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A Study to Determine the Characteristics of Effective Application Letters for Teachers, with Particular Reference to College Positions, as Influenced by Reports from 65 College and University Presidents and an Analysis of 65 Sample Letters of Application for College Positions

Description: The purpose of this study is to try to answer these questions: By what standards may application letters for teaching positions be judged? How well does the average teacher meet these standards in his own application letters? What changes should teachers make in their application letters to make them stronger?
Date: 1940
Creator: Crittenden, Oda Pauline
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Survey of Department Store Employment in the Cities of Dallas, Sherman, Denison, and Denton, Texas

Description: This study was undertaken for the purpose of finding the standard requirements and qualifications demanded of employees by the sales, sales service, and executive divisions of the average department stores, and the rewards and benefits enjoyed by the employees for faithful and efficient service rendered to the organization.
Date: 1941
Creator: Sullivan, Henry L.
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An Evaluation of Distributive Education in Texas

Description: This study was made in an effort to evaluate the need in Texas for Distributive Education--a vocational education for workers in distributive occupations. By the term, distributive occupation, is meant an occupation in which workers are employed in the commercial exchanges necessary for making available to consumers the goods and services produced by others.
Date: 1941
Creator: Sanford, Charles
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Occupational Opportunities and Requirements for Business Office and Sales Employment in Kingsville, Texas

Description: The purpose of the survey was to study the business organizations from the standpoint of type, number of office employees, and the type and number of office machines used, in order that the commercial courses of the Kingsville High School could be patterned to these business needs.
Date: 1941
Creator: Waggoner, Markay
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The Determination of the Vocational Opportunities for Commercial Graduates of the Smaller and Medium-Sized High Schools, Together with Suggestions for Changes in the Curricula of the High Schools for Lafayette County, Missouri

Description: The aim of this study was to suggest adjustments for the commercial curricula of Lafayette County and to determine the vocational opportunities for commercial graduates of the smaller and medium-sized high schools in a small section of central Missouri.
Date: 1941
Creator: Donohew, Leo E.
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A Suggested Course of Study in the Principles and Problems of Business for the College Student Beginning His Study in Business Education

Description: The purpose of this study is to determine the organization, content, and method of presentation for a course of study in the principles and problems of business for the college student beginning his study in business education.
Date: 1941
Creator: Hinton, LeRoy Marshall
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Commercial Job Opportunity Survey of McAllen, Texas

Description: "The survey of commercial job opportunities in the City of McAllen, Texas, was undertaken for the purpose of determining: 1. The numerical importance of training for the different kinds of local commercial positions. 2. The desired age, sex, training, and experience for employees in the different commercial positions of the City. 3. Information to be used in the revision of the commercial curriculum of the McAllen Senior High School and in the vocational guidance of students, and in the placeme… more
Date: August 1941
Creator: Jones, Willie W.
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A Suggested Course in Consumer Education for Secondary Schools Based on Data Taken from Certain Textbooks and Courses of Study

Description: This study was undertaken as an investigation into the content of the high school course in consumer education that is included in certain course outlines and textbooks, and also an investigation of the general nature of the course in consumer education as it is now being taught in high school.
Date: 1940
Creator: Belew, Ruby
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