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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 29, No. 1-Z246, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

Regular features include:

• Birds I View
• Looking Backward
• Hilltopics
• Mind Your Manners
• Kentucky Building News
• Alumni News
• Book Marks
• Society Page
• Faculty Notes
• Club News
• Musical Notes

Articles in this issue:

• Bob Richardson & Jerry Parker to Head 1952 College Heights Herald Staff
• Dean Announces New Courses in Commerce Study – Finley Grise
• TDEA to Hold Annual Fall Meeting on Western Campus – Third District Education Association
• Four Chosen as Cheerleaders in Chapel
• First Chapel Conducted by Local Pastors
• Religious Emphasis Week Will Start November 3
• Hilltoppers Quartet on …

An Evaluation Of Music Facilities, Equipment, And Course Offerings In A Group Of New Mexico Public High Schools, José Salazar

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This research will survey the status of facilities, equipment, and course offerings now available for the teaching of music in New Mexico high schools with enrollments up to one thousand. The survey includes six phases: (1) presentation and analysis of ideal standards for music instruction as proposed in professional literature; (2) presentation and analysis of minimum essential standards for music instruction as proposed by a panel of experts in the field of music education; (3) presentation and analysis of general recommendations and standards proposed by the Music Educators National Conference and restated by the New Mexico Department of Education; (4) …

1952-1953 Lsu Medical Center Catalog/Bulletin: School Of Nursing, Office Of The Registrar

Catalogs and Bulletins

No abstract provided.

A Study Showing The Interrelation Between Social Acceptance, Personality Adjustment, Mental Ability, And Achievement For Elementary School Children, Freda M. Woodworth

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It was the purpose of this investigation to measure the extent of the elementary school child's growth in certain fields, and to determine the relation of various factors to this growth. Every child has his own potentialities. It is the responsibility of the school to furnish him the best possible opportunity to develop these potentialities to the utmost, for the child, himself, as an individual, and for society.

A Study To Determine The Sources Of Friction Between Parents And The Yakima Public Schools, Clifford Albert Erickson

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study are threefold: 1. To study recorded individual complaints directed at a Class A public school system during the period of one full year. 2. To identify the source of these misunderstandings and possibly the reasons for their occurrence. 3. To suggest some common methods of dealing with parents and the public at large in an effort to eliminate the criticisms.

Problems Of Attendance In The Elementary School, Keith E. Haskins

All Master's Theses

Although education is essentially a state function, the very nature of school attendance makes it primarily a local administrative problem. Therefore, the purpose of this study is three-fold: 1. To explore certain problems of pupil attendance on the elementary school level. 2. To identify and study problems which directly affect school attendance adversely. 3. To discover possible administrative policies which might be used in the improvement of school attendance.

A Job Analysis Of High School Principalships In Yakima County, Robert Schmelzlee

All Master's Theses

The object of this study is to make an investigation of the status of the high school principal in Yakima County. This paper will attempt to answer a few of the more important questions that are frequently asked concerning the principal and his work.

A Study Of The Cost Of Providing Substantially Equal Educational Facilities For Segregated Whites And Negro School Children In Arkansas, Edgar Alan Morris

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

An recent years, Negro patrons in several Arkansas school districts have appealed to the courts in efforts to get better educational facilities for their children, and the courts have ordered a substantially equal expenditure for the two races. Other suits of similar intent are now pending and still others are threatened.

From the foregoing it is apparent (1) that inequalities in educational facilities are not new in Arkansas and that the policies of the local school boards must be responsible; and (2) that the problem is centered in the local districts having mixed populations and that the disparity must be …

Readability Of Science Textbooks, Robert H. Dunk

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of the problem of this study to (1) measure the readability of science textbooks authorized for use in the public high schools of New Mexico; (2) learn the frequency of the use of each of the texts studied; (3) determine whether a relationship exists between readability and frequency of use; and (4) evaluate the information obtained as a guide to public school administrators in their selection of science textbooks.

