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A Study Of The Effect The Economic Disorder Has Had On The Libraries Of Indianapolis, Lorene T, Cook
A Study Of The Effect The Economic Disorder Has Had On The Libraries Of Indianapolis, Lorene T, Cook
Graduate Thesis Collection
Problem: How have the libraries in Indiapolis been affected by the economic disorder?1. What changes have been made in appropriations?2. What changes have been made in expeditures?How has enforced leisure affected the use of the libraries?4. What has been the reaction of the benefactors?
Intelligence In Action, Robert A. Gossett
Intelligence In Action, Robert A. Gossett
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As we look about us and evaluate the many personalities with which we come in contact, we are never sure that our judgments will stand critical survey. We observe men as they engage in play, we watch them at their work, and we may engage them in conversation. But with all these contacts, there is always a doubt when we say this man is intelligent and that man is not. There are intelligence tests by the score, but they are inadequate to cope with this problem for two reasons.
The Relation Between Achievement In Home Economics And Intelligence, Lucy Montgomery
The Relation Between Achievement In Home Economics And Intelligence, Lucy Montgomery
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This study is the result of the combination of several factors. It is principally, however, the result of an interest in the relation of grades achieved by students in high school and their intelligence; of experiences in teaching both academic subjects and home economics; and of observing the work of a number of home economics teachers. An interest in the relation of grades and I Q's together with the experiences in teaching and observing home economics classes has brought up the question of the relation between grades achieved by students in this subject and the intelligence of these students as …
The Effect Of Training Students To Grade Compositions On Composition Work, Jessie B. Chalifour
The Effect Of Training Students To Grade Compositions On Composition Work, Jessie B. Chalifour
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The problem of this study is to determine the effects of training to grade compositions on the composition work of eighth grade students.
Research Problem Pertaining To Growth And Development Of The Child Voice With Course Of Study, May Dorsey
Research Problem Pertaining To Growth And Development Of The Child Voice With Course Of Study, May Dorsey
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In presenting this thesis, the author has used the research problem pertaining to the growth and development of the child voice, and as an outcome has set forth the content of a course of study in music to include aims, procedures, and materials for grade schools, which are necessary for a varied and well grounded musical experience.
Junior High School Recreational Reading, Martha O. Guilford
Junior High School Recreational Reading, Martha O. Guilford
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As an English teacher in the junior high school grades at Public School No. 44, Indianapolis, Indiana, the writer has, for many years, in connection with her English work, had the privilege of conducting library classes at the South Grove Branch Library. This library is on the school grounds and is a branch of the Indianapolis Public Library.
An Analysis Of High School Histories From 1836 To 1936, Ancel G. Lewis
An Analysis Of High School Histories From 1836 To 1936, Ancel G. Lewis
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This study is an attempt to describe briefly the evolution of history texts for high schools in the United States, beginning with the early nineteenth century and extending to the present time. It seeks to show that the objectives of the textbooks have changed to keep pace with the changing conceptions and ideals in the life of a people, whose past they attempt to interpret and whose present they try to explain.
Books For Young Americans, Past And Present, Olive K. Funk
Books For Young Americans, Past And Present, Olive K. Funk
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When the writer of this dissertation was a little girl she was much intrigued by a gift given her, a small red volume of "Poems for Children," dated 1793. That together with stories and poems which her grandfather and grandmother well remembered from their few childhood books, and related many times, created an intense and lasting interest in books for children, particularly those dealing with the various forms of literature.
The History And Development Of Handwriting From Prehistoric Times To 1925, Lyel M. Hess
The History And Development Of Handwriting From Prehistoric Times To 1925, Lyel M. Hess
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This subject was chosen as it is one which the writer teaches in the Junior High School. As it has been allotted such a short time on the week's program, the question arose whether it is worth while to continue the teaching of handwriting. This necessitated the investigation of what handwriting experts think. The study which provided the first three chapters was for the purpose of supplying additional background for any writing teacher.
History Of Mathematics As Enrichment Of The Junior High School Mathematics Curriculum, Effie B. Mcdougall
History Of Mathematics As Enrichment Of The Junior High School Mathematics Curriculum, Effie B. Mcdougall
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The trend of educational methods at the present time is away from the old idea of forcible feeding and toward the creation of a wholesome hunger for knowledge. In the fields of literature, social studies, and science this trend has been particularly marked. Evidence of it may be found in the enriched curricula for elementary and junior high school grades.