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Practices And Procedures For The Improvement Of The Eight Grade Social Studies Program In The Arp Elementary School, Ruby Simmons Stubblefield

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During the last ten years, elementary education has received less critical study than almost any other phase of the American school system* The situation has been generally Justified on the grounds that the elementary school did not need improvement as much as other aspects of the educational system. During recent years there has been a marked change in the philosophy of education, in the organization of techniques of teaching, and in the content of the various courses of instruction, particularly the course in the social studies.

There is a growing conviction among teachers that the social studies should serve as …

Plastics In Industrial Arts, Edward Ernest Escoe Jr.

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For a long time the public has expressed a keen interest in synthetic materials, whether as substitutes for natural resources that will one day be exhausted, or as improvements upon natural materials whose limitations have become apparent. Among all the products and processes that chemistry has found, none has attracted more attention than plastics. During the last two decades, there has been tremendous development in the plastics industry. War-time conditions multiplied enormously the uses of this product. Every day new uses are found for this material and it is no longer considered as a substitute for scarce materials. Plastic articles …

Proposed Landscape Plans For Two High Schools And A Union School In Texas, Haeding Newsome

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"It is no longer believed that the school is confined to the four walls of the building, but is continued out of doors." Recent changes in school philosophy and curriculum planning make for an increased amount of outdoor activities for both recreational and vocational purposes. Because of these revisions in curriculum planning, there have been changes in school building planning and finally a need for revision in school site planning. "A realization of the value of beauty has been developed in modern education." Beautiful and functional school grounds have been found to be a valuable asset to the school community. …

The Historiography Of Carter G. Woodson, Curtis B. Mcgowan

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The death of Carter Goodwin Woodson, April 3, 1950,¹ has led directly or indirectly to the publishing of many articles and essays concerning Dr. Woodson's life and his various works. It is beyond doubt that many of these articles have lacked objectivity and were not critical in their analyses. There has been a tendency for those people who have cared to write an article on Dr. Woodson, to be lavish in their praise with far less care to the elements of historical analyses.

It would be presumptuous, at this time, to measure the full effect of his endeavors, but …

A Comparative Study Of The Coach's Load In The Tristate Area With That Of The Teacher's As Prescribed By The Texas Department Of Education, Johnny Newell Allen

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Origin and Purpose of Problem

Hundreds of freshmen are entering Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College each year, a number of them have a very poor background in physical education. Since many studies have already been made dealing directly with the freshmen, I have turned my attention to the high school teachers, using the coaches and Physical Education teachers in the Trl-State Area ( Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico) as representative examples to see if they may be in any way responsible for the difficulties of the students. The necessity of well-qualified coaches has become increasingly important. Recent wars have …

Certificate Requirements Of Industrial Art Teachers, Joe C. Young

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Statement of Problem

Certificate requirements for industrial art teachers is an issue that has provoked considerable interrogation in various sections of the country. The procedure for certifying teachers has followed these general patterns* local school directors have examined prospective teachers; county superintendents have held examinations and issued certificates; district superintendents have held examinations and licensed teachers and state certification was evolved. These certification requirements form the primary motive for making this investigation.

Hypothesis and Assumptions

In launching this investigation the writer has assumed the following factors: all states have standards for certification of industrial art teachers; determining the requirements devolve …

An Analysis Of The Methods Of Teaching History In The Seventeen High Schools For Negroes In Texas Accredited By The Southern Association Of Colleges And Secondary Schools, Westerfield Althea Tucker Kimble

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The problem of this study arises out of the continuous interest in the teaching of history as a vital part of the social studies offering in the public schools of the nation. As the study of William G. Kimmel grew out of a desire to see where the social studies stood in the secondary schools, and as Edgar B. Wesley and others re-examined the teaching of American history in the schools and colleges, the writer shall attempt to examine the methods of teaching history in the Seventeen High Schools for Negroes in Texas Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges …

A Study Of Government And Labor Relations In The Atomic Energy Industry, Darryl Cottrell Bishop

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The author is of the opinion that the atomic energy industry will continue to have increasing effect upon our total economy. This study is an attempt to show in a modified legal way the relationship of the Government, industry, and workers in labor relations in the atomic energy industry. Undertaking a study of the atomic energy industry and labor relations has called for employment of distinctively classified data. Even with this handicap, the materials have been adequate, and have shown trends which point toward an industry of magnanimous scope for our American civilization. The successful completion of a problem involving …

