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Muhlenberg County Heritage Volume 2, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Muhlenberg County Heritage

“The Muhlenberg County [Kentucky] Heritage” was published four times a year by the Muhlenberg County Genealogical Society in Greenville, Kentucky, from 1978 to 2001. The cover title sometimes appears as “The Heritage.” The publication’s purpose was to support the society and to publish information about the genealogy, culture, and history of Muhlenberg County. A separate annual index was printed each year for volumes 1-14. Afterwards, each issue was indexed separately. Generally, the index is to surnames only.

Traces Volume 8, Number 1, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

Home, Loved Ones & Heaven: Folk Expressin In The Songs Of Katherine O'Neill Peters Sturgill, George Reynolds

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Formation, expression, and function of world view were examined in the life and compositions of folk musician, Katherine O'Neill Peters Sturgill. It was seen that the institutions of home, loved ones, and heaven were dominant themes in the formation of her world view. When twenty-two of Kate's gospel and sentimental song compositions were examined for thematic content, they were found to reflect the predominant formative influences in Kate's life. An interpretive model was developed showing home, loved ones, and heaven to be unified themes in a concept of sacred order--a concept which stood to oppose and defend against the banal …

Evaluation Of Bas 9052 & Bas 9021 For Control Of Johnsongrass (Sorghum Halpense) In Soybeans (Glycine Max), Sheryl Rogers

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The lack of adequate weed control is one of the major problems encountered in soybean production. Johnsongrass presents one of the most serious weed control problems in the Southeastern United States. numerous herbicides are used in an effort to control johnsongrass, and research is still being conducted to find new herbicides for this purpose. Two of these herbicides are BAS 9021 [6,6-dimethyl-2,4-dioxo- 3[1-[2-(propenyloxy)amino]butylidene]-cyclohexane] and BAS 9052 [2-(n-ethoxybutyrimidoyl)-5-(2-ethylthiopropy1)-3- hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one].

In 1978, johnsongrass control with BAS 9021 at 1.1 and 1.7 kg/ha in sim-le early postemergence or late postemergence applications, or in each of two split applications, was evaluated using the herbicide …

A Study Of Grade Retention & Social Promotion In The Mclean County, Kentucky School District, John Settle Jr.

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Samples from two populations, students socially promoted into McLean County High School in the years 1976- 1979, who had not been retained, and students who entered McLean County High School during the same years who had been retained at one or more grade levels, 1-8, were compared. Comparisons of differences which existed in the two student groups selected for the sample were in five areas: (1) reported attitude toward school, (2) attendance, (3) number of discipline offenses, grades 9-11, (4) scores on the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills, Form S, in the subtests of reading and math as measured at; …

Affective Responsivity To Varying Modes Of Police Dress, William Taylor

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

During the social turmoil of the 1960's, the expression of anti-establishment attitudes and the consequent rebellion against authority brought law enforcement agencies across the United States into frequent and often violent confrontation with citizens. Responding to what was perceived as a negative image of police, law enforcement agencies began to change their traditional uniform to a "soft-look" civiliantype blazer uniform. The movement to change the uniform was based on the assumption--which had not been empirically examined--that the traditional uniform with its official insignia and other accouterments overwhelmed citizens and engendered a wide range of negative reactions and that removal of …

A Comparison Of The Admission Criteria Of Kentucky's Junior Colleges, Janet Walters

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Students intending to enter a Junior College in Kentucky can learn of the admission requirements from the catalog published by that college. However, admission requirements vary between colleges. Each admission requirement of Kentucky's Junior Colleges was ranked in terms of its importance to the admission process by admission counselors. It was found that the high school transcript was felt by a majority of the admission counselors to be the most important admission requirement presently used. The partial high school transcript and recommendation form or letter were deemed to be the least important criteria. The results of the evaluation further indicated …

Ua68/13/5 Adventure, Vol. 1, No. 1, Wku Advertising Club

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by members of the WKU Advertising Club regarding their members and activities.

