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Ua45/2 Student Register, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Student register for 1935-1936.

John G. Fee And Berea College, Flora Jones

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

When a student at Berea College it occurred to the writer that if the opportunity should ever present itself, she would be interested in knowing more concerning the early struggles and untiring labor of the men who had made possible such a great and unique institution of learning.

It is the aim of this paper to treat in a brief and concise way the development of this institution and in particular the part played by John G. Fee. Also it is hoped to furnish an account of the early struggles of this institution that will be of interest to the …

Ua45/2 Student Register, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Student register for 1934-1935.

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, …

Ua68/6/2 Immortal Names In Western Hall Of Fame, R. Whipple

Student Organizations

Part of a chapel presentation regarding the history of WKU given by members of the Congress Debating Club. ? Whipple discusses "hall of famers" J. Whit Potter, Iva Scott and Mattye Reid.

Ua68/6/2 Eulogy On Dr. Kinnaman, Evon Howell

Student Organizations

Part of a chapel presentation by members of the Congress Debating Club regarding the history of WKU and it's founding faculty. This portion was given by Evon Howell regarding A.J. Kinnaman who taught at WKU from 1906 to 1926. Kinnaman died in 1928.

Ua68/6/2 The Development Of Western Since 1906, Orba Traylor

Student Organizations

Part of a chapel presentation given by the Congress Debating Club regarding the history of WKU. This portion was given by Orba Traylor a member of the Class of 1930 and discusses the creation and early growth of the Western Kentucky State Normal School.

Ua68/6/2 Chapel Program, Louis Yandell

Student Organizations

Early history of WKU's founding institutions presented at chapel. Louis Yandell was a member of the Class of 1931.

Ua68/6/2 Dreamer, Designer & Builder, Franklin P. Hays

Student Organizations

Part of presentation given by the Congress Debating Club in chapel regarding the history of WKU. This portion is about Henry Hardin Cherry, founder of WKU. Frank Hays was a member of the Class of 1930.

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 …

Ua1c4/5/292 Wku Student Body, Western Kentucky University, Caufiled & Shook

WKU Archives Records

WKU students enrolled in the 1919 summer session standing in front of Recitation Hall.

Using Federal Documents To Dispel A Myth About Ellis Island, Rosemary L. Meszaros, Katherine Pennavaria

DLPS Faculty Publications

Government workers at New York’s Ellis Island have been accused of murdering ancestral names to serve their own purposes and prejudices. Despite zero evidence to support this accusation, the myth stubbornly persists. They did not change names. They worked from manifests, which were governed by law.