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Download full textMyers, William Starr – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1912
The whole movement in Baltimore, Maryland, owes it beginning to Mrs. Francis K. Carey, wife of a prominent attorney of that city. Mrs. Carey, prompted by the wish for a proper school for her own child without separating him from the influences of home, worked out the idea of an all-day country school for city boys, perhaps combined with a boarding…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Males, Urban Areas, Rural Schools
Butcher, Channa Beth – Camping Magazine, 1987
Profiles Herbert A. Sweet, founder and director of Acorn Farms Day Camp (Indiana) for 44 years. Includes reminiscences about the camp's program, staffing, food, World War II, affiliation with the American Camping Association, and camps/directors of today. (NEC)
Descriptors: Biographies, Camping, Day Camp Programs, Educational Philosophy
Mackie, Romaine – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1951
Every child has characteristics, interests, abilities, and desires of his own. This is true of a child with a visual handicap whether the handicap is a mild one, correctable with glasses or treatment, or one as severe as blindness. A physical limitation, however, may adversely affect an individual's development, especially if proper help is not…
Descriptors: Teachers, Educational Facilities, Assistive Technology, Medical Services
King, Sam W., Comp. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1962
This directory of preparatory trade and industrial training programs in the public schools of the United States was compiled to help meet a continuing demand for current information about specific courses available in the schools. In addition to day trade programs, it includes part-time cooperative training programs meeting the standards of the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Directories, Trade and Industrial Education, Industrial Training
Bonner, H. R. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1922
This report presents the statistics of 902 private, commercial and business schools reporting in 1920. Only 12 more schools reported in 1920 than in 1918. In addition to these, there were 380 other schools of this character which did not submit a report. Of the 902 schools reporting, 841 were nondenominational commercial schools and 61 were…
Descriptors: Salesmanship, Average Daily Attendance, Parochial Schools, Educational Environment
Fortin, Neil – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2000
Camp Tawingo (Ontario) started as a summer camp in 1961 based on the philosophy that through outdoor recreation and fun, children can learn about self, others, community, and nature. This philosophy has guided it through its growth into an independent residential outdoor center and an independent, small rural school for grades K-8, Tawingo…
Descriptors: Day Camp Programs, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1939
It is now recognized that neither the Civilian Conservation Corps nor an individual camp can operate efficiently without an effective guidance program. Its results are directly reflected in the morale of the corps, the efficiency of its administration, and the amount and quality of the work accomplishments. Kirkland Sloper, adviser in Company 127,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Guidance Programs, Individual Counseling, Measurement Techniques
Jessen, Carl A. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1940
This bulletin presents statistics of public high schools from 1937-38. This bulletin contains the following sections: (1) A 99-percent record; (2) Character of the tables; (3) Size of school; (4) Reorganization; (5) 11-year and 12-year systems; (6) Retention in school; (7) Graduates; (8) Professional staff; (9) Equipment; (10) Small schools and…
Descriptors: Educational History, Secondary Education, Junior High Schools, High Schools
Alderman, L. R. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1927
For the purpose of this report, adult education is assumed to have the following characteristics: (1) It is carried on voluntarily and during the leisure time of a mature individual; and (2) The study is seriously undertaken and is pursued under guidance. During the past biennium there has been much activity in the field of adult education. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Educational Opportunities, Adult Education
Blose, David T.; Alves, Henry F. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1941
This bulletin presents statistics of state school systems in 1937-38. For the most part statistics presented in this chapter relate to public elementary and secondary schools in 48 States, the District of Columbia, and the outlying parts of the United States. Such data were submitted by States for nonpublic schools are incorporated in separate…
Descriptors: Educational History, School Statistics, Statistical Surveys, National Surveys
