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A History Of The Public Schools Of Durango, Colorado, Cecil Morgan Mckinley

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The aim of this study is to record the growth of the public schools of Durango, Colorado, from 1881 to 1944. It is a chronological history, with stress on the problems encountered with the establishing and developing of the school system. The biographies of the schools' administrators, found in the appendix, have a part in explaining the growth and achievements of the Durango Schools.

The material in this school history offers lessons to the educator and the layman. Since no two public schools travel exactly the same path of growth, a narrative of an additional school system adds some practical …

The Development Of The Public Schools In New Mexico Between 1848 And 1900, Thomas J. Mayfield Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The conditions of New Mexico and its time of annexation to the United States were different from most other territories that had been added. The population was composed almost entirely of Spanish descent and Indians. Their customs and ideas of church and state differed completely from those of the American subjects. The climatic and geographic conditions of the territory caused the living conditions to be entirely different. The problem in this study is to show how these conditions affected the educational development and how many obstacles were overcome in establishing a system of public schools. The legal status of the …

Handbook Of Information For Students, 1928-1929, Student Government Association

Handbooks

The Anderson College student handbook for the school 1928-1929 year.

Developed by the Anderson College Student Government Association Officers: Gladys Beach, President; Margaret Owings, Vice-President; Mildred Franks, Secretary; and Inez Boleman, Treasurer.

A Plea For The Town System Of Public Schools, Ruth Hortense James

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

A guide to Rhode Island public education reform based on a community model for country towns. Expands the thesis "The wealth of a state is in proportion to the education which its children receive".