An Analysis of Twelve Courses of Study in Physical Education for Junior and Senior High School Boys (open access)

An Analysis of Twelve Courses of Study in Physical Education for Junior and Senior High School Boys

The purpose of this study was to analyze twelve courses of study in physical education for boys in junior and senior high schools. Based on the analysis and the evidence presented, the study substantiated the lack of uniformity of the essential phases of the physical education program.
Date: August 1936
Creator: Cooper, William A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
To Determine Some Educational Factors Associated with the Growth and Development of Physical Education in the Senior Colleges of Texas (open access)

To Determine Some Educational Factors Associated with the Growth and Development of Physical Education in the Senior Colleges of Texas

This thesis aimed to determine how and why physical education made its apperance and has developed in in the senior colleges of Texas.
Date: June 1937
Creator: Roberts, Sally Stevens
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Participation and Interests in Leisure Time Activities of the Women of Dallas, Texas (open access)

A Study of the Participation and Interests in Leisure Time Activities of the Women of Dallas, Texas

"It is the purpose of this investigation to discover and report how the women of Dallas, Texas, spend their time when not engaged in their daily occupation. ... it attempts to disclose the trend of interest of various groups according to age, salary, and occupation; the influence of previous training; the reasons for non-participation in the activities in which they desire to take part. It is a further purpose to formulate various plans which are to evaluate academically or non-academically the activities that should be included in the program for the modern girl in the secondary school."-- leaf 1.
Date: July 1937
Creator: Wade, Irma E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the Affiliated and Non-Affiliated Physical Education Programs in the Texas High Schools to Determine the Value of Such Affiliation as a sound Educational Requirement (open access)

A Comparative Study of the Affiliated and Non-Affiliated Physical Education Programs in the Texas High Schools to Determine the Value of Such Affiliation as a sound Educational Requirement

This study attemts to compare, among other things, the non-affiliated Physical Education program with affiliated program in the Texas High Schools to determine the value of such affiliation as a sound educational requirement.
Date: August 1937
Creator: Bevill, Glenda Pearl
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the Old Physical Training and Modern Physical Education to Determine the Status of Physical Activity as an Integral Part of the Modern Education Program (open access)

A Comparative Study of the Old Physical Training and Modern Physical Education to Determine the Status of Physical Activity as an Integral Part of the Modern Education Program

This comparative study of the old physical training and modern physical education was made to determine the status of an original physical activity program as an integral part of modern education. It also discuss
Date: August 1937
Creator: Bryson, Lida Kate
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methods and Procedures in Directing Extra-Curricular Activities (open access)

Methods and Procedures in Directing Extra-Curricular Activities

The purpose of this study is to discover and report the best practices of selecting, organizing, and administering the extra-curricular activitiy program in elementary and secondary schools.
Date: August 1937
Creator: Hostetter, Virginia Woody
System: The UNT Digital Library
Necessity for and Trends Toward Foot Hygiene in the Elementary School. (open access)

Necessity for and Trends Toward Foot Hygiene in the Elementary School.

The purpose of this study is to improve helath service to children in general and a better program of foot hygiane in particular. The chief problem of corrective physical education is that of prevention by education.
Date: August 1937
Creator: Trail, Madonna
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Educational and Recreational Value of Swimming in Texas as Revealed by the Municipal and Educational Institutions (open access)

The Educational and Recreational Value of Swimming in Texas as Revealed by the Municipal and Educational Institutions

The purpose of this study was undertaken first, to determine, in so far as possible, the extent of the growing popularity of swimming throughout Texas; second, to discover what provisions were being made to meet the new demands for more adequate facilities and instruction; third, to reveal the extent of swimming participation in the state; fourth, to reveal data showing the extent and kind of swimming facilities in the state; and fifth, to evaluate the data found.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Woodall, Earle S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Growth and Development of the Physical Education Program for Men in the Colleges and Universities of the United States of America (open access)

The Growth and Development of the Physical Education Program for Men in the Colleges and Universities of the United States of America

The purpose of this study was to compile an account of the growth and development of physical education for men in the colleges and universities in the United States. The plan was to organize the historical literature and the material obtained from the investigation in such a way as to make it of value to the institutions of higher learning in the further development of their physical education programs.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Tergerson, Charles J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methods and Procedures in Determining a Recreation Program for the City of Denton, Texas (open access)

Methods and Procedures in Determining a Recreation Program for the City of Denton, Texas

