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Education for the Gifted: Myth and Reality
Article by Laura Allard and Elisabeth Moreno on the myths and realities of educating gifted children.
Date:
1987~
Creator:
Allard, Laura & Moreno, Elisabeth
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: It adds up -- shortage of mathematicians looms]
Article discussing the lack of trained mathematicians in the United States and the declining number of people in the U.S. earning doctorates in math since 1972.
Date:
December 13, 1987
Creator:
Associated Press
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Richard G. Brown to James R. Miller, May 12, 1987]
Letter from Richard G. Brown to James R. Miller, on May 12, 1987, congratulating Miller on moving forward with the Texas Academy. He suggests that the students be given college-level coursework, so they may be admitted to college programs as sophomores or juniors.
Date:
May 12, 1987
Creator:
Brown, Richard G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Article by Charles R. Eilber detailing the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. He talks about the students, the instructional program, the residential program, support services, public services, the outcomes and costs, and the implications for education.
Date:
June 1987
Creator:
Eilber, Charles R.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Memo from Sondra Ferstl to James R. Miller, Rogers Redding, and Peter Witt, July 23, 1987]
Memo from Sondra Ferstl to James R. Miller, Rogers Redding, and Peter Witt, on July 23, 1987, sending them information on a program at the National Science Foundation that may provide funding for the Texas Academy of Math and Science.
Date:
July 23, 1987
Creator:
Ferstl, Sondra
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economic Concerns Aiding Programs for Gifted
Article by Ellen Flax discussing the establishment of college-level programs for gifted and talented students in the United States.
Date:
May 13, 1987
Creator:
Flax, Ellen
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David E. Golden to Harden H. Widemann, February 12, 1987]
Letter from David E. Golden to Harden H. Wiedemann, on February 12, 1987. He thanks Wiedemann for talking to himself and James Miller about the establishment of a Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. He discusses the cost of creating a TAMS program, and sends a copy of a bill from Louisiana that established the Louisiana School of Mathematics, Science, and the Arts.
Date:
February 12, 1987
Creator:
Golden, David E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Golden to Standard Oil Company]
Letter from David Golden to the Standard Oil Company, requesting $150,000 to support the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science.
Date:
1987~
Creator:
Golden, David E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Norman Hackerman to Wayne O. Stockseth, April 8, 1987]
Letter from Norman Hackerman to Wayne O. Stockseth, on April 8, 1987, thanking Stockseth for sending him a copy of the Academy proposal.
Date:
April 8, 1987
Creator:
Hackerman, Norman
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Draft of a Letter from Alfred F. Hurley to E. Bruce Street, September 21, 1987]
Draft of a letter from Alfred F. Hurley to E. Bruce Street, on September 21, 1987, thanking him for a check from the Bertha Foundation in support of the Texas Academy of Math and Science.
Date:
September 21, 1987
Creator:
Hurley, Alfred F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Alfred F. Hurley to Trammell Crow, Sr., May 7, 1987]
Letter from Alfred Hurley to Trammell Crow, Sr., on May 7, 1987, discussing the issue of funding the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science in time for a fall 1988 start date. He also mentions that he believes the TAMS program will be more efficient than the North Carolina model.
Date:
May 7, 1987
Creator:
Hurley, Alfred F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Alfred Hurley to Gibson Lewis, May 7, 1987]
Letter from Alfred Hurley to Gibson Lewis, on May 7, 1987, speaking about their trip to North Carolina, and the ways in which the Texas Academy for Mathematics and Science will differ from the North Carolina model.
Date:
May 7, 1987
Creator:
Hurley, Alfred F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Alfred Hurley to James R. Miller, June 16, 1987]
Letter from Alfred Hurley to James R. Miller inviting him to the signing of the bill that will establish the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at North Texas State University, and to a luncheon being held by Hurley and his wife in Austin before the ceremony.
