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Activities Of County School Superintendents In Kentucky, G. R. Mccoy

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study is undertaken to find out what activities are actually performed by the county school superintendent in the state of Kentucky. Much theorizing has been done about what he should do and how he should allocate his time, but it seems that no one has done much to find out just what he does. Courses of instruction are being offered in many colleges for the purpose of preparing person to administer efficiently the office of county school superintendent. These courses are based mainly on theory and not on facts. It is hoped that this study will aid instructors in …

Specific Training As A Means Of Developing Specific Abilities In Reading, Ola Roemer

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The problem specifically stated is: What is the effect of specific training upon the development of the ability to pick out central thoughts of paragraphs as compared with the results of obtained in the same direction from general reading procedures?

The purpose of this study is to compare the results of specific training upon the development of this special ability in reading with the results obtained in the same direction from general reading procedures.

Special Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting regarding finances and Covington Farm.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. Ix, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni News
• Class & Club
• Editorials
• Exchange Tidbits
• Lines & Spaces-
• Personals
• Society

This issue contains articles:

• Lorado Taft Slated to Deliver Address June 1 to Graduates
• Alumni Luncheon Set for Noon on Thursday, June 1
• Hearst Awards Given Riflemen
• Press Association Has Spring Parley at Centre College
• Former Instructor Is Critically Ill – John Coffin
• Miss Clara Elledge Directs Chapel Music Program
• First Graduating Class to Have Reunion on Hill – Class of 1908
• Mad Bull Chases Bewildered Student – Eddie Daniels
• Swimming Pool Opened …

Executive Committee Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Discussion of bids for swimming pool laundry, athletic supplies and foodstuffs.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. Ix, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni News
• Class & Club
• Editorials
• Exchange Tidbits
• Lines & Spaces-
• Personals
• Society

This issue contains articles:

• Student Killed in Car Wreck; Others Injured – Everett Wilson
• Rifle Team Is Placed Second in National Match
• Congress Club Has Annual Mock Trial
• Orchestra Wins Honors – Shawnee Junior High School
• Kentucky Education Association Parley Ends at Louisville
• Mr. H.F. McChesney Speaks on Science and God at Chapel Exercises
• Place Memorial Pictures – Lowe Johnson
• Attend Lecture - Edith Parker
• Elected Pianist at Club – John Endicott
• Speaks …

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting regarding retrenchment during the Great Depression.

Executive Committee Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

A meeting to discuss purchase of foodstuffs and amplifier for auditorium. Also renewal of surety bonds and payment to settle labor dispute on swimming pool.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. Ix, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni News
• Class & Club
• Editorials
• Exchange Tidbits
• Lines & Spaces-
• Personals
• Society

This issue contains articles:

• Sir Herbert Ames to Speak Here on April 10-11
• Choose Sponsors - ROTC
• Plans Started for Alumni Breakfast
• Attended Normal – Cordell Hull
• Local Financier Speaks on State Money Situation – Max Nahm
• Teachers Speak at. Franklin
• ‘Spooks’ Wins Many Plaudits
• Dr. Henry Cherry attends National Education Meeting Recently
• Ruby Laffoon Speaks Here on Washington’s Birthday
• Davidson, Mary. Red-Headed Baby Marvels at Wonders of Kentucky Museum
• Spring Term to …

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights, Vol. 14, No. 1, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Teachers College Heights monthly magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered. Features in this issue:

• Meet Us in Louisville
• Summer School Announcements
• Course Offerings for Summer Session
• The Graduate School
• The Training School
• Requirements for the Standard Certificate
• Recreational & Other Extra-Curricular Opportunities
• Physical Education & Health
• The Kentucky Library
• Reduced Railroad Rates to Summer School
• Reservation of Rooms
• Living in Private Homes
• Free Tuition for Everybody in Kentucky
• Spring Commencement Exercises

