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Linus Pauling: The Early Years
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Introduction to the World
• 1901 – born in Portland to Lucy Isabelle Darling and Herman William Pauling
• 2 sisters – Pauline and Lucille• Moved frequently, living in
Oswego, Salem, and Condon, Porting
• 1910 – Herman Pauling dies• Moves to Portland for remainder of high school career
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Belle and Linus
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Oregon in 1910
• Mostly farmland and orchards: dairy, wheat, oats, barley, corn, potatoes, livestock, and prunes.
• Very undeveloped; herders could run their livestock on public land.
• Around 670,000 residents in 1910 (compare to New Jersey’s 2,500,000 in the same year).
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Condon, Oregon
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Oregon in 1910
• Main businesses: mining, timber, fisheries, farming.
• Railroads became important in the late 1800’s to transport timber and minerals.
• Mining moved from being small, family-owned enterprises to large, corporate ventures.
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Oregon Gold Mine
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Cinnabar Mine in Oregon
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Pharmacy in Early 1900’s
• Many “patent medicines” still not based on research.
• Just becoming more scientific and reliable.
• Introduction of large, chain pharmacies(Walgreens).
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Patent Medicines Circa 1920
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Oregon Pharmacy
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• Enrolled in Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) against Belle’s wishes
• Able to attend only because of a tuition-free program in chemical engineering
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Early 1900’s American Education
• 1900, 15.5 million children in public schools– 62,000 (6.4%) high school graduates
• 1910, 17.8 million children in public schools– 111,000 (8.8%) high school graduates
• 1920, 21.6 million children in public schools– 231,000 (16.8%) high school
graduates
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History of American Education System
• 1894 – 1915, Progressive reformers stressed importance of school– School build moral character and transforms
youth into productive, “proper” American Citizens
• (I.e. “Manners and Conduct”)
– Important advocated are TR, John Dewey– End of 19th Century Industrial fever imported
need for intelligent, well-educated students to stimulate and improve American Economy
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American Educational System…con’t
• “Educational opportunities had become a measure of the aspirations and possibilities of American democracy”
– Marvin Lazerson
• Era of standardized exams had begun! • Idea of kindergarten, middle school
from Europe• Physical education especially stressed
for both sexes
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