By 1937 German unemployment had fallen from six million to one million. However, the standard of living for those in employment did not improve in the same way that it had done during the 1920s.efore the crash, 1.25 million people were unemployed in Germany. By the end of 1930 the figure had reached nearly 4 million, 15.3 per cent of the population. Even those in work suffered as many were only working part-time.
The Reed Institute (the legal name of the college) was founded in 1908, and held its first classes in 1911. Reed is named for Oregon pioneers Simeon Gannett Reed (1830â1895) and Amanda Reed (died 1904). Simeon was an entrepreneur in trade on the Columbia River.
Gallaudet University is named after Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, who was born is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1787. Mr. Gallaudet was a brilliant student and entered Yale University at the age of 14. He graduated from Yale first in his class three years later.n 1988, the Deaf President Now protest united students, faculty, and alumni across the country in support of installing a Deaf person as Gallaudet's next president. Thus, the university s eighth president overall became the first deaf president, and his name was I. King Jordan.