A Critical Analysis of the Secondary Education Program at Whitewright, Texas (open access)

A Critical Analysis of the Secondary Education Program at Whitewright, Texas

This thesis examines efficiency levels of the secondary school in Whitewright, Texas in order to determine the need for change in curriculum or focus.
Date: August 1939
Creator: Jernigan, James C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Collinsville High School, Collinsville, Texas (open access)

An Evaluation of the Collinsville High School, Collinsville, Texas

An evaluation of Collinsville High School, Collinsville, Texas, examining the philosophy of education and rating the school according to published standards.
Date: August 1939
Creator: Pearce, Milton
System: The UNT Digital Library
Responsibility of the Secondary School for the Social Development of its Students (open access)

Responsibility of the Secondary School for the Social Development of its Students

The problem in this study is twofold. First, there will be an attempt to determine the values that organizations in the secondary school have for the development of its students. Second, a survey will be made of the four-year accredited high schools in District Five of Texas to determine how and to what extent they are realizing their responsibilities in this respect.
Date: 1947
Creator: Baxter, Billie Otella
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methods of County Financing in Relation to County Government in Texas (open access)

Methods of County Financing in Relation to County Government in Texas

This study aims to show the relation of the methods of county financing in Texas to the present form of county government. It argues that the present form of county government in Texas is antiquated and inadequate to meet the requirements of efficient administration of county financing.
Date: 1939
Creator: Yoakum, Gladys A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Philosophical Beliefs and Practices of the Sherman Elementary Teachers (open access)

The Philosophical Beliefs and Practices of the Sherman Elementary Teachers

The purpose of this study was to find what the philosophies and actual practices of the Sherman elementary teachers are; and how they practice or do not practice their philosophical concepts.
Date: 1944
Creator: Neves, Doris Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Appropriate Science Material for the Teaching of Elementary Science in the Jefferson School of Sherman, Texas (open access)

An Analysis of Appropriate Science Material for the Teaching of Elementary Science in the Jefferson School of Sherman, Texas

The purpose of this study is to investigate the current methods of teaching and the available science material for the teaching of elementary science in order to prepare a proposed plan of instruction for the seventh and eighth grades of Jefferson School for the 1941-1942 school year.
Date: 1941
Creator: Shelton, J. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Survey of Department Store Employment in the Cities of Dallas, Sherman, Denison, and Denton, Texas (open access)

Survey of Department Store Employment in the Cities of Dallas, Sherman, Denison, and Denton, Texas

This study was undertaken for the purpose of finding the standard requirements and qualifications demanded of employees by the sales, sales service, and executive divisions of the average department stores, and the rewards and benefits enjoyed by the employees for faithful and efficient service rendered to the organization.
Date: 1941
Creator: Sullivan, Henry L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sanitary Aspects of Milk and Dairy Products Dispensed in Sherman, Texas (open access)

Sanitary Aspects of Milk and Dairy Products Dispensed in Sherman, Texas

The aim of this investigation is to determine whether there is a correlation between the sanitary condition of milk and dairy products dispensed in Sherman, Texas, and the plate counts, the morphology, and the Gram stain reaction of the organisms in predominant colonies from these.
Date: 1948
Creator: Bryant, J. Forrest
System: The UNT Digital Library
Developing an In-Service Training Program in Audio-Visual Aids (open access)

Developing an In-Service Training Program in Audio-Visual Aids

The purpose of this study is to develop an in-service training program for the teachers of the Sherman Elementary Schools in the use of audio-visual aids and materials as a means toward effective child growth and development.
Date: 1948
Creator: Carpenter, Walter Harold
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Plate Waste Study Made in a Small Type "A" Lunchroom (open access)

A Plate Waste Study Made in a Small Type "A" Lunchroom

The purpose of this study is to determine the plate waste from the type "A" lunch served to the children in the Collinsville School Lunchroom during the school year of 1947-1948.
Date: 1948
Creator: Boren, Mabel Adelia
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Parent Teacher and Pupil Attitudes to the Conference Method of Reporting Pupil Progress (open access)

A Study of Parent Teacher and Pupil Attitudes to the Conference Method of Reporting Pupil Progress

The problem of this study is to obtain a cross section of thought of parents, teachers, and pupils concerning the practice in the Jefferson Elementary School, Sherman, Texas, of reporting pupil progress and growth by means of individual parent-teacher conferences.
Date: 1948
Creator: McManus, Mabel Dunn
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of the Industries of Sherman to Determine a Vocation Program for Adults and a more Functional Program for the Senior High School (open access)

A Survey of the Industries of Sherman to Determine a Vocation Program for Adults and a more Functional Program for the Senior High School

The purpose of this survey is to present a program suitable for adult education and a more functional one for the senior high school. In order to do this, a survey of the industries will be necessary to determine the kind and types of classes that will be in the greatest demand.
Date: 1947
Creator: Keene, Arthur R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Language Arts Program in the Elementary Schools of Denison, Texas (open access)

An Evaluation of the Language Arts Program in the Elementary Schools of Denison, Texas

The purpose of this study is to determine the weak points and the strong points of the Language Arts Program and to make recommendations for improvement.
Date: 1949
Creator: Hodges, Lucian E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relationship of Children's Attitudes toward Some Social Problems and Personality Adjustment (open access)

