An Evaluation of the Program of Phonetic Instruction in Relation to Reading in the Schools of Panola County (open access)

An Evaluation of the Program of Phonetic Instruction in Relation to Reading in the Schools of Panola County

The problem of this study is to evaluate the program of phonetic teaching in the Panola County schools in terms of criteria developed from current literature on the history, theories, and studies relating to the teaching of phonics in connection with the reading program in the elementary grades.
Date: 1943
Creator: Atkinson, Emma Jane
System: The UNT Digital Library
How a Student-Participation Program Affected the Citizenship Attitudes of the Students of La Porte High School Over a Period of Two Years (open access)

How a Student-Participation Program Affected the Citizenship Attitudes of the Students of La Porte High School Over a Period of Two Years

The problem of this study was to determine whether the citizenship attitudes of the students of La Porte High School could be improved through the organization and operation of a student-participation program.
Date: 1943
Creator: Bailey, Orris G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Educational Concepts as Expressed by Workshop Participants and by Dewey (open access)

A Comparison of Educational Concepts as Expressed by Workshop Participants and by Dewey

The problem involved in this research was a comparative study of the educational philosophy of the 1943 Child Development Workshop at the North Texas State Teachers College, as expressed by consultants and participants, and John Dewey's principles of education.
Date: 1943
Creator: Boyd, Onata
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Requirements for Household Employment in Waelder, Texas (open access)

A Study of the Requirements for Household Employment in Waelder, Texas

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
System: The UNT Digital Library
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 (open access)

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

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
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Ascorbic Acid Content of Orange Marmalade Made With and Without Commercial Pectin (open access)

The Ascorbic Acid Content of Orange Marmalade Made With and Without Commercial Pectin

The purpose of the present study is to determine the ascorbic acid values of orange marmalades made with and without commercial pectin; and to compare these values with those obtained by testing random samples of home and commercial prepared orange marmalades.
Date: 1943
Creator: Burt, Dorthy Farris
System: The UNT Digital Library
Initiating a Music Supervisory Program in a Small School (open access)

Initiating a Music Supervisory Program in a Small School

An inadequate music education program should give rise to some thought and action on the part of any serious-minded progressive teacher in that field, It is not enough to suspect or to discover faults, but a way to improve the situation should be attempted. Best practices should be evaluated and objectives formulated for future procedure through cooperative planning.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Carney, Ruth, 1907-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Legal Status of Certain Public School Officials in Texas (open access)

The Legal Status of Certain Public School Officials in Texas

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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Present Trends in the Social Studies in the Elementary Grades (open access)

Present Trends in the Social Studies in the Elementary Grades

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
System: The UNT Digital Library
Determining the Extent to Which the Purposes of Radio Educational Broadcasts are Being Achieved in the Elementary School (open access)

Determining the Extent to Which the Purposes of Radio Educational Broadcasts are Being Achieved in the Elementary School

This study seeks to furnish school administrators and teachers with information about the (1) historical background of radio in the public schools of America; (2) equipment needed for radio reception; (3) plans that are necessary for efficient use of the radio; and (4) finally, to show the status of radio in the schools of Texas.
Date: 1943
Creator: Douglas, Truman B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Some Maladjusted Children of the Intermediate Grades of the Stonewall Jackson School, Denton, Texas (open access)

A Study of Some Maladjusted Children of the Intermediate Grades of the Stonewall Jackson School, Denton, Texas

The problem of this thesis is to make a study of some of the maladjusted children of the intermediate grades of the Stonewall Jackson School of Denton, Texas. The purpose of this study is to try to discover some of the causes of these maladjustments.
Date: 1943
Creator: Durham, Ruby Mae
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Music Preparation of Elementary Education Majors in the Teacher Training Institutions of Texas (open access)

The Music Preparation of Elementary Education Majors in the Teacher Training Institutions of Texas

A. What training are senior colleges giving students in Texas to prepare them for teaching music in the grades? B. What training are junior colleges giving students in Texas to prepare them for teaching music in the grades? C. What observations can be made on training now given? What recommendations can be made for improvement? D. 'What conclusions have supervisors of music in Texas reached concerning the ability of teachers trained in teachers' colleges? E. What is the reaction of teachers who are teaching music and who have had the six hours of music required by the state department?
Date: May 1943
Creator: Elliott, Elois Allison
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Appraisal of the Practice of Homemaking in the Dallas Junior High Schools (open access)

