Interview with Horace N. Robinson, a resident of Durant, Oklahoma. Robinson discusses his upbringing, life in a small town, the appearance of polio, World War II, PTSD he had seen in veterans, Christianity, the development of pacifism, the Vietnam War, and reminders left behind.

Interview with David Vo, a resident of Calera, Oklahoma. Vo discusses his upbringing in Vietnam, his father's work as an officer in the South Vietnamese military, the Vietnam War, escaping on a boat and coming to the United States, getting his degree in automotive industrial technology at Cal State University, starting a family, and his perspective regarding his homeland.

Article explores the evolution of Armstrong Academy, a boarding school for American Indian boys, from its opening in 1845 to its untimely closing in 1920.

Article provides details surrounding the lynching of John Lee, a black man who attacked and killed a woman alone with her children near Durant, Oklahoma in 1911. Lowell Blaisdell describes the history of racial violence in the area, including other lynching incidents, and the circulation of rumors and paranoia that went hand-in-hand with the attitudes of the era.

The purpose of this study was to compare four different methods of bibliographic instruction in order to determine which method would have the most effect on student learning.

The study examines the use of hypnotic audiotapes designed to affect study habits and attitudes. It is assumed that exposure to the hypnotic audiotapes will improve study habits and attitudes. It is further expected that exposure to the audiotapes will improve students' self-concepts and adjustment to college work, as well as reduce anxiety. Previous studies are cited which indicate that hypnosis has had a positive effect on learning. Hypnosis has been shown to be an effective means of changing specific behaviors.

The effect of an interdisciplinary algebra/science course on students' critical thinking skills was examined. A traditional college algebra course was used as a comparison group. The students in the sample enrolled in college algebra and then half were randomly placed into the interdisciplinary course. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest comparison group design was used. The Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal was used to measure the students' critical thinking skills. This instrument consists of an overall critical thinking score as well as five subscores in the areas of Inference, Recognition of Assumptions, Deduction, Interpretation and Evaluation of Arguments. It was found that the students in the interdisciplinary course made greater gains in the overall critical thinking score as well as in four of the five subscores. However, the differences in the gains made in the two courses were not statistically significant. Disregarding course, other factors that were found to be closely related to critical thinking were Composite ACT, grade received in the course, Math ACT and grade point average. It was also found that students whose majors were in the Schools of Arts and Letters or Science and Technology scored higher on critical thinking than students whose majors were in the Schools of Business …

Weekly newspaper from Durant, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Durant, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Durant, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Durant, Choctaw Nation (in Indian Territory) that includes local, territory, and United States national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Durant, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Durant, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Durant, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Durant, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Durant, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Durant, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Caddo, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Durant, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Durant, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Durant, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Durant, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Durant, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Durant, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.