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State Legislation And State Board Rulings Relating To Superintendents Of Schools, C. A. Clark Aug 1933

State Legislation And State Board Rulings Relating To Superintendents Of Schools, C. A. Clark

Master's Theses

The problem of this thesis is to show what specific legislation the states now have in force relating to superintendents of schools and also to what extent state board rulings now in effect relate to them. No attempt is made to determine what legislation or rulings should be made by the states or state boards. It is merely a compilation of laws and regulations as they now exist. The thesis embraces a study of the latest available school laws of each state and additional information relating to state board rulings, secured from letters or pamphlets received from the offices of …


A Study Of The Educational Program In Kansas In Relation To The State's Ability To Support Public Education, Glenn C. Archer Jun 1933

A Study Of The Educational Program In Kansas In Relation To The State's Ability To Support Public Education, Glenn C. Archer

Master's Theses

This thesis will deal primarily with one phase of the social problem just raised and may be stated thus, "The Educational Program in Kansas in Relation to the State's Ability to Support Public Education." It is the writer's purpose to present the facts relative to the ability of the state of Kansas to support public education. After these have been presented we will be in a better position to propose more intelligently the better policy to pursue in respect to education in our state. The problem of taxation in the state of Kansas is receiving more attention now than ever …


A Comparative Analysis Of State Courses Of Study In Character Education, Robert Burnett May 1933

A Comparative Analysis Of State Courses Of Study In Character Education, Robert Burnett

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine what the state Departments of Education have done to carry out definite programs in character education in elementary and secondary schools. This problem is limited to special courses of study in character education issued by certain State Departments of Education. According to the United States Bureau of Education at Washington, D. c., only six of the forty-eight states have prepared special courses of study in this field. In this study a comparative analysis is made of these courses of study as to character traits and objectives, methods of procedure in developing the …


A Financial History Of State Education In Virginia, Lewis E. Chittum Apr 1933

A Financial History Of State Education In Virginia, Lewis E. Chittum

Master's Theses

In state finances of Virginia education is second only to highways. The present position of education in the budget was not attained easily. On the contrary it was only through a long process that Virginia came to realize the fundamental duty of educating all the people at public expense. Thus, the extent to which the state has participated in this problem is an all important matter. In the following study, state participation has been reviewed from its earliest beginnings. he colonial period is included, as it reveals the tendencies working for the revelation of the obligation of the government to …


The History Of Education In Kansas Since 1914, Charles H. Brooks Jan 1933

The History Of Education In Kansas Since 1914, Charles H. Brooks

Master's Theses

The general problem of this thesis is to outline and to discuss a section of the history of education in Kansas, beginning with the year 1914 and extending to 1932, and to posit its evolutionary character in its proper setting.


A Study Of The Catholic Institutions For Dependent Children In The Archdiocese Of Chicago Emphasizing Vocational Education, Mary Agatha Allison Jan 1933

A Study Of The Catholic Institutions For Dependent Children In The Archdiocese Of Chicago Emphasizing Vocational Education, Mary Agatha Allison

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Current Practice In Vocational Guidance For Girls In Catholic Four-Year High Schools, Ignata Biehn Jan 1933

A Study Of Current Practice In Vocational Guidance For Girls In Catholic Four-Year High Schools, Ignata Biehn

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The History Of Adult School Legislation In The United States, Anne Gertrude Caine Jan 1933

The History Of Adult School Legislation In The United States, Anne Gertrude Caine

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Educational Work Of The Sisters Of Providence In Indiana, Philomene Cullity Jan 1933

Educational Work Of The Sisters Of Providence In Indiana, Philomene Cullity

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Teacher-Checking Versus Pupil-Checking For Errors In Written Composition Of Junior High School Pupils, Agnes H. Dister Jan 1933

Teacher-Checking Versus Pupil-Checking For Errors In Written Composition Of Junior High School Pupils, Agnes H. Dister

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Grade Levels And Relative Importance Of Etiquette Topics For Presentation In Junior And Senior High Schools, Isabelle A. Donahue Jan 1933

Grade Levels And Relative Importance Of Etiquette Topics For Presentation In Junior And Senior High Schools, Isabelle A. Donahue

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Relation Between Fertility Of Imagination And The Ability To Read As Manifested By 2-B Pupils, Josephine Agnes Flaherty Jan 1933

The Relation Between Fertility Of Imagination And The Ability To Read As Manifested By 2-B Pupils, Josephine Agnes Flaherty

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A History Of The First Fifty Years Of The Sisters Of Providence In The United States, Lawrence Gonner Jan 1933

A History Of The First Fifty Years Of The Sisters Of Providence In The United States, Lawrence Gonner

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Survey Of The Activities Of The Parent-Teacher Association In Illinois, Nettie Jacobs Jan 1933

A Survey Of The Activities Of The Parent-Teacher Association In Illinois, Nettie Jacobs

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Problem Of Religious Vocations In Catholic Secondary Schools For Girls, Mary J. Calasanctia Keinz Jan 1933

A Study Of The Problem Of Religious Vocations In Catholic Secondary Schools For Girls, Mary J. Calasanctia Keinz

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Comparative Study Of Two Methods Of Problem-Solving In Arithmetic, Mary Cecelia Mangan Jan 1933

A Comparative Study Of Two Methods Of Problem-Solving In Arithmetic, Mary Cecelia Mangan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Mathematical Processes Found In Representative High School Texts In Chemistry, Arthur Peter O'Mara Jan 1933

The Mathematical Processes Found In Representative High School Texts In Chemistry, Arthur Peter O'Mara

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Post High-School Careers Of Catholic High School Girls Of The Archdiocese Of Chicago For The Year 1927-1928, Mary Trinitas Magrady Jan 1933

The Post High-School Careers Of Catholic High School Girls Of The Archdiocese Of Chicago For The Year 1927-1928, Mary Trinitas Magrady

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Changing Objectives In The Teaching Of Geography 1870-1930, Francesca Lichter Urbancek Jan 1933

Changing Objectives In The Teaching Of Geography 1870-1930, Francesca Lichter Urbancek

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Directly Supervised Versus Indirectly Supervised Typewriting, Mary Brendan Jan 1933

Directly Supervised Versus Indirectly Supervised Typewriting, Mary Brendan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Study Of Biography As A Basis For Character Training, Frances Simpson Jan 1933

The Study Of Biography As A Basis For Character Training, Frances Simpson

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Development Of Technical Education In The Chicago High Schools, James E. Shine Jan 1933

The Development Of Technical Education In The Chicago High Schools, James E. Shine

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Improvement In Computation Of Six Children During A Six-Weeks' Term Of Individual Remedial Work, Ethel Keevan Harrington Jan 1933

A Study Of The Improvement In Computation Of Six Children During A Six-Weeks' Term Of Individual Remedial Work, Ethel Keevan Harrington

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Survey Of Courses Offered In Home Economics In Representative Junior High Schools In The United States, Lenora Ida Larson Jan 1933

A Survey Of Courses Offered In Home Economics In Representative Junior High Schools In The United States, Lenora Ida Larson

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The History Of The Catholic School Library In The United States, Eva Mary Perry Jan 1933

The History Of The Catholic School Library In The United States, Eva Mary Perry

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.