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. Ix, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni News
• Class & Club
• Editorials
• Exchange Tidbits
• Lines & Spaces-
• Personals
• Society

This issue contains articles:

• Rehearsals for ‘Spooks,’ Senior Play, Continue
• Our Distinguished Alumni – Wallace Smith
• Local Attorney Writes Book on Liquor Problem – Laurence Finn
• Ministers Hold Chapel
• Registration of Mid-year Nears Previous Years
• Eastern Man Is Heard Here – Ambrose Suhrie
• Valuable Donation Made – Mrs. Thomas Rennick
• Accepts Position – Sheppard Walker
• Uniontown Patrons Honor Otis Harkins
• Undergo Operations – Leslie VanMeter, Billy Johnson
• Personnel of Faculty Increased for Term …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. Ix, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni News
• Class & Club
• Editorials
• Exchange Tidbits
• Lines & Spaces-
• Personals
• Society

This issue contains articles:

• Seniors to Give ‘Spooks,’ Famed Mystery Drama
• Former Student to Return – N.B. Holland
• Dr. M.A. Leiper Presents Books to Museum
• Murray Head Becomes W.O.W. Attorney – Rainey Wells
• Gives Successful Program – B.E. Rippetoe
• Girls Practice Basketball
• Several from Here Attend College Meet – Association of Kentucky Colleges & Universities
• Student’s Father Is Designing Engineer for X-Ray Company – Wilbur Werner
• Accidently Shot – J.B. Cameron
• Holiday Campaign …

Autographed Photo Of Henry Cherry, Wku Talisman

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

Autographed photograph of Henry Cherry.

Ua99/3 Bgbu Class Of 1933, Bgbu Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

List of 1933 graduates.

Total Contributions Made For The Erection Of A Bronze Statue Of President Henry Hardin Cherry, Wku Cherry Statue Committee

2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule

List of signatures and contributions paid by faculty and staff to the Cherry Statue fund in 1933.

Ua99/1 Scrapbook, Bgbu President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook created by BGBU president J. Lewie Harman of newspaper clippings, correspondence, song lyrics, programs, postcards and poetry on a variety of topics. Many items are not dated. The earliest dated item is from 1874 and the latest is from 1933.

Ua3/1/4 Why?, Henry Cherry

WKU Administration Documents

Speech by Henry Cherry wherein he recounts the history of the Southern Normal, Bowling Green Business University and the foundation of Western Kentucky University.

Ua1b3/7 Meeting Minutes, Wku Faculty

WKU Administration Documents

Minutes of the WKU faculty meetings for 1933.

Ua3/1 Speech, Henry Cherry

WKU Administration Documents

Speech written by Henry Cherry ca. 1933 recalling his career in education and the history of Western Kentucky University.

Ua99/1 Scrapbook 7, Bgbu President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook created by BGBU president J. Lewie Harman of speeches, photographs, postcards, poetry, correspondence and political cartoons on a variety of topics. Many items are not dated. The earliest dated item is from 1923 and the latest is from 1933.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. Ix, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Class News
• Club News
• Editorials
• Lines & Spaces
• Long and Short of It by Pete & Repeat
• Personals
• Society
• Training School Notes

This issue contains articles:

• Band Concert Witnessed by Many Visitors
• Ernest Miller Sought as Banquet Speaker
• Former Student Has Established Religious Record – John Price
• Museum Relics On Display at Group Meeting
• Sims, John. The Greatest Gift
• Interesting Collection of Books Presented Museum
• 11^th College Press Conference Closes at Murray College
• Our Distinguished Alumni – Woodfin Hutson
• Annual Xmas Voice …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. Ix, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Class News
• Club News
• Editorials
• Lines & Spaces
• Long and Short of It by Pete & Repeat
• Personals
• Society
• Training School Notes

This issue contains articles:

