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51	2021-1-252	Booklet	Titled "New Stanford Achievement: Advanced Examination: Form V. For grades 4-9." Test by Truman L. Kelley, Giles M. Ruch, and Lewis M. Terman. 24 pages long. This exam was taken by Doris Mae Rihman, a girl in the 6th grade who was 10 years old. Her next birthday was on July, 17th, and she would be 11 years old then. She went to Lennox 2 School and took the exam on November 19, 1937. Her scores indicated that in History and Civics she needs attention, and overall her grade equivalent put her in the 5th grade. The second page had a chart with the test scores and how that fell along a national median as well as how the scores related to educational age, chronological age, and school grade. A blue and red line had charted where her scores lined up with the averages. The tests she took for this test were: Test 1 Reading: Paragraph Meaning is from page 3 through page 5 and has 80 questions. Page 6 through page 7 is Test 2 Reading: Word Meaning and also had 80 questions. Test 3: Diction was pages 8 and 9 and consisted of dotted lines on the paper where she wroe various sentences. In red someone wrote Grade 6. Test 4: Language Usage was on pages 10 and 11 and had 74 questions. Test 5 Literature was 80 questions and on pages 12 and 13. Pages 14 and 15 are Test 6 History and Civics with 80 questions. Test 7 Geography is also 80 questions and on pages 16 and 17. Test 8, Physiology and Hygiene is 80 questions and is from page 18 to page 19. Pages 19 and 20 are for the 40 questions for the Test 9 Arithmetic Reasoning. The rest of the pages are for the 60 questions for Arithmetic Computation. Throughout the booklet, the questions that she had answered correctly were marked with the letter "c" and the incorrect questions were marked with a checkmark. This test booklet had been published by World Book Company, Yonkers-On-Hudson, New Yrok, and Chicago, Illinois Copyright 1929 by World Book Company. Copywrite in Great Britain. All rights reserved. NSAT: PRIM: W-31. Printed in U.S.A.
52	2021-1-253	Test	Eighth Grade Examination for May 1st, 1942 with State of Iowa Department of Public Instruction Jessie M. Parker, Superintendent. Part 1—Reading Comprehension has selection no. 1 with 4 paragraphs. There are 13 questions for selection 1. Page 2 starts selection no. 2 with three paragraphs and 15 questions. Selection no. 3 is 3 paragraphs with 15 questions. Part 2 is Vocabulary with 26 questions to underline the answer. Part 3 is spelling with 26 questions. Part 4 is usage with 46 questions. Part 5 is capitalization with 65 selections. Part 6 is punctuation with 56 questions. Part 7 is Arithmetic Vocabulary and Fundamental Knowledge that includes 25 questions. Part 8 is Arithmetic—examples with 20 math problems to be worked out. Part 9 is 18 Arithmetic problems that include sentences. Part 10 is 49 Social Studies American History and Civics questions. Part 11 is Geography with 33 questions. Part 12 is Science and Health with 56 questions. Exam is unused except for multiple pencil marks on various questions. Test is a bit dirty and torn at places but otherwise in good shape.
53	2021-1-254	Booklet	This test booklet from the State of Iowa was the "Questions in Civics for the Eighth Grade Examination" for May, 1935. The first page had a space for the pupil and teacher's names, the school, the address, the pupil's score, and the percentage grade. The entire test was 50 questions and took up four pages. This test booklet is ripped up at the top.
54	2021-1-255	Test	Eighth Grade Examination for May 7th, 1943 with State of Iowa Department of Public Instruction Jessie M. Parker, Superintendent. Part 1—Reading Comprehension has selection no. 1 with 3 paragraphs and 8 questions. Selection no. 2 has four paragraphs and 15 questions. Selection no.3 has three paragraphs and fiften questions. Part 2 is vocabulary with 26 questions. Part 3 is spelling with 26 questions. Part 4 is Usage with 46 questions. Part 5 is Capitalization with 65 choices. Part 6 is Punctuation with 56 choices. Part 7 is Arithmetic Vocabulary and Fundamental Knowledge with 25 questions. Part 8 is Arithmetic—Exmaples and 20 questions included. Part 9 is Arithmetic Problems with 18 questions. Part 10 is history with test made by Marguerite R. Hyde from Iowa State Teachers College with 70 questions. Part 11 is Geography created by Miss Ernestine SMith from Iowa State Teachers College with 74 questions. Part 12 is Civics from Erma B. Plaehn from Iowa State Teachers College with 47 questions. Part 13 is the Health and Science section made by Joseph W. Rhodes and C. Taylor Whittier from Iowa State Teachers College, includes 48 questions. On back of test is 5 continued questions from Part 1 from Page 1.
55	2021-1-257	Test	Eighth Grade Examination for May 1st, 1944. Given by the State of Iowa Department of Public Instruction Jessie M. Parker, Superintendent. Part 1 is reading comprehension. Selection no. 1 continues 4 paragraphs and 14 questions. Selection no. 2 is 4 paragraphs and 15 questions. Selection no. 3 is four paragraphs and 15 questions. Part 2 is Vocabulary including 26 questions. Part 3 is spelling with 26 question, the section has been crossed out in pencil. Part 4 is usage and has 46 questions. Part 5 is Capitalization and includes 65 questions. Part 6 is Punctuation and has 56 questions. Part 7 is Arithmetic Vocabulary and Fundamental Knowledge and includes 25 questions. Part 8 is Arithmetic—Examples with 20 problems. Part 9 is Arithmetic Problems and includes 18 questions. Part 10 is History with 70 questions. Part 11 is Geography and 74 questions. Part 12 is Civics section and has 47 questions. Part 13 is Science and Health with 48 questions. Test is unused except for some pencil marks throughout booklet. First two pages are connected by a white string while the rest have some folded pages together.
56	2021-1-258	Paper	This test sheet from the State of Iowa was the "Questions in Spelling for the Eighth Grade Examination" for May, 1935. The first part had a space for the pupil and teacher's names, the school, the address, the pupil's score, and the percentage grade. The entire test was 56 questions and was on the front and back of the paper, and the paper is blank.
57	2021-1-260	Booklet	This test booklet from the State of Iowa was the "Questions in Geography for the Eighth Grade Examination" for May 1-2, 1941. Parts 1 through 5 were by F.E. Fuller and Parts 6 through 11 were by Ernestine Smith from the Iowa State Teachers College. The first page, or cover, had a space for the student's name, sex, grade, age on last birthday, number of months since last birthday, school, city, township, county, and teacher. The entire test, including the front and back cover, was eight pages. Part 1 is 30 questions and takes up page 1 and half of page 2. On the other half of page 2 are Part 2 (questions 31-40) and Part 3 (questions 41-47). Parts 4-6 each take up one third of page 4. Part 4 is questions 48-49, Part 5 is questions 50-54 and Part 6 is made up of questions 55-59. Part 7, 8, and 9 each take up one third of page 5 and Part 7 has questions 60-74, Part 8 has questions 75-80, and Part 9 has questions 81 through 87. Page 6 is a map of the world, and page 7 has Part 10 and 11 on it. Part 10 has questions 88-104 and Part 11 had questions 105 through 112. This test booklet is blank.
58	2021-1-264	Booklet	A 1944 mental ability test. Taken by Tommy Schumacher, an 11-year-old 6th grader from Lennox #4, Iowa County, on December 14th, 1944. His teacher was Mrs. Schulte. This test booklet from the Clapp-Young Self-Marking Tests, Patented March 19, 1929. Also Licensed under U.S. Patent 1, 586,628 and edited by Frank L. Clapp, Professor of Education from University of Wisconsin was "The Henmon-Nelson Tests of Mental Ability -Form A" for elementary school examination grades 3-8 by V.A.C. Henmon, Ph.D., Chairman of the Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, and M.J. Nelson, Ph.D., Dean of the Faculty of Education, Iowa State Teachers College. The copyright was in 1931 by V.A.C. Henmon and M.J. Nelson. The Houghton Mifflin Company printed this test in the U.S.A.
59	2021-1-29	Booklet	Color Dictionary chart that has two wheels that spin, connected by a brass brad. Published by The North American Society of Arts, Inc. Patented 1931 by Noble E. Stephens. "Sylvia Brockschink" is written on the front in black ink.
60	2021-1-35	Poster	"Look Both Ways" poster, copyright 1934 The Classroom Teacher, Inc. Poster is of girl in plaid dress holding umbrella walking with a dog while it is raining, and a car is in the background. Colors are white and navy.
61	2021-1-38	Poster	"Look Both Ways" poster in color, girl in red plaid dress walking under umbrella next to black dog, car in background approaching. On the other side of the poster, there is a humanoid figure who has a red umbrella and is standing in a field of mushrooms. Copyright 1934, The Classroom Teacher, Inc.
62	2021-1-39	Poster	"Play Safe" poster, boy is chasing girl behind a fence with blonde girl in background near a house. Copyright 1934, The Classroom Teacher, Inc.
