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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Lindy Solon of Ames is our ISTA membership chairman. He is planning a fall and winter campaign to increase our membership by one hundred percent by spring.

What Is Happening To Science In Davenport?, Warren F. Classon

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

September, 1960 was the month which heralded the beginning of a new look in science programs in Davenport. PSSC Physics was introduced in one of our high schools, a city-wide elementary science committee began to look seriously at the K-6 science program, and the instruction time for seventh and eighth grade science classes was doubled.

The Faculty Chair: The Awakening Peon, Edward J. Thorne

Midwest: A Literary Review

No abstract provided.

The Impeachment And Trial Of William Worth Belknap, Secretary Of War, Roger Dean Bridges

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

It is a great injustice to judge a person's life by the incidents that occupy a period of only one-tenth of his career. Yet that has happened in the case of William Worth Belknap. Not only has his career been judged by events covering such a small period of time, but the information that has appeared about him has been colored by the same events. Therefore, it is fitting that before Belknap's record in conjunction with the trader-post scandal as Secretary of War is examined, his total career should be sketched. To the best of this writer's knowledge, no accurate …

A Profile Of Social Studies Teachers In Iowa High Schools: 1962-1963, Olive Regan Hambly

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The primary purpose of this study was to analyze academic preparations in relation to actual teaching assignments of social studies teachers in public, accredited Iowa high schools f or the school year 1962-63. A secondary purpose was to survey social studies high school programs. Class schedules from a number of high schools were examined and analyzed as well as daily teaching programs and major and minor preparations of social science teachers in public secondary schools in Iowa.

The Development And Evaluation Of Programmed Instruction Materials For Use In Supplementing The Teaching Of High School Bookkeeping, Gaylon L. Halverson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

No abstract provided.

The Development Of A Handbook For Use In The Selection Of Materials On Communism For Secondary Social Studies Classes, Richard Raymond Olmsted

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Following World War Two, the United States and the Soviet Union became the chief rivals for world leadership. Because of this, communism replaced fascism as the totalitarian ideology of most concern to Americans. This new situation brought with it a series of problems for the public schools: Should secondary schools teach about communism? How should this topic be approached? What materials should be provided for use by high school students?

For a time, public hysteria prevented the logical resolution of these problems. George B. Bruntz describes this period in the following way:

There was a time when the mere mention …

The Role Of The School Counselor As Viewed By Parents And Counselor-Educators, Donald Allen Fleming

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Guidance in the public schools of the United States is a fairly recent development. The Vocational Bureau, established by Frank Parsons in 1909, represented one of the first organized efforts to supplement home guidance. Since that time the scope of guidance has expanded from vocational guidance to include educational and socio-personal guidance as well. With the rapid increase in guidance services in schools, research concerning the guidance program has not kept pace. Much of the information and material published is based on an inadequate background of research. Authors have speculated on the values and place of guidance, but have had …

A Comparative Analysis Of Surveys Taken In Iowa Public Schools In 1952 And 1962 Relative To The Status And Future Of Cooperative Work-Experience Programs In Business Occupations, Judith Hermanstorfer

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This is a survey followed by a comparative analysis which has attempted to discover any change in the outlook of Iowa school superintendents on cooperative part-time education programs in business occupations.

The Alumnus, V47n3, September 1962, State College Of Iowa

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:

-- Crucial Times Ahead
-- Sports
-- Homecoming is October 20
-- Scholarships Awarded
-- New MA Programs Added
-- 1063 European Seminar
-- Iowa Girls 'Rough It'
-- Reunion Roundup

The Alumnus, V47n1, February 1962, State College Of Iowa

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:

-- Consider the College
-- 1962 Summer School
-- Sports
-- Original Sculpture for Music Building
-- First Social Science Institute
-- Faculty Notes
-- Honor System Under Study
-- Reunion Notice
-- News Notes

Information For Authors

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Midwest, Volume 5, Number 1, Spring 1962 [Download Entire Issue]

Midwest: A Literary Review

No abstract provided.

Faculty Chair: An Opinion, M. B. Smith

Midwest: A Literary Review

No abstract provided.

A Test For The Identity Of "Dysoptic" With "Blind" In Mice, Margaret L. Watson

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

A genetic test for the identity of two mutants "Dysoptic" and "Blind" was made. The results of breeding point to their identity, but the results are not absolutely conclusive. A study of the Dysoptic-Blind embryo may furnish the final evidence.

A Comparison Of The Effects Of Individual And Group Counseling On The Development Of Creativity In A Selected Sample Of Eighth And Ninth Grade Girls, Marjorie B. Fish

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

With today's tremendous impetus toward creating new products, new ideas, and new and frequently bizarre approaches to problems and solutions, the school faces a serious and most formidable problem. It consists of not only keeping pace with these new accomplishments, but also of helping pupils develop into adults who can contribute to further explorations in the creating of ideas. The creativity of the future will be found in tomorrow's adults--and these are today's pupils.

A Report On A Creative Thesis Project Involving The Use Of Bisque Clay As An Original Print Form, Raymond E. George

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This thesis is intended to report on the possibilities of using bisque clay as a medium for expression in the area of the original print. The report is based on a series of experiments that were meant to achieve particular results. Being experimental in nature , each project afforded insight to corrections, innovations, or impossibilities as it developed.

