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Student Mortality At Richmond College, 1946-1952, Thomas E. Coleman Jr.

Master's Theses

Many problems face our colleges today, and certainly one of the most serious ot these is that of student withdrawals. This also has been a major concern of the officials of Richmond College, and as a result it was suggested that this particular study be undertaken. Therefore, a thorough analysis of this situation was begun,with the hope of arriving at some conclusions which will help to eliminate or reduce at J.east a part of the major causes of student mortality, at Richmond College.

In undertaking this study careful consider­ ation was given to the selection of a group which …

A Comparison Between The Use Of Projection Planes And The Non Use Of Projection Planes In The Teaching Of Mechanical Drawing In The High Schools, Arthur Wendell Allison

Master's Theses

For many years the planes of projection have been for­ gotten or ignored by many teachers in the teaching of mechan­ ical drawing in the high schools. The reasons suggested by those teachers who do not use the planes of projection in their teaching have been based upon their observations and conclusions, and in no instance which the writer has discover­ ed has experimental evidence been presented to support these contentions.

It is the purpose of this study to determine the value of the use of the projection planes in the teaching of high school mechanical drawing. A relative comparison …

A Survey Of Guidance Activities In Group Iii High Schools In Virginia, Edward Michael Branich

Master's Theses

Recognition or a definite need for organized guidance services is so general that planned guidance programs need no defense. In the editor's introduction to a recent book on guidance practices, Franklin P. Zeran has this to say, "school administrators are becoming more and more interested in initiating and developing functional guidance programs within their schools." Numerous articles discussing guidance -- its principles, functions, techniques, and methods of evaluation -- have appeared in periodicals devoted to education. The State Board of Education of Virginia, in its newly adopted standards for the accrediting or Secondary Schools, states: "Guidance services shall be provided …

The Relationship Of Reasoning Ability To Achievement In An Elementary Course In Quantitative Analysis, Richard Harold Elliston

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Personal Problems Of One Hundred Twelfth Grade Negro Students, Ida Belle King

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.