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Student Participation In Glen Allen High School, George Henry Moody

Master's Theses

In this thesis I have attempted to give a brief review of certain forms of extra-curricular activities from the time of Plato to the present. I have stated from the principles on which student participation is based. The functioning of the program at Glen Allen High School is discussed with the hope that our experiences in this program will be of value to other who may attempt a similar program.

Providing Science Laboratory Equipment At Minimum Expense, James Ira Wood

Master's Theses

The purpose of this report is to present plans and directions for laboratory apparatus, which may be built, by the instructor and pupils themselves from inexpensive materials. The report describes projects undertaken in approaching this problem in a particular school. It is not a complete laboratory manual. The equipment is not all that would be needed either in a course in general science or in physics. It is assumed that some laboratory supplies other than those made by pupils must be purchased, but many simple pieces of apparatus may be built in the classroom by the pupils with great economy. …

The Improvement Of Commercial Education In The Secondary Public Schools, Oscar Howard Parrish

Master's Theses

The history of commercial education reveals that when business $subjects were first added to the secondary school curriculum, they were offered to students who were not interested in going to college or were financially unable to do so and to those who lacked the ability to pursue college courses. Principals were very anxious to show large enrollment figures and ready to admit new subjects it these subjects would help to keep boys and girls in school. It was believed that such subjects would better prepare students to secure and hold a job.

In many sections or the country the taxpayers …

Factors Influencing The Holding Power Of The School, Joseph Rotella

Master's Theses

The holding power of' the school is justified and bolstered by many factors which stem from our faith in formal education. This is quite generally regarded as a basic method not only tor acquiring ideas and techniques but tor the development of personality and the qualities of good citizenship. Formal education is part of our mores. It is an indispensable social adjustment to the increasing demands of our specialized and technological society. Nevertheless, in spite of the pressure of' public opinion, the dependence of modern society upon formal education, and the efforts of the law and of the school to …