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The Oracle 12/21/1937, Gorham Normal School Dec 1937

The Oracle 12/21/1937, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Gorham Delegates at Boston Convention -- Dr. Russell Extends Season's Greetings -- William P.F. Robie -- While Snowflakes Fell -- Housekeepers' Hints -- Gorham Harriers -- Have You Heard About Choric Reading?


The Oracle 10/26/1937, Gorham Normal School Oct 1937

The Oracle 10/26/1937, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Bachelor of Science Degree Offered For First Time at Gorham -- New Teachers at Gorham -- Graduates With Positions -- Changes in Code -- Green and White Staff Elected -- Organizations -- Men's Athletic Program Outlined


The Oracle 06/17/1937, Gorham Normal School Jun 1937

The Oracle 06/17/1937, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

"After Wimpole Street" To be Presented June 19 -- Senior Commencement Program Announced -- Senior History Students Honor George VI -- Miss Jessie Keene Identifies Leucosticte -- Varsity Basketball Schedule Completed


The Oracle 06/16/1937, Gorham Normal School Jun 1937

The Oracle 06/16/1937, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Commencement Week Offers New and Interesting Program -- Oracle Salutes -- Mr. Superintendent Makes Study of Miss Normal School Graduate -- Curtain Closed on Women's Athletics


The Relationship Of Nya Employment To Students' Grades At The University Of New Mexico, Van Deusen Clark Jun 1937

The Relationship Of Nya Employment To Students' Grades At The University Of New Mexico, Van Deusen Clark

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The problem is essentially the question: What, if any, is the relationship of NYA employment on students' grades? Is intelligence a factor in this relationship?


Legal Restrictions Governing Teachers In Their Employment And Work, Laurence C. Coffey Jun 1937

Legal Restrictions Governing Teachers In Their Employment And Work, Laurence C. Coffey

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This investigation has been concerned with the operation of laws affecting teachers' rights as revealed by cases carried to supreme or other appellate courts and seeks specific answers to the general question "What are the legal restrictions that operate to affect the teacher in her employment and work?"


Community Activities And Requirements Of Public School Teachers In New Mexico, Burton Allan Rogers Jun 1937

Community Activities And Requirements Of Public School Teachers In New Mexico, Burton Allan Rogers

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the author's purpose in this study to set forth some of the restrictions which are placed upon the teachers of New Mexico, and to discover who is responsible for these restrictions and requirements. The two phases of this problem may at first glance appear to be separate and unrelated. However, the purpose in the view has been an attempt to discover (1) What are the extra-classroom duties of public school teachers in New Mexico? And (2) what relationship, if, any, exists between the various activities of the teacher within the community and his or her success there as …


Subject Combinations Prevalent In The Teaching Programs Of Teachers In New Mexico High Schools, Joseph H. Nylander Jun 1937

Subject Combinations Prevalent In The Teaching Programs Of Teachers In New Mexico High Schools, Joseph H. Nylander

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this investigation was to reveal the frequency of the various subject combinations for each of the high school subject fields taught in the state.

In relation to this study we may specifically list the following problems:

  1. What are the various subject combinations taught by teachers in New Mexico secondary schools?
  2. Which combinations appear most frequently and do they tend to persist?
  3. To what extent do New Mexico principals and teachers teach a single subject?
  4. In the opinion of principal and superintendents which combinations are difficult to fill, but quite desirable for practical purposes?
  5. Are New Mexico high …


Tenure And Turnover Of Public School Teachers In New Mexico, Burton T. Williams Jun 1937

Tenure And Turnover Of Public School Teachers In New Mexico, Burton T. Williams

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is generally recognized that, other things being equal, teachers who have been in a system long enough to become acquainted with local conditions are able to give more efficient service to the schools than new teachers. The question of turnover of teachers in service has come up within recent years as one of the outstanding and pressing problems concerning the administration of our school systems. It is generally understood that the mobility of our teachers is far in excess of what it should be for the attainment of the best results in our schools. Teachers that are on the …


Educational Trend In New Mexico Public Schools From 1899-1900 To 1929-1930 Inclusive, As Measured By Pupil Attendance And Length Of School Term, John Francis Cummins Jun 1937

Educational Trend In New Mexico Public Schools From 1899-1900 To 1929-1930 Inclusive, As Measured By Pupil Attendance And Length Of School Term, John Francis Cummins

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to determine the educational trend from 1899-1900 to 1929-1930 inclusive, using pupil attendance and length of school term. The following four questions are investigated.

1. What change in average daily attendance in the public schools of New Mexico has occurred during the period 1899-1900 t 1929-1930 inclusive? How does the percentage change in average daily attendance in New Mexico compare with the percentage change in average daily attendance in the United States as a whole, in the other states, and particularly in the states of the Rocky Mountain area?

