1) Smith Act. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Smith Act, 1940, passed by the U.S. Congress as the Alien Registration Act of 1940. The act, which made it an offense to advocate or belong to a group that advocated...
2) Cooperative Extension Service. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
2001
...Cooperative Extension Service, in the United States, publicly supported, informal adult education and development organization. Established in 1914 by the Smith-Lever...
3) land-grant colleges and universities. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001
...Morrill Act (1862), which gave to the states federal lands for the establishment of colleges offering programs in agriculture, engineering, and home economics as...
4) sedition. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The scope of the offense was broad in early common law, which even permitted prosecution for a remark insulting to the king. Although there have been several statutes...
5) home economics. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Formerly limited to problems of food (nutrition and cookery), clothing, sewing, textiles, household equipment, housecleaning, housing, hygiene, and household economics,...
6) vocational education. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The term does not normally include training for the professions. 1 DevelopmentPrior to the Industrial Revolution, the apprenticeship system and the home were the...
7) Vinson, Frederick Moore. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Frederick Moore, 1890-1953, 13th Chief Justice of the United States (1946-53), b. Louisa, Ky. He received his law degree from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky...
8) Communist party, in the United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001
...Communist party, in the United States, in the United States, political party that espoused the Marxist-Leninist principles of communism. 1 OriginsThe first Communist...
9) Morrill, Justin Smith. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Justin Smith, 1810-98, American politician, b. Strafford, Vt. A prosperous merchant, he helped organize (1855) the Republican party in Vermont. First elected to Congress...
10) Pitt, William, 1759-1806, British statesman. The Columbia Encyclopedia,
Sixth Edition. 2001
...British statesman, 1759-1806, British statesman; 2d son of William Pitt, 1st earl of Chatham. Trained as a lawyer, he entered Parliament in 1781 and in 1782 at the...
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