Relationship of Children's Attitudes toward Some Social Problems and Personality Adjustment

The problem chosen for investigation was to attempt to determine the relationship of children's attitude toward some social problems and their personality adjustment.
Date: 1949
Creator: Darnall, Julia Josephine
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Out-of-Class Activity Program of Sherman High School (open access)

An Evaluation of the Out-of-Class Activity Program of Sherman High School

The problem of this study is to make an evaluation of the out-of-class activity program of the Sherman High School.
Date: 1950
Creator: Case, Helen Pelley
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Certain Methods for Developing Reading Readiness (open access)

A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Certain Methods for Developing Reading Readiness

The purpose of this study was to determine whether certain methods employed for the development of reading readiness among first-grade pupils in the Washington Elementary School of Sherman, Texas were effective. Careful evaluation was made by means of standardized tests for the purpose of ascertaining the results accomplished in the course of a school year by the methods used for the development of reading readiness.
Date: 1951
Creator: Rutherford, Mary Mildred Lupher
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Filmstrips in the Teaching of Reading in the First Grade in Tom Bean, Texas. (open access)

An Evaluation of Filmstrips in the Teaching of Reading in the First Grade in Tom Bean, Texas.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the use of filmstrips as an aid in teaching reading to a group of first grade children in the Tom Bean Consolidated School. A further purpose, and probably the most important as it deals with the ultimate objective of education, is the effect that visual aid has upon the behavior of boys and girls.
Date: 1951
Creator: Odle, Neva S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine to What Extent the Tom Bean School, Grayson County, Texas, is a Community School (open access)

A Study to Determine to What Extent the Tom Bean School, Grayson County, Texas, is a Community School

This is a study to determine to what extent the Tom Bean Public School of Grayson County, Texas, is a community school.
Date: 1950
Creator: Jennings, Robert Hugh
System: The UNT Digital Library
In-Group and Out-Group Sociometric Choices for Two Groups of College Students Experiencing Different Educational Procedures (open access)

In-Group and Out-Group Sociometric Choices for Two Groups of College Students Experiencing Different Educational Procedures

The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the social and interpersonal aspect of the Austin College Plan of educational development by carrying out a plan of evaluation designed by the Hogg Foundation of the University of Texas and the Psychology Department of North Texas State College.
Date: August 1959
Creator: Tate, James Oliver, 1929-
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine a Sound Program for Using Community Resources to Improve the Elementary Schools of Denison, Texas. (open access)

A Study to Determine a Sound Program for Using Community Resources to Improve the Elementary Schools of Denison, Texas.

The purpose of this study is to determine a sound program for using the community resources of Denison, Texas, to improve the elementary schools of that city.
Date: 1952
Creator: McCoy, Edwardine Cordell
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relation of Pre- and Post-Puberty Anthropometric Measurements and Performance of American Negro and Caucasian Females on the AAHPER Physical Fitness Battery (open access)

Relation of Pre- and Post-Puberty Anthropometric Measurements and Performance of American Negro and Caucasian Females on the AAHPER Physical Fitness Battery

The problem of this study is to determine the relationship that may exist among the variables of racial status, puberty status, anthropometric measurements, and physical fitness. Particularly of interest are the anthropometric differences that may exist among Negroes and Caucasians and the effect that these differences may have upon physical fitness as measured by the AAHPER Physical Fitness Battery. Differences among racial groups and puberty groups will be determined by analysis of variance technique and relations among anthropometric measures and physical fitness components will be compared and determined by correlational techniques.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Terrell, Ruth Evelyn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Status of Democratic Practices in the Ten Fifth Grade Groups in Denison, Texas (open access)

Status of Democratic Practices in the Ten Fifth Grade Groups in Denison, Texas

This is a study of the democratic practices in ten fifth grade groups of Denison, Texas, in administration, methods, and curriculum. The purpose of this study is three-fold: 1. To make criteria to be used in evaluating democratic action in the elementary schools. 2. To evaluate the democratic practices in ten fifth grade groups of Denison, Texas. 3. To offer recommendations for changes that could be made for the improvement of these groups.
Date: 1950
Creator: Burris, Ethel L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect that Socio-Economic Status has upon the Intelligence and Achievement of 120 Fourth-Grade Pupils (open access)

The Effect that Socio-Economic Status has upon the Intelligence and Achievement of 120 Fourth-Grade Pupils

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect that socio-economic status has upon the intelligence and achievement of 120 fourth-grade pupils. Ninety of the fourth-grade pupils were enrolled in the Denison Elementary Schools, Denison, Texas, and thirty of the fourth-grade pupils were enrolled in an independent school, one mile outside the Denison city limits.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Porter, Goldie Dillingham
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relative Effectiveness of Two Methods of Teaching Personal Development to Homemaking Girls (open access)

Relative Effectiveness of Two Methods of Teaching Personal Development to Homemaking Girls

The question as to whether to teach personality development as a separate unit or to include it as an integral part of the total homemaking program became a problem which required careful investigation. It became the purpose of this study, therefore, to determine whether more measurable growth in personality is achieved by teaching a special unit in personality than by including such subject matter as an integral part of the homemaking program.
Date: 1950
Creator: Fagg, Carmen Bernice
System: The UNT Digital Library