895?
> > > > This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, KS, USA. It
> was
> > > > taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley
> > Genealogical
> > > > Society and Library in Salina, KS, 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,
> > > lay,
> > > > 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, 1.25 hours)
> > > > 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 3942 lbs., what is it worth at
> > 50cts/bushel,
> > > > deducting 1050 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 cost of 6720 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
> > > m
> > > > etre?
> > > > 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
> > around
> > > > 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 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) <I don't 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, 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 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.
> > > > 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.
> > > > **********************************************
> > > > ****Also notice that the exam took six hours to complete.!
> > > > Gives the saying "HE ONLY HAD AN" 8TH GRADE EDUCATION....NEW
> > > MEANING....HUH
> > > > ????
> > > > (can you pass this now ?)
> > > >
> > > >
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