Job Analysis And Related Instruction For Educational Office Workers In The Lawrence, Kansas, Cooperative Part-Time Training Program, Mary E. Gauthier

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study is threefold . First, to determine the job duties of the educational office worker in the Lawrence, Kansas, Public School system and the areas in which pre-training is needed. Second, to prepare a list of duties common to all school office trainees to be used for the preparation of more adequate instructional materials for Specific Job Learnings for the trainees in school offices. Third, to prepare a list of specific job duties for each school training work station.

Biology Laboratories, Facilities, And Activities In Representative Oregon High Schools, Norman D. Graybeal

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The laboratory activities that are included in high school biology and the laboratory facilities that are available for use in these activities will be considered in this investigation. Information for this study will be obtained from public senior high schools of the state of Oregon.

General Semantics At Work: A Handbook For High School Teachers Of English, Georgia Burge

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this handbook, General Semantics at Work, is fourfold: (1) to encourage the teacher of high school English to place as much emphasis upon improving the language attitudes of his students as upon improving their language skills, on the theory that the attitudes will determine the ultimate quality of the skills; (2) to summarize the system of general semantics, which its originator, Alfred Korzybski, chooses to call "a discipline," because it not only explains but trains; (3) to discuss the nature of the three components of language attitudes; namely, (a) the language itself, the tool of the communication …

Reports - The Board Of Directors; Financial Statement; Staff Reports; Committee Reports; Changes In By Laws

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Bobwhite Quail, Winter Weather And Agriculture, M. E. Stempel

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Bobwhite quail are still found in most of their historic range which extends north into Minnesota. The best Iowa populations are in the three southern tiers of Iowa counties. Their peak abundance occurred before 1900. Long cold winters and deep snows usually decrease quail numbers. However, in the best brushy cover near grain fields, they have persisted in good numbers even though the bitter cold winters of 1912, 1936 and 1960. The 1960 winter losses were estimated at about 70 per cent in scanty cover, but as low as 10 percent in high quality cover.

The Alumnus, V46n1 [V46n2], May 1961, Iowa State Teachers College

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:

-- Message from President Maucker
-- The Name is Ended, But ALUMNUS Lingers On
-- Details Involved in Name Change
-- Sports
-- College News
-- The Alumni
-- News Notes

Background Radioactivity In The Decorah Fault Region, Philip J. Lorenz, Orville C. Rodenberg, Larry G. Shadle, Alan C. Antes, William D. Hess

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

A known fault site at Decorah, Iowa, was surveyed for indicative variations in surface radioactivity. A portable ionization chamber revealed significant increases in gamma ray intensity at several locations. At one point the radiation level was 70% greater than the background intensity. Measurements repeated one year later verified this pattern. Radiation contours were plotted over an extensive area in the city of Decorah. This map, with other items of supporting evidence, indicated a possible fault strike of approximately N 55° W.

Reports - The Board Of Directors; Financial Statement; Staff Reports; Committee Reports

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Problems Of Paleontological Preservation In Iowa, W. D. Frankforter

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

A brief review of vertebrate paleontological work in Iowa reveals an early utilization of fossils in Pleistocene studies followed by a lapse in collecting and research until revived during the past decade. Legal measures enacted to protect paleontological materials have, in the opinion of many paleontologists, resulted in numerous federal and state regulations which are unrealistic and a hindrance to scientific endeavor. Efforts to modify or remove federal rules and regulations governing fossils are discussed. Legal restrictions do not constitute the primary problems of paleontological conservation in many states, including Iowa. Instead, the problems are those of (1) public education …

Introits, Hymns, Anthems, And Responses For The Reorganized Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, Donald L. Breshears

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The writer is a member of The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Since a knowledge of some of the history and beliefs of this denomination is essential for an understanding of the problem undertaken, it will be necessary to explain them to some extent. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was founded on April 6,1830, by Joseph Smith on the premise that God, being unchangeable, can and does communicate His will to men on earth now, as in former days. Because of their peculiar social and religious philosophy and the need for self-protection …

The Place Of English As A Foreign Language In The Ethiopian School System, Haile J. Abedjie

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Until the Italian occupation of 1936-1941 the name Ethiopia, which dates back to Biblical times, had been shrouded with myth and mystery. To some it was a reminder of the legend of the Queen of Sheba and to others it evoked the myth of Prester John. 1 Although the Italo-Ethiopian war of 1935-1936 did much to help foreigners place Ethiopia on the map of the world, even now only a very few foreigners can converse intelligently on Ethiopian history, culture, or politics.

Critical Analyses Of Selected One-Act Plays For Use In Junior High School, Alice Margaret Hayes

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Production of plays and participation in plays should be integral parts of the junior high school program today, and there is a need for a critical analysis of plays of value and worth to the age-group that comprises the enrollment in a junior high school (ages 12-14). Lists of plays are available for the senior high school and for the elementary school but few studies have been made of plays suitable for the junior high school. There is no known analysis of such plays; hence, the need for this study. To know what is meant by plays of value and …

Informational Materials In The Homes And Achievement In School Of Elementary Students At Iowa Falls, Iowa, Kenneth L. Christensen

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

In this rapidly changing world children are engaged with problems of science, social studies, literature, and world events. Their interests have been widened by travel, radio, television, newspapers, and magazines. Their curiosities have been aroused by new experiences and they search for related facts. The textbook formerly occupied a central position in learning; but in the complex society of the present, neither a single textbook nor multiple texts are adequate to enable the school to fulfill its responsibility for the education of children. Not only does a modern educational program demand more informational materials than did the narrow "essentials" program …