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Henri Temianka Correspondence; (Kamen), Martin Kamen Sep 1960

Henri Temianka Correspondence; (Kamen), Martin Kamen

Henri Temianka Correspondence

This collection contains material pertaining to the life, career, and activities of Henri Temianka, violin virtuoso, conductor, music teacher, and author. Materials include correspondence, concert programs and flyers, music scores, photographs, and books.

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Satement In Support Of Proposal To Teach Communism, Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Aug 1960

Satement In Support Of Proposal To Teach Communism, Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Powell Speeches

No abstract provided.

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An Investigation Of The Preparation Of Junior High School General Science Teachers And Their Science Teaching Programs In The State Of Washington, William Henry Bliss Aug 1960

An Investigation Of The Preparation Of Junior High School General Science Teachers And Their Science Teaching Programs In The State Of Washington, William Henry Bliss

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were to investigate (1) the academic background and teaching assignments of junior high general science teachers in the State of Washington and (2) the consistency of general science subject matter taught in junior high schools in the State of Washington.

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A Survey To Determine The Educational Value Of Audio-Visual Materials Brought To School By Intermediate Grade Pupils, Frederick K. Packer Aug 1960

A Survey To Determine The Educational Value Of Audio-Visual Materials Brought To School By Intermediate Grade Pupils, Frederick K. Packer

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine teachers’ opinions about (1) the relative educational value of the materials brought to school by intermediate grade pupils, (2) teachers’ attitudes toward the bringing of these materials, (3) the comparative value of these materials in terms of behavioral changes in pupils, and (4) the value of using pupils as a source of audio-visual materials.

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Vocational Guidance For High School Journalists In Washington State, Paul G. Lambertsen Aug 1960

Vocational Guidance For High School Journalists In Washington State, Paul G. Lambertsen

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was (1) to convince journalism teachers, students, and counselors in Washington state that the media of journalism have much to offer in the way of employment, satisfying salaries, promotion, and job pleasure; (2) to reveal to students which subjects are most valuable in high school and college; and (3) to explore the areas of journalism so as to give the reader a deeper insight into various employment practices and possibilities.

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Predictive Value Of The Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Predictions Tests Used At Central Washington College Of Education, Barbara Lenore Young Aug 1960

Predictive Value Of The Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Predictions Tests Used At Central Washington College Of Education, Barbara Lenore Young

All Master's Theses

How well does the Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Predictions Battery actually predict the grade point average of the students at Central Washington College of Education?

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Comparative Study Of Dropouts In The Yakima High Schools, Edna V. Miller Bailey Aug 1960

Comparative Study Of Dropouts In The Yakima High Schools, Edna V. Miller Bailey

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to find and to compare causes for dropouts from the non-high district students with those from the in-residence students; (2) to compare non-high district students and in-residence students as to age, days of attendance and absence, grade point average, intelligence, grade, dropout quarter, reason for dropout, graduation previous spring or re-entry in the fall, and previous subject of grade failure; and (3) to review the present Yakima secondary school curriculum.

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A Study Of The Academic And Professional Preparation Of The Public School Superintendents In The State Of Washington, James R. Nelson Aug 1960

A Study Of The Academic And Professional Preparation Of The Public School Superintendents In The State Of Washington, James R. Nelson

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the academic and professional backgrounds of the superintendent and their relative value to his present position, (2) to determine what superintendents would recommend to be included in a course of study for prospective administrators, (3) to establish a value rating on a number of personal characteristics generally considered among the most important for administrators, and (4) to compare the status of the school administrator in the State of Washington with that of the nation as a whole.

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A Descriptive Study Of A Laboratory Method Of Teaching Ninth Grade Written Composition, Anne Elizabeth Dunn Aug 1960

A Descriptive Study Of A Laboratory Method Of Teaching Ninth Grade Written Composition, Anne Elizabeth Dunn

All Master's Theses

This study records the way two classes of freshmen at Granger High School were taught English composition. The method used may be termed a laboratory one since the writing of composition was done in a laboratory situation. The general features of the method included writing once a week, self-appraisal, group instruction, and independent practice on specific needs.

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A Study Of Relationships Between Selected High School Subjects And Academic Success In College, Glade H. Miller Aug 1960

A Study Of Relationships Between Selected High School Subjects And Academic Success In College, Glade H. Miller

All Master's Theses

The general purpose of this study was to attempt to discover how much, and in what proportion, work of an academic nature in high school facilitates college academic achievement.

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An Investigation Of Certain Factors Related To Advancement In Pasco, Washington Schools, Margaret Anne Moore Aug 1960

An Investigation Of Certain Factors Related To Advancement In Pasco, Washington Schools, Margaret Anne Moore

All Master's Theses

The specific purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that children who are not six until after starting school are not able to compete successfully with their older classmates in terms of promotions and grades.