The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent the existing Recreation Program of Denton, Texas provides for the leisure time needs of the citizens of Denton. After the existing program was surveyed, the results were compared with the standards set up by the National Recreation Association for a city the size of Denton. From a comparison of the present program and the standards, an effort was made to formulate a program that would meet the leisure time needs of the citizenship of Denton.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Bales, Marguerite
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recreational Therapy for Mentally and Emotionally Maladjusted Personalities (open access)

Recreational Therapy for Mentally and Emotionally Maladjusted Personalities

This study of recreational therapy was made in order to determine the use of physical education as a therapeutic for the mentally maladjusted student.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Buice, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Survey of Practices and Procedures of the Administration of the University Interscholastic League of Texas to Determine the Educational Value of Such Procedures (open access)

Survey of Practices and Procedures of the Administration of the University Interscholastic League of Texas to Determine the Educational Value of Such Procedures

The purpose of this study was to determine the educational value of the University Interscholastic League to the school child of Texas in relation to the expenditure of time and means.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Simpson, Lee Edwin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Survey of Procedures Employed and Progress made by Dallas City Schools for the Immunization of Contagious Diseases (open access)

Survey of Procedures Employed and Progress made by Dallas City Schools for the Immunization of Contagious Diseases

The purpose of this study was to determine the progress of the immunization program for Contagious Diseases in the City Schools of Dallas, Texas, over a period of ten years, dating from September 1928, to September 1938. An endeavor was made to determine how the Health Works Program of the Dallas Public Schools developed, and the protection it gave the public children.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Manire, Vera Olivia
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of the Growth and Development of National Safety to Determine the Educational Contributions of Industrial Institutions to the New Social Order (open access)

A Survey of the Growth and Development of National Safety to Determine the Educational Contributions of Industrial Institutions to the New Social Order

The purpose of this thesis is to make a survey of the growth and development of safety. Safety-consciousness in the individual may be developed by determining the educational contributions that have been made in the field of safety by industrial and social organizations.
Date: 1939
Creator: Venable, Mae
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Hobbies of the Fifth Grade Boys of Twelve Elementary Schools of Dallas, Texas (open access)

An Analysis of the Hobbies of the Fifth Grade Boys of Twelve Elementary Schools of Dallas, Texas

"The purpose of this study was to determine the percent of boys who had hobbies; what influenced their choice of hobbies; what types of hobbies were selected; what were their recreational, educational, and vocational values; and what were their environmental influences...One hundred and ninety-eight questionnaires were filed out in the schools that were in the high economic districts, one hundred ninety-one in the medium districts, and one hundred ninety-seven in the low districts. This made a total of five hundred and sixty-five questionnaires used in the analysis... Comparisons and analyses of all the groups were made by means of numbers, percentages, and averages. "-- leaves 3,7
Date: August 1939
Creator: Dittrich, Cedonia E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The General Development of Safety Education with Special Reference to the Safety Program of the Public Schools of Dallas, Texas (open access)

The General Development of Safety Education with Special Reference to the Safety Program of the Public Schools of Dallas, Texas

"The purpose of this thesis is to show the general development of safety education in the home, the school, and the community with special reference to the safety program in the Public Schools of Dallas, Texas. In this study of the general development of safety education the writer has treated the problem in the following divisions: (1) History of the safety movement (2) Safety education (3) Public safety education (4) Safety program in Dallas (5) Home safety (6) School safety and (7) Safety program in the Dallas Public Schools. Special consideration was given to the safety program of the Public Schools of Dallas "-- leaf 1.
Date: August 1939
Creator: Jeanes, Artie Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Growth and Development of the Recreation Program of the North Texas State Teachers College from 1911 to 1939 (open access)

The Growth and Development of the Recreation Program of the North Texas State Teachers College from 1911 to 1939

The purpose of this study was to show the growth and development of the recreation program for men and women in the North Texas State Teachers College from 1911 to 1939. This thesis has attempted to show in chronological order that the growth and development of the year-round recreation program at North Texas State Teachers College was a result of two underlying factors; leisure time, and the innate tendency of man to express his emotions through the avenue of play.
Date: August 1939
Creator: Atkins, Noble James
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Quarter of a Century of Health and Physical Education in North Texas State Teachers College (open access)

A Quarter of a Century of Health and Physical Education in North Texas State Teachers College