Ua12/2/1 April Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

April Fool's Day edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Collins, Peachy. University Bankrupt; Bake Sale Planned
• Perkins, Marlin. Mascot not Guilty in Rubber Check Scam – Big Red
• Stalworth, Stella. Beatles Not Selling
• World Ends Hurld Learns
• Tomalou, Skip. Additions Increase Cost of President’s New Home
• Play Gets Ax for Nazi Portrayals
• Death Stinks
• Alung. Editorial Cartoon – Death Stinks
• Mathers, Jerry. Faculty Restrooms: How the Other Half Lives
• Burns, Biff. Donald Zacharias Reveals Views on Weather, Family, Tops
• Student Napalms Campus Shrubs
• Steed, Skip. Russellville Snatches Summer Olympics
• Hilltoppers Look Sharp in First Meet of Season
• Terry Bradshaw, Vince …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 48, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Salato, Nancy & Tom Beshear. Pension Measure Passed by State
• Beshear, Tom. State Office Refuses to Give Opinion on 54-Hour Rule
• Mitchell, Cyndi. Hairy Legs Part of Mock Pageant – Greek Goddess Rosebud Pageant
• Talisman Receives Two Awards
• College Awareness Day Set for Saturday
• Comer, Diane. Despite Lack of Student Monitors, New Open House Hours Continue
• Lecture on Floyd Collins Tonight – Robert Murray
• Bilbrey, Greg. Buyer Beware: Term Paper Selling Big Business
• Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Term Paper Sales
• Thornton, Steve. Jimmy Carter …

A Descriptive Study Of The Problems Reported By Selected Students On Academic Probation At Western Kentucky University, James Somers Jr.

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

With colleges and universities faced with the possibility of declining enrollments during the decade of the 1980's, student enrollment is becoming an increasing concern in higher education. Efforts to retain students are attracting more attention by college and university personnel. Reasons for dropping out of college have ranged from financial concerns to diverse personality factors. It has been estimated that of the fifteen million students who entered colleges and universities for the first time during the 1970's, five to six million would never earn degrees. College and university dropouts are generally classified into two groups: those students who are forced …

Ua35/11 Honors Convocation For Recognition Of Academic Achievement, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

Program listing Scholars of the Colleges and students with 3.4+ grade point average.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 47, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Galloway, Amy. Sun Booths Darken Skin Even on Cloudy Days
• Carpenter, Steve. Employee Group Alive but Quiet – Classified Employee Organization
• Penn State Professor to Lecture on 1920s Spelunker Floyd Collins – Robert Murray
• Sophomore Dies in Auto Accident – Joseph Emberton
• Inauguration Will be a Hollow Honor – Donald Zacharias
• Gibbons, Roland. Zacharias Installation
• Doctors’ Job Should be Made More Attractive
• Whicker, Gene. Iran’s Area in Error?
• Pulley, Alice. Part-Time Student Discrimination?
• McElroy, Mary. Safe Energy Needed
• Irons, Tom. Yell-Leaders Recognized – Cheerleaders
• Schwab, …

Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 14, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate newsletter. This issue includes articles:

• News Flash! - Equity & Retirement Funding
• Strande, Barbara. Hopes for Faculty-Staff Increases Continue
• Jones, Tom. Notes from the Chair
• At the Local Level
• Faculty Regent to Hold Informational Meeting
• Pulsinelli, Linda. Spring Election Results
• Rivers, David. Faculty Senate Forum on Health Insurance
• Melville, Bob & Marion Lucas. Faculty Senate Evaluation
• Foster, Connie. Academic Service
• An Invitation
• Questions I've Always Wanted to Ask

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Discussion of cooperative activities for faculty, elections, insurance and administrative evaluation.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting to discuss senate party, academic freedom and salary study.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 46, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Wheeler, Fred. Questions Remain on Faculty Evaluation
• George, Tommy. Chairmen Picked for Panel Studying Minority Survey
• Runner, Katharyn. Mail-Order Term Papers a Con Game
• Married Students Need Places to Live
• Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Spring Break
• Mitchell, Cyndi. Quick-Tan Customers are Pushing Spring
• Judd, Alan. It’s Time to Move on & Say Goodbye
• Hess, Mark. Club plans Science Fiction Convention – Speculative Fiction Society
• Weather Warmer in Florida
• Bilbrey, Greg. Students Begin Magazine for Minorities – Ubiquity
• Wood, Michele. Proposal Rejected by Associated Student …

Report Fsw 005.1 - Status Report On Trends In Faculty Salaries, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Report of the Faculty Status & Welfare Committee - Status Report on Trends in Faculty Salaries for academic years 1970-1980

Resolution Aa007.1 - Change Bachelor Degree Requirements, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Academic Affairs committee resolution to require a minimum 54 semester hours to obtain a bachelor's degree.