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A Follow Up Study Of Dropouts From East Valley High School, Margaret E. Ray Aug 1960

A Follow Up Study Of Dropouts From East Valley High School, Margaret E. Ray

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to survey former students of East Valley High School (formerly Moxee Consolidated High School) who terminated their education prior to graduation during the school years 1956-1957 to 1959-1960 inclusive in order to determine the reasons for their withdrawal. It is hoped that this information will be used by school personnel to plan a better educational program. If this study should indicate some shortcomings within the school, recommendations for an improved guidance program and/or curriculum changes could prove profitable to the students, the Moxee School District, the community, and society.

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An Experimental Study Of The Effect Of Using The Overhead Projector In A College Introductory Psychology Class, Lida Weed Myers Aug 1960

An Experimental Study Of The Effect Of Using The Overhead Projector In A College Introductory Psychology Class, Lida Weed Myers

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility that visual materials “custom tailored” to a professor’s specification and integrated with his lectures might improve student achievement on standardized objective tests.

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A Survey Of Existing Interscholastic Athletic Training Rules In The Yakima Valley High Schools, Jack Raymond Driver Aug 1960

A Survey Of Existing Interscholastic Athletic Training Rules In The Yakima Valley High Schools, Jack Raymond Driver

All Master's Theses

If training rules as received in athletics are to be meaningful, they should serve a common purpose consistent with the practices of all who endeavor to preserve the discipline and training that constitutes wholesome growth though this medium. Therefore, this study explored present practices in training through competitive athletics.

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An Analysis And Evaluation Of Three Diverse Resource Unit Formats For Purposes Of Resource Unit Development In The Cupertino School District, Dorothy Loleta Garvin Aug 1960

An Analysis And Evaluation Of Three Diverse Resource Unit Formats For Purposes Of Resource Unit Development In The Cupertino School District, Dorothy Loleta Garvin

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this project was (1) to select three diverse resource unit formats in use throughout the United States, (2) to evaluate these three unit formats, and (3) to recommend to the Cupertino School district one of these formats to be used in writing a resource unit on Modern California.

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Utilization Of Teacher Experiences And Materials As Curriculum Resources In Helix, Oregon, Schools, Lawrence M. Martin Aug 1960

Utilization Of Teacher Experiences And Materials As Curriculum Resources In Helix, Oregon, Schools, Lawrence M. Martin

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine if teacher experiences and materials in the Helix, Oregon, Unified School District could be (1) identified and inventoried, (2) classified and cataloged, (3) utilized in the curriculum in the form of teacher resource visitors and teacher resource materials, and (4) evaluated as to the increase in the use of teacher personnel and the attitudes toward this usage.

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An Investigation To Determine Ways Of Further Meeting The Felt Needs Of Bremerton Seventh Graders, Alice Keithahn Fraser Aug 1960

An Investigation To Determine Ways Of Further Meeting The Felt Needs Of Bremerton Seventh Graders, Alice Keithahn Fraser

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this investigation was to determine to what extent Bremerton intermediate schools are meeting the felt needs of seventh graders. A second purpose of the survey was to discover ways and means to further meet the felt needs of seventh graders.

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A Survey To Determine The Basis For Junior High School Girls’ Physical Education Report Card Grades, Mary Elizabeth Newman Aug 1960

A Survey To Determine The Basis For Junior High School Girls’ Physical Education Report Card Grades, Mary Elizabeth Newman

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to examine the grading practices of junior high school girls’ physical education teachers and to question selected ninth grade students and their parents concerning the grade or mark on the report card; and (2) to develop a system of report card marking for girls’ physical education which can be recommended on the basis of these findings.

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Aerospace Education In The Sixth Grade, Edith Marie Jackson Aug 1960

Aerospace Education In The Sixth Grade, Edith Marie Jackson

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was twofold: to formulate an aerospace education handbook providing pertinent information and material which may be woven into existing sixth grade courses in the elementary curriculum and to make a careful evaluation of one aerospace program in a sixth grade classroom. The problems were: (1) selection and organization of appropriate information and material for the handbook; (2) determining suggested teaching procedures and activities; and (3) preparation and administration of evaluative instruments for the program.

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The Junior-Executive Trainee Program In Yakima And How The Junior College Can Help Prepare Candidates, David Schoessler Aug 1960

The Junior-Executive Trainee Program In Yakima And How The Junior College Can Help Prepare Candidates, David Schoessler

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to (1) determine how extensively the junior-executive training program is employed by Yakima business firms; (2) to determine the positions junior-executive trainees fill within the employing firm; and (3) to determine what basic educational background should be supplied by the junior college to prepare students for the junior-executive trainee program in Yakima.

