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Western Kentucky University
Author | : Lowell H. Harrison |
Publsiher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2014-10-17 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780813157634 |
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Most Hilltoppers believe that Western Kentucky University is unique. They take pride in its lovely campus, its friendly spirit, the loyalty of its alumni, and its academic and athletic achievements. But Western's development also illustrates a major trend in American higher education during the past century. Scores of other institutions have followed the Western pattern, growing from private normal school to state normal school, to teachers college, to general college, finally emerging as an important state university. Historian Lowell Harrison traces the Western story from the school's origin in 1875 to the January 1986 election of its seventh president. For much of its history, Western has been led by paternalistic presidents whose major battles have been with other state schools and parsimonious legislatures. In recent years the presidents have been challenged by students and faculty who have demanded more active roles in university governance, and by a Board of Regents and the Council on Higher Education, which have raised challenging new issues. Harrison's account of the institution's development is laced with anecdotes and vignettes of some of the school's interesting personalities: President Henry Hardin Cherry, whose chapel talks convinced countless students that "the Spirit Makes the Master"; "Uncle Ed" Diddle, whose flying towel and winning teams earned national basketball fame; "Daddy" Bur-ton who could catch flies while lecturing; Miss Gabie Robertson, who held students into the next class period; the lone Japanese student who was on campus during World War II. Harrison also recalls steamboat excursions, the Great Depression and the Second World War, the astounding boom in enrollment and buildings in the 1960s, the period of student unrest, and the numerous fiscal crises that have beset the school. This is the story of an institution proud of its past and seeking to chart its course into the twenty-first century.
Western Kentucky University
Author | : Lowell H. Harrison |
Publsiher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2021-12-14 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780813189710 |
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Most Hilltoppers believe that Western Kentucky University is unique. They take pride in its lovely campus, its friendly spirit, the loyalty of its alumni, and its academic and athletic achievements. But Western's development also illustrates a major trend in American higher education during the past century. Scores of other institutions have followed the Western pattern, growing from private normal school to state normal school, to teachers college, to general college, finally emerging as an important state university. Historian Lowell Harrison traces the Western story from the school's origin in 1875 to the January 1986 election of its seventh president. For much of its history, Western has been led by paternalistic presidents whose major battles have been with other state schools and parsimonious legislatures. In recent years the presidents have been challenged by students and faculty who have demanded more active roles in university governance, and by a Board of Regents and the Council on Higher Education, which have raised challenging new issues. Harrison's account of the institution's development is laced with anecdotes and vignettes of some of the school's interesting personalities: President Henry Hardin Cherry, whose chapel talks convinced countless students that "the Spirit Makes the Master"; "Uncle Ed" Diddle, whose flying towel and winning teams earned national basketball fame; "Daddy" Bur-ton who could catch flies while lecturing; Miss Gabie Robertson, who held students into the next class period; the lone Japanese student who was on campus during World War II. Harrison also recalls steamboat excursions, the Great Depression and the Second World War, the astounding boom in enrollment and buildings in the 1960s, the period of student unrest, and the numerous fiscal crises that have beset the school. This is the story of an institution proud of its past and seeking to chart its course into the twenty-first century.
The Fall of Kentucky s Rock
Author | : George G. Humphreys |
Publsiher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2022-01-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780813182346 |
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This in-depth study offers a new examination of a region that is often overlooked in political histories of the Bluegrass State. George G. Humphreys traces the arc of politics and the economy in western Kentucky from avid support of the Democratic Party to its present-day Republican identity. He demonstrates that, despite its relative geographic isolation, the region west of the eastern boundary of Hancock, Ohio, Butler, Warren, and Simpson Counties to the Mississippi River played significant roles in state and national politics during the New Deal and postwar eras. Drawing on extensive archival research and oral history interviews, Humphreys explores the area's political transformation from a solid Democratic voting bloc to a conservative stronghold by examining how developments such as advances in agriculture, the diversification of the economy, and the civil rights movement affected the region. Addressing notable deficiencies in the existing literature, this impressively researched study will leave readers with a deeper understanding of post-1945 Kentucky politics.
Blood Shed in this War
Author | : Michael Peake (A.) |
Publsiher | : Indiana Historical Society |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Artists |
ISBN | : 0871952696 |
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Captain Adolph G. Metzner's stunning visual diary of sketches, drawings and watercolors depict his world during three years of service with the First German, Thirty-second Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry campaigning in the Western Theater during the Civil War.
Tragedy and Postcolonial Literature
Author | : Ato Quayson |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 347 |
Release | : 2021-01-21 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781108830980 |
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Provides a new way of reading Western tragedy alongside texts from the postcolonial world so as to cross-illuminate each other.
Western Kentucky Veterans
Author | : Bill Schiller |
Publsiher | : Turner Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2001-08 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : 9781563116568 |
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A Beautiful Spirit
Author | : Charlotte Turtle,Amber Plunkett |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2013-04-12 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 0615743323 |
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This Hill, this uncommonly beautiful place, weaves itself into the lives of those of us who are part of the Western Kentucky University family. From the commanding view of the Barren River valley at the summit of the Hill to the lawns and groves that wind throughout this campus, there is something extraordinary about this place. There is no other place quite like WKU and our Hill. It is the essence of what Dr. Henry Hardin Cherry meant when he coined the phrase, ‘The Spirit Makes the Master.’ And it is part of our soul – part of the fabric that gives the WKU family a beautiful spirit.
Assessing Critical Thinking in Middle and High Schools
Author | : Rebecca Stobaugh |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2013-08-16 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9781317921745 |
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This practical, very effective resource helps middle and high school teachers and curriculum leaders develop the skills to design instructional tasks and assessments that engage students in higher-level critical thinking, as recommended by the Common Core State Standards. Real examples of formative and summative assessments from a variety of content areas are included and demonstrate how to successfully increase the level of critical thinking in every classroom! This book is also an excellent resource for higher education faculty to use in undergraduate and graduate courses on assessment and lesson planning.