The Appraisal of the Practice of Homemaking in the Dallas Junior High Schools

The problem in this study is to make the appraisal of the practice of homemaking in the Dallas junior high schools.
Date: 1943
Creator: Enderby, Lillian
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of Sixty-Six Secondary School Libraries in Texas (open access)

A Survey of Sixty-Six Secondary School Libraries in Texas

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
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparative Value of Two Types of Teaching Reading (open access)

Comparative Value of Two Types of Teaching Reading

The major purpose of this study is to compare the progress in the general reading ability of a group of pupils taught by the phonic method of word recognition, with the progress of a group taught by the same method plus the study of stories to determine whether the study of stories aids word recognition ability and, in turn, general reading ability.
Date: 1943
Creator: Evans, Lucy
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the Qualifications and Duties of City School Superintendents' Secretaries in Oklahoma (open access)

A Comparative Study of the Qualifications and Duties of City School Superintendents' Secretaries in Oklahoma

The problem in this study is to make a comparison of the qualifications and duties of secretaries of city school superintendents in Oklahoma, with regard to academic training stenographic duties, duties pertaining to financial records and reports, banking duties, duties pertaining to general records and reports, duties pertaining to bus and transportation reports, teaching duties and miscellaneous duties.
Date: 1943
Creator: Glenn, Della Ola
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Analysis of the Student Body of North Texas State Teachers College During the Fall Semester of the 1942-43 Session (open access)

A Comparative Analysis of the Student Body of North Texas State Teachers College During the Fall Semester of the 1942-43 Session

The problem of this thesis is to make a comparative analysis of the student body of North Texas State Teachers College during the fall semester of the 1942-43 session. This analysis involves a consideration of such factors as chronological age, academic classification and major, parental occupation, scholastic load, membership in campus organizations, grade point average, participation in outside employment, and the interrelationships of these factors as they affect college students.
Date: 1943
Creator: Hargrove, Wayne
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Ascorbic Acid Metabolism of Fifty College Women in the North Texas State Teachers College (open access)

The Ascorbic Acid Metabolism of Fifty College Women in the North Texas State Teachers College

A study of the ascorbic acid metabolism of a group of fifty college women in the North Texas State Teachers College between the months of April and July, 1943.
Date: 1943
Creator: Harshbarger, Marjorie
System: The UNT Digital Library
A History of the Crozier Technical High School of Dallas, Texas (open access)

A History of the Crozier Technical High School of Dallas, Texas

The purpose of this thesis is to present a history of the establishment and growth of the Crozier Technical High School in Dallas, Texas, with special emphasis placed upon technical phases of the school curriculum and the concrete outcomes in terms of actual results ascertained from the graduates.
Date: 1943
Creator: Hayes, Elmore Onslow
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Graham School System (open access)

An Evaluation of the Graham School System

The purpose of the study is to compare the Graham School System with other school systems in the same area; to evaluate the Graham School System with accepted standards, on the phases of school activities studied; and to make constructive recommendations and suggestions for needed improvements as shown by the data collected.
Date: 1943
Creator: Hefner, Hubert A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Effect of Mobility Upon Achievement and Progress in the East Van Zandt School, Fort Worth, Texas (open access)

An Evaluation of the Effect of Mobility Upon Achievement and Progress in the East Van Zandt School, Fort Worth, Texas

The problem of this study is to determine the extent of the mobility of pupil population in the East Van Zandt School, Fort Worth, Texas, and the relationship of this mobility to pupil achievement and progress.
Date: 1943
Creator: Huffaker, Dixie
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Dietary Habits of Fifty-Nine North Texas State Teachers College Students Doing Light Housekeeping (open access)

The Dietary Habits of Fifty-Nine North Texas State Teachers College Students Doing Light Housekeeping

The purpose of this study is an attempt to determine the food habits of a group of light housekeeping students enrolled in the North Texas State Teachers College in the spring of 1939, using the inventory method.
Date: 1943
Creator: Kellar, Loren
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Integrated Teaching (open access)

An Evaluation of Integrated Teaching

The purpose of this study is to examine integration in such a manner as to determine its true meaning, to analyze critically its ability to meet the challenge and produce the goals which society and the teacher have set up, and to conclude whether the utilization of integration, as conceived by the writer, will develop the child's capacity of self-expression, encourage critical thinking, develop individual aptitudes, and help him make wholesome adjustments to the group.
Date: 1943
Creator: Kilpatrick, Jewell
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Spermatophytes of Tarrant County, Texas (open access)

The Spermatophytes of Tarrant County, Texas

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
System: The UNT Digital Library