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A Comparison Of Roman Catholic And Protestant Religious Education In The Philippines, Clarita D. Lorenzana Aug 1960

A Comparison Of Roman Catholic And Protestant Religious Education In The Philippines, Clarita D. Lorenzana

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Problems To Be Considered When Instituting A Foreign Language Program In The Elementary School, Betty Jean Auty Jul 1960

Problems To Be Considered When Instituting A Foreign Language Program In The Elementary School, Betty Jean Auty

Graduate Student Projects

This paper will investigate the problems to be considered when instituting a foreign language in the elementary school: the aims of the foreign language program, methods of foreign language instruction in the elementary school, and practical administrative problems of the foreign language study in the elementary school.

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An Evaluation Of The Cycle-Graded Evangelical United Brethren Sunday School Literature For The Junior Department, Lois Wehrman Miller Jul 1960

An Evaluation Of The Cycle-Graded Evangelical United Brethren Sunday School Literature For The Junior Department, Lois Wehrman Miller

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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University Of Maine In Portland Commencement Program 1960, University Of Maine In Portland Jun 1960

University Of Maine In Portland Commencement Program 1960, University Of Maine In Portland

Commencement Programs

The University of Maine in Portland program for Commencement Exercises. Held in Portland, Maine June 3, 1960. Commencement Speech given by Mr. Sylvester M. Pratt, Vice-president, Casco Bank and Trust Company.

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Gorham State Teachers College Commencement Program 1960, Gorham State Teachers College Jun 1960

Gorham State Teachers College Commencement Program 1960, Gorham State Teachers College

Commencement Programs

The Gorham State Teachers College program for the Commencement Exercises. Held in Portland, Maine June 3, 1960. Address given by Dean Francis S. Keppel, Graduate School of Education, Harvard College.

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A Selective Study Relating High School Achievement With College Success At The Iowa State University And The University Of Omaha, Carlyle D. Davidsen Jun 1960

A Selective Study Relating High School Achievement With College Success At The Iowa State University And The University Of Omaha, Carlyle D. Davidsen

Student Work

Inherent in the democratic ideal of free public education comes the realization that as a number of youth receiving education increases, the greater the demand for secondary education, and finally, the enlarged desire for additional college training. As increasing numbers of these young people seek entrance into our institutions of higher learning, and as these institutions become more selective in their admission policies, it becomes imperative that trained guidance personnel acquaint themselves more thoroughly with the various predictive devices available to predict college success with some degree of precision. This study was conducted with the hope of interpreting some of …

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An Investigation Of The Adequacy Of The Student Teaching Program For Industrial Arts Students At Central Washington College Of Education, Gerald D. Bailey Jun 1960

An Investigation Of The Adequacy Of The Student Teaching Program For Industrial Arts Students At Central Washington College Of Education, Gerald D. Bailey

All Master's Theses

The student teaching program at Central is intended to provide an adequate experience in classroom teaching. This thesis was directed at determining the adequacy of the student teaching program at Central Washington College of Education.

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The Function Of Guidance Services In A Central Washington State Junior High-School, Leo Durkee Jun 1960

The Function Of Guidance Services In A Central Washington State Junior High-School, Leo Durkee

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to investigate the roles of the teacher and the counselor in the guidance field; (2) to analyze counselor-student conferences in a junior high-school, recorded over a five year period; and (3) to suggest some procedures and methods of improving the guidance techniques of junior-high schools having similar problems in guidance.

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A Survey Of Ellensburg Public School Teachers’ And Students’ Attitudes Concerning The Use Of Television As An Observation Instrument, Frank G. G. Nelson Jun 1960

A Survey Of Ellensburg Public School Teachers’ And Students’ Attitudes Concerning The Use Of Television As An Observation Instrument, Frank G. G. Nelson

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to survey the Ellensburg public school teachers’ and students’ attitudes toward the television observation program in use at Central Washington College of Education. Of specific interest were attitudes toward the equipment used in this program.

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Contributions Of The Confessions To A Lutheran Philosophy Of Education, John Mager Jun 1960

Contributions Of The Confessions To A Lutheran Philosophy Of Education, John Mager

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

Because of the central place which the Confessions give to the doctrine of justification we feel that we can do nothing less than make this doctrine the unifying principle in this thesis. We do so for this reason that the unifying principle or a Lutheran philosophy of education cannot be much diverse from the material principle of its theology. If theology is the basis or the foundation upon which the superstructure of a Lutheran philosophy of education can be built up, then the two and their unifying principles are more closely related than we might assume.

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