Browse Items (235 total)
- Collection: RG 19, The Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell
Sort by:
American Association of University Women, Arlington Branch, February 4, 1953, Education Study Group Report
Report responding to a letter's claim that six Arlington textbooks were "socialistic" in nature (see 19-6-1-1-30). Quotations excerpted in the letter are put into context and defended. 7 pages
Congressional Investigators, Communism and Christians
Typed sermon by Rev. G. F. Tittmann of St. Mary's Church, Arlington Parish, March 15, 1953. Sermon discusses opposing communism as a religious issue. 4 pages
The Listening Post, What is Behind the Attacks on Education?, April 1953, Reprinted from Educational Leadership Volume 10 Number 7
Article examining the characteristics of attacks against education. 2 pages
The Listening Post, What is Behind the Attacks on Education?, April 1953, Reprinted from Educational Leadership Volume 10 Number 7
Article examining the characteristics of attacks against education. 2 pages
Legal Status of Segregated Schools, Joint Committee of the National Education Association and the American Teachers Association, January 1954
"Part 1 of a study on the status of the education of negroes", covers the 14th amendment, history of segregated schools, the equal opportunities rule, and cases currently before the Supreme Court. 14 pages
The Educational Trend, Balancing the Demands on the Superintendency, Issue Number 154
Pamphlet advising superintendents on how to balance the demands of the community, school staff, and profession. 4 pages
An Appeal for Common Sense, Agnes E. Meyer, Reprinted from Educational Leadership, Volume 11, Number 1
Article calling for a "calm and constructive attitude" in facing attacks against social progress. 5 pages
We Bring Community into the Schools, T. Edward Rutter, School Board Journal, October, 1953
Article discussing Arlington's inclusion of citizens' advisory committees. 6 pages, article appears on first, third, and fifth pages.
This We Believe About Education, A Statement Concerning Education in America, by the Educational Advisory Committee and the Educational Advisory Council of the National Association of Manufacturers, March 1954
Booklet published by the National Association of Manufacturers expressing their support of public education in the US. 16 pages
Handbooks for Parents, Arlington County, Virginia, Reprinted from National Elementary Principal, Volume 33, Number 5, April 1954
Article written by C. Glen Hass, Associate Superintendent in Charge of Instruction, Arlington County Public Schools. Describes 7 parent handbooks that explain the instructional program and school policies in Arlington's schools. 3 pages
Southerners Will Like Integration, Sarah Patton Boyle
Article written by a faculty wife at the University of Virginia, describing the phenomenon that she and other Southerners supported integration but thought they were alone in their beliefs, and that integration can and should happen. Article is cut…
Paper presented at the "Joint Meeting of Department of Superintendents-VEA and School Boards Assn.", Richmond, Virginia, October 26, 1955. 'Some Current Educational Problems and What We Might Do About Them' by Dowell J. Howard, Superintendent of Instruction, 10 pages.
Comprehensive paper describing basics of public education in Virginia and problems confronting public education: people must understand and accept purpose and plans, have confidence in administrators, importance of financial support, etc.
Flyer: "Two Types Of Advice and A Firm, Intelligent, Christian, and Democratic Stand". Two newspaper editorials, an open letter from a public school superintendent and a poem, reproduced, September 1, 1955. 4 pages.
Comments from Virginia and West Virginia newspapers and citizens about the Supreme Court Case banning segregation in schools.
"The Horace Mann League of America, News and Reviews" No.14, August 15, 1955. 3 pages.
Reproduction of a talk, "St. Louis Integrates Its Public Schools", given by Philip J. Hickey, Superintendent of Instruction, St. Louis Public Schools, describing the procedures followed to integrate the St. Louis Public Schools.
Magazine article, "A Plan for the Preservation of the Virginia Public School System", by Dr. D.B. Chandler and Dr. Douglas S. Ward, Virginia Journal of Education, February, 1956. 4 pages.
Authors present a plan for the preservation of Virginia Public Schools in the face of the Supreme Court decision. Plan includes: Be consistent with court's requirement for deliberate speed, employ the basic principles of Democracy, respect local…
National Education Association, Local Association Activities Leaflet, # 22, "Criticism of the Schools, What To Do About It", May 10, 1956. 4 pages.
Leaflet designed to aid administrators, educational organizations and civic leaders in dealing with criticism of the schools.
"Why Our Public Schools Are In Serious Trouble", six articles by Benjamin Fine, Education Editor, New York Times, no date. 10 pages.
Series of articles addressing problems facing public schools nationwide.
"What's Happened to Our Schools?" Rosalie Gordon, published by "America's Future, Inc.", 1956. 13 pages.
Leaflet deriding current "progressive education" in America's public schools. Presents reasons why public education is being undermined by progressive ideas and how to combat it.
Booklet: "Resolutions Adopted by the Sixty-fifth Continental Congress, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution", April 16-21, 1956. 5 pages.
Resolutions concerning all aspects of American life.
"Report on State Laws, Early Elementary Education" by Arch K. Steiner, School Life, May 1957. 3 pages.
Summary of basic legal provisions in the States for elementary education.