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The Mmpi As A Predictor Of Success Among Seminary Students, Sue Webb Cardwell Aug 1965

The Mmpi As A Predictor Of Success Among Seminary Students, Sue Webb Cardwell

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Purpose of the study. Since the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory is the psychological test that is most widely used in seminaries in the United States, it was the purpose of this study (1) to establish norms for Christian Theological Seminary that could be compared with general norms and with the norms of two other studies, those of United Presbyterian and Southern California School of Theology seminarians, to help answer the question of how clergymen differ from non-clergymen and whether special norms need to be taken into consideration in the interpretation of MMPI protocols with seminary students; and (2) to see …


A Study Of Library Services In Seven Indiana High Schools Using The Evaluative Criteria Of The National Study Of Secondary School Evaluation, Olive Kinsley Jan 1962

A Study Of Library Services In Seven Indiana High Schools Using The Evaluative Criteria Of The National Study Of Secondary School Evaluation, Olive Kinsley

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The purposes of this study are three-fold: 1. To organize and summarize the data concerning library services for the libraries filling out these criteria; (2.) To find the strengths and weaknesses of these libraries; (3.) To point up areas in which improvement needs to be made.


A Follow-Up Study Of The Graduates Of Sandcreek High School 1952-1957, Earl Aaron Jan 1958

A Follow-Up Study Of The Graduates Of Sandcreek High School 1952-1957, Earl Aaron

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The problem in this study is to find what the graduates of Sandcreek Township High School, in Decatur County, Indiana, did vocationally after they graduated; whether they followed their vocational choices in high school; how well they felt the school curriculum met their needs; and which particular qualities they felt were most important in their teachers.


"Non-Musical" Interests And Abilities Of Students Of Arthur Jordan Conservatory Of Music, Nellie Jones Jun 1949

"Non-Musical" Interests And Abilities Of Students Of Arthur Jordan Conservatory Of Music, Nellie Jones

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The present study is an endeavor to supply additional information which may assist in the evaluation of music students of Jordan Conservatory.


A Statistical Survey Of Beginning Wind Instrumental Methods, Paul H. Patterson Jun 1949

A Statistical Survey Of Beginning Wind Instrumental Methods, Paul H. Patterson

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The purpose of this thesis is to ascertain to what extent authors of beginning brass and wood-wind methods agree and disagree


The Adequacy Of Music Theory In The High School As Applied To Collegiate Music Study, Esther M. Garretson Jan 1949

The Adequacy Of Music Theory In The High School As Applied To Collegiate Music Study, Esther M. Garretson

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This present study grew of of the writer's own conviction of the need for a thorough comprehension of Music Theory for a well rounded musicianship in any field of musical endeavor. More specifically it was understaken to point out the need for more adequate preparation, through the study of Music Theory in Secondary schools, by those students who intend to enroll in a Collegiate Music School; to show that a major portion of the curriculum of such a school is made up of course in Music Theory; and to offer proof that Secondary schools on the whole do not meet …


An Evaluation Of High School Chorus Materials, Albert Wilson Canine Jan 1949

An Evaluation Of High School Chorus Materials, Albert Wilson Canine

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One of the most important problems of a chorus director is how to select suitable materials which will be effectively used with a particular group. This problem is worthy of careful consideration. It is the purpose of this thesis to determine the factors necessary in choosing good material for the high school chorus and to offer a list of the best available selections as an aid to the director in choosing the most appropriate music.


The Status Of Primary Music In The Schools Of Indiana, Elizabeth Schwier Jan 1949

The Status Of Primary Music In The Schools Of Indiana, Elizabeth Schwier

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No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of The Status Of Music, Home Economics, And Agriculture In The Secondary Schools Of Indiana, Reba Marree Geist Jan 1949

A Comparison Of The Status Of Music, Home Economics, And Agriculture In The Secondary Schools Of Indiana, Reba Marree Geist

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It is hoped that the facts revealed in this survey will aid in the passage of a law in Indiana concerning Music Education, similar to the law in effect in Indiana dealing with Vocational Education. It is further hoped that these facts will show a need for better programs of music education. The purpose of this survey is to collect data showing what is being done so that better things might be accomplished.


The Minnesota Clerical Test As A Measure Of Piano Aptitude, Helen Ferrell Harlan Jan 1949

The Minnesota Clerical Test As A Measure Of Piano Aptitude, Helen Ferrell Harlan

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No abstract provided.


