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Oral English In The Elementary School, Pauline Ehbets

Bachelors’ Theses

Since oral English is natural and necessary to the child, it was long thought that instruction in the mother tongue was unnecessary. The establishment of the High Schools in 1876 made definite demands in literary expression upon the elementary schools. Today there is a growing conviction that it is a basic part of every branch of the curriculum, and that it should be a separate study only for definite techni­cal demands...

Learning To Read -- Reading To Learn, Walter Summers Nichols

Bachelors’ Theses

The following thesis is a resume of notes, experiments, and readings carried on while teaching reading in the various grades of the elementary schools of Milwaukee. For the sake of convenience I have arranged this thesis in three parts:

• Part One ... Objectives
• Part Two ... Oral Reading
• Part Three ... Silent Reading

Rural Education In India, Lalit K. Shah

Graduate Thesis Collection

The following study is a historical survey of Indian education, a review of present day conditions, and a discussion of the future of Rural Education in India.

A Study Of The Reading Habits Of Adults, Burton K. Farnsworth

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

For several years past, some of the best students of americancolleges have been graduating with a major in English; and have gone forth full of hope and enthusiasm to perfect the oral and written expression of Young America, and to implant in them a taste for, and an appreciation of, worthwhile literature. While there can be no doubt that the training of teachers has steadily improved, and the time allotted to the study of English has constantly increased; yet critics say, and people generally believe them, that young America is still untaught. These critics declare that altho our boys and …

Borrowing Vs. Cash Payments As A Means Of Financing New School Buildings In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Francis J. Hart

Bachelors’ Theses

In ancient times it appears to have been the practice, during times of peace, to make provision for the necessities of war--hoarding up treasures before hand to be used in conquest or defense a the occasion demanded. It was not then the custom to trust to extraordinary impositions of taxes to meet extraordinary demands, much less to borrowing the necessary funds.

The Curriculum And The Individual, Mary Tomelty

Bachelors’ Theses

Modern ideals require that all shall be educated. In the first place this education must be serviceable to the individual from a cultural, social, and practical viewpoint. Today compulsory education is the rule in all civilized countries. But even with this, the school must make an appeal which is sufficiently interesting and worth while to keep the children in school. Among the means to accomplish this end is a better curriculum or course of study. Interest and more effective effort in school may thus be secured. The modern school must take "ail the children of all the people" and do …

Origin And Development Of The Jesuit School, Mary Booz

Bachelors’ Theses

The Council of Trent 1545-1563 and ecumenical or general council restored the ancient discipline for the training of clergy. The rise of European universities caused buses to creep in and it was necessary to issue a decree that a seminary for the instruction and preparation of religious students be established in every diocese.

An Account Of Experiments In Teaching Reading Devised And Directed, Harry B. Wilson

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of the experiments was threefold; first, that teachers might have an opportunity to discover the actual conditions in their own class rooms in comparison with statements of writers on education; second, that, in trying out recommended procedures, they might acquire a desire to investigate and develop a scientific attitude toward their work; third, that a more wholesome respect for the opinions of scientific investigators might obtain. The subject of reading is of such fundamental importance and has occupied so prominent a place in the field of investigation that it seemed reasonable to treat it in discussions in teachers' …

Silent Reading, Nano Armstrong

Bachelors’ Theses

There are two distinct types of reading, oral reading and silent reading, and each type calls for a different ability on the part of the child. Therefore, it is very important that we recognize at the outset these two different abilities. Both kinds of reading are now taught, but by far the greater part of our time and attention is devoted to oral reading. When we consider that after leaving school most of our reading, in fact practically all of it , is of the silent reading type, it is easy to understand that there is error in this arrangement.

Essentials In Voice Training, Nancy E. Canan

Bachelors’ Theses

The Voice is the greatest instrument that there is in existence It has the power to make more tones varying in quality than any instrument made by man. It is the most beautiful of instruments, in that each voice has its own peculiar beauty. But botwithstanding [sic] all this, this beautiful instrument is treated with less care than those made ny man. How many people learn to take care of the voice just because it is a beautiful instrument? People buy musical instruments and treat them with great care when they know that they can replace them if necessary, but …

The Administration Of Rural Schools In North Dakota, Edward Erickson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Industrial And Vocational Education In Massachusetts, Chimaki Kageyama

Historical Dissertations & Theses

No abstract provided.

