Browsing 1900-1909 Theses (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Meriam, Junius Lathrop, 1872-"

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  • Examining and certificating teachers 

    Edwards, John Crockett (University of Missouri--Columbia, 1906)
    One of the first laws in the United States on the subject of examining and certificating teachers was passed in Massachusetts in 1826. It stated that the School Committees should ascertain the qualifications of the teachers ...

  • The importance of problems in the teaching of American history in high schools 

    Lee, Edgar Desmond (University of Missouri--Columbia, 1909)
    No invention, no conformity to a new mode of living, was ever brought about by an individual or community except to meet some definite need. Some obstacle, some difficulty, arose which had to be overcome. For example, the ...

  • The withdrawal of pupils from school 

    Major, John William McGarvey (University of Missouri--Columbia, 1906)
    This subject has, perhaps, received more attention and less careful study than any other educational problem. The numerous compulsory school attendance laws, both in Europe and America, testify to the consideration this ...