My schooling in the 1940's consisted of just the; "Three R's"....
Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmetic!
Very little else.
A little bit of History, and a little bit of Geography.....and that was it!
Quite enough to get along with!
Paul....(Thank goodness for Firefox Spell Checker!).....

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Win 8.1 64-bit. DX11. Advent Tower. Intel i7-3770 3.9 GHz 8-core. 8 GB System RAM. AMD Radeon HD 7700 1GB RAM. DVD ROM. 2 Terra Byte SATA Hard Drive. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Saitek Cyborg X Fly-5 Joystick. ...and a Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower.