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An Analysis Of First-Year Bookkeeping Textbooks, Leon H. Jursche

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It is the purpose of the study to make a summarization of the material that is being taught in first-year bookkeeping, with a possible value to boards to education and school administrators in the selection of bookkeeping textbooks. The study should make available to the business teacher references for use in instructing bookkeeping classes. Nine first-year bookkeeping texts were obtained from publishers. A list of possible points to be used for a proper analysis was made. The classification used in the analysis was a follows: the aims and objectives of each text; the method of approach; the order of presentation …

An Evaluation Of The Library Of The Midway High School, Stark City, Missouri, And Suggestions For Its Improvement, Paul Mitchell

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The problem was to determine accepted standards and criteria for library evaluation, make use of them in evaluating the library of the Midway High School, Stark City, Missouri, and make suggestions for the improvement of that library. This study is based on the assumptions: (1) that the library in the school must contribute to modern curriculum development and the preparation of youth for citizenship and life; (2) that continuous growth and adjustment of library services must be made in keeping with the needs of the individual pupil, the school, and the community; (3) and that improvement can be made with …

A Proposed Plan For Handling The Activities Fund In The High Schools Of Kansas, Carl Frederick Gump

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The problem was (1) to make a comparative study of the systems used for handling the activities fund in a selected group of high schools in Kansas; (2) to discover who handles the activities fund, the forms used and records kept by the activities fund treasurer, and what method of checking is used between the activities fund treasurer and the organization treasurers; (3) to establish criteria for evaluating the systems of record keeping and forms used; (4) to propose and recommend a system which will fulfill the requirements to the evaluative criteria. A questionnaire was used to secure data to …

The Effect Of Benzedrine Sulfate On Personality Adjustment, John Francis Murphy Jr.

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The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of Benzedrine sulfate on personality adjustment, as measured by two personality tests.

The two personality tests used were the Bell Adjustment Inventory and the Bernreuter Personality test. These tests were administered to ten male college students of Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas.

The test scores were obtained under three different conditions. A normal score was first obtained; the ten subjects were then divided at random into two groups of five each. The first group of five took ten milligrams of Benzedrine sulfate on Monday, while the second group of …