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Annual Report 1939, Brown/Risd

Annual Reports

This report of the Community Art Project discussed that the spaces had gone up from 12 from the previous year to 16 for this year. Other things went smoothly with the exception of the week after the hurricane in September 1938. The roads were in bad shape. It was discussed that there was a need for a full time person to continue the work of the Community Art Project.

The Organization And Administration Of The Assembly In The New Mexico High School, Benwood Field

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to answer such questions as: Is the assembly worth-while? What constitutes a good assembly? What are the New Mexico high schools doing with the assembly? Should it have a place in the regular school schedule? Is it properly administered? Is proper provision made for it? Are high school authorities justified in allowing the time used for the assembly program?

Calendar Of Events February 1939, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of February 1939 includes an article about The American Theatre by Candlelight. Plays, concerts, art exhibitions, and lectures that took place in Providence are also included. Art exhibitions in Massachusetts are also included.

Calendar Of Events January 1939, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of January 1939 includes an article about Rembrandt and Dutch Painting in the 17th Century. Plays, concerts, art exhibitions, radio programs and lectures that took place in Rhode Island are also included. Art exhibitions in Massachusetts and the Museum of Modern Art in New York are also listed.

1939 Faculty Meeting Minutes, Morehead State Teachers College

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty meeting minutes of the Morehead State Teacher College for 1939.

Calendar Of Events December 1938, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of December 1938 includes an article called The Art Libraries of Providence. Providence Public Library, Brown University Library, the RISD Library and the Providence Athenaeum are all mentioned. Art exhibitions, plays, concerts and lectures in Providence are included. Art exhibitions in Massachusetts, the Yale Art Gallery in New Haven and the Museum of Modern Art in New York are also included.

Calendar Of Events November 1938, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of November 1938 includes an article about the Old Market House written by John Hutchins Cady. Art exhibitions, plays, concerts, and lectures that took place in Providence are also included. Art exhibitions in Massachusetts and the Museum of Modern Art in New York are also included.

Trends In Subjects Offered And Pupil Registration In Those Subjects In New Mexico High Schools, J. Roy Storms

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

In order to make the analysis of the period selected for study, data were collected which would furnish answers to the following questions:

1. What subjects were being offered?
2. What subject fields led in registration?
3. What subjects showed a gain in registration?
4. What subjects showed a loss in registration?
5. How many schools offered the different subjects?
6. Which subjects showed a gain in the number of schools offering?
7. Which subjects showed a loss in the number of schools offering?

This study is limited to the offerings of one hundred forty high schools of New Mexico for the school years of 1932-1933 to …

A Study Of Vocational Opportunities In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Robert A. Anderson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of the study (1) to give an appreciation of the extent of vocational opportunities existing in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico; (2) to supply valuable occupational information to students and counselors; (3) to suggest possible school re-organization or adjustment; and (4) to develop a pattern or set of techniques which interested persons may utilize or find advantageous when engaging in a similar study of some other city or community.

Evidences Of Need For Speech Training For Activities Outside The Classroom By Teachers Of New Mexico, Eva Becker White

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

From the foregoing discussion of the shifting emphases of the teacher's work, of his logical place as leader in establishing a proper understanding and sympathetic interest in the new educational program, of the role he must assume in the improvement of thought through a closer relationship between education and society, of his obligation to help mankind make proper adjustments to the realities of contemporary life, and of the apparent importance of good speech and voice in the accomplishment of these manifold duties, the conclusion has been drawn that the community speech activities and speech needs of teachers are important and …

The Status Of Athletic Coaches And Coaching In Secondary Schools Of The New Mexico Athletic Association, Frank Merril Wilson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to present an analysis of the status of interscholastic athletic coaches of the New Mexico athletic association for the school year 1935-1936. The factors to be considered are: (1) the age, marital status, and residence in New Mexico of athletic coaches; (2) the training and athletic participation of coaches; (3) the total years of experience including tenure in present position of athletic coaches; (4) the salaries received by athletic coaches; (5) the duties of athletic coaches; (6) the attitude of athletic coaches toward coaching; (7) school conditions affecting athletic coaches and coaching.

The Organization And Activities Of The New Mexico Educational Association, Julian W. Caton

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of the following study is to portray the historical setting of the New Mexico Educational Association, analyze its functions and objectives, and survey the organization, plans and activities by which the association is attempting to achieve these functions and objectives.

Calendar Of Events May 1938, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of May 1938 includes an article about gardening and mentions tours of local gardens and lectures about gardening. Also included are art exhibitions, concerts, and plays that took place in Rhode Island. Art exhibitions in Massachusetts and the Museum of Modern Art in New York are also included.

Calendar Of Events April 1938, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of April 1938 includes an article called Art on Wheels. This discusses the traveling art exhibits that are shown in libraries, vacant stores and shop windows. There will be smaller exhibits than in previous years and these will change frequently. Art exhibitions, concerts, plays and lectures held throughout Rhode Island are included. Art exhibitions in Massachusetts and at the Museum of Modern Art in New York are also included.

1938-1961 Athletic Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Morehead State Teachers College. Athletic Committee., Morehead State College. Athletic Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

Meeting minutes of the Athletic Committee of Morehead State Teachers College and Morehead State College from 1938 to 1961.

Calendar Of Events March 1938, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of March 1938 includes an article about four 18th century French tapestries on exhibition at the Faunce House gallery at Brown University. Also included are information about plays, concerts, lectures and art exhibitions in Providence. Art exhibitions in Massachusetts and the Museum of Modern Art are also listed.

