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Abraham Lincoln As A Political Moralist, Carl Willard Ruchte

Student Work

In the eighty-fourth year of this nation's independence, forces so complex in nature that even today they are only partially understood culinated in what then appeared to be an irreparable breach in the Union. During the dark days of the 1860's the future outlook for the Union was extremely foreboding. Victory for the Southern forces would have spelled disaster not only for the North but for the South as well, economically and strategically, as events of more recent days have demonstrated in graphic fashion.

A History Of The Telephone In The Midwest (1875-1920), Robert H. Christie

Student Work

The purpose of this study is to present in an orderly manner a history of the early telephone companies and, at the same time, give a semi-technical description of some of the early practices, procedures, and equipment developed and employed by the many telephone pioneers. The importance of the telephone on population growth, comparison of the telephone industry with other industries, or the importance of the telephone in helping to overcome the extremes of nature, as well as many other areas of study were necessarily omitted in order to keep the subject within reasonable limits. In the future, those areas …

How The Spanish Culture Can Contribute More Significantly To The Social Studies Program Of California Elementary Schools, Samuel Encínas Renteria

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In the past, evidence indicates that the teaching of social studies in many places in California has been a perfunctory, superficial type of instruction, For example, early attempts to expose the child to the historical background of California were through a history or geography book. In most cases, the usual procedure was to tell the child to read so many pages and then answer the questions at the end of the chapter. The main objective was to cover the text by the end of the school term and pass an examination over facts with little or no concern for the …

The Impact Of The Urban League On A Community, Frank Wilkerson

Student Work

The Urban League is a social service organization for the improvement of living and working conditions of Negroes. It is also interested in increasing cooperative and understanding relationships between white and colored citizens. Specifically, its program is one of research and community organization in the fields of (1) employment, industrial relations and vocational guidance, (2) housing, (3) health, (4) recreation, (5) race relations.

A Study Of The People Of Omaha On Vacation, John R. Dick

Student Work

The word "vacation" carriews with it’s a number of keen anticipations: 1) a change from our daily routine of work 2) an opportunity to travel and to see other countries 3) a visit with friends and relatives 4) and experience of new pleasures and 5) an enjoyment of new adventures. Most people look forward to a vacation trip with sincere anticipation. The very expectation of a trip seems to make the daily work easier and the burdens lighter.

Abolitionist Literature And The Mails In Jackson's Time, Ruth Barrett

Student Work

The transmission of abolitionist literature through the United States mails was one of the issues which early involved the national government in the slavery controversy and one which intensified the bitterness between North and South. In spite of the fact that there had been a movement among some southerners, even stronger than any in the North, to eradicate slavery, the introduction of this literature into the South did much to weld the Southerners together as a unit, in defying the North and the federal government--and in defending the doctrine of states' rights and the institution of slavery.

The Selection And Evaluation Of Social Studies Audio-Visual Materials For The Elementary Schools Of The Alameda Unified School District, Paul A. Liebhart

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to establish criteria that will be valid for the selection through evaluation of social studies materials for grades one through six in the Alameda Unified School District. The school system feels a need for a rich variety of audio-visual instructional materials for their program so that its teachers might enrich the curriculum of the learner. It is recognized that many varied experiences will increase learning on the part of the student and will help him better to meet life with what he is familiar and has perceived. Kingsley gives the secret of securing and …

A Report On The Inter-Professions Conference, Miguel A. Decapriles

Journal of Legal Education

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The National Election Of 1924 And Nebraska, Loren A. Gammon

Student Work

"…preserve, protect, defend the Constitution of the United States…so help me God." In a voice choked with emotion, the elderly New Englander read the type-written oath of office. Solemnly, phrase by phrase, the younger man repeated the words.

An Ecological Study Of The Negro In Ward Seven, Murphy Cleophas Williams

Student Work

The concept of the term "ecology' as it relates to sociology and social research is well interpreeted in Gist and Halbert's book, Urban Society… From the above explanation and from the interpretations of the term "ecology" in the writings of Park and Eurgess and others, we get the idea that an ecological study involves the spatial, selective and distributive functions and melations of human beings in a given geographical and cultural area, and that these functions and relations characterize the forms and types of social interaction.

A Study Of Intra-Urban Mobility In Omaha, Magdalene Pickens

Student Work

"Mobility" is moving about, from one place to another. The word urban is from the Latin word, "urbanus", meaning "belonging to a city". "Intra" is a prefix meaning "within", taken from the Latin preposition "intra", which has the same meaning. Intra-urban mobility then, is the moving from place to place of the individual or family within the city. This thesis will treat of the intra-urban mobility of Omaha, Nebraska and its suburban areas, for the period of three years, from 1942 to 1945.

