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A Century on Music in Omaha 1854 - 1954
… and music clubs. By concentrating the history of these activities in this way, it is hoped that a clear, continuous picture may be obtained of the important contributions to music which were made. This organization of material necessitates repetition to eliminate ambiguity at times. No …
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Omaha City Services: An Opinion Survey
… in government at a time in our nation's history when government and those elected to represent the people are under a great deal of pressure to be open and accessible to the public in order to restore their credibility and the credulity of our system of government. Secondly, there is a …
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Prolegomena to a Forecasting Model of the Omaha Economy
In a highly industrialized nation like the United States, the economy is characterized by fluctuations of business activity that affect the policies of government, the operations of business, the welfare of labor, and the general well-being of every citizen. It is impossible to forecast these …
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A Study of Labor Force and Employment in the Omaha Metropolitan Area in Light of Recent Equal Employment Opportunity Legislation: 1970 Census
A salient characteristic of the current business environment is the increased demand for social involvement. As a result, the interaction between business and government has become more frequent, complex and demanding. This development is due to many forces, two of which are particularly …
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The Omaha riot of 1919
The writing of this thesis was prompted by the unique circumstances surrounding the lynching of Will Brown. The purpose of the thesis is to unravel the strange effects of this unusual lynching and riot. Because of the local and political nature of the event, such usual source materials as books and …
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A Study on Full-Time Omaha Retail Clarks' Attitudes Toward Working on Sunday
… not relatively new to the city and the state of Nebraska but has risen to paramount importance recently when the Nebraska Supreme Court in 1967 held that state and local Sunday closing laws are unconstitutional. The decision was based on the grounds that lavs providing that only selective …
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A Study of Thirty Sub-Standard Homes in South Omaha
In the urban centers where the social scale is founded, not upon any particular norm, but upon mere expediency and the necessarily limited economics, the results of the various standards of living reflect themselves in social life in various ways. Most particularly in cities do we see the …
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A Study of the Christ Child Society in Omaha
… only intelligent but scientific. Nowhere can the history of the trained social worker, and scientific social work, be traced better than in a history of the development of the settlement house. In fact the settlement has been largely the fountainhead of the trained social worker; here standards …
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The Expanding Role of the Internal Auditor in Omaha-Based Firms
The internal auditor is one of the most misunderstood individuals in a modern business organization. He is often described as a cold, unemotional non-human who smiles only when he has uncovered someone's error. Such an image developed from the time-honored use of the internal auditor in a strictly …
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The Trans-Mississippi Exposition
… and International Exposition held at Omaha, Nebraska, in 1898. Since the frontier had been pronounced as closed only a few years before, it was fitting that the trans-Mississippi region display its wealth as well as its capabilities. Omaha was fortunate to be the host city for an exposition …
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Some Financial Problems of the Omaha Public Schools
The problem in this study is to consider the general financial situation of the Omaha Public Schools. The growth of the school membership in the last twenty years is studied as it affects expenditures for debt service and current expenses. The school revenue problem is also considered for the years …
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Education Provision for the Mentally Retarded Children of the Omaha Public School System
No less dramatist than William Shakespeare employed the buffoon, the idiot to add zest or ribaldry for a certain group of his audience, or for the advancement of other technical schemes in his masterpieces. Throughout literature, the idiot, the feeble-minded has been characterized usually as an …
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What is Being Done for Health and Physical Education in the Parochial Schools of Omaha, Nebraska
After nine years of experience in Catholic institutions of learning, the writer has concluded that our Catholic philosophy of education is partly ignored in our parochial school system. The fact that physical and health education receive so little emphasis in the curriculum is indicative of the …
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A History of the Omaha Public School System 1859 - 1933
The problem in this thesis is to record the history of the growth and development of the Omaha Public School System from its inception in 1859 to the close of the school year of 1932-1933. The sources from which were gathered the data contained in this thesis include the following: 1 The several …
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Analysis of News on Education Appearing in the Omaha World-Herald During 1947
Probably never before in the history of American education has the teaching profession suddenly realized the need for publicity--the need for getting public attention* Since the school belongs to the people and is supported by them, it is Inevitable that its welfare and progress should be …
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An Evaluation of the Health and Physical Education Programs in the Omaha Public High Schools
The Health and Physical Education program -within the American school has constantly been challenged by the ever- changing social and environmental aspects of man in his process of life. Each of the Omaha Public High Schools shares a proportionate amount of responsibility to prepare its students to …
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Negro Education in Omaha, Nebraska
… which man has faced throughout his entire history. Despite our knowledge of this fact, many of us have experienced, on various occasions. the feeling that our own particular problems were unique. It is in our human nature to do so. It is true, especially, of us in the teaching profession. …
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"Growing Pains": A Feasibility Study of Expansion Choices for Montessori Schools of Omaha, Inc., a Private School Using the Montessori Method of Education
… evening with a group of parents in Bellevue, Nebraska, who had expressed interest in enrolling their children in a Montessori school. A few minutes earlier he had watched the last child in the afternoon class at the Omaha School depart with her parents. Larry turned to close the school for …
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Catholic Education in Omaha, Past, Present and Future
The history of Catholic education in Omaha seems to have claimed hut little consideration in the past. The lasting deeds of the pioneers in education accomplished at the expense of sweat and blood and often in the face of poverty and and persecution have found small place in the written records of …
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Reading Interests of Early Adolescents in the Parochial Schools of the City of Omaha
… thirty parochial schools in the city of Omaha, Nebraska. Experience shows that before desirable reading interests may be established on the part of young people, much information is needed concerning present and past reading activities. It is also imperative that one know the influences that …
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