The Model School As An Educational Factor, John Henry Purnell

Historical Dissertations & Theses

The term "model" school has two meanings. One is that which relates to an elementary school, sometimes a secondary school, connected more or less intimately with the professional work of a normal school, or training school for teachers. The other refers to a school which presumes to show the efficiency of certain educational theories and to increase the efficiency of the schools of the state, nation or empire by setting an example. This study has been mainly from the point of view of one interested in setting an example for other schools; but some of the schools connected with institutions …

The Public School Teacher In Massachusetts, George Allen Coe

Historical Dissertations & Theses

This study has been undertaken for the purpose of securing an idea of some of the more important professional conditions and tendencies observable in the teaching body as found in the public schools of Massachusetts. The last sections present in addition to conclusions that have been reached directly or indirectly as a result of the findings herein presented a few suggestions as to what needs to be done for and by the teachers, at least in the humble opinion of the writer.

The Child's Bible, Leonidas Latimer Loofbourow

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Every lover of scripture takes a Bible for himself within our larger one. He may read the 60 books from a sense of duty or profit, but there are portions that he loves, which he reads time and again. Those are the Bible within the Bible that he has made for himself. Any Bible used long and effectively by one person has this story to tell. Torn edges, pencillngs, thumbmarks plentiful here, and large sections of clean pages there show what the owner may never have dreamed, that he has his personal edition of our common Bible. This is inevitable. …

Industrial Education In Massachusetts, Thomas Francis Sullivan

Historical Dissertations & Theses

A study of the history of industrial education in Massachusetts is instructive and of peculiar interest for several reasons. It was the first state to scientifically investigate industrial education, and to pass laws as committing the state to actively engage in the establishment of industrial schools. It has had a more varied history in the administration and control of this form of education than any other state, and exceeds all other states, with the possible exception of New York (in 1911), in the number of and the variety of types of industrial schools.

Moving Pictures As A Factor In Education, Pierce J. Fleming

Historical Dissertations & Theses

No abstract provided.

Worcester Survey: Children's Charities, John Leroy Hughes

Historical Dissertations & Theses

This report does not cover all of the child-helping organizations in the city but those not mentioned here are described in the other departments of the survey. A correct understanding of the psychological ideals of each institution, especially those under Catholic management, is necessary in order to get a fair appreciation of the work being done.

Historical Sketch Of The Parks And Playgrounds Of Worcester, John Francis Roche

Historical Dissertations & Theses

Tracks the history of Worcester's parks and playground beginning with 1669's Committee of Settlement recommending that twenty acres be reserved at the center of the town "for a training field and to build a school house upon".

Juvenile Deliquency In Worcester, Massachusetts, Thomas Charles Carrigan

Historical Dissertations & Theses

A study of "Juvenile Delinquency in Worcester" was made by Albert H.N. Baron of Clark University in May 1906. Worcester was then a city of about 130,000 inhabitants and Baron's study covered the period from 1901 to May 1906. The period chosen in the present study is from May 1907 to April 1910 and Worcester at this writing has a population of about 146,000. The present study is intended to supplement Baron's to April 1, 1910, except for the interval between May 1906 and June 1907. During these thirteen months the present juvenile law (Chapter 413 of the acts of …

Juvenile Deliquency In Worcester, Mass., Albert Heyem Nachmen Baron

Historical Dissertations & Theses

The city of Worcester, Massachusetts is in the list of middle-sized cities. It now (in 1906) has a population of over 130,000 and may be taken as a representative manufacturing city. As a concrete local study, the present investigation of juvenile delinquency in Worcester has been undertaken with this three-fold object in view -- to ascertain -- 1st, the extent and character of juvenile offenses; 2nd, the present mode of dealing with them; and 3rd, the changes or improvements that might be suggested by a comparison with the methods in vogue elsewhere. The data here presented have been obtained from …

The Origin And Development Of The Office Of City Superintendent With A Discussion Of The Powers And Duties Belonging To The Office, William James Mckone

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The School Courses Of Fifty-Two Schools, Walter C. Hewitt

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Kindergarten A Factor Of Education, Mary Mauritius Duffy

Bachelors’ Theses

That the kindergarten is an important. factor of education can be clearly seen from a careful examination of all that the terms "education", "factor" and "kindergarten" connote.

Some Phases Of Supervised Study, Mary Dowling

Bachelors’ Theses

A.n Assembly room in which. pupils prepare their lessons during their free periods, with a teacher in charge to see that the order is such that any student is not disturbed nor distracted by his neighbor, is not an example of supervised study as we use the term in this paper. Neither is a classroom in which one division recites while the other division studies an illustration of supervised study.

Aesthetics: A Force In Education, Warren Charles Hull

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Chinese Education, Harry Edwin King

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

National Educational Institutions Of China, Edna A. Haskins King

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.