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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Omaha, Nebraska -- History"”.
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A Study of Omaha Social Settlements
The social settlement as defined by John Lewis Gillin is "a center in which men and women of education, wealth and leisure, may meet on terms of neighborly friendliness the less fortunate citizens of their community, where each may learn from the other and through friendship render service to each …
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A Century on Music in Omaha 1854 - 1954
… given due consideration. Therefore, although Omaha had its music from the very beginning, it did not reach a high degree of musical enterprise until the seventies. From that time its cultural growth advanced very rapidly. Musicians from all over the world were attracted to the young …
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Omaha City Services: An Opinion Survey
… perceptions of residents of six neighborhoods in Omaha of the quality of selected City services in their own neighborhoods and in other neighborhoods in relation to their own. These perceptions were to be solicited in terms of their ranking of the present services and their desires for the future. …
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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
… daily record provided by the newspapers of Omaha as found in the files of the Omaha Public Library. I am deeply appreciative of the aid given by its librarians. It is hoped that the account rendered here will shed light on the mystery surrounding Omaha's venture into mob rule.
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A Study on Full-Time Omaha Retail Clarks' Attitudes Toward Working on Sunday
… study is to determine the attitudes of full time Omaha retail clerks toward working on Sunday. It is intended to investigate their primary reaction toward Sunday employment and to relate this decision to significant characteristics about the clerks; the end result is a classified breakdown for …
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A Study of Thirty Sub-Standard Homes in South Omaha
… that stratum of society accurately, in the Omaha culture complex.
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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 …
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Some Financial Problems of the Omaha Public Schools
… 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 before and during the …
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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
… by investigating thirty parochial schools in Omaha that the parochial school system is guilty of negligence by failing to recognize to the fullest extent the physical aspects of man in the educative process. The writer is determined to evolve, as a result of this study, a plan for instituting …
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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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A Game of Roads: The North Omaha Freeway and Historic Near North Side
The Near North Side neighborhood of North Omaha has faced much turmoil during its one hundred and sixty years of existence. A once thriving and culturally significant community has been reduced to an area plagued with violence, poverty, and substandard housing. Through years of racial oppression …
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An Evaluation of the Health and Physical Education Programs in the Omaha Public High Schools
… 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 live a healthier, fuller, and more intelligent life. The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the health and physical education program within the …
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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
… Verschurr, Director of the Montessori Schools of Omaha Inc., was reviewing his preparations for a meeting that 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 …
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