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" I didn't take very much part in activities on campus at that time. "

Daniel J. Evans

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" Then I came back and restarted at the UW that fall. "

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" I did graduate with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1948. "

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" Actually, as that first association continued, we got a little more legitimate. In those days, they asked Boy Scout troops to act as ushers during the football games. So we signed up and I went to many games in full Boy Scout uniform as an usher. "

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" I was always good at math and science and physics. "

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