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The Gfwc West Virginia Clubwoman, March, 1962, Gfwc West Virginia

The West Virginia Clubwoman 1960-1969

The West Virginia Clubwoman is published in four volumes each year to highlight clubs and their services to the communities as well as provide information for club members.

Vol. XXXIX, No. 4

The Parthenon, November 29, 1961, Marshall University

The Parthenon

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The Parthenon, November 17, 1961, Marshall University

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

The Parthenon, July 21, 1961, Marshall University

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

Marshall News Releases: April, 1960, Marshall University

Marshall University News Releases

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

Pupil Transportation In West Virginia, 1934-1955, Paul William Swope

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Prior to the passing of the County Unit Law by the West Virginia Legislature in 1933., a number of school districts were transporting children to public schools in the interest of both economy and better school opportunities for the children. By 1933 it was apparent to all that the only way to meet the demands for economy through consolidation of schools was by means of pupil transportation. The school year 1934-35 was the first year when all counties in West Virginia reported the transportation of pupils at public expense. This authority to transport school children was vested in boards of …

The Parthenon, May 16, 1956, Marshall University

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

Longview: A Patient-Created Newsletter Collection From Owen Clinic Institute 1955-56

0434: Owen Clinic Institute Papers, 1948-1975

This item is a bound hardback collection of each of the monthly newsletters published in September 1955 through August 1956. The patients created the newsletter, from writing the articles to creating the drawings, for it to be sold to the greater Huntington community in exchange for donations. The newsletters give valuable insight into patient lifestyle, mental healthcare at the time, and various other topics that pertain to the Clinic and Huntington society overall. The patients mostly wrote under pseudonyms to protect identities, but certain staff and doctors are referenced by name. Their work allows the reader to see a unique …

The Parthenon, August 5, 1955, Marshall University

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

Police Bulletin From State Of Illinois Department Of Public Safety, 1943, State Of Illinois Department Of Public Safety

0116: Scrapbooks (Crime), 1874-1892

Police Bulletin containing local crimes from the State of Illinois Department of Public Safety. Crimes include missing persons, vehicles, robberies, and etc.

This item was added as part of the Honors 480 course, Trash or Treasure: An Introduction to Archives for the fall 2021 semester. The digitization and metadata creation was created by Emilee Pyrtle.

Some Pupil Transportation Problems In The Public Schools Of West Virginia, Henry Leonard Clay Jr.

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Pupil transportation is coming to be considered an indispensable service in the West Virginia school systems. In the year 1941-42 more than 132,885 pupils were transported to and from West Virginia schools daily. This was an increase of 77,886 over the number transported in 1932-33 or an increase of about 8,660 annually.

The average daily attendance in the public elementary and secondary schools of West Virginia for the year 1941-42 and 395, 065 which shows that 33.63 per cent of all the pupils attending the public school were transported at public expense. The sum of $2,142,943.40 was spent for transportation, …