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Pamphlet regarding science teaching in secondary schools, dated September 1918
This is a twenty-page printed pamphlet. On the center of the first page is 'Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education, Washington, D.C.' and it is titled 'Science Teaching in Secondary Schools in the War Emergency'. In the upper left-hand corner is 'Secondary School Circular No. 3' and in the upper right-hand corner is 'September, 1918'. This body of the text introduces the importance of stimulating technical and scientific training in secondary and elementary schools. The second and third pages include the 'General Recommendations' that study in science should contribute to individual and community health and that it should be encouraged among high school students. The fourth and fifth pages provide recommendations to schools on how to actively promote science and how to attract a supply of science teachers. It suggests that schools 'urge boards of education to repeal the rule, or disregard the precedent, against the employment of married women'. The sixth and seventh pages continues outlining suggestions for teacher retention. The next section is 'Suggested Outlines of Courses [-] Courses in General Science'; it begins with 'The Selection of Material and Organization', then 'Methods of Presentation', and continues with 'Samples of Topics for General Science Courses'. On the eighth and ninth pages, the list of topics for consideration is given. The next section is 'Courses in Biology' and gives a general outlines that can be used in a general biology course or separate courses of botany and zoology. The tenth and eleventh pages give more elaboration on the biology sub-topics. Many of the sub-topics emphasize the relation between the topic and the students' everyday lives. The next section is 'Courses in Physics,' and the following section is 'Suggested topics bearing on military activities'. The twelfth and thirteenth pages list these suggested topics for military activity. The next section is 'Courses in Chemistry' and emphasizes the importance of chemists' work, especially to the wartime effort. The fourteenth and fifteenth pages continue the discussion of chemistry, including the guidelines for curriculum and class organization. The sixteenth and seventeenth pages provide information about the professional opportunities in the chemical industry. The eighteenth and nineteenth pages give an outline of the 'Report on the Science Committees of the Commission on Reorganization of Secondary Education'. At the bottom right-hand side of the page is printed 'Washington: Government Printing Office: 1918'. On the twentieth and back page of the pamphlet, there is no printing.
District of Columbia -
Bulletin regarding singing in the SATC, dated Nov. 10, 1918
This is the five-page Singing in the SATC Bulletin. It is from 'The Commission on Training Camp Activities: Department of Camp Music' and is to 'Instructors in Mass Singing in Units of the SATC'. At the top of the first page in the center is typed 'War Department' and under that 'Singing in the SATC' and below that is 'Issued, in conjunction with this work of the Committee on Education and Special Training, by the Commission on Training Camp Activities, Raymond B. Fosdick, Chairman; Lee F. Hanmer, Director, Department of Camp Music; Peter W. Dykema, Supervisor of singing in the SATC.' Beneath this is 'Bulletin No. 2 : November 10, 1918.' The first section of the body of the bulletin is 'Mass Singing the Most Important Musical Activity in SATC' because 'it alone involves participation by all students'. The next section is titled 'Material, the First Consideration'. On the second page of the bulletin, the first paragraph is a continuation from the first page. The next section is titled 'Shall We Use Just What Is Used in Army Camps?' and explains some of the differences that the SATC presents as a unit of educated men. The next section is 'What Can We Carry Over from Camp Singing?' and discusses how soldiers have 'unmistakable terms' for their likes and dislikes of music. On the third page, the first paragraph continues from the second page. The next section is 'What Shall We Use Besides Popular Songs?' and discusses the Commission Song Books which are popular songs (25-33-1/3%), standard patriotic songs (16-2/3%), standard folk and national songs (25%), hymns (16-2/3%), miscellaneous (10%). The next section is 'Can the SATC Singing Mark an Advance?' and discusses ways to build on the song book. On the fourth page, the first paragraph continues from the third page. The next section is 'Many Opportunities for Experiments', and the section after that is 'Where to Get the Music'. On the fifth and last page, directions on how to order or reorder song books are given. It is signed 'Commission on Training Camp Activities, Washington, D.C.' and below that 'Peter W. Dykema, Song Leader' and then 'Assigned as Supervisor of Singing in the SATC' and below that 'Hollis Edison Davonny, Lieut. Q. M. C. Secretary.'
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Blank check with SATC note in file
This is a blank check. On the front of the check, there is a picture of the front of 'The Farmers State Bank' printed on the left side of the check. The check is printed, 'Georgetown, Texas, _______ 191_ No. ______' then 'The Famers State Bank 88-310' then 'of Georgetown, Texas.' Then 'Pay To________ or Bearer $______' then '______ Dollars' then a blank line at the bottom right hand side. On the reverse, written in pencil is, 'File - SATC' underlined, and underneath is 'These reports are null and void.' Below this is a large set of initials, 'PV', with the letters overlapping and a small triangle drawn where a period would be. This note was on top of the student grade reports by section in the folder.
Georgetown, TX -
Grade report for SATC math courses
This is a typed page of three columns. The first is students names, the second is section, and the third is grade. The courses are Math 1, Math 10 (or 11), Math 51, and Math 55. The grades range from 75 to 90. Typed in a paragraph below this is, 'The above grades are very rough estimates but are the best that could be obtained under the circumstances, class work having been interfered with by: confusion during registration due to renewed instructions from the government, the influenza epidemic, difficulty in procuring texts, and a great number of absences from class by order of the military authorities.'
Georgetown, TX -
List of 18-year-old SATC students
This is a typed page with the title 'SATC Students Only Eighteen Years of Age by Oct. 1, 1918.' There are 55 names in alphabetical order, two with 'm' penciled in next to them. Written at the end of the list are four additional names.
Georgetown, TX -
List of 19-year-old SATC students
This is a typed page with the title 'SATC Students Nineteen and Only Nineteen Years Old by Oct. 1, 1918.' There are 44 names in alphabetical order, one with an 'm' pencilled in next to it. One of the names has the first name crossed out and a correction written it. Written at the end of the list are five additional names.
Georgetown, TX -
List of 20-year-old SATC students
This is a typed page with the title 'SATC Students Twenty and Only Twenty Years Old by Oct. 1, 1918.' There are 43 names in alphabetical order, one with an 'm' pencilled in next to it. One of the names is crossed out. Written at the end of the list is one additional name.
Georgetown, TX -
List of 21-year-old SATC students
This is a typed page with the title 'SATC Students 21 Years Years of Age and Over by Oct. 1, 1918.' There are 12 names in alphabetical order. Written at the end of the list is one additional name. The ages are listed next to the names and they range from 21 to 24.
Georgetown, TX -
Instructions regarding SATC uniforms and equipment
This is a typed page titled, 'IS. Uniforms and Equipment' and has section labels on the left-hand side of the page. The first section is 'Uniforms' and lists the required uniform for members of SATC units. The next section is 'Arms and Equipment' and reads, 'b. The number and kinds of arms and equipment to be issued will in general conform to those prescribed in Orders and Equipment Manual for the Regular Army.' The next section is 'Use of government property' and states that Government-issued uniforms may only be used by SATC unit members at the institution to which the uniforms were issued. The last section is 'Issue of Government Property'.
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Program of the Day
The Program of the Day contains designated gymnastic hours, the time of morning worship, meal schedules, hours of social gatherings and health and efficacy talks, music by the orchestra, and an Indian club drill and march taking place that day. The Special Notices show the mail delivery and collection hours, when leisure areas such as the library or parlor are open and closed, cashier's office operating hours, and the different newspapers accessible to the patients.