Home Economics Graduates Employed In Other Fields In Texas, Helen Emanuel Ruthledge

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Today the home economics program is challenged. The writer felt that there was a need to know to what extent home economics graduates were teaching in other fields in order to make suggestions for both program planning and teaching methods which might be adopted in the learning period. This investigation was begun during the summer session of 1951 and was finished in the summer session of 1952. The study was designed to discover factors which influenced the acceptance of jobs out of the fields of homemaking and to find out what the home economics graduates were doing for livelihood other …

The Study Of Livestock Practices Followed By Fifty Negro Farmers In Milam County, Texas, David W. Boney

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Within the past several year's many farmers in the United States have gradually abandoned traditional methods in animal husbandry practices and have approached their problems more scientifically.

However, in certain sections of the country, progress has been slower than in others. This fact is especially true of some localities in Texas.

In this study, an effort has been made to secure pertinent data concerning the status of farmers in Milam County, Texas. Special consideration has been given to the number of animal husbandry practices that are commonly carried out on the farms surveyed.

Purpose of the Study

Many instructors teaching …

An Analysis Of The City Recreation Program Of Houston, Texas, Grover W. Martin

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The Playground, almost unknown at the beginning of the century, has become widely recognized as an essential community feature. Educators, judges, church leaders and high government officials testify to the value of playgrounds and their contribution to city, town and village life.

The expenditures of funds for acquiring, equipping and conducting playgrounds have been justified on the basis of contributing to the fun, safety, health and character of the children. These are among the chief benefits which persons using the playgrounds receive from them, and they may be expected from every well-developed playground, conducted under competent leadership.

Public recreation agencies …

An Evolution Of College Football In America With Emphasis On The Major Rule Changes And Their Implications From 1940 To 1951 Inclusive, Albert Gilbert Whiteside

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This study was concerned with the game of football, its development and rule changes from 1940 to 1951 inclusive as they relate to the game as it is carried on in our universities, colleges and high schools.

It was the purpose of this study (1) to show how the game we now enjoy as football evolved from other games played by other nations; (2) to find out when, where and by whom the first football game was played in America; (3) to find what rulings individuals and institutions contributed to the game of football; and (4) to state the major …

A Study Of Current Practices And Attitudes Of Athletic Coaches In Regard To Interscholastic Athletics For Girls In Texas Negro Class "Aa" And "Aaa" High Schools, Mary Lucille Oliphant

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The purpose of this study is to determine by normative survey technique the attitudes and practices of the men and women athletic coaches toward interscholastic athletics for high school girls, and to (1) discover and show these varying attitudes and practices, (2) evaluate the attitudes and practices on the basis of accepted standards and on scientific research and study, (3) to present some scientific and authoritative views on the subject of competition for girls, (4) to determine the influence of these attitudes and practices on each other, and (5) to offer on the basis of desirable outcomes of education some …

Community Perceptions Of The Administrative Role Of The Negro Principal In Texas, Harold Ray King

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The present study has as its beginning the Cooperative Program of Educational Administration. This movement, known as the CPEA, developed as a result of a financial grant made to several leading American universities, by the Kellogg Foundation, to enable each institution, and the colleges, to make those studies in educational administration that they deemed significant for furthering the effectiveness of the principal, superintendent, board members, etc. In the southwest, under the leadership of the University of Texas as the coordinating center, Prairie View A. & M. College made a study of ways and means of improving educational administration for Negro …

The Negro Principal's Perception Of His Problems In The Public Schools Of Texas, Nathaniel C. Harden

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STATEMENT AND SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM

The purpose of the study, "The Negro Principal*s Perception of His Problems in the Public Schools of Texas", is to examine the role of the Negro principal in the public schools of Texas in the light of his perceptions of his problems as he attempts to bring about improvements in the quality of living in his community, or as he attempts to relate the schools more effectively to the community. The study essays to present and discuss the urgent problems found in the administration and supervision of the public schools of Texas by Negro …

A Follow Up Study Of The Status Of 4-H Club Farmers From 1941 To 1951 In Newton County, Texas, Roosevelt Coleman

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INTRODUCTION

A favorable social and economic environment for farm people is an essential factor in the development of an efficient agricultural program.

