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The Effect Of Athletics On The Athlete, Ronald Dwaine Snow

All Master's Theses

This study was concerned with the effects of athletics on the athlete with reference to scholarship, discipline, holding power and character. Specifically, criteria were empirically selected by which each of the traits above could be judged both for athletes and non-athletes and statistical comparisons made between the athletes and non-athletes on each of the traits.

The Effects Of A Movement Education Program On The Perceptual-Motor Development Of Kindergarten And Grade One Students, Donna J. Gregory

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to investigate the effectiveness of a basic movement education program, presented by a physical education specialist, on the acquisition of perceptual-motor skills of kindergarten and grade one students.

Letter From Milton E. Detterline Jr. To Eleanor Snell, May 25, 1970, Milton E. Detterline

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This letter from Milton E. Detterline to Eleanor Snell remarks on the speeches and prayer given at the Testimonial Dinner held to honor Snell's retirement from Ursinus College.

Letter From Dorothy Schumann Plantholt To Eleanor Snell, May 22, 1970, Dorothy Schumann Plantholt

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This letter from Dorothy Schumann Plantholt congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from Ursinus College and remarks on Eleanor's professionalism and friendship.

Letter From Marjorie Clarson Grauch To Eleanor Snell, May 22, 1970, Marjorie E. Clarson

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This letter from Marjorie Clarson, Ursinus College Class of 1950, congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from Ursinus College.

Letter From Hugh Scott To Eleanor Snell, May 22, 1970, Hugh Scott

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This letter from U. S. Senator Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from the faculty of Ursinus College.

Letter From Milton E. Detterline Jr. To Eleanor Snell, May 22, 1970, Milton E. Detterline

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This letter from Milton E. Detterline congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from Ursinus College and remarks on her ability to inspire the women she taught over the years.

Letter From Joyce Gilbert Sipple To Eleanor Snell, May 22, 1970, Joyce Ann Gilbert

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This letter from Joyce Gilbert, Ursinus College Class of 1959, congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from Ursinus College.

Eleanor Snell Testimonial Dinner Program, May 22, 1970, Testimonial Committee

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This four page program lists the speakers and events held at the Eleanor Snell retirement dinner on May 22, 1970 in Valley Forge. It includes Eleanor Snell's coaching record.

Speech Notes For Eleanor Snell's Testimonial Dinner, May 22, 1970, Marion B. Earle, Vonnie Gros

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These are typed notes for speeches given at Eleanor Snell's Testimonial Dinner.

Letter From Jan Wickerham To Eleanor Snell, May 22, 1970, Janet S. Shoemaker

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This letter from Janet Shoemaker, Ursinus College Class of 1946, congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from Ursinus College and remarks on memories from the World War II college years.

Telegram From Betty Kirlin To Doris Abrams, May 21, 1970, Elizabeth A. Kirlin

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This telegram from Elizabeth A. Kirlin, Ursinus College Class of 1944, expresses gratitude to Eleanor Snell for her teaching of interpersonal skills and respect for others.

Telegram From Richard Schweiker To Eleanor Snell, May 21, 1970, Richard Schweiker

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This telegram from United States Senator Richard Schweiker of Pennsylvania congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from the faculty of Ursinus College.

Letter From Peggy Morrow To Eleanor Snell, May 20, 1970, Margaret Morrow

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This letter from Margaret "Peggy" Morrow, Ursinus College Class of 1945, congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from Ursinus College and remarks on Eleanor's character.

An Evaluative Study Of The Program Of Student Teaching In Physical Education At The University Of New Mexico., Maxine Cowton Hansen

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate the cu􀀕rent program of student teaching for men and women physical education majors at The University of New Mexico. The evaluation was based on the opinions and attitudes reflected by student teachers and cooperating teachers who participated in the program during a three semester duration, September 1967 through September 1968. Additional information was gathered from the College of Education, the Director of Secondary Student Teaching, and the Supervisor of Physical Education Student Teaching. The investigator relied upon the standards and recommendations of professional organizations and teacher education agencies when making …

A Reconstruction Of Roe's Theory: An Examination Of Three Vocational Groups--Physical Education, Education And Fine Arts., Lyndon E. Brown

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The Problem. Identifying and imposing order upon the critical elements affecting vocational selection has long been a concern of psychologists in general and counsel­ing psychologists in particular. Recently, individuals within industry, education, and the professions are becoming increasingly interested in the phenomenon or career selection. Researchers investigating the area agree that an understanding of the relationship between childhood experiences and career selection is fundamental to the development of functional theories of vocational selection. This investigation was undertaken to gain information concerning this relationship.

