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Utah Music Educators Association Handbook, Dallin S. Nielsen

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Origin and nature of this project

In recent years an increasing number of requests have been made by the music teachers of Utah that a handbook be prepared that would set forth the structure of the Utah Music Educators Association and describe its activities and services.

It was thought advisable by the officers of U.M.E.A. to include in the booklet also the plan of operation of the region music activities of Utah and a description of the affiliation of U.M.E.A. with other professional organizations along with a brief statement of their structure and objectives.

Objectives

This handbook will be helpful …

Analysis Of Selected Factors Contributing To Decrease In Post-High School Programs In Agriculture Education In Utah, Dean P. Barton

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Technology in agriculture has changed more in the past hundred years than in the previous thousand, and the rate of change seems to be accelerating. No longer can one farm successfully for the duration of a lifetime with the same knowledge, understanding and skill which he possessed as a young farmer (1).

Senators and Representatives recognized the need for the continuous preparation of farm people for proficiency in their chosen field and in 1917 introduced and passed the Smith-Hughes Act. This enable school administrators to offer vocational instruction in agriculture to young and adult farmers by providing additional funds to …

Church And State Relationships In Education In Utah, James R. Clark

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The study treats a highly controversial area in American education as it applies to the State of Utah. The proper relation between Church and state in the field of education has not yet been settled, nor is it likely ever to be with any finality. In two most recent cases involving the legal issues of Church and State in education ( McCullum vs. Board of Education, 333 U. S. 203 and Zorach V. Clawson, 343 U. s. 306) the United States Supreme Court has written split opinions. The 1956 White House Conference on Education found that religion and segregation were …

A Critical Survey Of Elementary School Playgrounds In Cache And Box Elder Counties, Thomas Cracas

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

One of the fundamental needs of elementary school children is to develop their motor systems by means of physical activities adequately suited to their representative age groups. In so doing, opportunities are provided for sociological and psychological requirements essential in developing a healthy, confident individual capable and willing to accept social and family obligations and responsibilities. This infers that an essential function of the school is to provide appropriate areas, facilities, and equipment for such activities. It also suggests that the playground be an integral element of a modern school.

The purpose of this study was: (1) to construct check …

A Study Of The Sequence Of The Professional Education Program For Elementary School Teachers At Utah State University, Christopher Lee Colston

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Education, like any other profession, is responsible for constant improvement. The professional teacher education institutions are constantly looking for ways of improving professional teacher education programs. The course sequence of the teacher education program is an area for continual improvement. Every teacher educator has a theory as to what is the best teacher education program and what is the best sequence for this theory program. The literature has revealed very little in the area of a sequence for the teacher education program.

Community Utilization Of School Plants In Weber County School District From 1955 To 1957, R. Glen Miller

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Present day trends indicate a definite movement toward building school plants more adequately and more adaptable for community use and for wider community utilization.

It is the belief of many educators that the school should be designed to provide the facilities required for housing the school and its many community programs. It is not primarily a monument to the architect and the school authorities. Schools should be a learning laboratory for all members of the community. Weber County school administrators have consistently supported building utilization point of view as expressed by Pittenger:

A new impetus has been given to the …

A Study Of Drop-Out Students Who Failed To Respond To The Follow-Up Study Of Former High School Students Of Logan, Utah, J. T. Herrod Jr.

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Dresher reported that today there is an increased and growing interest among the lay population as well as among educators in the appreciation of the drop-out problem of the public schools of the United States. Some educators believe that one of the most important issues facing education today is the problem of determining ways by which the high school pupil might be encouraged to finish his secondary trainings.

Bryce Canyon Silhoettes, M. David Chugg

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This thesis is written as an experiment in instrumentation and the factors of technical limitations of the typical Class C high school band. The criteria used in determining the instrumentation and the difficulty of the composition are certain findings with regard to grading of high school band music as found in John Phillip Dalby's Doctoral Dissertation, A STUDY OF INSTRUMENTATION, MUSICAL ACTIVITIES AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE AS FACTORS IN ARRANGING FOR HIGH SCHOOL BAND.

A Study Of Two Groups Of Superior Students At The Logan Junior High School, Rudgar H. Daines

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Educators have long been aware of the varied needs, abilities, and interests of children. They have tried to provide proper curriculum, materials, and methods to meet the wide range of abilities that exists in every classroom. Despite the attempt of the schools to provide for the particular needs of the individuals, the gifted students continue as a neglected segment in our schools. Because of other pressing educational problems, the awareness of their needs has been somewhat pushed into the background, and only through the present demand for greater leadership in our country and for the optimum use of our manpower, …

A Historical Study Of The Utah State Elementary School Principles Association, 1936-1957, Wheatly John Taylor

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The problem. This study seeks to present a history of the Utah Elementary Principals Association from its beginning to 1957. In its early years, the elementary principles worked with secondary principals and supervisors. The organization was not identified as a professional group separate and apart from other administrators of the state of Utah.

The purpose. The purpose of this study is to compile, organize, and record significant activities of the association. This will include personnel and chronology. Other general purposes of the study are as follows:

1. To gain a knowledge of the role of Utah Elementary Principals Association …

What Financial Savings, If Any, Accrue To Utah School Districts Because Of Pupil Attendance In Non-Public Schools, And The Released Time Program In The Secondary Schools, C. Don Bishop

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

It is generally recognized that one of the factors which causes variation among the states in the cost of public education is the relative number of pupils enrolled in private and parochial schools. In this connection it has been pointed out that the state of Utah has a very small enrollment in such schools. In fact, a report for the school year 1951-52 shows that Utah’s rank was 46 among all the states, with only 1.5 percent of the total pupil enrollment in non-public schools. It seems reasonable to expect, however, that Utah does realize some savings in school costs …

A Study Of The Holding Power Of Utah State University With Respect To A Selected Group Of Superior Entering Freshmen, Dan J. Workman

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Current literature may not agree, but it seems safe to say that to the educator, the academically superior student has always held a great deal of interest. All institutions of learning desire to attract and retain students with high scholastic potential. This is evidenced by the present concern as to whether or not superior students are being adequately provided for in the schools.