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Gabriela Mistral And Allusions To Catholicism In Desolacion, John J. Martin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A History Of The Development Of Education Hanover County, James Richard Savedge

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to discover contributing factors which bear on the public education as it exists in Hanover County today. In developing this study some of the private academies which existed in the nineteenth century have been mentioned briefly. The ultimate objective of this paper was to show the early struggle for the public free schools in Hanover County and how the public schools have developed.

A Study Of The Status Of High School Newspapers In The Virginia Public Schools, Joyce Still Gibson

Master's Theses

The school newspaper dates back over one hundred years, and it is now regarded as one of the most important activities of the modern high school.

The purpose of this study is (1) to present a brief history of journalism in the United States and in Virginia, (2) to acquaint the reader with various publications associations and the seryices they render, and (3) to present the status of high school news­ papers in the Virginia public high schools in 1961.

The writer will, in no way, attempt to discuss the technical aspects of the actual publication of a paper, but …

An Academic History Of The Class Of 1958 In A Selected Henrico County High School, Carrie Payne Barker

Master's Theses

Paced with rapid and continuous growth in the school population, the County School Board of Henrico County, Viginia, authorized in 1959 an intensive and extensive survey of the curricular offerings in its secondary Schools. The purpose of this survey was two-fold: to discover the educational needs of its youth and to determine to What extent the county high schools were meeting these needs.

A History Of Secondary Catholic Education In Lake County, Illinois, Gerald Daniel Fraser

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Inquiry Into The Absence Of Moral Advertence In A Sample Of Catholic High School Students With Specific Focus Upon Racial Prejudice, Mary Ignatius. Staley

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A History Of Averett College, David Wesley Gray

Master's Theses

The first school in Danville was established by a Presbyterian minister, the Reverend Mr. J. Matthews, in the year 1802. This school lasted only twelve months and was followed by a procession of others which soon perished for one reason or another. In 1823 the Danville Male Academy was organized and became the forerunner of the modern public education system of Danville. Soon after, a number or schools were established for "females." This study is concerned with only one, the school that is now Averett College.

A History Of The Glen Echo Elementary School, Joseph A. Hall

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to record information regarding the history, orgnization, and the operation of the Glen Echo Elementary School located in Henrico County, in the State of Virginia. The recording of this material will provide a clear concept as to the efforts that have been and are being made to educate children living in a growing Community. This study will give many evidences of hardships endured by children and parents alike, while striving for an education in one of Virginia's earliest public schools.

The Study includes a sketch of the history of the many provisions made for …

A History Of The Danville Military Institute, Robert Erle Edwards

Master's Theses

As the years roll by, primary sources of historical data are either lost or destroyed. This unfortunate fact has held true in the case of the Danville Military Institute. A number of good pieces of original data have disappeared since the school closed. In order to take advantage of available material before it is lost, this study of the Danville Military Institute was made. This is the first intensive study of the school, which was a credit to its city, its state, and its nation.

Operations Auditing, A Study Of The Newest Phase Of Internal Auditin, Russell William Miller

Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper is to stipulate internal auditing as an independent appraisal activity within an organization for the review of accounting, financial, and other operations as a basis for service to management.

A Reconstruction Of The Utopia Of William Morris From His Later Prose Romances, Edagr Fitz Randolph Erdman

Master's Theses

In her book, William Morris, Medievalist Revolutionary, Margaret R. Grennan says, "What the invention of the telescope did for space in the seventeenth century, the sense of the past accomplished for time in the nineteenth." In- other words, this "sense of the past, " though not a mechanical instrument like the telescope, nor aimed at discoveries within the realm of physical science, nevertheless served such men as Carlyle, Ruskin, Arnold, and Newman in much the same fashion as the telescope had served Galileo and Kepler some two hundred years earlier. If not renowned natural scientists, Carlyle, Ruskin, Arnold, and …

An Experimental Investigation Of The Relationship Between Personality Traits And Social Preference Of Classmates , Mary Brudny

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Inquiry Into The Time Elements Of The Fifth And Sixth Trumpets Of Revelation Nine, Robert Lee Mole

Master's Theses

Statement of the problem

It was the purpose of this investigation, (l) to discover whether the dates as given in the Litch-Smith view of Revelation the ninth chapter, which ends the times of the fifth and sixth trumpets on August 11, 1840, agree with both the Bible and history; and if not, (2) to determine whether a solution is possible that would agree with both factors in view of the criticism presently leveled at the Litch-Smith view. This criticism is based on the seeming inability to find historical facts to support this view, and also on the exegesis of the …

British Imperialism In The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1883-1899 , Clyde Benjamin Kelly

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Essay On The Webster-Ashburton Treaty Of 1842 , William M. King

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Some Aspects Of Social Work Education In Belgium And In France, Ann Phan Thi Ngoc-Quoi

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The First Decade Of The Sisters Of Saint Felix In America, 1874-1884 , Mary Theophania Kalinowski

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The United States And Indochina In The First Indochinese Crisis, Francis Nguyen Phuong

Master's Theses

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Basic Principles Of Segregated Education In Prewar Japanese Secondary Schools, Joseph P. Wellens

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A History Of Hat Creek Presbyterian Church, 1742-1953, Sydnor Franklin Foster

Master's Theses

All the records of the early history of Hat Creek were destroyed in a very unfortunate fire in 1854. The first two volumes of the present records are kept in storage at the Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. The third volume, covering the period from 1902 to 194o, will probably be sent there for safe storage in the very near future. Em­ ploying every available source, the writer has attempted to give a chronological account of the events surrounding Hat Creek from ifs founding in 1742, through the end of 1953.

An Evaluation Of Geography Achievements Of Grade Viii-A Chicago Public School Pupils In Terms Of Objectives For Teaching Geography, Aldan Francis O'Hearn

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Status Of Sociology In Public High Schools In Twelve Midwest States, William Anthony Juvancic

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Caribbean Lands And The American Revolution, Consuela Mary Mckee

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Certification Of Elementary Teachers In The Forty-Eight States, Grace Bales Ramos

Master's Theses

The problem ot certifying a sufficient number of well qualified elementary teachers is yet to be solved. One of the aims of this paper is to consider the situation that exists and to show that improvement is needed.

This study contains information given in the state certification rules and regulations, (published by almost all of the state departments or education or other offices of certification) written and oral communication from state certification officials, information compiled by the Council of State Governments, reports from the NEA Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards, and statistics from the NEA Research Division and …

The 1907 Financial Upheaval, Laurette M. Dunne

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study To Determine The Relative Achievement Of Boys And Girls In Home Mechanics, John R. Cunnea

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Relationship Of School Background To Reading Ability Of One Hundred Disabled Readers, Mary Loretta Nolan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Problem Of Intuition In Saint Thomas Aquinas, Bernice Josphine Novogrodzka

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Stevenson And The Catholic Church; A Background For The Damien Letter, Earl August Weis

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Realism Of Ellen Glasgow, Lucius Michael Kump

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.