Statement of the Problem

To determine from available records and documents the types of activities characterizing the farm program in Newton County from 1941 until 1951 and further to relate the status of 4--H club work in the promotion of farming and farm life is the purpose of this study. In this study the writer will seek answers to the following related questions;

1. What is the status of the homeownership among 4-H club farmers in Newton County? …

A Proposed Dance Program For The Dunbar Junior High School, Temple, Texas, Thelma Lee Peters

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Origin of Study

The author became interested in this particular problem during her first year of work. Observing how many hoys and girls that could not dance; and yet afraid to try, the author became somewhat disturbed, because it was soon realized that these boys and girls had not been given the proper training as far as dancing was concerned.

After a period of months, the author returned to this situation and observed the same trouble. It could readily be seen that the opportunity of broadening themselves morally, socially, mentally, and physically had been completely overlooked.

Statement of Problem

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A Study Of Administrative Practices That Have Influenced The Status Of Negro Schools In Coleman County, Texas From Their Beginning To The Present, Vivian Ruckett Humphrey

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This thesis concerns itself with administrative practices that have influenced the schools of Coleman County, Texas, from their "beginning to the present. One writer in the field of administration, A. B. Moehlraan, in his work on School Administration defines administration as a group of activities that: (l) plans a system which carries out the policies of the hoard of education in providing physical, financial, and educational conditions under which educational agencies may work to "best advantage; (2) selects, assigns and co-ordinates agents under this adopted plan; (3) maintains these policies in continuous effective operation; (H) provides channels through which information …

Analysis Of Guidance Needs Of Girls As A Basis For The Preparation Of A Guidance Handbook For The Homemaking Teacher, Alfria Beatrice Cotton

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The writer's interest in this problem grew out of a desire to help the families of Oak Hill community to better understand the guidance needs of the adolescent. The problem involved in this study may be stated as follows: 1. To analyze the guidance needs of a number of girls. 2. To determine and suggest problems, methods, and techniques of guidance to be employed by the home-making teacher in assisting the girls to meat these needs. 3. To suggest a homemaking program and handbook for providing needed assistance and equality of opportunity in meeting the problem of guidance.

The problem …

Analysis Of The Characteristics, Training, And In-Service Status Of 130 Negro School Principals Who Graduated From Prairie View Agricultural And Mechanical College, Millard C. Pigford

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The purpose of this study is to formulate some generalization about 130 Prairie View graduates who are now employed as public school principals; to compare the salaries of these principals, their years in the teaching profession, their length of service in the school district in which they work, the hours they devote to administration, and the number of teachers they supervise to that of the Negro principals in the state as a whole; and to correlate their training in professional education courses with other important areas of their work in the field of education.

This study is concerned with 130 …

Runaway Slaves In Texas From 1830 To 1860, Marjorie Browne Hawkins

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Overt resistance to the slave system on the part of the slaves, precipitated a reign of terror in Texas between the years, 1830 and 1860.

This struggle toward release from enforced slavery took many forms. Among the most frequently used techniques were: (1) individual and collective flight, (2) a slow down in activity and achievement, (3) sabotage, (4) self-mutilation, (5) suicide, and very rarely, (6) purchase of freedom. In this study we are concerned primarily with the circumstances concerning the flight of the individual run-away slave in Texas. We seek to arrive at some answers to questions as follows: Are …

A Study Of The Written Compositions Of One Hundred English Students In The O.J. Thomas High School For The Year 1951-1952 To Show How They Reveal The Cultural Background Of The Students, Lilian M. Johnson Shepard

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"The prime function of an essay," said Thomas R. Cook in an article in the Education Magazine, "is to express the personality of the writer."

Just how important this assertion by Cook is to this study will be discovered as the paper progresses, for this thesis is a study of the written compositions of the English students enrolled in the 0. J. Thomas High School, Cameron, Texas, during the school year 1951 - 1952, to show how they reveal the cultural background of the student.

As an English teacher in Cameron, Texas, I have harbored an ever growing desire to …

Dual Organization Of The General Shop With Related Subjects, Luther V. Francis

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Dual organization of the general shop with related subjects, as the term applies to this thesis, will be construed to mean an organization combining within the department both the general shop and the related subjects that support the general shop curriculum.

