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  2. History of school counseling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The history of school counseling in the United States of America varies greatly based on how local communities have chosen to provide academic, career, college readiness, and personal/social skills and competencies to K-12 children and their families based on economic and social capital resources and public versus private educational settings in what is now called a school counseling program.

  3. History of the chair - Wikipedia

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  4. Joseph Buford Cox - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Buford Cox (1905 – August 10, 2002), [1] was an American inventor and businessman. He invented what is now known as the chipper type chain for chain saws. He based his design on the C-shaped jaws of the larva of the timberman beetle. [2] Cox watched the destructive larvae of the timber beetle (Ergates spiculatus) for many hours.

  5. Glore Psychiatric Museum - Wikipedia

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    One such item is a "Tranquilizer Chair", complete with hood, hand and feet restraints and a built-in portable toilet to accommodate extended sessions. [2] [5] The chair was invented by Benjamin Rush, known as "The Father of American Psychiatry", who published the first American textbook about mental illness in 1812. [5]

  6. George W. Joseph - Wikipedia

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    Joseph was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1910 as a Republican representing Multnomah County.He served in the 1911 and 1913 legislative sessions.He introduced legislation supporting the 1912 amendment to the Oregon Constitution that established women's suffrage, and introduced Senate Bill 42 in 1911 that would have created a highway commission. [3]

  7. Office chair - Wikipedia

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    An office chair, or desk chair, is a type of chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is usually a swivel chair , with a set of wheels for mobility and adjustable height. Modern office chairs typically use a single, distinctive load bearing leg (often called a gas lift ), which is positioned underneath the chair seat.

  8. Oregon Compulsory Education Act - Wikipedia

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    Political cartoon from the Portland Telegram criticizing the Act and depicting how it can brew resentment in immigrant communities (1922). In 1922, the Masonic Grand Lodge of Oregon sponsored an initiative to require all school-age children to attend public schools, officially called the Compulsory Education Act and unofficially known as the Oregon School Law. [3]

  9. Folding table - Wikipedia

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    In 1951, Boris Cohen and Joseph Pucci patented the first table that could be easily carried around. [3] It was widely used by paper-hangers and handymen, and is fairly indistinguishable from present day aluminum folding tables. In the 1950s and 1960s, Falco [4] and Samsonite [5] tables were popular. [6]