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Mathematics

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201 Special to: Ottumwa Daily Courier
Public Relations News Release 1951:75, p.1
10/11/1951 Jack Wilkinson, Ottumwa, has been elected vice president of Kappa Mu Epsilon, national honorary mathematics fraternity at the college.
202 Tom Lamke, research specialist, will take a month's leave of absence in October to carry out an assignment from the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Public Relations News Release 1951:41, p.1
9/27/1951 As a research consultant for the Defense Office, Lamke will work with the United States Armed Forces institute in a study of civilian correspondence programs.
203 Three hundred Iowa educators are expected to attend the Fall Educational conference September 28 - 29
Public Relations News Release 1951:38, p.1
9/25/1951 Featured speaker at the conference will be May Hill Arbuthnot, author of "Children and Books" and nationally recognized as an authority on children's literature.
204 Invitations to an Arithmetic Workshop for Elementary Teachers have been sent to 105 teachers in Harrison County
Public Relations News Release 1950:423, p.1
7/19/1951 William H. Dreier, director of the branch summer school announced the workshop will be held on Friday morning, July 20th, in the Missouri Valley high school building. Special consultant for the day will be E. W. Hamilton of the mathmatics department.
205 May Hill Arbuthnot, author of "Children and Books" will be the main speaker at the Fall Educational conference, Sept. 28 - 29
Public Relations News Release 1950:422, p.1
7/19/1951 The Cleveland, Ohio, writer, formerly associated with Western Reserve University, will speak both days. "Understanding Today's Children and Youth" is the conference theme. Conferees can attend any of three panel discussion sessions.
206 A three-hour long discussion and a demonstration of special arithmetic teaching methods highlighted this morning's session
Public Relations News Release 1950:416, p.1
7/10/1951 The School Public Relations workshop ends Wednesday afternoon. It was the third of five for the workshop's 117 enrollees, split into four groups for the discussion of public school problems.
207 A four-day workshop on school-public relations will get under way, Sunday, at the college
Public Relations News Release 1950:414, p.1
7/6/1951 President J. W. Maucker will welcome enrollees at Monday morning's opening general session. Keynote speaker O. H. Roberts, Jr., will deliver his first address entitled "The Public and the Public Schools."
208 The Oil Can, awarded annually to the student contributing the most to journalist was presented to Clara Hack and Dewayne Cuthbertson
Public Relations News Release 1950:321, p.1
4/20/1951 Hack is executive editor of the College Eye, weekly newspaper, and Cuthbertson is executive editor of Old Gold, the yearbook. The award was made at the annual Gridiron dinner sponsored by the campus chapter of Alpha Phi Gamma.
209 A 64-square-inch paper figure may be cut into four pieces which when rearranged, take up 65 square inches
Public Relations News Release 1950:309, p.1
4/13/1951 A good math student might solve that paradox but how a paper strip, cut lenghwise, remains in one piece is more mysterious. These and other "tricks" can make arithmetic fun for school pupils and mathematics teachers, according to William O. Maricle.
210 Crime, Kefauver, television--and 25-million televiewers
Public Relations News Release 1950:307, p.1
4/13/1951 The "auditorium" is a sign of the times that television is becoming the greatest medium of mass communication. Vice-President Dennis Williams of Encyclopaedia Britannica films, spoke to about 50 persons attending the Audio-Visual conference.
211 The Campus school playground at the College won't be deserted this summer.
Public Relations News Release 1950:283, p.1
3/29/1951 An eight-week elementary school term starting Monday, June 18, and a nine-week high school term starting Wednesday, June 13, were announced today by Dwight Curtis, head of the college's teaching department. The terms will end August 10 and 15, respectivel
212 Specialists are of little value unless consulted in their specialty
Public Relations News Release 1950:266, p.1
3/15/1951 Dwight Curtis, head of the teaching department is partly responsible for a unique position created last Fall in the laboratory schools. The position was designed primarily to help student teachers in the five branch schools gain valuable experience.
213 College president see "overwhelming" job ahead
Public Relations News Release 1950:248, p.1
3/2/1951 "They (the schools) are being required to teach more youngsters more things" in the face of spiraling costs and a zooming birthrate, he said. (about 3.7 million babies were born in this country in 1947 compared with 1940's two million.)
214 Louis C. Grimm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Grimm,,,, is a reporter covering the sports beat for the College Eye
Public Relations News Release 1950:107, p.1
11/1/1950 Grimm graduated from Muscatine High school in 1948. At the College he is a junior majoring in social science with a minor in journalism and math.
215 General Education important to future, says educator
Public Relations News Release 1950:54, p.1
10/3/1950 Speaking at a conference for grade and high school teachers of the social sciences, Dr. Pendergraft said other significant goals of a general education program are open-mindedness, appreciation for historical accomplishments, faith in man, and the future.
216 "Mathematics without Pain" is the idea behind an exhibit in the mathematics department this week
Public Relations News Release 1950:4, p.1
8/8/1950 On one wall display is a hypsometer, which is used for measuring hypsographic features of terrain; Another display shows blocks rigged with colored string to illustrate the elements in the-expansion-of-binomials-intro-quadratic-and cubic-identities.
