(Encyclopedia) Oklahoma State University, at Stillwater; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1890, opened 1891 as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1957. It…
(Encyclopedia) Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, at Tallahassee; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1887; predominantly African American. It has…
Beth Finds the Palace BeautifulThe big house did prove a Palace Beautiful, though it took some time for all to get in, and Beth found it very hard to pass the lions. Old Mr. Laurence was the…
(Encyclopedia) Donen, Stanley, 1924–2019, American film director, choreographer, and producer, b. Columbia, S.C. He is best known for directing some of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's finest musicals. In 1940…
(Encyclopedia) Tenure of Office Act, in U.S. history, measure passed on Mar. 2, 1867, by Congress over the veto of President Andrew Johnson; it forbade the President to remove any federal…
SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Population 3 years and over enrolled in school4,695100.0 Nursery school, preschool3918.3 Kindergarten2525.4 Elementary school (grades 1-8)2,…
SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUS Population 16 years and over14,002100.0 In labor force7,68554.9 Civilian labor force7,64454.6 Employed7,11250.8 Unemployed5323.8 Percent of…
SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units8,531100.0 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached5,71166.9 1-unit, attached270.3 2 units991.2 3 or 4 units350.4 5 to 9 units610.7 10 to 19 units00…
(Encyclopedia) McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828–64, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Sandusky co., Ohio. After teaching (1853–54) at West Point, he worked on various engineering projects.…
(Encyclopedia) Arkansas, University of, mainly at Fayetteville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1871, opened 1872; called Arkansas Industrial Univ. until 1899. The Univ. of…
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