The National Election Of 1912 In Nebraska, C L. Hartman

Student Work

Before 1912, the Nebraska delegates to the national party conventions were chosen by state conventions, dominated the local bosses. The presidential preference primary law now effective for the first time, provided for popular choice of delegates, and left the politicians guessing as to the character of those delegations. There were inclications in October, 1911, that the Nebraska republicans favored William Howard Taft and Robert H. La Follette. The democratic situation was far more complex. The followers of William Jennings Bryan were divided about eqaully between Woodrow Wilson and Champ Clark, while Bryan was friendly to both. Democratic organization leaders, particularly …

The Proposed Four-Year Law Curriculum: A Dissenting Opinion, Philip Mechem

Michigan Law Review

A conspicuous and very wholesome manifestation today in legal education is dissatisfaction with legal education. With education in general for that matter. Doubtless the dissatisfaction begins with the general and extends to the particular. The law teacher, that is, observes that the college graduate who comes to him can barely read and write the English language, is scarcely aware that there are any other languages, is wholly devoid of intellectual curiosity, wholly untrained in hard thinking, wholly uninformed about and uninterested in the ideas which make for or against civilization. It makes the law teacher think there must be something …

The Early History Of Omaha From 1853 To 1873, Bertie Bennett Hoag

Student Work

Having been born and raised in Omaha, I found myself asking the following questions: How did Omaha begin? What were the causes of its growth? Why were early conditions as they were? What were the prospects for future growth and prosperity? The answers to these questions I have tried to find. I have found a great deal of material but I know that there must be much more that I have not been able to locate. The subject with which this thesis deals could and should be treated more fully than I have been able to do here.

The Social Significance Of Public Housing, With Special Emphasis On The North Side Project, Laura M. Heacock

Student Work

Social significance is the quality of being important to the welfare of human society or the meaning of any institution to members of society. The purpose of this study is to find out how Public Housing has affected the welfare of the citizens of Omaha generally, and how the Logan Fontenelle Homes Project has affected the social conditions of those people who formerly lived in that area as well as those who now live in the project.

Projects, Devices And Activities For Teaching Of Social Science In The Junior High School, Virginia Meline

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Projects, devices and activities for teaching of social science in the junior high schoolhas been compiled with the expectation that it will prove to "be truly a help to teachers in providing suitable material to help them in planning activity work in Social Science. If it is true that the writer has an abundant faith in the activity program, it is also true that she recognizes its limitations.

The material comprising this Thesis is the direct result of a number of years' experience on the part of the writer as a teacher of Social Science in a public Junior …

An Analysis Of Negro Ritualistic Ceremonies As Exemplified By Negro Organizations In Omaha, Ida Madonna Rowland

Student Work

This study is an attempt to analyze the ritualistic ceremonics of the Negroes of Omaha. Various interpretations are given to the terms "ritual" and "ceremony." They are often confused and used synonymously. According to the World's Popular Encyclopedia a ritual is an outward act of worship, the performance of certain outward acts, and the use of symbols which become identified with the thing symbolized. Dr. Whitehead says a "ritual may be defined as the habitual performance of definite actions which have no direct revelance to the perservation of the physical organism of the actors."

Benson: A Residential Suburban Community, Dorothy Ruth Mutz

Student Work

Before making a study of the social life of a particular area it is essential to classify the area as to type and character with reference to the surrounding area. Various interpretations are givens the terms "community" and "neighborhood", the terms often being used synonymously. The term "suburb", a comparatively recent sociological term, is also open to diverse interpretation. Thus in order to systematize the variety of terms only those interpretations will be analyzed which seem to apply most directly to the area studied.

Industrial And Business Life Of Negroes In Omaha, James Harvey Kerns

Student Work

There are in the city of Omaha according to the census report of 1930, 11,123 Negros. They have come to this city from various sections of the country. But in the main from rural and urban centers of the South. They have migrated here, as to other Northern and Western cities, to improve their social and economic conditions and for better opportunities in general. They have secured employment in the various industries of the city and have found positions in domestic employment. Some have engaged in business of their own, while still others have entered the different professions. There have …

Social Science: The Hope Of Democracy, Harry Elmer Barnes

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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Book Review. Seligman, E. Et. Al. (Eds.). The Encyclopedia Of The Social Sciences. Vol. 1, Jerome Hall

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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