63	2021-1-40	Poster	"Wait for Signals" poster, boy in striped top holds back girl and smaller boy on sidewalk at a stop light. Copyright 1934, The Classroom Teacher, Inc.
64	2021-1-42A	Paper	A paper titled, "Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education," which would have been accompanied by the poster "Watch for Turning Cars". Poster shows girl and boy holding hands on edge on street where a car is turning close to them. From the "facing and avoiding danger series" "Accidents Are Avoidable Alertness Avoids Accidents", Copyirght 1940. American Automobile Association Safety and Traffic Engineering Dept. The paper contained lesson ideas for teachers to give their students after showing them the poster about road safety.
65	2021-1-51A	Paper	"Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education," paper sent out with "Practice your safety rules" poster, "Cumpla el reglamento de trafico, Cross only at corners, wait until way is clear, watch for turning cars, walk briskly across street.. not run, play away from traffic, skate in safe places, keep from between parked cars, walk facing traffic on rural roads" from the "Safety 'round the world series Cuba" Copyright 1940 American Automobile Assocation. Illustration is of mother in long yellow dress waving to girl and boy in yellow attire with background in Cuba. This instructional paper would have accompanied the poster so that teachers in rural schools could have information to teach students alongside the poster about safety on the road and with cars.
66	2021-1-52A	Paper	"Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education," paper sent out alongside the poster "Bicycle drivers- OBEY motor traffic rules" "Cyclistes conformez-vous au cod de la route" "Keep to right - Signal All Turns" poster from Safety 'round the world series France. Illustration of boy in striped red shirt riding a bicycle in front of policeman and Eiffel Tower. Copyright 1940 American Automobile Association. This paper contained lessons that a rural school teacher could have used alongside the poster to teach students about road safety.
67	2021-1-53A	Paper	Paper from the American Automobile Association, "Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education," which would have accompanied the poster "Look Both Ways Wait on Curb until way is clear" from "facing and avoiding danger" series, copyright 1940 american automobile assocation. Illustration is of two girls looking both ways on road. This paper contained lesson ideas for a teacher to instruct their students on road safety based upon the information on the poster.
68	2021-1-54A	Paper	"Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education For Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grade," sent out by the American Automobile Association to teachers along side the poster "Keep from between parked cars" "spilet nit um parkierti wäge" Danger lies just beyond, denn d'gafahr isch immer zugäge" poster from the safety 'round the world series, Switzerland. Copyright 1939 American Automobile Association, poster has three children on sidewalk in front of cars with mountains and buildings in background. This paper contains lessons which a rural school teacher could teach their students that would correspond to the poster.
69	2021-1-55A	Paper	This instructional paper, "Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education," was sent out by the American Automobile Association alongside the poster, "Be ALERT for TURNING CARS" "Look all ways before crossing" poster from safety 'round the world series, China. poster is illlustration of two children holding books about to cross street with chinese building in background. Copyright 1940 American Automobile Assocation. This paper contained lessons that teacher could use with the poster to teach students about safety on and near the road.
70	2021-1-56	Diagram	Includes three pages of instructions, diagrams, and suggestions for teachers on how to teach students to get to and from school in a town.
71	2021-1-57	Poster	Homemade and colored poster of two children sledding downhill, colored in with crayon. "I sleigh ride on a hilly street, that's full of snow and ice and sleet, I feel fine when I leave the top, in case of danger - can I stop?" Originally from the "Safety Bulletin for Elementary Grades" published by the Division of Safety Education, Iowa Department of Public Safety.
72	2021-1-58	Poster	Homemade and colored poster. Five children and one policeman, all colored in crayon. " The tall policeman is my friend, a man with patience without end, of lines of autos he is the boss, I'll wait 'til he tells me to cross." Originally from the "Safety Bulletin for Elementary Grades" published by the Division of Safety Education, Iowa Department of Public Safety.
73	2021-1-59	Poster	Homemade and colored poster. A girl and boy are walking into their school, colored in crayon. "Two little children went to school, to learn about the traffic rule. The teacher taught that green meant 'go,' and red meant 'stop' as you all know." Originally from the "Safety Bulletin for Elementary Grades" published by the Division of Safety Education, Iowa Department of Public Safety.
74	2021-1-60	Poster	Homemade and colored poster. One boy in orange riding a scooter, one boy in blue wearing roller-skates colored in crayon. "Roller skating, too, is great, but on the sidewalk, I should skate, and speed and stunts I ought not dare, for others I must have a care." Originally from the "Safety Bulletin for Elementary Grades" published by the Division of Safety Education, Iowa Department of Public Safety.
