Wanna feel dumb? Take a gander at this 1912 high-school entrance exam, courtesy of the Bullitt County History Museum.
Now, it’s been a while since I was in eighth grade—though not nearly as long as it’s been since CK was wooing the ladies of Jenkins Middle School—but let’s be honest: I would’ve failed this test. Back in those days, a guy with an eighth-grade education could just enter the work force. But girls? You weren’t so lucky…
Thankfully, we live in more enlightened times.