• Hill is Host to Rural Life Conference
• Talisman Staff is Named; Work on Book Begins
• Letter Received from Miss Dorothy Logan Enroute to Brazil
• Monroe & Barren Lead in Educational Progress
• Organizations is Completed at New Club Here – Foreign Relations Club
• Our Distinguished Alumni – J.W. Snyder
• November 16 is Named as Annual Founder’s Day
• Judge …

Ua3/1/4 Bowling Green Booster, Selby Smith

WKU Administration Documents

Bowling Green Booster was published twice a month by Selby Smith. This issue has articles written by WKU faculty Henry Cherry, Finley Grise and Herman Lowe and Bowling Green Business University faculty J.L. Harman. The majority of the issue is dedicated to WKU's homecoming activities. There are also articles regarding the Whitney Transfer Company, the Welfare Home, General Association of Baptists in Kentucky, Highway 31-W Association, the Red Cross, and the economy.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. Ix, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Class News
• Club News
• Editorials
• Lines & Spaces
• Long and Short of It by Pete & Repeat
• Personals
• Society
• Training School Notes

This issue contains articles:

• Hilltopper Are Near Conference Crown
• Hundreds Flock to Heights for Reunion Event
• Tables are Added to Equipment of Periodical Room
• Our Distinguished Alumni – Dr. Paul Chandler
• International Relations Club Sees Inception
• Sacred Concert Wins Approval of Many Present
• Logan, Ralph. Wendell Johnson’s Passing Has Often Led to Victory
• Eastern Game is Canceled; U. of L. Contest …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. Ix, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Class News
• Club News
• Editorials
• Lines & Spaces
• Long and Short of It by Pete & Repeat
• Personals
• Society
• Training School Notes

This issue contains articles:

• Everything is Set for Homeocming
• ‘Toppers Defeat Murray Thorobreds 6-0
• Music Dept. to Present Sacred Concert Nov. 13
• Date of KIPA Changed to Dec. 2-3
• Local Teachers Away at State Classical Meet
• Our Distinguished Alumni – L.C. Curry
• Training School Lads Killed in Motor Accident – Raymond Runner & Brooks Holcombe
• Seniors Present Play in Chapel
• Donor …

Ua11/1 Teachers College Heights, Vol. 13, No. 6, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Teachers College Heights monthly magazine promoting WKU and documenting campus events and courses offered. This issue includes articles about commandant W.H. Williams, clubs, Congress Debating Club, fall 1932 enrollment, Bowling Green, student breakfast at KEA, commencement exercises, athletics, faculty news, alumni association, Kentucky Building construction, R.D. Perry, the library, the rural training school and ring the bell.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. Ix, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni News
• Athletics
• Class News
• Club News
• Editorials
• Lines & Spaces
• Long and Short of It by Pete & Repeat
• Personals
• Society
• Training School Notes

This issue contains articles:

• Several Hundred Teachers Meet Here
• College News of Murray is KIPA Host
• Dr. L.Y. Lancaster Receives Honor
• Sales Contest Announced by Business Mgr.
• Murray Head is Heard here – Rainey Wells
• Bird Society Has Two-Day Meeting at Madisonville
• Tyler, Sara. Romance & History Both Surround Gift to Museum
• County Group Heads Convene
• Our Distinguished Alumni – Dr. …

Executive Committee Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Meeting to discuss purchase of band instruments, coal, laundry equipment, piano, and water for the Kentucky Building.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. Ix, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Alumni News
• Class News
• Club News
• Editorials
• Lines & Spaces
• Personals
• Society
• Training School Notes

This issue contains articles:

• --- Annual Report Given By Secretary – College Heights Foundation
• Cheer Leaders named by Classes
• Old Silver is Donated for Kentucky Museum Group
• Dr. R.D. Perry to Direct Band
• Football Schedule
• Student Wins Essay Award – Joe Harrison
• Noted Author Here Recently – Mrs. Walter Sachs
• Captain W.H. Williams Heads ROTC
• Freshman Step Out at reception
• New System of Self-Service is Used in Library
• Fall Enrollment Exceeds …