with this monument, shiraz honors the poet sadih. 700 years ago he wrote poetry that is still the basis of the living persian language today. the people of shiraz are among the most progressive in iran. behind the caravans still used for transport rises their grain elevator. they built a fine new technical school where young men are learning to use machine tools, reducing iran's dependence on foreign manufacturers. they point with special pride to their rapidly expanding medical school in which young people are being trained to fill a shortage of doctors. some of the students are women evidence of change disturbing to the conservative muslim clergy. energy has not reached much of rural iran. about 90% of the people live in villages. this one exists because it has water. drawn by a primitive hoist. three centuries ago, elaborate irrigation systems operated. the land fed twice the present population. today, this voiced reaches only 60 feet. its capacity is two goat skins about two gallons of water per minute. the village people come here to wash their clothes. and in the same water, they