Northwest History. Alaska. Science. United States.

Rows Long Way To School ROWS LONG WAY TO SCHOOI Lad to Pull Boat From Sitka, Alaska, to Seattle. KETCHIKAN. Alaska, July 16. UP) —A Sitka youth on his way to the United States to enter the University of Oregon arrived here by rowboat last night. Robert Dearmond, bound for Eugene, Ore., made the trip...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1931
Subjects:
Alaska
Schools
Teachers
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th Century
Pacific
Ketchikan
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/101536
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Summary:Rows Long Way To School ROWS LONG WAY TO SCHOOI Lad to Pull Boat From Sitka, Alaska, to Seattle. KETCHIKAN. Alaska, July 16. UP) —A Sitka youth on his way to the United States to enter the University of Oregon arrived here by rowboat last night. Robert Dearmond, bound for Eugene, Ore., made the trip from Sitka, more than 2000 miles, in slightly over three weeks. He left Sitka in his 16- foot boat on June 23. He plans to row to Seattle, he said, and motor to Eugene from there. He will major in journalism.

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