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.
Hearing students are admitted to the graduate school and a small number are also admitted as undergraduates each year. The university was named after Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, a notable figure in the advancement of deaf education, who himself was not deaf.Gallaudet University is officially bilingual, with American Sign Language (commonly abbreviated ASL) and English used for instruction and by the college community.he campus is also shared with The Model Secondary School for the Deaf, a day and residential high school for deaf and hard of hearing students. In October 2014, the Gallaudet University board of trustees announced a 10-year, $450 million development of its campus along 6th Street NE.