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Colby Alumnus Vol. 46, No. 4: Summer 1957, Colby College

Colby Alumnus

CONTENTS

President's Page
Talk of the College
Wanted: Intellectual Superiority
Commencement
Reunions
Faculty Procession
Footprints on the Sands of Time
Jack Coombs
News of Your Classmates
In Memoriam

The Organization Of A Library For The John Gill Elementary School, Redwood City, California, Ian Loring Hutcheon

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Statement of the Problem: The objectives of this thesis are to set forth the detailed procedures and methods essential to organize, from the instructional point of view, a library for John Gill School, a kindergarten through sixth grade school.

Graduate Bulletin (Tentative Form) (1957-1958), Minnesota State Teachers College

Graduate Bulletins (Catalogs)

No abstract provided.

A Catalogue Of Books For Australian Secondary Schools, Macmillan And Company

Information Management

This catalogue contains a list of books recommended to be used secondary schools for various subjects including religious knowledge, English, French, geography, history, civics, mathematics, science, handicraft, art and music.

General Academic Catalog (1957-1958, 1958-1959), University Of Omaha

Undergraduate Catalogs

The general catalog for the academic years 1957-1958 and 1958-1959.

Development Of A Text On The State Of Washington For Fourth Grade Social Studies, Anne Bruketta Johnson, Patricia Dunlap Smith

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to develop a means for preparing text materials on the State of Washington for the fourth grade, with the thought in mind that a worthwhile contribution would be made to the curricular area dealing with the study of Washington. At the time this study was undertaken there was an urgent need for new and current materials on Washington.

Controversial Issues In The Junior High School, John A. Dively

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Validity Of Standardized Tests For Selected Basic State Texts In California, Agnes Soutar Robinson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Man measures many things. The development of suit~able units to represent the magnitude of a given property with consistency and accuracy and under varying conditions has enabled him to understand and control his environment better and to predict future events and behavior. The land and its produce, the radioactivity of an element and its power to destroy, the child and his capacities, all of nature and her mysteries stimulate the quest for an ever more exact system of quantification and evaluation. But of all the things which man has attempted to measure, none has proved so provocative as himself. This …

An Analysis Of The Subject Preferences Of 1,134 Fourth, Fifth, And Sixth Grade Students In The Public Schools Of Benton County, Iowa, Thomas Charles Gibney

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study on subject preferences was devoted to determining subject choices among the fourth, fifth, and sixth grade school children in the public schools of Benton County, Iowa.

The Planet Earth: General Program And Philippine Participation In The International Geophysical Year, James J. Hennessey

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Periodical Survey 1956, Berchmans R. Copin

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 33, No. 5-Z249, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Kentucky Building News
• Book Marks
• Musical Notes
• Looking Backward
• Social Activities Calendar
• ROTC News
• Alumni News
• Society
• Faculty Facts

Articles in this issue:

• Chorus to Present Messiah
• Kelly, George. 23^rd Military Ball Set for Tonight
• Debate Tournaments Held on Campus Recently
• Carroll VanHooser, Twyman Patterson to Lead Toppers
• Debate Tournaments Held on Campus Recently
• Council Takes New Title Under Leadership of ? Jones
• Christmas in Two Keys Scheduled for Dec. 11-12
• New Publications, Voices, On Sale
• Weiss, Fred. Do You Know Your Jazz?
• One …

Letter, 1956 November 21, [Fritz Marti] To Father Ryan, Fritz Marti

The Miami Valley School Documents and Letters

Rough draft of a Letter from Fritz Marti to Right Reverend Monsignor Carl J. Ryan Superintendent of Schools, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. In this letter Marti outlines his "opinion about certification of teachers in private schools." He makes a case against requiring education courses for teachers at private schools pointing out that it would drive capable instructors to other institutions.

Marshall News Releases: November, 1956, Marshall University

Marshall University News Releases

These news releases were written by and distributed by Marshall during the period indicated in the title.

