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An Historical Study Of The Pole Vault, Ray Frederick Kring
An Historical Study Of The Pole Vault, Ray Frederick Kring
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
The pole vault is an event performed in track and field athletics wherein the athlete, with the aid of a pole 14 and 15 feet in length, attempts to clear a crossbar resting on two pegs supported by two standards. The standards, or uprights, are placed not less than 12 feet nor more than 13 feet apart. The vaulter cushions his fall in a pit filled with shavings. The object of the event is to vault higher than your competitors.
The purpose of this study is to trace the progress made in the pole vault since man first learned to …
Selecting Teachers For Tenure In The East Whittier School District, Russell Palmer Vincent
Selecting Teachers For Tenure In The East Whittier School District, Russell Palmer Vincent
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Boards of education throughout the country are cognizant of the shortage of well qualified elementary school teachers. There has been considerable competition among school boards for the limited supply of teachers, so much so that teachers have been tempted to move from place to place, standards of teaching proficiency have been lowered, and little relief of the general shortage has been achieved. When a school system has succeeded in filling all teacher vacancies, too frequently complacency reigns until the beginning of another school year.
When the quantitative shortage of teachers is compounded by a recognition of the persistent qualitative shortage, …