2. Did average daily attendance …


Legal Status And Trends In Statutory Status Of Public School Teachers In The United States, Amy Jeannette Daniel May 1937

Legal Status And Trends In Statutory Status Of Public School Teachers In The United States, Amy Jeannette Daniel

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

From Chapter 1

Importance of the Study

To-day in the United States nearly a million persons are employed as teachers in the public schools. The members of this large and important group of employees ore loosely organized, and, therefore, in comparison to many professional or occupational groups, not in a favorable position to pro­mote their own welfare. As a class of public social workers, employed by the state. or by the local school districts as agents of the state, they have long been dependent upon the will of legislators and the wishes or dictates or local com­munities to establish and …


The Oracle 04/09/1937, Gorham Normal School Apr 1937

The Oracle 04/09/1937, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Students Elect Delegates to New York Convention -- G.N.S. Featured in "Maine Schools on the Air" -- Thru The Clubs -- Gorham Normal School Baseball Season Looks Fair


The Oracle 03/05/1937, Gorham Normal School Mar 1937

The Oracle 03/05/1937, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

Dorothy Leavitt, Ken Brooks Have Leads in "Howling Dog" -- Etiquette Week Launched By Civic Committee -- Local Basket Ball Squads to Be Guests Of G.N.S. -- In And Out-The Clubs -- Faculty Facts -- The Country Gentleman


The Oracle 01/27/1939, Gorham Normal School Jan 1937

The Oracle 01/27/1939, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The

G.N.S. Takes F.N.S. By A Score Of 59-43 -- Teachers' Convention -- Boys' Basketball -- Our Print Shop -- Vacation Doings -- Dormitory Interlude -- Womens' Athletics


Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 49, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore Jan 1937

Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 49, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore

WKU Archives Records

Script for weekly WKU broadcast on WHAS radio. This show included Earl Moore, Martha Taylor, Jake Evans and Finley Grise.


Violin Course: Grade 1, Studies, Sherwood Music School Jan 1937

Violin Course: Grade 1, Studies, Sherwood Music School

Violin Courses

A Lesson Book for the Violin Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 1, Preparatory A: Studies, numbers 101 through 160


Violin Course: Grade 4, Studies, Sherwood Music School Jan 1937

Violin Course: Grade 4, Studies, Sherwood Music School

Violin Courses

A Lesson Book for the Violin Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 4, Intermediate B: Studies, number 401 through 470


An Effort To Predict Teaching Success, William Franklin Lawson Jan 1937

An Effort To Predict Teaching Success, William Franklin Lawson

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Violin Course: Grade 1, Exercises, Sherwood Music School Jan 1937

Violin Course: Grade 1, Exercises, Sherwood Music School

Violin Courses

A Lesson Book for the Violin Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 1, Preparatory A: Exercises, numbers 101 through 158


Violin Course: Grade 4, Exercises, Sherwood Music School Jan 1937

Violin Course: Grade 4, Exercises, Sherwood Music School

Violin Courses

A Lesson Book for the Violin Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 4, Intermediate B: Exercises, number 401 through 458


Violin Course: Grade 3, Studies, Sherwood Music School Jan 1937

Violin Course: Grade 3, Studies, Sherwood Music School

Violin Courses

A Lesson Book for the Violin Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 3, Intermediate A: Studies, number 301 through 360


Violin Course: Grade 2, Studies, Sherwood Music School Jan 1937

Violin Course: Grade 2, Studies, Sherwood Music School

Violin Courses

A Lesson Book for the Violin Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 2, Preparatory B: Studies, number 201 through 260


Violin Course: Grade 2, Compositions, Sherwood Music School Jan 1937

Violin Course: Grade 2, Compositions, Sherwood Music School

Violin Courses

A Lesson Book for the Violin Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 2, Preparatory B: Compositions, number 201 through 286


Violin Course: Grade 3, Exercises, Sherwood Music School Jan 1937

Violin Course: Grade 3, Exercises, Sherwood Music School

Violin Courses

A Lesson Book for the Violin Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 3, Intermediate A: Exercises, number 301 through 358


Violin Course: Grade 3, Compositions, Sherwood Music School Jan 1937

Violin Course: Grade 3, Compositions, Sherwood Music School

Violin Courses

A Lesson Book for the Violin Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 3, Intermediate A: Compositions, number 301 through 360


Violin Course: Grade 2, Lessons And Tests, Sherwood Music School Jan 1937

Violin Course: Grade 2, Lessons And Tests, Sherwood Music School

Violin Courses

A Lesson Book for the Violin Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 2, Preparatory B: Lessons and Tests, number 21 through 40


Violin Course: Grade 5, Compositions, Sherwood Music School Jan 1937

Violin Course: Grade 5, Compositions, Sherwood Music School

Violin Courses

A Lesson Book for the Violin Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 5, Advanced A: Compositions, number 501 through 599


Violin Course: Grade 2, Exercises, Sherwood Music School Jan 1937

Violin Course: Grade 2, Exercises, Sherwood Music School

Violin Courses

A Lesson Book for the Violin Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 2, Preparatory B: Exercises, number 201 through 258


Violin Course: Grade 1, Lessons And Tests, Sherwood Music School Jan 1937

Violin Course: Grade 1, Lessons And Tests, Sherwood Music School

Violin Courses

A Lesson Book for the Violin Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 1, Preparatory A: Lessons and Tests, numbers 1 through 20


Violin Course: Grade 6, Compositions, Sherwood Music School Jan 1937

Violin Course: Grade 6, Compositions, Sherwood Music School

Violin Courses

A Lesson Book for the Violin Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 6, Advanced B: Compositions, number 601 through 660