Article - Brown Delays Plan To Recall Bowling Green-Project Grant, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

"Brown Delays Plan to Recall Bowling Green-Project Grant," newspaper unidentified, March, 12, 1980.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding salary study, endowed chairs, faculty-student relations, administrative evaluations and COSFL meeting.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding tornado drill, upper division requirements, promotions, faculty priorities, reorganization of Government and Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work, bookstore issues and undeclared students.

Quote - John Y. Brown And Tom Jones, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Transcription of conversation between Tom Jones and Gov. John Y. Brown Jr. regarding salaries.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Judd, Alan & Nancy Salato. Most are Pleased with State Budget
• Mason, Cecelia. Doctor Pulls Up Stakes, Leaves Paperwork Behind – Harold West
• Galloway, Amy. Stories Numerous About Married Housing
• REO Speedwagon Tickets to Go on Sale; Mime Keith Berger to Appear Again
• Budget Proposals Don’t Provide for Wanted Salary Increases
• Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Salary Raise
• Chase, William & David Bates. Dorm Residents Complain – Zeta Phi Beta
• McKinney, Ken. WKYU-FM Request Problem
• Underwood, David. Don’t Publish Arrests
• Wood, Michel. Library to be …

Ua68/8/2 John Minton Oral History, James Bennett

WKU Administration Documents

An interview on March 10, 1980 with John Minton, WKU president, conducted by James Bennett.

Ua12/2/1 Ncaa Tournament, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald focusing on the NCAA basketball tournament.

• George, Tommy. Tops Need Two Good Halves, Gene Keady Says
• George, Tommy. Tournament Gets TV Coverage
• Heath, Mark. Gobblers Return to NCAA Balanced, Not Overpowering – Virginia Tech
• Younkin, Linda. Bad Luck at Games’ End Hurt Record, Coach Joe Williams Says – Florida State University
• McKenzie, Tim. Scoring and Defense Team’s Top Assets – University of Toledo
• Judd, Alan. Hoosiers’ Bobby Knight: A Madman or a Genius? – University of Indiana
• Stewart, Kevin. Wildcats’ Present is as Good as Their Illustrious Past – University of Kentucky
• Coach …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Wood, Michele. Student Seat on Council of Higher Education Denied
• Stewart, Kevin. Few Tickets May Still be Sold – NCAA Tournament
• Hayter, Susan. Teacher Says Most Worries Over Taxes Unnecessary
• Comer, Diane. Columbian Students Here Denounce Embassy Siege
• Conspiracy: NCAA Ticket Lottery Produces Sure Things
• Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – NCAA Tournament Ticket Lottery
• Associated Student Government Activities Office Ready for Change
• Tournament Parking James Need Solution
• Powell, Joanne. School Not Exclusive
• Bray, Jeannie, Trey Trumbo Complimented
• Richardson, Brenda. March Nutrition Month
• Cardenas, Juan. Students …

Article - Reactions Are Mixed, Ron Mitchell, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Mitchell, Ron. "Reactions are Mixed," Park City Daily News, March 5, 1980.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Discussion of AAC007.1 54 hour requirement, salaries and Friends of COSFL.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 43, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Galloway, Amy. 54-Hour Rule is Delayed by Regents
• Stewart, Kevin. Student Tickets for Tournament Will be Raffled
• Comer, Diane. Teachers Fight Inflation as Landlords
• Beshear, Tom & Alan Judd. Regents Committee to Plan Donald Zacharias Inauguration
• New Doctor Begins Work – Harold Western Kentucky University
• Missing Car is Located – Chester Davis
• 54-Hour Requirement Delayed, May Still Face Challenge in Review
• Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – March Comes in as Lion
• Cummins, Lex. Another View of Moonies – Unification Church
• Salem, Max. Commentary Criticized
• Schwab, …