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Ua100/1/2 Rural Training School Pta Scrapbook, Rural Training School Pta

University Organizations

Scrapbook created by and about the Rural Training School Parent Teacher Association. Contains clippings, photographs, lists of school children and PTA members.

A Follow Up Study Of The Four-Year Teacher-Training Graduates Of The Bowling Green Of Commerce, 1937-1941, Mary Elizabeth Cornette

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The Bowling Green College of Commerce is a division of the Bowling Green Business University, a privately owned and controlled institution which has been located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, since its removal there in 1884 from Glasgow, Kentucky. Until 1906 the Southern Normal School was associated with the Business University under the same management, but in that year the Normal School was made a state institution, the Western Kentucky State Normal School, and the Business University continued under private management.

In 1922 the Bowling Green College of Commerce was organized with an independent state charter as a division of the …

Vocabulary Study As A Means Of Increasing Speed And Comprehension In Reading, Florence Hunnicutt

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

There is a need for a clearer understanding of the methods by which vocabularies can be enlarged most effectively. Results of experiments indicate that pupils are unable to recognize their own deficiencies and needs in respect to the meanings of words; consequently they need some type of guidance in enlarging their meaning vocabularies. Teachers are agreed that word lists are a non-effective device. They are agreed, too, that not one or a few techniques are being used to teach the meanings of new words, but many techniques. The two most effective seem to be (1) relating the word to former …

Ua94/6/1 Scrapbook, Georgiana Seward

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Scrapbook created by student Georgiana Seward between 1937 and 1942 with emphasis on Training School.

Ua64/10 1938 Seniors Of The Physical Education Department, Wku Physical Education & Recreation

WKU Archives Records

Circular created by WKU Physical Education & Recreation to promote the hiring of physical education majors from WKU. Includes photos and biographical information on the following:

• Patricia Tobe
• James Batsel
• Andrew Tipton
• Ellen Mohon
• Lucian Adams
• Madolyn Lancaster
• Florence Mutchler
• Mary Sellers
• H.T. Cooper
• Estill Branham
• Glenn Williams
• Lillian Rutan
• Ruth McElroy
• Mary Coke
• Ralph Dudgeon
• Claude Rayburn
• Marshall Swain
• Thomas Omer
• Kate Scwarz
• Burnam Moulton
• Wanda Walczyk
• William Crowdus
• Sara McNeill
• Clarence Caple
• William McCrocklin aka Red

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.

Analysis Of Public School Music Curricula Of The State Teachers Colleges In The United States, Louise Jackson Funk

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

There is very little literature pertaining to the Public School Music curriculas of the state teachers colleges in the United States.

Various questions, however, have arisen in each institution relative to the required music courses and to the number of hours that should be required of a public school music major. Music teachers disagree as to the text to be used in music courses. Of all the various public school music texts available it is difficult to find any one text that is most worthy of recognition as there seem to be many of equal value. Not only is there …

An Attempt To Determine Why Teachers Fail, Ethel Craig

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Personal efficiency is an increasing problem before the American public. Every agency that will aid in the successful accomplishment of any desirable goal should become a matter of thoughtful consideration. Success, as defined by a lexicographer, is a favorable end or result; therefore it may become an ever advancing goal toward which an individual moves.

Failure by the same authority, is the set of falling short of success. There is a divine principle within the heart of man that responds to the rhythmic progression of success; while the most callous individual retires to the sanctity of his private world to …

A Study Of The Nursery Schools Conducted At Western Kentucky Teachers College In 1934 And 1935, Ethel Barnard

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

As a result of the recent rapid increase in number of nursery schools in the United States a great deal of interest in nursery education has been evinced. The purpose of this study is to present a descriptive sketch of the nursery schools conducted at Western Kentucky Teachers College in such a manner that some results of the work may be shown.

The Development Of The Commercial Curricula Of Teacher Training Institutions, Joseph Compton

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to trace the development of the curricula for commercial teacher training in the United States in order to discover its implications for the academic and professional preparation of teachers of business subjects. An attempt will be made to trace the evolution of secondary business education in order to discover the relationships existing between the aims and curricula of secondary business education on the one hand, and the preparation of business teachers and the curricula devised for their training on the other. Recommendations based upon the findings, will be made for the purpose of harmonizing …

A Study Of Majors & Minors In Western Kentucky State Teachers College, Bessie Beck

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study has grown out of the desire of the writer to render some service to prospective high-school teachers in their selection of majors and teaching combinations, and to be of aid to the teacher-training institutions of the State - especially to Western Kentucky State Teachers College in directing prospective teachers to pursue courses that will fit them for the teaching demands of the high schools.

A number of studies of subject combinations in high-school teachers' programs have been made to determine in what fields and what subject combinations high school teachers actually teach. Clarence Nelvin Emrick¹ in his …

Absence, Its Causes, As Found In A Study Of The City Schools Of Biloxi, Mississippi, William Pearson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study of non-attendance of the pupils in the city schools of Biloxi, Mississippi, was undertaken to ascertain the reasons for their absence and to determine, if possible, the remedies to be applied.

Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 18, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore

WKU Archives Records

Script for weekly WKU broadcast on WHAS radio. This show included Earl Moore, Carolyn Seward, Sarah Taylor, Geraldine Stephan and W.L. Matthews.

The Status Of Handwriting Instruction And The Qualifications Of Teachers Of Handwriting In The Elementary And Secondary Schools Of Kentucky, Robert Ashby

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The major reason for this survey was to secure definite facts and opinions from superintendents, principals and teachers in elementary and secondary schools on the subject of handwriting. The information gathered gives conclusive evidence that these groups recognize the need for more and better training in this fundamental subject.

