And many didn't go on beyond grade 7. They went to work, either in factories on on the farm.   In many states there were only 11 grades until after WWII. 
 
> Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 20:40:59 +0000
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> Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] 1920 Virginia teaching certification requirements
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> It is really that the grades ran 1-7, and then they want to high school. Without kindergarten and no 8th grade one had 11 years of schooling before entering the real world, going to trade or business school or college.
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> Melissa
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> The only grades they had were 1-7??? Wow.
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