These courses are normally handled outside of the specific department, and they include, for an example, such courses as Mathematics, English, Chemistry, and Physics.

The following factors Influenced the writing of this paper on dual organization of the general shop with related subjects. First of all, the writer has been made aware of the facts dealing with the problems …

A Recommended Program Of Vocational Agriculture With Implications For Public Relations, Ennis Julian Washington

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The purpose of this study is to accomplish the following: 1. Point out the aims and purposes of a public relations program in agriculture. 2. Provide a plan for the use of that part of a general public relations program that may be used in an agricultural situation with rural people. 3. Stimulate further study in the field of public relations at the rural school level. 4. Provide a comprehensive guide for evaluating the public relations program of a rural school.

The writer holds that a public relations program in agriculture should be carried on more extensively in the community …

Fundamental Concepts And Basic Principles In The Teaching Of Junior High School Algebra, Robert Tennerson Mcdaniel

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THE PROBLEM

This study endeavors to determine the fundamental concepts and "basic principles involved in the teaching of junior high school algebra as revealed by a survey of recent investigations.

NEED FOR THE STUDY

In the interest of better teaching, much literature on the teaching of junior high school algebra has been written. It is quite essential that the progressive teacher pause from time to time and attempt to summarize, systematize, and analyze this material for the purpose of effecting a closer integration of the suggestions and recommendations formulated and proposed. Such proposals may then become the foundation for improved …

An Educational Program For The Auditory And Speech Defective Children In Peabody Elementary School, Hillsboro, Texas, Odessa Russell Mosely

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It is significant that the radio and talking machine have made the world conscious of speech and hearing. Recognizing this, it is of great importance that we give children every opportunity to improve their speech and hearing. Talking and listening are daily habits and natural tendencies of every child, and therefore, he reflects in his own speech what he hears.

Inattentiveness, undesirable attitudes, non-interest, and other poor behavior habits are shown in the classroom. Teachers many times, through observation, classify the child as one being mentally retarded. This may be the results of some unknown physical handicap of the child. …

Farm Tenancy In Rusk County, Texas, W. R. Coss

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Statement of The Problem 1. To determine the tenancy rate of fifty Negro farmers in Rusk County, Texas.2. To arrive at some recommendations for improving farming practices as a result of this study.

This study is intended to determine: 1. The extent to which fifty Negro farmers of Rusk County, Texas are engaged in the various types of farming that are best suited or adapted to their area. 2. Whether the fifty Negro farmers studied are using their factors of production to the best advantage, in order to realize the highest possible farm income.

This study is based on data …

A Status Study Of Rural Schools For Negroes In Mclennan County, Texas, William Lloyd Shaw

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The purposes of this study are, first, to make a survey fo the conditions in the fifteen rural schools for Negroes in McLennan County, Texas; second, to find out the conditions of these schools and point out their strengths and weaknesses; third, to find out what the present system is doing to better the learning conditions of the Negro boys and girls of this county, and to make recommendations which the writer believes will be helpful to both the school personnel and the Negro youths of McLennan County.

This survey seeks to reveal a clear-cut, true picture of what is …

A Study Of The Methods Of Financing Chapters Of The N.F. A. In Area Three, Gentry Lee Powell

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The problem involved in this study may be stated as follows: (1) to ascertain methods which have been used to finance chapters of the N.F.A. in Area Three; (2) to determine which of these methods has been most productive of revenue and organizational results; (3) to suggest methods of strengthening present fund-raising weaknesses. The study raises and attempts to answer these questions: (1) how do N.F.A. chapters in Area Three raise money? (2) which money-raising devices have achieved the best results? (3) what other and better methods may be suggested?

The N.F.A. is and asset to the farmers and the …

A Proposed Supervisory Program For Shelby County, Texas, 1947-1954, Loberta Hollyce Price Wright Forte

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The problem of developing an effective supervisory program for the Negro schools of Shelby County has been very difficult. The unwillingness of teachers to accept / supervision, lack of full co-operation of local officials, complacency of the parents with existing conditions, lack of interest among lay people, the need for teaching equipment, poor school buildings, bad road conditions, low educational status among both white and Negro races, and the unwillingness to try to improve conditions generally, have influenced the progress of the program.

Looking at the Negro schools of Shelby County in comparison with those of some other counties, one …