217 Knee succeeds Hillsten as club president
College Eye 39:13, p.5
12/19/1947 Of Mathematics Club.
218 Committee issues arithmetic bulletin
College Eye 37:43, p.3
8/16/1946
219 Mathematics emphasis will not change now that was is over, says Van Engen
College Eye 37:9, p.8
11/2/1945 Professor Van Engen talks about the continuing importance of mathematics education.
220 Dr. Van Engen urges schools to stress math
College Eye 34:37, p.3
7/16/1943
221 Trimble's class seeks statistics on timely topics
College Eye 33:41, p.4
7/24/1942 Students look at statistics in everyday life.
222 'Rithmetic of American youth need correcting says Navy
College Eye 33:33, p.1
5/22/1942 Professor Van Engen responds to charges that schools do not do a good job in teaching arithmetic.
223 Urge 'math' training for naval reservists
College Eye 33:20, p.1
2/13/1942
224 War booms value of 'math' for men students
College Eye 33:17, p.1
1/23/1942 Professor Watson talks about the value of mathematics for men who will enter military service.
225 Any second grader can add two and two, but can college students?
College Eye 31:36, p.1
6/21/1940 Professor Van Engen comments on a recent national mathematics test.
226 Arithmetic confab is here Saturday
College Eye 31:26, p.1
4/5/1940 Several faculty will speak.
227 Mathematics teachers report on projects
College Eye 27:36, p.1
3/27/1936 At conference.
228 Mathematicians to meet here; demonstration lesson and discussion conference features
College Eye 27:34, p.1
3/13/1936 Several faculty will participate.
229 Mathematicians to meet here; faculty members will lead discussion group on March 14
College Eye 27:33, p.1
2/28/1936 Conference highlights.
230 Student finds geometry to be like bad case of the mumps
College Eye 27:53, p.2
8/16/1935 Cannot find practical use for geometry.
231 Richard Hammans, will assume a position as a teacher and athletic coach after graduation
Public Relations News Release 1934:551, p.1
7/1/1934 Profile
232 Boys, girls show equal proficiency in mathematics
College Eye 25:22, p.4
11/24/1933 Professor Lambert offers her opinions on mathematical abilities.
233 Columbia U. student wants football will mathematics course
College Eye 24:12, p.1
11/28/1932 Student thinks football examples will be more interesting for the learner.
234 Eva May Luse is delegate to Swiss conclave; local professor is one of three U. S. delegates to convention
College Eye 23:52, p.1
7/29/1932 Will attend congress of mathematicians.
235 Assembly movie shows education methods in use
College Eye 23:47, p.1
6/24/1932 Show several educational films at assembly.
236 Condit heads committee on mathematics study course in high schools
College Eye 23:32, p.1
2/26/1932 Under auspices of state commission.
237 Mathematics exhibit
College Eye 21:42, p.6
8/8/1930 Professor Van Dyke's class prepares classroom materials.
238 Use of slide rule is explained by educator
College Eye 21:39, p.4
7/18/1930 W. E. Breckenridge demonstrates slide rule.
239 A copy of Rhind Mathematics Papyrus
College Eye 21:25, p.3
3/28/1930 The library has obtained a copy.
240 A copy of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus
Public Relations News Release 1929:368, p.1
3/26/1930 A copy of the oldest record of mathematics is available at the library.
241 Mr. Wester receives honor from Mathematics Association.
College Eye 19:34, p.5
5/9/1928 Was selected president.
242 Mathematics Club
College Eye 18:29, p.5
2/9/1927 Meeting postponed until February 16th.
243 Fern Fitzsimons
Alumni News Letter 6:2, p.6
4/1/1922 Fern Fitzsimons is in her third year of teaching mathematics at the high school in Fort Dodge.
244 Progress in mathematics
Condit--Ira S. (Mathematics Faculty)
College Eye 13:22, p.5
2/15/1922 Professor Condit addresses the Faculty Men's Club.
245 Grace Hillier
College Eye 10:4, p.3
11/6/1918 Mathematics teacher in Jefferson Iowa visited chapel Friday.
246 War studies
College Eye 9:22, p.4
3/20/1918 Every man going into military service should study science and mathematics.
247 The elimination of unnecessary material in mathematics in Iowa
College Eye 8:29, p.5
5/16/1917 Publication of a report from the 1916 Iowa Association of Mathematics Teachers.
248 Central association of science and mathematics teachers
Condit--Ira S. (Mathematics Faculty)
College Eye 3:12, p.203
12/11/1913 Held meeting in Des Moines; Professor Condit presents his account.
249 Special summer term work in mathematics
College Eye 1:5, p.82
4/19/1911 Edith Long will give a series of conferences on teaching high school mathematics.
250 An enthusiastic student
Normal Eyte 21:18, p.317
2/1/1911 A poem from the Kansas City Times.

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