This textbook is designed to be used in a geometry course incorporating the writings of Euclid. The object of this edition now offered to the public, is not so much to give the writings of Euclid the form which they originally had, as that which may at present render them most useful. The author believes that the use of algebraic signs and…

Recounts contributions of women in school psychology from Thayer Conference to present. Examines contributions in terms of four periods in development of school psychology: formative years, struggle for recognition as professional specialty, collaboration with other organizations, and present ambiguity. Notes that historically school psychology…

The contributions of black professional personnel to the field of physical education are enumerated and described. The careers of Anita J. Turner, Edwin B. Henderson, and Albert J. Overly in particular are examined. The ability of a minority group to provide significant leadership in an educational field is discussed, and the challenge still…

The Women's National Press Club (WNPC) existed in Washington, D.C., from 1919 to 1971 primarily because the National Press Club (NPC) refused to admit women. The WNPC offered mutual support in the face of male hostility. Women were virtually cut off from news sources; 20 women had Capitol press gallery privileges in 1879, but they were effectively…

Lacking a regional library school in the 1930s, librarians of the Maritime Library Institute (MLI) did not view themselves as inferior to the "trained librarians" of central Canada, but crafted a professional identity through mutual support and shared expertise. This essay discusses creation of the MLI; transforming the Maritime Library…

Historical sources show that advertising practitioners actively sought to improve the respectability of their profession between 1885 and 1917. Advertising professionals during that time wanted to rid their occupation of its poor public image and to create public acceptance by eliminating nonprofessional conduct and by patterning the advertising…

In the early twentieth century, supervisors began to move toward increasing professionalism in their positions. In the late nineteenth century, supervision was characterized by bureaucratic methods in a centralized school management system. Research reveals that after the turn of the century, there was a concerted effort by supervisors to…

The document reports on the income and disbursements of the following organizations; (1) General Education Board; (2) Rockefeller Foundation; (3) Carnegie Corporation of New York; (4) Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial; (5) Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; (6) John F. Slater Fund; (7) Jeanes Fund; (8) Phelps-Stokes Fund; (9)…

The history of nonacademic staff in Western European and U.S. colleges is traced, and employment patterns at one major research university since 1924 are examined, since nonacademic personnel management is one concern of institutional researchers. Nonacademic staff are categorized as follows: professional nonfaculty, clerical/secretarial,…

Presents a new framework in which to view the library profession and its system of formal education. The role of the librarian is compared with those of other professionals, especially in terms of differences in status. (CD)

Provides a brief history of the Internet, highlighting its academic roots, and describes a survey conducted to determine how and why academics use the Internet. Information gathered, presented in seven tables, shows frequency of use; types of resources accessed; levels of computer experience; use of nagivational aids; and reaction to the survey.…

A persistent problem for supervisors and curriculum workers has been the unresolved tension between the demands of the organization and the drive for professionalism. Emerging in the late nineteenth century, the problem was greatly influenced by the transformation of the school system along bureaucratic lines. Supervisors and curriculum workers…

This document is based on transcripts of recorded informal interviews with: (1) selected senior professors in the library schools at Warsaw, Krakow, and Wroclaw (Poland); (2) the director and a member of the Books and Readers Institute of the National Polish Libraries; and (3) a group of Polish librarians and students in the field. The report…

The chief factors in State administration of public education are the State board, the State superintendent, and the professional staff of the State departments of education. Several valuable studies have been made of the State board and the State superintendent. It is the purpose of the present study to supplement these with an investigation of…

The purpose of organization, for a collegiate institution as well as for a private profit corporation, is to assure efficiency and economy of operation. In view of today's pressures for increase of both quantity and quality in higher education, there is a growing need for institutions to examine critically their present organization for internal…