The aim of the writer was to determine:

1. The extent to which outlined courses of study in handwriting are followed.
2. The number of special instructors in handwriting, whether part- or full-time and other subjects they teach.
3. Whether handwriting is taught incidentally with other subjects with no formal lessons, or as a …

The Training Of High School Teachers In Kentucky From Western Kentucky Teachers College In Relation To The Subjects They Teach, Harod Patton

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Much has been written concerning the kind of training a high-school teacher should have, but very little has been written concerning the training they have in relation to what they teach. Not very much is known concerning the actual facts of the condition existing at the present in the high schools in the state of Kentucky. The purpose of this study is to find these facts as they are and on this basis to determine the relationship that exists between the major and minor subjects and administrators from the Western Kentucky State Teachers College; and the subject they teach. Also, …

Relative Scholastic Success Of College Students From High Schools Of Varying Sizes, Leonard Lee Hudson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Education in America has made substantial growth in its various phases. No factor has been more marked than in the secondary field. The South was tardy in establishing a systematic scheme owing to the devastation of a Civil War and the misunderstandings natural to a reconstruction period. Many forces for the improvement of the secondary field in this section are now accomplishing wonderful results. Accrediting associations to investigate, recommend, and regulate certain practices, different divisions of the state department of education to supervise and inspect, research organizations, graduate schools, and school authorities are adding to the fund of knowledge regarding …

Status Of Certificates Issued And Employment Of Certificate Holders At Western Kentucky State Teachers College, James Ashby

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

It is the purpose of this study to determine the supply of certified teachers from Western Kentucky State Teachers College. From data compiled at the institution concerning the number of certificates issued, the number at present in effect, and the employment of the certificate holders, this supply will be ascertained. The study undertakes to answer the following questions:

1. What has been the nature of certification of teachers in Western Kentucky State Teachers College?
2. How many teachers certificates issued by the institution are now in effect?
3. How many of the certificate holders are at present engaged in teaching?
4. What per cent …

A Comparative Study Of The Relative Achievement Of The Training School & Non-Training School Pupils, Ruth Borders

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The writer, having been employed as a critic or supervising teacher in a city training school, has a personal interest in student teaching and student teachers. Frequently patrons voice their opinions concerning the work done in the training school. While many parents are well pleased with the results of student teaching, there are some who believe that the type of work given in the training school is inferior to that done in the public schools.

The major purpose of this study is to endeavor to answer, to some extent, a few of the many questions, arising from day to day, …

Ua3/1/2/1 Correspondence, Henry Cherry, Lalla Boone

WKU Archives Records

Correspondence between Lalla Boone and Henry Cherry regarding her returning to work at WKU, enrollment, appropriations and the $100 she donated to start the College Heights Foundation.

Transcript of her letter:

2054 Webster St., Oakland, California, June 30, 1922

Dear Mr. Cherry,

I have feared you had forgotten me until to-day, when I received the invitation to commencement. I had received other invitations to that event; but your invitation gave me courage. Courage I needed. I have been wanting to tell you for a long while now that I want to come back. If you ever expected to get rid …

Ua100/2/1 Student Teacher Evaluations, Book 2, Part 1, Wku Training School

WKU Archives Records

Student Teacher Evaluations Book 2, part 1 for the years 1918 through 1921.

Student teacher reviews exist for all grades and disciplines offered at the WKU Training School at the time. While there are slight differences in review format from one critic teacher to the next, student teachers were critiqued on their appearance, social efficiency and teaching efficiency. The critic teacher added some general remarks and gave a rating:

• E = excellent
• F = fair
• G = good
• V.G. = very good

This notebook has been divided into three parts for presentation on TopScholar in order to make downloads easier. …

Ua100/2/1 Student Teacher Evaluations, Book 2, Part 3, Wku Training School

WKU Archives Records

Student Teacher Evaluations Book 2, part 1 for the years 1918 through 1921.

Student teacher reviews exist for all grades and disciplines offered at the WKU Training School at the time. While there are slight differences in review format from one critic teacher to the next, student teachers were critiqued on their appearance, social efficiency and teaching efficiency. The critic teacher added some general remarks and gave a rating:

• E = excellent
• F = fair
• G = good
• V.G. = very good

This notebook has been divided into three parts for presentation on TopScholar in order to make downloads easier. …

Ua100/2/1 Student Teacher Evaluations Book 2, Part 2, Wku Training School

WKU Archives Records

Student Teacher Evaluations Book 2, part 1 for the years 1918 through 1921.

Student teacher reviews exist for all grades and disciplines offered at the WKU Training School at the time. While there are slight differences in review format from one critic teacher to the next, student teachers were critiqued on their appearance, social efficiency and teaching efficiency. The critic teacher added some general remarks and gave a rating:

• E = excellent
• F = fair
• G = good
• V.G. = very good

This notebook has been divided into three parts for presentation on TopScholar in order to make downloads easier. …

Ua12/2/1 Normal Heights, Vol. 4, No. 1, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter and course catalog, this issue promotes teacher education.

Ua12/2/1 Normal Heights, Vol. 3, No. 5, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter and course catalog, this issue promotes teacher education.

Ua12/2/1 Western Normal Letter, Vol. 2, No. 3, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter dedicated to the rural education issues and recruitment of students to WKU.

Ua45/1 Wksnc Catalog, Rural School Number, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Course catalog which includes:

• Faculty
• Announcement
• History of WKU
• How to Secure Free Tuition
• Site for Model Rural School Secured
• Courses of Study
• Rural Teachers' Course
• Advanced Certificate Course
• Regular Normal Course
• Courses in Agriculture
• School of Music
• Lyceum Course 1911-1912
• Educational Items
• Literary Societies and the Moot House of Representatives
• The Summer School
• Expense
• List and Price of Text-Books Used in the Normal