LeTourneau University offered less grant aid to undergraduates than both the average private not-for-profit 4 year college in Texas and the average college in Texas. Similarly, fewer undergraduates took out federal student loans than the average private not-for-profit 4 year college in Texas, but more than the average college in Texas.
E.E. Hoag used these feathers to invent the first feather duster. Using a short broom stick and splitting the feathers with a pocket knife, the duster was found to be too stiff for use. In 1874, the Hoag Duster Company was founded, which became a pioneer of feather dusters in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Davidson, Shelby J. (born: 1868 - died: 1931) Born in Lexington, Davidson became a lawyer. He invented a paper rewinding device for a tabulating machine and an adding machine attachment for automatically adding in set amounts. Shelby Davidson's Papers are at Howard University. For more see World of Invention. History's most significant inventions and the people behind them, 2nd ed., by K. A. McGrath and B. Travers.