Calendar Of Events February 1938, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of February 1938 includes an article about the Providence Committee of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This is a membership where the more people join the more Brown University and RISD Museum of Art would benefit. Cost may be lowered for art exhibits loaned, for example. Also includes plays, concerts and art exhibitions listed in Providence and art exhibitions in Massachusetts, the Yale Art Gallery in New Haven and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

The Development Of The Public Schools In New Mexico Between 1848 And 1900, Thomas J. Mayfield Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The conditions of New Mexico and its time of annexation to the United States were different from most other territories that had been added. The population was composed almost entirely of Spanish descent and Indians. Their customs and ideas of church and state differed completely from those of the American subjects. The climatic and geographic conditions of the territory caused the living conditions to be entirely different. The problem in this study is to show how these conditions affected the educational development and how many obstacles were overcome in establishing a system of public schools. The legal status of the …

1938 Faculty Meeting Minutes, Morehead State Teachers College

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty meeting minutes of the Morehead State Teacher College for 1938.

Calendar Of Events January 1938, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of January 1938 includes an article by Royal Farnum of RISD called Sweden's Message to Rhode Island. This is concerning craft museums in their natural habitat. Art exhibitions, concerts, plays and lectures that took place in Rhode Island were listed. Art exhibitions in Massachusetts and the Museum of Modern Art in New York also were listed.

Enrollment Trends In Foreign Languages In The Public And The Private Secondary Schools Of The United States, Dorothea Meyer

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The trends in enrollment in foreign language in public and private secondary schools of the United States have been determined by answers to the following questions:

1. What changes have occurred in enrollment in foreign language in the various states?

2. Are these changes constant from one geographical division to the other?

Calendar Of Events December 1937, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of December 1936-January 1937 includes an article called Historic American Buildings Survey, written by Philip D. Creer, district officer for Rhode Island. Also included are the times, topics, and locations for art exhibitions, plays, concerts and lectures in the Providence area. Also mentioned are art exhibitions that took place in Massachusetts, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Yale University Gallery of Fine Arts in New Haven.

Catalog, 1937-1938, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1937-1938 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

The Relationship Of Nya Employment To Students' Grades At The University Of New Mexico, Van Deusen Clark

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The problem is essentially the question: What, if any, is the relationship of NYA employment on students' grades? Is intelligence a factor in this relationship?

Legal Restrictions Governing Teachers In Their Employment And Work, Laurence C. Coffey

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This investigation has been concerned with the operation of laws affecting teachers' rights as revealed by cases carried to supreme or other appellate courts and seeks specific answers to the general question "What are the legal restrictions that operate to affect the teacher in her employment and work?"

Subject Combinations Prevalent In The Teaching Programs Of Teachers In New Mexico High Schools, Joseph H. Nylander

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this investigation was to reveal the frequency of the various subject combinations for each of the high school subject fields taught in the state.

In relation to this study we may specifically list the following problems:

1. What are the various subject combinations taught by teachers in New Mexico secondary schools?
2. Which combinations appear most frequently and do they tend to persist?
3. To what extent do New Mexico principals and teachers teach a single subject?
4. In the opinion of principal and superintendents which combinations are difficult to fill, but quite desirable for practical purposes?
5. Are New Mexico high …

Community Activities And Requirements Of Public School Teachers In New Mexico, Burton Allan Rogers

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the author's purpose in this study to set forth some of the restrictions which are placed upon the teachers of New Mexico, and to discover who is responsible for these restrictions and requirements. The two phases of this problem may at first glance appear to be separate and unrelated. However, the purpose in the view has been an attempt to discover (1) What are the extra-classroom duties of public school teachers in New Mexico? And (2) what relationship, if, any, exists between the various activities of the teacher within the community and his or her success there as …

Tenure And Turnover Of Public School Teachers In New Mexico, Burton T. Williams

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is generally recognized that, other things being equal, teachers who have been in a system long enough to become acquainted with local conditions are able to give more efficient service to the schools than new teachers. The question of turnover of teachers in service has come up within recent years as one of the outstanding and pressing problems concerning the administration of our school systems. It is generally understood that the mobility of our teachers is far in excess of what it should be for the attainment of the best results in our schools. Teachers that are on the …

Educational Trend In New Mexico Public Schools From 1899-1900 To 1929-1930 Inclusive, As Measured By Pupil Attendance And Length Of School Term, John Francis Cummins

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to determine the educational trend from 1899-1900 to 1929-1930 inclusive, using pupil attendance and length of school term. The following four questions are investigated.

1. What change in average daily attendance in the public schools of New Mexico has occurred during the period 1899-1900 t 1929-1930 inclusive? How does the percentage change in average daily attendance in New Mexico compare with the percentage change in average daily attendance in the United States as a whole, in the other states, and particularly in the states of the Rocky Mountain area?

2. Did average daily attendance …

Comparison Of Insurance Premiums And Losses On Publicly Owned Property In New Mexico, Irvin P. Murphy

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

In this study the following questions are considered.

1. How much was paid in premiums for insurance on public property in New Mexico from 1923 to 1934, inclusive, and how much was repaid to the state by insurance companies for losses to public property during this period. What is the ratio between the premiums and the reimbursement for losses?

2. What is the relationship between the loss ratios on all public property in New Mexico and: (1) public school property in New Mexico; (2) all classes of property in New Mexico; (3) public property in other states; (4) all classes …