This book explains the episodic changes in the meaning of "profession" and its cognates in the United States from 1600 to the present. An introduction states the book's central theses, that the meaning of the word "profession" has changed episodically in American history, that these changes in meaning were directly informed by…

This book is part of a series of readers that seeks to stimulate the perceptive faculties of the pupil, provide practical information, and interest them in various arts and occupations by which hundreds of millions of persons earn their daily bread. Above all, it is hoped that the books in this series will create and foster in the mind of every…

This textbook is third in a series of readers portraying people who have served their community. This volume focuses on public servants, including the policeman, the postman, the fireman, the street cleaner, the garbage collector, and the ash and rubbish collector. In the study of these various people the threefold idea of dependence,…

This document contains monthly issues of "Teachers Magazine" from September 1907 to June 1908. Issues typically include sections with music, plays, songs, poems, and games; a calendar for the month; monthly plans; and sections on picture study; current-events classroom talks; grade work; books; and miscellaneous topics. [This content was…

This document contains issues of "Teachers Magazine" from September 1911 to June 1912, published monthly except July and August. Issues typically include sections with music, plays, songs, poems, and games; a calendar for the month; monthly plans; and sections on picture study; current-events classroom talks; grade work; hygiene; home…

This textbook presents the divisions of arithmetic in their natural order. The fundamental operations upon integers, common fractions, decimals, denominate numbers, and numbers expressed by letters, are followed by their applications to business and to various employments. The pupil is taught to develop observation and thought power, rather than…

This document contains issues of "Teachers Magazine" from September 1914 to June 1915, published monthly except for July and August. Issues typically include sections with music, plays, songs, poems, and games; a calendar for the month; monthly plans; and sections on picture study; current-events classroom talks; grade work; books; and…

This document contains monthly issues of "Teachers Magazine" from September 1906 to June 1907. Issues typically include sections with music, plays, songs, poems, and games; a calendar for the month; monthly plans; and sections on picture study; current-events classroom talks; grade work; books; and miscellaneous topics. [This volume was…

This document contains issues of "Teachers Magazine" from September 1910 to June 1911, published monthly except July and August. Issues typically include sections with music, plays, songs, poems, and games; a calendar for the month; monthly plans; and sections on picture study; current-events classroom talks; grade work; books; and…

This document contains monthly issues of "Teachers Magazine" from June 1905 to June 1906. Issues typically include sections with music, plays, songs, poems, and games; a calendar for the month; monthly plans; and sections on picture study; current-events classroom talks; grade work; books; and miscellaneous topics. [This content was…

This document contains issues of "Teachers Magazine" from September 1909 to June 1910, published monthly except July and August. Issues typically include sections with music, plays, songs, poems, and games; a calendar for the month; monthly plans; and sections on picture study; current-events classroom talks; grade work; books; and…

This document contains issues of "Teachers Magazine" from September 1913 to June 1914, published monthly, except July and August. Issues typically include sections with music, plays, songs, poems, and games; a calendar for the month; monthly plans; and sections on picture study; current-events classroom talks; grade work; hygiene; home…

This document contains issues of "Teachers Magazine" from September 1912 to June 1913, published monthly, except July and August. Issues typically include sections with music, plays, songs, poems, and games; a calendar for the month; monthly plans; and sections on picture study; current-events classroom talks; grade work; hygiene; home…

Drawing on research from a number of European countries, the contributors to this book present nine detailed studies on women's work spanning 2 centuries and dealing with a variety of work environments. "General Introduction" (Gertjan de Groot, Marlou Schrover) provides an overview of the book's content. "Frames of Reference: Skill,…

This textbook is the 16th volume of a bound periodical. The "American Journal of Education" was established to enter into a range of education-related discussion and investigation. Among the topics covered by articles in this issue are: public instruction in the Austrian Empire; the nature and value of education; the dignity of the…