LOOKING BACK.Byline: The Register-Guard Eleanor This article is about the first name. For the short story by Edgar Allan Poe, see Eleonora (short story). Eleanor is a feminine given name. It is also sometimes spelt Elinor or Eleanore. Roosevelt Roosevelt, town, United States Roosevelt, uninc. residential town (1990 pop. 15,030), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. A large retail business exists in Roosevelt, and the town has become the county's busiest economic area. , wife of President Franklin Roosevelt, visited Eugene Vocational School on May 1, 1941. Roosevelt (left) was shown around EVS EVS European Voluntary Service EVS Environmental Science EVS Electric Vehicle Symposium EVS Enhanced Vision System EVS environmental studies EVS European Values Study EVS Electronic Verification System EVS Extreme Voltage Shutdown by the school's director, Lillian Van Loan (right). Roosevelt expressed a great interest in the training of women and suggested that in a short time women would be permitted to train for work in the defense industries. The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. entered World War II seven months later, and EVS trained many women who went on to jobs in aviation mechanics, riveting riv·et·ing adj. Wholly absorbing or engrossing one's attention; fascinating: The last chapter was so riveting that I was reading past midnight. , welding welding, process for joining separate pieces of metal in a continuous metallic bond. Cold-pressure welding is accomplished by the application of high pressure at room temperature; forge welding (forging) is done by means of hammering, with the addition of heat. , radio instrument repair and many other fields in wartime shipyards and aviation factories. The Eugene Vocational School was renamed the Eugene Technical Vocational School in 1958 and then was folded into Lane Community College when it was founded in 1965. For more photos and information, go to www.lanecc.edu/archives/PhotosEVS.html, or contact Elizabeth Uhlig, Lane Community College archivist ARCHIVIST. One to whose care the archives have been confided. , at uhlige@lanecc.edu. Want to submit? If you have an old photo you think would be perfect for this spot, send it to Looking Back, The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440. CAPTION(S): Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin Roosevelt, visited Eugene Vocational School on May 1, 1941. Roosevelt (left) was shown around EVS by the school's director, Lillian Van Loan (right). Roosevelt expressed a great interest in the training of women and suggested that in a short time women would be permitted to train for work in the defense industries. The United States entered World War II seven months later, and EVS trained many women who went on to jobs in aviation mechanics, riveting, welding, radio instrument repair and many other fields in wartime shipyards and aviation factories. The Eugene Vocational School was renamed the Eugene Technical Vocational School in 1958 and then was folded into Lane Community College when it was founded in 1965. For more photos and information, go to www.lanecc.edu/archives/PhotosEVS.html, or contact Elizabeth Uhlig, Lane Community College archivist, at uhlige@lanecc.edu. Want to submit? If you have an old photo you think would be perfect for this spot, send it to Looking Back, The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440. LOOKING BACK |
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