No. 48 1956 November Review

International Journal for Business Education

This initiative documents the preservation and digital release of the organization’s historical print archives, representing decades of scholarship in international business education. By converting legacy issues into accessible online formats, the project enhances global access to foundational research, pedagogical innovations, and early thought leadership that shaped the field. The digitized collection provides educators, researchers, and practitioners with a comprehensive record of evolving theories, instructional practices, and international business trends. Making these archival materials publicly available supports continued inquiry, enables longitudinal analysis, and strengthens the discipline’s historical continuity. This effort reflects the organization’s commitment to advancing international business education by ensuring …

The Ursinus Weekly, October 22, 1956, Lawrence C. Foard, Jerrold Bonn, Bill Montgomery, Bruce Macgregor, Jay Salwen, Thomas M. Mccabe

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Annual "Homecoming" day held Saturday, October 20 • "Y" makes final plans for U.C. political campaign • 1957 "Ruby" sales, production begin • ISC announces Fall "rushing" schedule • Deltas hold rushing party • Socialist Party candidate speaks to Ursinus group • Convocation held on Founders' Day; Ten degrees given • C.D. Mattern keynotes "religious emphasis week" in talk, Sunday • Class of 1958 chooses its "Ruby" editors & managers • Schellhase made "Weekly" advisor • Big-little sister party held by WSGA, Oct. 16 • Service fraternity begins pledging, plans program • WSGA dessert for frosh • Editorial: Happy Homecoming! …

Marshall News Releases: October, 1956, Marshall University

Marshall University News Releases

These news releases were written by and distributed by Marshall during the period indicated in the title.

Iowa State Teachers College Schedule Of Classes, Fall 1956, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the Iowa State Teachers College.

1957 Otterbein College Bulletin, Otterbein University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

1956-1957 First Semester Schedule Of Classes, Morehead State College

Morehead State Catalog Archive

1956-1957 First Semester Schedule of Classes for Morehead State College.

Ua1b Welcome To Western, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Booklet listing new faculty with short biographical sketches.

• Orland Alford
• Alvin Almond
• Mrs. Blake Clark
• George Downing
• Frederick Eberson
• Millard Gipson
• James Goodman
• Edith Grundmeier
• Wilburn Jones
• Edward Knob
• Scobee Lawrence, Jr.
• Tate Page
• Billy Smith
• Charles Whittle, Jr.
• Manuel Wilkerson

Marshall News Releases: File Index, September 1956 - August 1957, Marshall University

Marshall University News Releases

These news releases were written by and distributed by Marshall during the period indicated in the title.

The Alumnus, V40n3, September 1956, Iowa State Teachers College

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:
-- Applications Invited for Merchant Scholarship Award
-- Baseball 'First' Honor to '23 Grad
-- On Campus
-- Lyons Returns as Grid Assistant
-- This is How We Teach a Class
-- TC to Request Increased Aid
-- The Clan Gathers
-- New Field Opened by Bonfig
-- Achievement Awards to Two Alums
-- Honor Roll of Alumni Donors
-- News
-- Births
-- Deaths
-- Marriages

Marshall News Releases: September, 1956, Marshall University

Marshall University News Releases

These news releases were written by and distributed by Marshall during the period indicated in the title.

The Handbook Of Marshall College, 1956-1957, Marshall University

Marshall University Student Handbook

No abstract provided.

Marshall News Releases: August, 1956, Marshall University

Marshall University News Releases

These news releases were written by and distributed by Marshall during the period indicated in the title.

A Statistical Comparison Of Permanent And In-Transfer Students In Grades Six, Seven, Eight, Nine And Ten Of The South Bend School System South Bend, Washington, Thomas Edwin Mattoon

All Master's Theses

This investigation is based upon the hypothesis that there is no true difference in academic achievement between two independent groups of students, permanent and in-transfer, in grades six through ten in the South Bend Schools of South Bend, Washington, when intelligence, age, sex and socio-economic factors are controlled.

A Study Of The Activities And Attitudes Of Yakima Junior High Teachers In The Block Of Time, Mark Bontrager

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of the present study to evaluate the block of time as it is used in Yakima junior high schools. This study had a twofold intent: first to review the literature on the block of time as related to core philosophy, and second to present the results of a study of the activities of Yakima junior high school teachers in the block of time and its related core techniques as well as the results of a study of attitudes toward the block of time as it appears in the Yakima junior high schools.

A Survey Of The High School Course In Physical Science, Kenneth H. Johnson

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (l) to determine the predominant characteristics, content, functions, and place of the High School course in physical science in relation to the over-all science program, (2) to disclose some of the current practices found to be most applicable to the course, and (3) to determine the most important values and limitations of the course as it has currently been taught.

Organization Of An Elementary School Library, Helen Mccabe

Research Problems, 1940-1991

This problem in general takes into account the library program of the rural schools in Crawford County, Kansas, grades one through eight inclusive. This does not include textbooks, supplementary readers, encyclopedias, dictionaries, or rental books purchased by the school district. The purpose of this investigation is to obtain information as to whether or not the children of the rural schools of Crawford County, Kansas, receive proper library supervision during their formative years. The writer has read extensively and examined carefully the books, magazines, bulletins, and periodicals on libraries written especially for the elementary school, as to the history of children's …