Been reading the Oppenheimer book. I saw that General Leslie Groves presented ISU with an "E" award.
Its my understanding this was a big deal. A university typically didn't receive an award for excellence in production.
Is this flag anywhere? Sure seems like a major part of ISU and American history.
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Think the correct answer was actually the #3 longest as the Yangtze–Jinsha–Tongtian–Dangqu (Chang Jiang) river in 1871, or did they settle on Nile, Amazon, and Mississippi?1871:
Student life:
To enter Iowa State College as freshmen, students must pass examinations in grammar, spelling, geography, arithmetic, and algebra. Some sample questions:
1. Name and define all parts of speech
2. Name in order of size the 3 largest rivers in the world
3. Divide 365729 by 365
4. If 4 men in 6 days cut 36 cords of wood, in how many days will 9 men cut 27 cords?
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And what does "largest" mean? By discharge volume, Amazon is #1.Think the correct answer was actually the #3 longest as the Yangtze–Jinsha–Tongtian–Dangqu (Chang Jiang) river in 1871, or did they settle on Nile, Amazon, and Mississippi?