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The Legal Status of Certain Public School Officials in Texas

Description: The purpose of this study is to determine the exact power that public school officials may exercise and yet remain within the limits of the law. Associated with this purpose is the effort to show that the legal status of their public school officials is not static.
Date: 1943
Creator: Cooley, Waldron W.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Present Trends in the Social Studies in the Elementary Grades

Description: The purpose of the study is to determine the extent to which elementary school social-studies programs are meeting the needs of children in the present emergency and to what extent present trends may function in the world of tomorrow.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dishman, Naomi Evelyn
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Production of Material Suitable to the Reading Level of Dull-Normal First-Grade Children

Description: The purpose of the study was five-fold: (1) to discover what criteria have been set up by recognized authorities for teaching dull-normal children; (2) to determine the interests and needs of the dull-normal children under consideration; (3) to determine their vocabulary range; (4) to produce interesting, easy reading material for them and to determine their response to the reading material produced, based upon their activities and interests; and (5) to recommend a reading program for the dull-… more
Date: 1943
Creator: McElrath, Esta
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Professional Vocabulary for Art Students at North Texas State Teachers College

Description: The purpose of this investigation is to present to teachers in the field of art education a list of words which are essential to successful mastery of the subject matter found in certain textbooks used in the art department at the North Texas State Teachers College.
Date: 1943
Creator: Prestini, Antoinette L.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Sanitary Aspects of the Swimming Pool of North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas

Description: This investigation was conducted in order to show that insanitary conditions may exist in the swimming pool at North Texas State Teachers College provided the proper precautions are not taken; and, in contrast that this pool can be sanitary and entirely safe when operated and used according to the necessary sanitary specifications.
Date: 1943
Creator: Self, Louise
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Social and Emotional Influences of Home Life on Children in School

Description: The problem of this investigation is three-fold in its objectives: (1) to discover what authorities in the field of education believe about personality in relation to home and school influences, (2) to determine the personality characteristics and the home status of a group of third-grade children in the Stonewall Jackson School of Denton, Texas, and (3) to make analyses and comparisons in an effort to determine whether any perceptible relationships exist between home status and the degree of s… more
Date: 1943
Creator: Perryman, Martha Lois
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Spermatophytes of Tarrant County, Texas

Description: The problem consisted of thoroughly exploring Tarrant County, Texas, in an attempt to collect and study critically as many species of Spermatophytes as possible. In addition a thorough examination was made of herbarium specimens assembled from the region by other botanists.
Date: 1943
Creator: McCart, William Larrey
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Study of the Requirements for Household Employment in Waelder, Texas

Description: The study herein described was made in twenty-four white homes in Waelder, Texas, in which there were household employees. The study was made for the purpose of finding the requirements for household employment in Waelder, Texas.
Date: 1943
Creator: Bradfield, Arldia Westbrook
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Survey of Sixty-Six Secondary School Libraries in Texas

Description: The purpose of this study is to make a survey of the libraries of sixty-six selected high schools of Texas to determine the present status of these libraries and how they measure up to the requirements set up by the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States and by individual authorities.
Date: 1943
Creator: Enis, Alma Cowling
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Survey of the Public School System of Denton, Texas, with Reference to the Financial Status, the School Plants, the Instructional Staff, the Pupil Personnel, and the Libraries

Description: The purpose of this study is to report a survey which the writer made of the public school system of Denton, Texas, dealing with the financial status, the school plants, the teaching personnel, the pupil personnel, and the libraries. The goal was to evaluate the schools in light of accepted standards for the factors considered, and to make certain recommendations regarding improvements.
Date: 1943
Creator: Brooks, Marjorie Lynn Collier
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Workshop for Teachers

Description: The problem of this study is concerned with the history, trends, and evaluation of the summer workshop movement for teachers in the United States. In addition, a study was made of the Child Development Workshop conducted on the campus of the North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas, during the summer of 1942.
Date: 1943
Creator: Sparks, Izetta
Partner: UNT Libraries
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