Speech education in Arkansas's institutions of higher learning has a long and illustrious history. In l89l, the Arkansas Baptist Association opened Central College for women to students ranging from first grade through college. The curriculum was departmentalized into preparatory, high school, and collegiate levels with a shared faculty for all…

This textbook presents scientific knowledge in a question-and-answer format. It is intended for the use of families and schools, explains about 2000 questions that children commonly ask, and is written in language so plain as to be understood by all. Heat, non-metallic elements, metals, organic chemistry, meteorology, optics, and sound are covered.

This is the seventh volume of the bound periodical, "American Journal of Education." This journal was established to enter into a range of education-related discussion and investigation. This volume includes No. 18, September 1859 to No. 19, December 1859. Articles in this volume address topics such as: German universities; the Boston…

Important events and information about the PLATO system featured in this document include a short history of the development of the PLATO system, a list of the PLATO project's financial supporters, a chronological rundown of highlights in PLATO's history, and an extensive bibliography of resources about PLATO published between 1961 and 1981. A map…

Important events and information about the PLATO system featured in this document include a short history of the development of the PLATO system, a list of the PLATO project's financial supporters, a chronological rundown of highlights in PLATO's history, and an extensive bibliography of resources about PLATO published between 1961 and 1979. A map…

Dr. Maria Montessori's 1913 visit and lecture tour to the United SLates is described in detail with numerous citations from newspaper coverage of the event. The enthusiastic reception extended to the European physician and educator is reviewed, and her meetings, notably with Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell, President and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,…

Discusses the contributions to the teaching of composition made by Fred Newton Scott, founder of the Department of Rhetoric at the University of Michigan in 1903. (DD)

Describes the historical development of the British Maidstone Movement, a group violin instructional program for children. Examines the impact of the movement upon instrumental classes in U.S. public schools. (RKM)

A selected group of proposals is used to illustrate three themes that have pervaded teacher education reform movements of the last 50 years. Current reform agendas are discussed through a redefined framework. (Author/MT)

The author describes her experiences as one of the first females in secondary schools and universities in three German cities in the early 1900s. These experiences illustrate the development of educational opportunities for female students during the First World War. (Author/BSR)

This study examines variations in the number of months American children spent in school in 1900. Using a sample of 15,321 students aged five to 20 from federal census figures, the effect of regional, community, and individual characteristics on the length of the school term are explored. (JL)

The author provides a history of continuing higher education as shown through the records of the Association of Continuing Higher Education and its predecessor, the Association of University Evening Colleges. She discusses the effects of various changes in society as a whole on continuing education. (CH)

Describes the growth of extracurricular activities in Chicago, Illinois high schools in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Examines the origins and membership of student clubs and the emergence of systematic educator involvement in them, which established adult control and discipline. Discusses implications for the ongoing study of…

Examines early development/justification of organized camping for girls. Outlines three strategies to gain support for organized camping for girls: rhetorical, curricular, and organizational. Illustrates how Laura Matoon exemplified commitments and strategies of women leaders in the early camping movement, lending social independence to the task…

Although Charles Fenton Mercer's attempts to move 19th-century Virginia to a collectively supported comprehensive system of public education failed, he authored one of the first definitive plans in this country for an organized system of education under control of the state. His contributions are discussed. (RM)