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Trends In The Statutory Powers And Duties Of City School Superintendents, Edwin George Hobbs

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The general purpose of this investigation is to determine trends in theory and practice as to the powers and duties of city school superintendents. More definitely stated, the objective is to present answers to the following questions: (1) What are the trends in the statutory powers and duties conferred upon city school superintendents in the several states?; (2) To what extent do the trends in statutory powers and duties of the city school superintendent take the direction of the status recommended by educational leaders, and how closely do they conform to the powers and duties which city school superintendents actually …

Annual Report 1936, Brown/Risd

Annual Reports

This is the annual report of the Community Art Project for the year ending on July 1, 1936. Discussed were the activities of the Art Caravan, the fourth annual Institute of Art, the Calendar of Art Events, prepared lectures, the Picture Lending Library, exhibitions shown and cooperation with other organizations.

1936 Faculty Meeting Minutes, Morehead State Teachers College

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty meeting minutes of the Morehead State Teacher College for 1930.

Calendar Of Events November 1935, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of November 1935 includes an article called Shakespeare's Head, a Pre-Revolutionary Relic, about an historic building on Meeting Street in Providence. This was written by John Hutchins Cady. Also mentioned are the times, topics and locations of art exhibitions, concerts, plays and lectures in the Providence area.

Calendar Of Events October 1935, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of October 1935 includes an article about the Art Caravan which travelled to several Rhode Island towns with artwork. Also included are the times, topics and locations for art exhibitions, concerts, plays and lectures in the Providence area. Art exhibitions at the Currier Gallery of Art in New Hampshire, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and museums in Massachusetts and Connecticut are also included.

Efficiency Of Consolidated Schools, S. A. Breeding

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

To study the efficiency of the county unit and district systems in Kalmath County, county unit, and Lane County, district unit.

Comparison in four points:

1. School Plant
2. Teaching Staff
3. Expenditure
4. Pupil Achievement

Calendar Of Events June 1935, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of June 1935 includes an article about the building of the First Baptist Meeting House in Providence. Also included are times, topics and locations of art exhibitions, plays, concerts and lectures in the Providence area. Art exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and museums in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont are also included.

Calendar Of Events March 1935, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of March 1935 includes an essay about Paul Cezanne and another essay about Rhode Island colonial silversmiths. The times, topics and locations for art exhibitions, concerts, plays and lectures that took place in the Providence area are listed. Also mentioned are art exhibitions in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Calendar Of Events February 1935, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of February 1935 includes an essay about Machine Art. The times, topics and locations of art exhibitions, plays, concerts, and lectures are included. Art exhibitions in Massachusetts, Connecticut and the Museum of Modern Art in New York are also included.

Calendar Of Events January 1935, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of January 1935 includes an essay about jewelry design. There also is an interview with Professor Curt Ducasse of Brown University about art and philosophy. The times, topics and locations of art exhibitions, concerts, plays and lectures in the Providence area are included. Art exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and museums in Connecticut and Massachusetts are also mentioned.

School Enrollment In New Mexico Including Comparisons Of School Enrollment In New Mexico With The In The United States And Certain States, Richard Arnold Bruce

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this investigation is to study school enrollment in New Mexico. In addition to analyzing school enrollment in the state from 1850 to 1930, inclusive, comparisons of enrollment in the several counties of New Mexico are made; and school enrollment in New Mexico is compared with that in the United States as a whole, the Rocky Mountain States, and certain Southwestern States.

1935 Faculty Meeting Minutes, Morehead State Teachers College

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty meeting minutes of the Morehead State Teacher College for 1935.

Costs In The Senior Seminaries Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Harold S. Nelson

Theses and Dissertations

Stated in the form of a question, the problem of this study is: What are the expenditures and costs of senior seminaries in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?

Specifically, this study proposes to answer the following secondary questions which are relevant to the problem:
(1) What are the expenditures for the establishment, maintenance, and "current expense" of the senior seminaries in the Church of Jesus Chrsit of Latter Day Saints?
(2) What are the certain "unit-costs" in the senior seminaries?

