In 1868, the Oregon legislature designated Corvallis College as the state's land-grant agricultural school that would eventually become Oregon State University. The university was established as part of the 1862 Morrill Act, which granted states 30,000 acres to promote education in “agriculture and the mechanic arts.” William G. Robbins reveals...
The major historical studies that have examined American
biology have emphasized the development of experimental biology at
the end of the nineteenth century. In this characterization, the
descriptive branch of biology has often been treated as less than
important and, in several cases, as a hindrance in the application
of...
American Literature, previous to the Civil War, is
of necessity confined closely to the writers and writings
of New England and New York. At present however a gradual widening of the literary field may be clearly discernible. The South and West now contribute their share,
and no one can truly...
The southeastern section of Alaska has extensive forests of pulpwood that are managed by the Federal Government for a sustained production of timber, excellent water-power resources for industrial use, tidewater transportation both from the woods to the mills and from the mills to markets, and an equable climate that permits...