Word: wideness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...grow several inches, drift down to the ocean tailfirst, get to weigh anywhere from 10-to 60 lb., swim back up the Columbia River to spawn and die exactly where they started. The system, consists of 1) two separate "stairways" (of one-foot waterfalls separated by pools 16 ft. wide) for fish who feel like climbing to the headwaters under their own power; 2) four "lifts," somewhat similar to ship locks, for fish who prefer a free ride up. For several years controversy has raged between Government engineers, who said the system would work, and Oregon...
Government 1 should definitely be taken Freshman year by anyone who is thinking of concentrating in this field. He should not, however, be discouraged by the dullness of this course, for an elementary course in a wide subject like Government is likely to be scattered and superficial. With it History 1 should be taken rather than Economics during the first year. These two together will require a good deal of reading, but are not overburdening...
...field of Sociology is the newest in the College, having been established in 1931. It provides an excellent theoretical framework for a wide variety of vocations including all the social sciences, and those courses which involve individual cases are suggested for pre-medical work. For teaching, research, and government work, Sociology is helpful, and it is also on an equal with Government for Law School preparation. The nature of the subject requires that most of the Undergraduate work be devoted to theory, and while there are one or two good practical courses offered in the field, anyone who is going...
...gems cover a wide range of style, from the primitive Minoan scenes through the Hellenistic and Roman carvings of elegant gods and realistic portraits...
...From the Russian revolution: a jerky, 20-year-old shot, shown before in the U. S. in Tsar to Lenin (TIME, March 22, 1937) of the execution of nine men, three at a clip. Standing on the brink of a deep, wide grave, they face the firing squad stolidly. When the guns bark, their caps fly off, they double up with comic strip grotesqueness, topple into the grave...