Calendar Of Events December 1934, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of December 1934 includes information about the third annual Institute of Art, which was held from December 7- December 9 1934. Various exhibitions and lectures were held. Also Art week was observed from December 1 - December 9, 1934. An essay by Royal Farnum of RISD about the new architecture in Harrisville, RI was also included. Art exhibitions were held at the Museum of Modern Art, and museums in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

The Modern Teacher: From The Unpublished Writings Of Harriet M. Johnson, Harriet M. Johnson

69 Bank Street

Volume 1 Number 2, November 1934

Harriet Johnson's brief papers focusing on the central theme of what kind of person a child needs for a teacher.

A Teacher Retirement System For Kentucky, Mrs. W. E. Willis

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Statement of the problem -

1. To find out the effort being made to establish a state-wide teacher retirement system in those states where no retirement system exists.
2. To study and analyze each state-wide teacher retirement system in effect.
3. To set up a state-wide teacher retirement plan for Kentucky.

Benjamin Orr Peers: Educator, Auguston Page

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to bring to the attention of the public the contributions of Benjamin Orr Peers and to show his influence on the development of our present public school system in Kentucky.

Material, other than secondary, has been scarce and widely scattered. The greater part of the source material was found in the Transylvania Library, Lexington, Kentucky, and in the private collection of Miss Mary O. Gray, Louisville, Kentucky. Some valuable information was obtained in each of the following places: Paris, Lexington, Louisville, Frankfort and Bowling Green.

Calendar Of Events March 1934, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of March 1934 includes an essay by L.Earle Rowe about the Modern Spanish exhibition that took place at the RISD Museum. The times, topics and locations of art exhibitions, concerts, plays and radio programs that took place in Rhode Island were listed. Art exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the RCA building at Rockefeller Center in New York, the Gallery of Fine Arts in New Haven and museums in Massachusetts were also included.

Harriet M. Johnson: Pioneer 1867-1934, Lucy Sprague Mitchell

Books

Harriet Johnson's life and work as described by her long time colleague Lucy Sprague Mitchell.

Calendar Of Events January 1934, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of January 1934 includes an essay about William Blake by Professor Damon of Brown University. Also included are art exhibitions, concerts, plays and radio programs that took place in Rhode Island.

1934 Faculty Meeting Minutes, Morehead State Teachers College

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty meeting minutes of the Morehead State Teacher College for 1934.

Calendar Of Events November 1933, Brown/Risd Community Art Project

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Art Events of November 1933 includes an article about the Eliza Greene Radeke Memorial garden on the RISD campus. The times, topics and locations of art exhibitions, concerts, lectures and radio programs throughout Rhode Island is included. Art exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum in New York and museum in Massachusetts and Connecticut are also included.

Catalog, 1933-1934, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1933-1934 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

The Drawing & Holding Power Of The Ohio County High Schools, P. L. Sanderfur

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study can be divided into three parts:

1. To determine the drawing and holding power of the Ohio County high schools.
2. To find out why certain students are dropping out of school.
3. To offer suggestions, if possible, as to how the drawing and holding power of the Ohio County high schools may be increased.

A Comparative Study Of The Ability & Effort Of Mccracken County & Paducah, Kentucky, To Support Their Educational Programs, Herman Robertson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The problem is four-fold:

1. To compare the ability of McCracken County and Paducah, Kentucky, to finance their educational programs.
2. To compare the effort that McCracken County and Paducah are making to finance their educational programs.
3. To compare the educational programs of McCracken County and Paducah.
4. To suggest a defensible educational program based on the ability and effort of the educational unit to support it.

Project Description 1933, Brown/ Risd Community Art Project

Correspondence and Ephemera

Community Art Project description dated July 10, 1933 with two plans to move forward.

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 …

Comparison Of The Legal Status Of County School Superintendents And City School Superintendents, With Emphasis Upon Superintendents Of New Mexico, John L. Gill

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to determine the legal status which has been accorded to city school superintendents and county school superintendents in the several states, to compare the status of one with that of the other, and to evaluate each in the light of the recommendations of authorities in educational administration. Emphasis will be placed upon the provisions of the New Mexico Statutes relative to the status of county school superintendents and city school superintendents.

1933 Faculty Meeting Minutes, Morehead State Teachers College

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty meeting minutes of the Morehead State Teacher College for 1933.

Catalog, 1932-1933, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1932-1933 academic catalog and introduction to the college.