A Study Of In-School Work Activity Programs In New Mexico Secondary Schools, Henry Charles Dennis

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to: (1) examine the methods used by schools, if any, to assist their pupils to gain useful work experiences during their high school attendance years; (2) ascertain the degree of participation of pupils in programs of in-school work experiences; (3) describe the nature of provisions being made within these schools for in-school work activities at present; and (4) record the opinions of superintendents of school systems (county, independent and state). Regarding the educational values of such programs the latter are included for purposes of comparison of the state of New Mexico with other …

Ua12/2/2 1952 Talisman, None

WKU Administration Documents

1952 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• In Memoriam – Bess (Swartz) Cherry, N.O. Taff
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: T.O. Hall, Homer Neisz, J.T. Skinner, Josephine Chanler
• Administration / President / Faculty / Staff
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: Roy Owsley, Raymond Hornback, F.L. Turner, Raymond Peterson
• Seniors
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: Sheppard Walker, Frances Richards, Wiley Chapman, Harold Welborn
• Graduate Students
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: Rene (Angle) Thomas, Gene (McChesney) Birkhead, Virginia (Singleton) Lanier, J.C. Cantrell
• Juniors
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors: Ralph Guffey, Mary (Ford) Cannon, Hazel (Sublett) Jennison, Eva (Clark) Chambers
• Sophomores
• Dedication – Former Talisman editors/sponsors: …

1952-1954 Marshall College Bulletin, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 1950-1959

Catalog of Marshall College in Huntington, W.Va, for the 1952-1954 academic year.

A Study Of The Methods And Conditions Of Mathematics Teaching In New Mexico High Schools, Betty Ruth Moseley

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Statement of the problem. It was the purpose of this study (1) to investigate and present an analysis of the conditions and methods of mathematics teaching in New Mexico high schools as revealed through a questionnaire study; (2) to obtain an objective measure of the functional competence of New Mexico students in mathematics by administering the Davis Test of Functional Competence in Mathematics to a representative number of high school seniors in the state and comparing their levels of achievement with national norms; (3) to evaluate the present conditions and analyze the effectiveness of the present methods in teaching the …

An Analysis And Comparison Of Current Events Papers On The Junior High School Level, Marshall E. Farris Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to analyze current event publications designed for junior high school use. This purpose involved: (1) A comparison of the type and quality of news reporting, features, teacher and student aids, and aspects of the actual format of the papers; and (2) evaluation of these publications in such manner as to ascertain which would best achieve the common and desirable objectives of teachers of junior high school studies.

A Comparative Study Of The Achievement And Social Maturity Of First Grade Pupils With And Without Kindergarten Experience., Esther Sell

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this investigation is to make a comparative study of certain growth factors manifested by first grade children with and without kindergarten experience, with an analysis of certain variable factors of the children’s environment which may explain discovered differences.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 28, No. 13-Z245, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

Regular features include:

• Birds I View
• Looking Backward
• Hilltopics
• Mind Your Manners
• Kentucky Building News
• Alumni News
• Book Marks
• Society Page
• Faculty Notes
• Training School Notes
• Club News

Articles in this issue:

• “Elijah” to be Presented by Orchestra & Chorus
• Senior Schedule is Announced
• College President, Minister to Address Graduates – Herman Wells & William Benfield
• Eight Qualify for AAUW Speech Contest – American Association of University Women
• Special College Deferment Test Set for May 22
• Celebration for Armed Forces Day Planned
• Band Has Three May Appearances
• Training School …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 28, No. 12-Z245, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

Regular features include:

• Birds I View
• Looking Backward
• Hilltopics
• Mind Your Manners
• Kentucky Building News
• Alumni News
• Book Marks
• Society Page
• Faculty Notes
• Training School Notes
• Club News

Articles in this issue:

• Gym Being Decorated for Big Talisman Ball Tonight
• College Welcomes Music Festival Group
• Date is Set for Education Council Banquet
• Edwin Mims to Address English Club
• Symphony Orchestra to Present Concert Sunday May 4
• Seniors Show Wide Choice of Major Fields
• “Sing Out, Sweet Land,” Players’ Final Production of School Year, is Musical
• Concert Band Presents Annual …

Catalog, 1952-1953, Indiana State University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

The Responsibility Of Schools For Meeting The Leisure Time Needs Of The Community, Gerald M. Hanft

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper was to determine the extent to which authorities in the fields of recreation and education consider the leisure time needs of the community as a responsibility of schools. The author has also attempted to show what changes must take place in educational patterns if schools are to meet these leisure time needs.