Date:
June 16, 1987
Creator:
Hurley, Alfred F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas: A Future at Risk?
Proposal by Alfred Hurley requesting $1,000,000 from the Southland Corporation to support the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. Hurley points out the looming shortage of people with high-tech knowledge, and includes a copy of the proposal for the Academy.
Date:
June 19, 1987
Creator:
Hurley, Alfred F.
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy "A Pioneering Educational Community" Announces Searches for: Principal
Announcement from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy that it is searching for a new principal. The announcement was sent between NTSU faculty members as a resource in opening the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science.
Date:
1987~
Creator:
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Academy awaits board completion, first meeting
Newspaper clipping of an article by Jay Johnson, noting that the TAMS advisory board is more than half complete, and that Dr. Rogers Redding hopes to have it filled and meeting within a few weeks.
Date:
October 2, 1987
Creator:
Johnson, Jay
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Barbara Jungjohan to the Student Affairs Committee, August 27, 1987]
Memo from Barbara Jungjohan to members of the Student Affairs Committee, on August 27, 1987, establishing a time for the first meeting of the fall semester. An agenda is included, and she asks that she be informed if a member can't make the meeting.
Date:
August 27, 1987
Creator:
Jungjohan, Barbara
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Barbara Jungjohan to the Student Life Committee, September 16, 1987]
Letter from Barbara Jungjohan to the members of the Student Life Committee, on September 16, 1987, thanking them for spending time with Dr. Julian C. Stanley. She encloses some materials Stanley thought might be helpful, and clears up a mistaken impression she gave at the last meeting.
Date:
September 16, 1987
Creator:
Jungjohan, Barbara
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Frank Kemerer to Charles R. Eilber, June 8, 1987]
Letter from Frank Kemerer to Charles R. Eilber, on June 8, 1987, asking that he send copies of policies related to student residential life, so that he can consider them as the chair of a student affairs committee.
Date:
June 8, 1987
Creator:
Kemerer, Frank R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Frank Kemerer to James R. Miller, May 28, 1987]
Letter from Frank Kemerer to James R. Miller, on May 28, 1987, suggesting that Dr. Bruce Meeks be considered to coordinate the Texas Academy of Math and Science.
Date:
May 28, 1987
Creator:
Kemerer, Frank R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Frank Kemerer to Judith Win, June 8, 1987]
Letter from Frank Kemerer to Judith Win, on June 8, 1987, asking that she send copies of policies related to student residential life, so that he can consider them as the chair of a student affairs committee.
Date:
June 8, 1987
Creator:
Kemerer, Frank R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Memo from Frank Kemerer, June 17, 1987]
Memo from Frank Kemerer to Julia Dunn, Barbara Jungjohan, Peter Lane, Betsy McGuire, Bruce Meeks, and Byron Medler, on June 17, 1987, extending an invitation from Dr. Jean Schaake to meet with the director of the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts.
Date:
June 17, 1987
Creator:
Kemerer, Frank R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum from Frank Kemerer, August 11, 1987]
Memorandum from Frank Kemerer to Julia Dunn, Barbara Jungjohan, Peter Lane, Betsy McGuire, Bruce Meeks, and Byron Medler, on August 11, 1987, informing them that Dr. Rogers Redding has accepted the assignment as Director of the Texas Academy of Math and Science. Kemerer mentions that he has turned chairmanship of the Student Affairs Committee to Barbara Jungjohan, as well as plans to expand the committee.
Date:
August 11, 1987
Creator:
Kemerer, Frank R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum from Frank Kemerer, June 1, 1987]
Memorandum from Frank Kemerer to Julian Dunn, Barbara Jungjohan, Peter Lane, Betsy McGuire, Byron Medler, Bruce Meeks, and selected high school students and parents, on June 1, 1987, asking them to serve on a student affairs committee to implement the Texas Academy of Math and Science.
Date:
June 1, 1987
Creator:
Kemerer, Frank R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library