A Survey Of Practices And Procedures In Textbook Adoptions, Ross T. Campbell Jan 1948

A Survey Of Practices And Procedures In Textbook Adoptions, Ross T. Campbell

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This study is concerned with the methods of textbook selection used in the different states together with the history of textbook adoptions in Indiana.


A Comparison Of The Seventh And Eighth Grade American History Textbooks Adopted For Use In The Indiana Public Schools From 1854 To 1946, Edythe Dale Atkins Jan 1947

A Comparison Of The Seventh And Eighth Grade American History Textbooks Adopted For Use In The Indiana Public Schools From 1854 To 1946, Edythe Dale Atkins

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The purpose of this study…is to compare the seventh and eighth grade American history textbooks adopted for use in the Indiana public schools during the past century, more specifically, from 1854 to 1946.


An Analysis Of Spelling And Language Errors In The Achievement Tests Of The Marion County Achievement Contest, Edyth Cunter Burdin Jan 1942

An Analysis Of Spelling And Language Errors In The Achievement Tests Of The Marion County Achievement Contest, Edyth Cunter Burdin

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No abstract provided.


Careers Of High School Basketball Players, Jewel D. Michael Jan 1941

Careers Of High School Basketball Players, Jewel D. Michael

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Popular opinion is divided into two general groups as to the value of basketball activities, one group holding that training in basketball will transfer to actual life situations, while the other contends that it is a waste of time to spend hours in practicing and in trips which necessitate absence from academic work. In general, this study seeks to give some evidence on this question, through an examination of the subsequent careers or the boys who were basketball players in Frankfort High School during the years from 1919-1940.


The Transfer Of Training From Latin To French And Spanish, Pauline Ray Morton-Finney Jan 1941

The Transfer Of Training From Latin To French And Spanish, Pauline Ray Morton-Finney

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The purpose of this study is to investigae the relationship between Latin and French, between Latin and Spanish, and to evaluate the assumption of many language teachers that high school pupuls who have had one year of Latin tended, on the whole, because of that fact, to do better academic work in Franch and Spanish as measured in terms of marks received, than did pupils who had not studied Latin.


Experimental Studies In Junior High School Monotonism, Lina Baldauf Knight Jan 1941

Experimental Studies In Junior High School Monotonism, Lina Baldauf Knight

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The individual who lacks the use of his voice as a musical instrument lacks the natural, fundamental medium of musical expression. Not only does he lack the means for the closest and most direct relationship with music, but also there is a serious danger that, as a result, his whole range of musical appreciation will be impaired and finally obliterated. This is likely to occur because he does not have at his command and under his control this power which he so definitely needs. Children who are thus handicapped are often designated by the use of the word monotone.


Lutheran Elementary Schools In The Central District Of The Missouri Synod, Edwin L. Kirchhoff Jan 1941

Lutheran Elementary Schools In The Central District Of The Missouri Synod, Edwin L. Kirchhoff

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This discourse presents significant data relating to major developments in the elementary school system of the Central District of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. Some inferences are made which are based on information pertaining to the school system of the entire synod. These data, however, are used and interpreted as it affects the schools in this district.


A Survey Of Elementary Schools' Achievement In The School City Of "E", Andrew Jackson Manges Jan 1941

A Survey Of Elementary Schools' Achievement In The School City Of "E", Andrew Jackson Manges

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No abstract provided.


A Follow-Up Study Of Butler University Students Who Prepared To Teach In The Secondary Schools, Benjamin Moulton Jan 1941

A Follow-Up Study Of Butler University Students Who Prepared To Teach In The Secondary Schools, Benjamin Moulton

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This thesis records the findings of a follow-up study of a selected group of Butler University Alumni who prepared to teach in the secondary schools.


Double Promotion And Its Effects On The Child In The Indianapolis Public Schools, Wilma V. Sonnefield Jan 1941

Double Promotion And Its Effects On The Child In The Indianapolis Public Schools, Wilma V. Sonnefield

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No abstract provided.


The Elementary School Library And How It Functions In Indiana, Helen Estelle Fullenwider Jan 1938

The Elementary School Library And How It Functions In Indiana, Helen Estelle Fullenwider

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The elementary school library is still in the pioneer stage of development in the schools of Indiana. In truth, there are few elementary school libraries in the state in the correct definition of the words. Nevertheless some type of library service, although inadequate, is available to every school and pupil in the state. It is the purpose of this study to review the history of library service to children and to ascertain what the present types of library service to children are, and to give some information relative to the library programs that are followed by certain elementary schools in …