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A Survey Of Unusual Features In Public School Buildings In The State Of Washington, James Jerry Oechsner Aug 1952

A Survey Of Unusual Features In Public School Buildings In The State Of Washington, James Jerry Oechsner

All Master's Theses

It is the purpose of this paper to present the result of a composite survey of unusual features in new school buildings throughout the state of Washington. The writer does not desire to present the common characteristics of size, shape or description of the conventionally planned schools, but rather his aim will be to present the results of a survey revealing many unusual and accommodating features as they are being incorporated in modern plants.

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A Study Of Teacher Production Of Two By Two Inch Photographic Projection Slides For Classroom Instruction, Samuel Wesley Peach Aug 1952

A Study Of Teacher Production Of Two By Two Inch Photographic Projection Slides For Classroom Instruction, Samuel Wesley Peach

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the area of teacher-constructed photographic slides: to consider the feasibility of such projects, the qualities desirable in teaching slides, and the techniques of production.

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Participation In Extracurricular Activities In The Yakima High School, Lois Hubbell Nickel Dec 1951

Participation In Extracurricular Activities In The Yakima High School, Lois Hubbell Nickel

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine the extent of extracurricular activity participation in the Yakima High School, by grade, sex, socio-economic level, and by the distance the students live from town.

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A Survey Of The Physical Education Program For Boys In South Dakota Public Secondary Schools, Glen Wilbur Wright Aug 1951

A Survey Of The Physical Education Program For Boys In South Dakota Public Secondary Schools, Glen Wilbur Wright

All Master's Theses

The main purpose for conducting this study was to determine the status of physical education, the facilities available, and the preparation and qualifications of the personnel who were conducting the programs in the public secondary schools in the State of South Dakota. The findings of the survey may be of value to physical education students, to public school administrators, to the colleges of the State and to the Department of Public Instruction.

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A Survey Of Camping In The State Of Washington And The Implications To Education, Lloyd Gene Craig Aug 1951

A Survey Of Camping In The State Of Washington And The Implications To Education, Lloyd Gene Craig

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study are to gather needed information concerning the status of camping as now practiced in the State of Washington, and to interpret these data as they apply to a school district interested in initiating a program in Outdoor Education.

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Student Participation In Extra-Curricular Activities, George Craig Anderson Aug 1951

Student Participation In Extra-Curricular Activities, George Craig Anderson

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine the extent of student participation in the extra-curricular activities of the Toppenish High School according to socioeconomic status and according to the distances of students’ homes from school.

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Student Participation In Extra-Curricular Activities, Bennette Kirk Bedford Jun 1951

Student Participation In Extra-Curricular Activities, Bennette Kirk Bedford

All Master's Theses

A study of student participation in extra-curricular activities in the Ellensburg Junior and Senior High Schools was thought advisable in view of the increased attention and study being devoted to this area throughout the nation. Leading educators have implied that such activities are a significant part of any school system. However, until recent years, attempts to make effective use of these facilities have often been neglected.

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Education Through Camping, Claude C. Pollock Aug 1950

Education Through Camping, Claude C. Pollock

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this report was to provide a brief history of camping in the United States, an account of the Auburn, Washington School District’s elementary summer school pilot and first year camping program, the first in Washington State, and to present the education benefits of such a program.

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Classroom Lighting, Walter Andrew Hotsko Aug 1950

Classroom Lighting, Walter Andrew Hotsko

All Master's Theses

The amount of light needed to produce the most efficient work is still subject to controversy. An adequate amount is recommended by everyone, but the definition of adequate varies as is evidenced in the amount of foot-candles suggested. But the emphasis now has shifted from "how much light should we have" to "how well can we see." Quantity and quality may now be regarded as the twin requirements for good lighting. This new look in school lighting can be summarized in two words--brightness control. It involves the control of brightnesses of everything in the visual field. This new emphasis not …

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A Study Of Teacher Constructed Audio-Visual Aids, Marvin Joseph Schroeder Jun 1950

A Study Of Teacher Constructed Audio-Visual Aids, Marvin Joseph Schroeder

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine which teacher constructed audio-visual aids, as evaluated by a sample of audio-visual coordinators, are considered to be the most valuable for classroom use and which materials and equipment are needed for the construction and utilization of these aids.

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The Role Of The Lay Educational Advisory Council, Larry Dorman Langseth Mar 1950

The Role Of The Lay Educational Advisory Council, Larry Dorman Langseth

All Master's Theses

It is the purpose of this study to (1) trace the historical development of the advisory council; (2) to determine what the current practices in lay councils are; and (3) to synthesize the evaluations and recommendations of school administrators and school boards who are using lay councils.

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A Survey Of The School Housing Needs In Ellensburg, Washington, Dike A. Willoughby Dec 1949

A Survey Of The School Housing Needs In Ellensburg, Washington, Dike A. Willoughby

All Master's Theses

The improvement of school environment presents a different problem in each school. The problem facing the Ellensburg School District is one of providing more and better school housing. The purpose of this survey is to find out the condition of the present buildings, to make recommendations for improvements and alterations to the existing structures, to point out the needs for future building expansion. This survey is based on the results of an actual school census undertaken during November of this year.

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Planning And Equiping The School Lunchroom., Frances Willis Aug 1949

Planning And Equiping The School Lunchroom., Frances Willis

All Master's Theses

A healthy body is the foundation for a sound, wholesome mind. Good substantial and nutritious lunches served in an attractive lunchroom with a pleasant inspiring atmosphere will result in desirable qualities of school children. The school lunchroom may make use of effective atmosphere, arrangement and corresponding circumstances to build and direct creative values.

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Designing A Well-Rounded Social Program For A Small College Campus To Meet The Social Needs Of All Student Participants., Virginia Evans Johnson Jul 1949

Designing A Well-Rounded Social Program For A Small College Campus To Meet The Social Needs Of All Student Participants., Virginia Evans Johnson

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study are: to endeavor, as many other similar studies have done to point up and emphasize certain key concepts and ideas regarding the social life on a small college campus; to recognize existing problems; to give the students’ reactions to these problems and their proposed ways of solving them; finally, to find the needs of the students not reached by the existing program and to plan ways of implanting these in the social whole.

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The Financing Of Education In Homestead Areas, Lester Turnbaugh Jan 1935

The Financing Of Education In Homestead Areas, Lester Turnbaugh

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Some explanation is necessary of the method of procedure in compiling material for this thesis. The first step was really taken seven years ago. At that time the writer interviewed state officials at Sacramento, California, in the hope of obtaining state aid for educational finance in the Tule Lake section of the Klamath Irrigation Project. The Governor, the department of education, and the finance department were all consulted, but no legal way was discovered of using state money for the erection of school buildings in the district mentioned. Some county money was available for payment of teachers’ salary, but none …

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