A Survey Of The Forms Used In The Organization And Administration Of Off-Campus Student Teaching In Business Education In The Public High Schools Of The United States, Fredrick Donald Luallen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Special Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of special meeting of the WKU Board of Regents regarding salaries and Carolyn Snell estate.

A History Of Education In Live Oak County, Texas, Mary Maxine Henley

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to trace the development and progress of public schools and their programs in Live Oak County, Texas, from the time of the earliest schools to the present. The events and movements that have influenced the educational system of Live Oak County have been selected as the vehicles for carrying through this effort.

Case Studies Of Six Delinquent Teen-Age Boys Of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Robert Charles Groman

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is (1) to discover as much information as possible concerning the behavior, atttiudes, and general characteristics of six delinquent teen-age boys of Spanish-American background in a special class in the Albuquerque, New Mexico public schools; (2) to interpret this information as gained from tests, interviews, and records of each boy in order to acquire a better understanding of him as a basis for possible remedial procedures; and (3) to present this information in the form of a case study for each delinquent boy.

A Study Of Public Relations In The Minnehaha Elementary School Vancouver, Washington, Harold V. Henry

All Master's Theses

The writer, in order to lay the foundation for the improvement of the public relation program for his community, conducted this questionnaire study with a threefold purpose in mind. (1) To evaluate the overall public relations of the school with its community, (2) to bring to light the weaknesses and neglected parts as well as the strengths of the school and community relations and, (3) thereby to provide a point of departure in improving the school public relation program.

A Study Of First Grade Entrance Practices In The State Of Washington, James L. Martin

All Master's Theses

The purpose here is to determine the actual practice. What is the requirement for entrance into the first grade in the various districts in the state of Washington? Is chronological age the only determining factor? Is any consideration given to mental age? To what extent are the emotional and social factors considered? Is attendance in a kindergarten a factor?

A Proposed Merger Of The Hopkins County School System & The Madisonville Independent School System, Lewis Good

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study is planned to determine the conditions in the Hopkins County Schools, and show how a remedial program was set up by the Hopkins County Board of Education to meet the challenges of modern school needs. There is much to be done and no one is more cognizant of this fact than the writer. It will take a great deal of patience, time and money to bring the program as planned to a successful conclusion.

Ua12/2/2 1951 Talisman, None

WKU Administration Documents

1951 Talisman yearbook.

• Foreword
• Dedication – Judson Griffin, M.L. Billings, Susie West McClanahan
• Administration / President / Faculty
• Classes
• 1950 Homecoming
• Western Dances
• Western Players
• Community Concerts
• Inter-Collegiate Debate Team / Speech Contest Winners
• Red & Grey Orchestra
• Cedar House Activities
• Religious Emphasis Week
• Outstanding Events
• Organizations / Clubs
• Music
• Features / Beauty Queens
• Who’s Who
• Talisman
• College Heights Herald
• Athletics
• Football
• Baseball
• Tennis
• Track Team
• Basketball
• Military
• Snapshots
• Training School
• Index

Juvenile Delinquency In Four Selected New Mexico Counties In Relation To The School Year, Carolyn Phillips Voehl

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

If the schools of New Mexico are proved, by the monthly fluctuations of juvenile delinquency offenses, to be one of the major contributing factors to juvenile delinquency, through the lack of a flexible academic program, misunderstanding teachers, or for other reasons, it will be of deep interest and concern to school administrators to know this in order to try to make provisions and to better the guidance necessary for each individual case.

Graduate Academic Catalog (1951-1952 And 1952-1953), Municipal University Of Omaha

Graduate Catalogs

The Graduate Division Catalog for the academic years 1951-1952 and 1952-1953.

1950-1951 Otterbein College Bulletin, Otterbein University

Course Catalogs

Volume 47, No. 1