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A brief history of the educational development of Hidalgo County, Texas
No full textThis study was undertaken in order to bring together the essential facts concerning the Development of Education in Hidalgo County, Texas, and for a permanent record. It is hoped that the study will serve as information to parents, students, teachers, principals, superintendents, and others interested in the educational problems, and the progress made by pioneers and those that have followed after them. probably the study may be lacking in full details, but adequate records of receipts and disbursements have not been kept, nor complete records of board meetings, especially in the earlier period of the formation of the both common and independent school districts, and the same laxness prevailed in the county superintendent's office. For instance, Book A of the County School Board has been lost or destroyed. Records are not complete at the Court House, nor are they complete in many of the common and independent school districts
Some phases of the diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan, 1936-1941
No full textThe far Eastern policy of the United States is based upon a profound and passionate desire for peace on the part of the American people. The government has long recognized that a lasting and stable peace must be built upon the rules of law. For that reason, our country has been taken an unflinching stand for the sanctity of treaties, the obligations of international law, and the restraint of might
The Child-study program of the Evans-Heath Elementary Schools, year 1944-1945, Corpus Christi, Texas
No full textThe Child-Study Program as now in operation in the public schools of Corpus Christi is a product of an earnest desire on the part of the Administration to provide the best of educational opportunities and the environment for every child entering its schools. It appeared logical that the most direct method of improving these opportunities for the children would be that of providing means by which teachers might grow in their knowledge and understanding of children and their problems. The importance of an in-service training program for the teachers has long been recognized in Corpus Christi. Since the advent of World War II, it has been doubly necessary that teachers be given opportunities for professional growth while in service
The history of the development of the Santa Gertrudis breed of cattle
No full textThe cattle industry has had a very important part in the development of the state of Texas. It has grown to be one of the most important industries in the state. Although Texas is no longer thought of as a home of the Longhorn cattle and gun-carrying cowboys, the production of high quality cattle is still a source of both income and pride to Texas cattlemen. The development of beef production on the King Ranch has come about through constant effort and experimentation with different types of breeds and cattle. The chief aim has been to develop a type or breed of animal that would convert the grass productions of the ranch lands into the greatest quantity and most desirable quality of beef. It was necessary to find a breed or produce a breed, the individuals of which would develope a good beef carcass when finished on grass, and which at the same time would do well under range conditions. It is test-worthy of any breed to say it does well under conditions existing in the South Texas range area
A study of supervised farming programs in vocational agriculture schools in Area X of Texas
No full textThe purpose of this study is primarily two fold. Fist is to determine what constitutes the Supervised Farming Programs of the Vocational Agriculture Departments of Area X or Texas. Second attempt will be made to develop a plan for a Supervised Farming Program for the Departments of Vocational Agriculture in High Schools in South Texas. When courses in Vocational Agriculture were first established in secondary schools under the National Vocational Education Act, Supervised farming in agriculture was interpreted in many different ways. The term "supervised farming" really means farming under supervision of the instructor of vocational agriculture and a "project" becomes a unit in the individual's farming program
Methods for teaching Spanish to the San Diego eighth graders
No full textThis study was made in an effort to find a better method for teaching Spanish to Spanish-speaking pupils in the eighth grade of the San Diego Public School, San Diego, Texas. The writer has taught Spanish to this grade level for several years and her experiences show that the methods, test, and other learning materials available are, in her opinion, inadequate for the needs and interest of Spanish-Culture pupils of the eight grade level
A report on soil conservation work in Wilson County, Texas
No full textSoil conservation is a subject which for several years has been receiving a rapidly increasing amount of public attention. People are beginning to realize that the future prosperity of our nation depends on the soil and our natural resources. Soil conservation is a huge problem with many obstacles confronting those who are working to build back and conserve our soils. Problems and conditions differ in the different sections of the country. The extent of erosion and soil fertility losses in the different section varies. This is true in the small areas such as individual countries or even the individual farms
Greenland, U.S. outpost of World War II
No full textTo the majority of Americans, Greenland is little more than a name, a remote, Eskimo-inhabited island of little importance to anyone. Few people were certain of its location to whom it belonged, and fewer cared, until the beginning of World War II. Even then a general vagueness seemed to prevail as to the huge island's importance. Now, rapidly developing world "spheres of influence" make a United States' voice in the control of this strategic island imperative. It is the primary purpose of this to present the story of American occupation of Greenland and of military activity there during World War II and, in so doing, o emphasizes the potentialities of the island in an atomic war or air-minded peace
Comparison of perceptions in support among minority groups enrolled at Hispanic Serving Institutions
No full textMass enrollment of minorities has been a trend in higher education over the last 30 years. Despite the increase of minorities enrolling in higher education, there is a gap in graduation rates and expected time to graduation when compared to Whites. The disparity in success rates of minority groups is of special importance as it highlights how providing access to postsecondary education is not meeting the needs of all students. This study compares the perceptions of supportive environments in Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) among students who are African American, Hispanic, and White. This study is framed through J. Stacy Adam’s equity theory, which posits if distribution of resources is fair, then equity is present. Equitable support among African American, Hispanic, and White students attending HSI colleges and universities is the topic of this study. The study investigated the extent of difference for nine indicators of supportive environments among these racial or ethnic groups using the 2016 and 2017 version of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) provided by the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research (IUCPR). Indicators from the NSSE include academic support, learning support, diverse interaction, social opportunities, campus activities, campus events, health and wellness, and non-academic support, and a composite variable called overall support was created. Two-fifths of the participants in the study were randomly sampled from the total number of participants in the original data provided by IUCPR. A one-way ANOVA revealed a significant difference among all groups however the effect size was small. The Kruskal-Wallis H used to statistically determine the extent of differences among the three groups for eight individual dependent variables. The results indicated significant differences and small effect sizes among groups for eight individual dependent variables. Post hoc tests revealed differences between African Americans and Whites, and Hispanics and Whites for almost all types of support.
Keywords: minority groups, HSIs, higher education, minority college students, supportive
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Resource selection and landscape connectivity of the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in southern Texas.
No full textWildlife species across the globe are faced with landscapes that are becoming increasingly difficult to traverse because of habitat loss and degradation. Roadway networks are widespread and significant anthropogenic influences on the landscape that can have profound impacts on wildlife populations. Understanding how organisms perceive barriers to movement, or landscape resistance, is important for the conservation and management of wildlife populations threatened by habitat fragmentation and loss. The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is an endangered felid in the United States, with remnant populations in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) of southern Texas. An estimated 95% of native Tamaulipan thornshrub had been cleared for agriculture and urban development which has led to the LRGV being classified as one of the most rapidly developing urban areas in the United States today. This development corresponded to an increase in road collisions and a decrease in available habitat for ocelots. To guide efforts to mitigate ocelot road mortalities, I have modeled probability of landscape use by ocelots as a function of environmental resources (e.g., vegetation cover) and road characteristics at the individual and population level. I modeled resource selection from animal location data collected via VHF and GPS radio collars from 1982–2017. I quantified spatio-temporal consistent habitat for ocelots compared to land ownership. I evaluated differences in individual behavior to habitat and road variables using functional response analyses. I evaluated potential movement pathways between habitat patches and across roads based on landscape resistance scenarios using spatially absorbing Markov chains. This project will inform the placement of future road crossing structures to decrease ocelot-vehicle collisions and increase landscape permeability for this endangered species. This information will assist Texas Department of Transportation with ocelot conservation objectives