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Factors Influencing The Development Of Omaha, Lawrence A. Danton

Publications

This report is a short overview of the dominant factors which have influenced the development of the Omaha Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) in the past and will, no doubt, continue to influence the Omaha SMSA for many decades. The primary emphasis is on the tangible aspects involved in the city's development. Included among these is a consideration of the geographic variables from the standpoint of physical and human resources. These were the primary determinants in the early development of Omaha and will continue to play a major part in the future of the city. Another area of inquiry deals …

Omaha Trade Area Study No. 01: License Plate Survey Of Two Major Shopping Points, Harold J. Retallick, Charles R. Gildersleeve

Publications

This study is a preliminary attempt at the delimitation of Omaha's retail trade area. The method used is that of recording license plate numbers at the two major shopping points in Omaha, the Central Business District and Crossroads, plus two other smaller shopping points--Southroads and The Center. Emphasis is placed upon the two major points for they give the best regional cross-section of Omaha's retail attraction.

Omaha Unemployment Feasibility Study: Final Report, Larry D. Barnett, Kenneth Root, George Helling

Publications

The research reported here was designed to test the feasibility of a practical approach to the reduction of unemployment, particularly among Negroes.

The need for the particular kind of emphasis used in this approach was recently stated by the director of the U.S. Employment Service in pointing out the need to obtain " more understanding of the things that make the community tick, that keep it from solving its problems, and that lead to the discovery of the real barriers to coordination..."

The Potential Additional Supply Of Labor Available To The Omaha Smsa: Summary, Lawrence A. Danton

Publications

The purpose of this study is to determine from the best information available the potential supply of labor available to present and prospective employers in the community composing the Omaha SMSA. In doing so certain well established trends provide the starting point. First is the basic long-term shift in the industry employment patterns of the United States. That is, with the long term industrialization of the U.S. economy that has been taking place since the Civil War, there has been a continuous shift from agricultural to nonagricultural employment. This trend is still continuing and can be expected to do so …

The Changing Population Of The Omaha Smsa 1860-1967 With Estimates For 1970, John P. Zipay

Publications

During the Twentieth Century, the growth of population in the Omaha SMSA has been greatest in the post-war period. In the decade between 1950 and 1960, for example, the growth approximated 25 per cent. Much of this increase has resulted from cycles of residential construction in the fringes of the urbanized area, a situation known as urban sprawl. This sprawl has taken place in each of the three counties comprising the SMSA, but most significantly it has occurred in the territory west and south of the city of Omaha. A considerable portion of the population of the SMSA now exists …

Perceptions Of Poverty Families About The Incidence And Effect And Redress Of Poverty In Omaha, Harry W. Reynolds

Publications

Between March and May, 1965, 1112 families residing in nineteen census tracts in the City of Omaha were interviewed through the facilities of the Urban Studies Center of the Municipal University of Omaha with respect to various characteristics of their income, composition, and opinion as these items related to understanding the status of the econornica1ly underprivileged in their neighborhoods. The purpose of these interviews was to facilitate preparation of a community action program in Omaha capable of attacking some of the root causes of poverty and improving the conditions, present and future, of those families who were its victims. Quite …

An Investigation Of The Attitudes Held By A Randomly Selected Group Of Members Toward Their Young Women's Christian Association A Socio-Psychological Analysis, Robert Lee Geisel

Student Work

Curing the last few years the study of voluntary membership in clubs and other social organisations has become a matter of increased importance in the area of social research. Sociological literature contains several significant studies which have focused attention on this particular area of human behavior. Notwithstanding this development, an attempt will be made in this research project to demonstrate that there is still a definite lack of information with respect to several,important aspects of voluntary membership, it is hoped that the findings of this study will be fruitful in supplying some date deemed necessary to increase our understanding of …

Professional Performance Of Y.M.C.A. Senior Secretaries, Related To Factors Of Their Intelligence, Personal Values, And Interests, Cecil Fayette Mcgee

Student Work

The problem of selecting social service executives by government organizations and social service agencies has long been an important one. Other organizations directing the efforts of people need to know what qualities characterize successful social service executives. Social service executives administer and supervise many activities which involve the time and effort of other people. They should, therefore, be carefully selected so that the objectives of their employing organizations may be effectively and economically achieved.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether any relationship exists between performance ratings of Young Men’s Christian Association Senior Secretaries and their intelligence, personal …

A Study Of Religious Drama As A Resource Of The Church, Illustrated By An Original Biblical Drama, Marien E. Griffith

Student Work

The main purpose of this study is to determine the place of religious drama in the church. Data of information were secured from personal letters and interviews with pastors and lay-people in Omaha, Nebraska; Council Bluffs, Sioux City and Des Moines, Iowa; St. Louis, Missouri; Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota; Idaho Falls, Iowa; and Monrovia, California. A questionnaire was used as a guiding basis for the interviews. The case method and survey method were used. An original Biblical drama is presented to illustrate what the possibilities are in this field of activity.

Drama is one of the most interesting of …

Civilian Conservation Corps Program Of The United States Department Of The Interior (March 1933 To June 30, 1943), Conrad L. Wirth

Service Learning, General

I submit herewith my final report as the Department of the Interior Representative on the Advisory Council of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The report consists of two main parts, "Observations" and "Summary and Recommendations," which are summarized below for your convenience.

Fostering Civic Responsibility, Constitutional Rights Foundation

Civic Engagement

This issue features: Fostering Civic Responsibility Through Service Learning; Program Profiles; and CityWorks: A Curriculum Model for Teaching Local Government Through Research and Service Learning.