A Study Of Attitude And Performance In Gymnastics Of College Women Physical Education Majors., Viola FüNfsinn Holbrook

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Statement of the problem. The purposes of this dissertation were: (1) to investigate the relationship between attitude toward and performance in gymnastics of college women physical education majors, (2) to investigate whether differences exist in the relationship between attitude toward and performance in gymnastics within three groups of women physical education majors whose stated favorability toward gymnastics was low, middle, or high, and (3) to investigate whether differences existed between attitude toward and performance in gymnastics of rural-reared and urban-reared women physical education majors.

Measurement Of Activation, Competitiveness, And Sociability Through An Activity Selection Questionnaire, Georgia May Hulac

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Statement of the Problem. The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether the Activity Selection Questionnaire created for this study measured the activation, competitiveness, and sociability dispositions of individuals. The secondary purposes were (1) to determine whether there were any differences between subjects' scores made on the criteria measurements (Thayer Activation-Deactivation Adjective Check List, Gough and Heilbrun's Aggression and Affiliation scales from the Adjective Check List) and the high and low grouped scores of subjects on the measurements assumed to be comparable (activation, competitive, and sociability) of the Activity Selection Questionnaire; and (2) to determine whether those subjects …

Letter From Jean L. Horwood To Eleanor Snell, May 19, 1970, Jean Leety

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This letter from Jean T. Leety, Ursinus College Class of 1952, congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from Ursinus College.

Letter From Betty Dando To Eleanor Snell, May 18, 1970, Betty Brown

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This letter from Betty Brown, Ursinus College Class of 1945, congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from Ursinus College and remarks on Eleanor's far-reaching influence on young women.

Letter From Alice Young To Eleanor Snell, May 18, 1970, Alice P. Irwin

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This letter from Alice Irwin, Ursinus College Class of 1959, congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from Ursinus College and remarks on Eleanor's influence on women's athletics.

The Relationship Of Cardio-Respiratory Fitness And Health Understanding Between Physical Education Teachers And Teachers From Other Teaching Areas, Joseph Dennis Menapace

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Forty full-time teachers employed by the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools during the 1969-1970 academic school year were tested for levels of cardio-respiratory fitness and health understanding. A stratified random sampling technique was utilized to obtain ten subjects in each of the following categories: (a) male physical education teachers, (b) female physical education teachers, (c) male non-physical education teachers, and (d) female non-physical education teachers.

The null hypotheses were that no significant difference would be observed between or among physical education teachers and teachers from other subject areas on the following measures: (a) the relationship of cardio-respiratory fitness and health …

Letter From Ellwood S. Paisley To Eleanor Snell, May 15, 1970, Ellwood Paisley

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This letter from Ellwood S. Paisley, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Ursinus College, congratulates Eleanor Snell for her thirty eight years of service on the faculty of the Department of Physical Education.

Letter From James A. Lovell To Eleanor Snell, May 13, 1970, James A. Lovell

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This letter from Captain James A. Lovell, at the request of President Richard Nixon, congratulates Eleanor Snell on her retirement from the faculty of Ursinus College.

Letter From Peggy Keagle Thomas To Eleanor Snell, May 12, 1970, Margaret K. Keagle

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This letter from Peggy Keagle Thomas, Ursinus College Class of 1943, congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from Ursinus College and remarks on Snell's personal dignity.

Letter From Joanne Duncan To Eleanor Snell, May 12, 1970, Joanne Duncan

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This letter from Joanne Duncan, Ursinus College Class of 1950, congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from Ursinus College and remarks on Eleanor's coaching.

Letter From Raymond P. Shafer To Eleanor Snell, May 12, 1970, Raymond P. Shafer

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This letter from Pennsylvania Governor Raymond P. Shafer congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from the faculty of Ursinus College.

A Study Of The Relationship Between Communicator Sensitivity And Conversation Effectiveness Within A Physical Education Setting, John Robert Evans

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The general purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between communicator sensitivity and conversation effectiveness. Conversation effectiveness was measured in two ways: (1) by the conversation satisfaction promoted by an interviewer in an interview; and (2) by the degree of commitment promoted by an interviewer in an interview. Both satisfaction and commitment were measured in terms of the perception of the interviewees. The specific purposes of this study were to apply the findings of this study to the fields of interpersonal communication and teacher-pupil interaction, particularly in the area of teacher preparation in physical education. Twenty interviewers participated …

Letter From Gladys Levengood Zeski To Eleanor Snell, May 10, 1970, Gladys Levengood

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This letter from Gladys Levengood, Ursinus College Class of 1942, congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from Ursinus College.

Letter From Gail B. Allebach To Eleanor Snell, May 9, 1970, Gail M. Brinton

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This letter from Gail Brinton, Ursinus College Class of 1964, congratulates Eleanor Snell on the occasion of her retirement from Ursinus College and remarks on Eleanor's sportsmanship and traditions.