The purpose of this study was to trace the history and development of the Health and Physical Education Program in North Texas State Teachers College from the year 1914 to 1939 to determine the contribution this department has made in the development of the College. As a reslut of the foregoing study, the following conclusions were reached: 1. The success of the Health and the Physical Education Department was due to the foundation upon which it was built; this foundation was laid by responsible and well-trained men and women. 2. The personnel has increased from one teacher to nine regular staff members. 3. The number of credit courses in the department has increased in twenty-five years from one to forty-three. 4. The students trained in this department are equipped to teach all phases of Health and Physical Education work in the public and private schools, and in the various types of summer camps. 5. The Health and Physical Education facilities have grown from a two room gymnasium in the basement of the Historical Building, a baseball field, a tennis court and basketball court, to a well-equipped Health and Physical Education plant. This plant now consists of a modern fire-proof sanitarium …
Date: August 1939
Creator: Johns, Lorenzo M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of the Activities of the High School Students and Adults in the Community Bounded by the School District of Springtown, Texas, to Determine the Economic, Physical, Religious, and Social Standards of the Community (open access)

A Survey of the Activities of the High School Students and Adults in the Community Bounded by the School District of Springtown, Texas, to Determine the Economic, Physical, Religious, and Social Standards of the Community

"...This interest developed into a four-fold problem: (1) to discover and report the history of the Springtown Independent School District, (2) to show the growth of this school district (3) to discover and report the activities in which the adults and high school students of this community participate and those in which they would like to take part; and (4) to determine the religious, social, and economic standards of the community."
Date: August 1939
Creator: Zeretzke, Albert
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the Relation of Food, Rest, and Recreation to the Height and Weight of the Children in the Fifth Grade of Winnetka School, Dallas, Texas (open access)

A Comparative Study of the Relation of Food, Rest, and Recreation to the Height and Weight of the Children in the Fifth Grade of Winnetka School, Dallas, Texas

This thesis is a record of the results of a study made to obtain information about the relation of food, rest, and recreation to the height and the weight of the children in the fifth grade of Winnetka School, Dallas, Texas. The purpose of the work was three-fold: (1) to gain a better understanding of the nutritive value of foods and thereby put this understanding into practice; (2) to recognize the three essentials of good health: namely, diet, rest, knowledge of health rules; (3) and to create a desire to practice them.
Date: 1940
Creator: Smith, Jessyee
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Critical Study of the Auditorium Activities of the White Elementary Schools of Dallas, Texas, to Determine the Educational Value of such Procedures in a Platoon System of Public Schools (open access)

A Critical Study of the Auditorium Activities of the White Elementary Schools of Dallas, Texas, to Determine the Educational Value of such Procedures in a Platoon System of Public Schools

The purpose of this survey was to make a critical study of (a) educational philosophies, (b) the place of auditorium activities, (c) the purpose of auditorium activities, and (d) the value of auditorium activities in the whole scheme of educational procedures.
Date: 1940
Creator: Welch, Elizabeth
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Economical and Educational Values of the Banking System in the Public Schools of Dallas, Texas (open access)

The Economical and Educational Values of the Banking System in the Public Schools of Dallas, Texas

The purpose of this study was to determine the economic and educational values of a banking program in a public school system. The program as employed in the city schools of Dallas, Texas, has been used as the subject for consideration.
Date: 1940
Creator: Varnell, Pansy Lena
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Experiment in the Production of Archery Equipment in Physical Education Classes at North Texas State Teachers College to Determine the Motivation Possibilities and the Procedure Necessary in the Production of the Equipment (open access)

An Experiment in the Production of Archery Equipment in Physical Education Classes at North Texas State Teachers College to Determine the Motivation Possibilities and the Procedure Necessary in the Production of the Equipment

The purpose of this study was to record the results of experiments made in the construction of archery equipment at North Texas State Teachers College in the school sessions from 1938 to 1940.
Date: 1940
Creator: Hendrick, Tommie W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The History of the Development of Dental Hygiene in the Elementay Public Schools Dallas, Texas, from 1925-1939 (open access)

The History of the Development of Dental Hygiene in the Elementay Public Schools Dallas, Texas, from 1925-1939

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of the dental hygiene program of the elementary schools of Dallas, Texas, in creating interest, lending knowledge, and promoting habits of proper care of the teeth.
Date: 1940
Creator: Jacob, Violet Benito
System: The UNT Digital Library