75	2021-1-62	Poster	Homemade and colored poster. Girl walks on sidewalk between two cars, colored in with crayon. "Two motor cars may oft be seen, parked near a curb with space between - if you should rush through this small space, you're apt to meet danger face to face." Originally from the "Safety Bulletin for Elementary Grades" published by the Division of Safety Education, Iowa Department of Public Safety.
76	2021-1-63	Poster	Three children next to stop light. "Safety Sam Says: When you see lights are shining green -- 'Come across the street,' is what they mean, but when you see the lights are red, they say that you must wait instead." Originally from the "Safety Bulletin for Elementary Grades" published by the Division of Safety Education, Iowa Department of Public Safety.
77	2021-1-64	Poster	Homemade and colored poster. Two children in yellow in front of blue car. "And when to the country I go, there is one lesson I should know - That when along the road I pace, to see that I, the traffic face." Originally from the "Safety Bulletin for Elementary Grades" published by the Division of Safety Education, Iowa Department of Public Safety.
78	2021-1-65	Poster	Homemade and colored poster. Five children colored in crayons stand on a sidewalk. "At times some boys may be on guard, to watch me while I'm playing hard. To keep me safe, yes, that's their aim, but I'll watch also, just the same." Originally from the "Safety Bulletin for Elementary Grades" published by the Division of Safety Education, Iowa Department of Public Safety.
79	2021-1-66	Poster	Homemade and colored poster. Girl in pink in upper right corner, boy in blue in lower left corner, colored with crayon. "If I'm careful when I play, I'll live to play another day, and if my ball rolls in the street, I do not run lest cars I meet." Originally from the "Safety Bulletin for Elementary Grades" published by the Division of Safety Education, Iowa Department of Public Safety.
80	2021-1-67	Poster	Homemade and colored poster. Girl in green and boy in blue arm and arm pointing to traffic lights, colored in crayon. "The lights just changed from red to green you bet that I know what they mean. There's one thing that I surely know - that red says STOP and green says GO." Originally from the "Safety Bulletin for Elementary Grades" published by the Division of Safety Education, Iowa Department of Public Safety.
81	2021-1-68	Poster	Homemade and colored poster. Boy in blue and girl in green holding hands on sidewalk colored in with crayon. No lights, police or guards are there, so now I cross without a fear, oh! There's a car one block away, but I'll not cross, right here I'll stay." Originally from the "Safety Bulletin for Elementary Grades" published by the Division of Safety Education, Iowa Department of Public Safety.
82	2021-1-69	Poster	Homemade and colored poster. "It's worth going out of your way to prevent an accident." "Safety Sam Says To avoid traffic accidents go out of your way by looking for - traffic mistakes on the part of every driver - every pedestrian - every cyclist." Poster shows sleeping brown bulldog and smaller white dog sneaking around him. Originally from the "Safety Bulletin for Elementary Grades" published by the Division of Safety Education, Iowa Department of Public Safety.
83	2021-1-70	Poster	Homemade and colored poster. "Safety Sam Says Signs and signals are life savers Heed Them' with colorful drawings on walk on left side of road, cross at the crosswalk, traffic light, safety zone, railroad crossing signs." Paper glued to a thicker backing paper. Originally from the "Safety Bulletin for Elementary Grades" published by the Division of Safety Education, Iowa Department of Public Safety.
84	2021-1-71	Booklet	Booklet by the Classroom Teacher Inc. titled, "Special Days In May May Day or Child Health Day Mother's Day Memorial Day Last Days of School," and is a part of the "Plans for Celebrating Special Days and Holidays in the Primary Grades." This booklet was copywritten in 1934, and would have been used by rural school teachers as a guide on how to celebrate the holidays in May and teach them to students.
85	2021-1-72	Booklet	Booklet by the Classroom Teacher Inc. titled, "Columbus Day," and is a part of the "Plans for Celebrating Special Days and Holidays in the Primary Grades." This booklet was copywritten in 1934, and would have been used by rural school teachers as a guide on how to celebrate Columbus Day and teach it to students.
86	2021-1-74	Booklet	"Classroom Seatwork Exercises for the Primary Grades Related to: Reading Social Studies Vocabulary Building Arithmetic Health, Safety Citizenship Holidays," copywritten in 1936 by the Classroom Teacher Inc. in Chicago, IL. This is a booklet of materials that rural schoolteachers could have given to students during parts of the school day to help fill time and keep students on task and continuously learning. Softback, black covers, originally bound by two staples.
87	2021-1-75	Booklet	"Units and Projects Primary," copywritten in 1936 by the Educational Publishing Corporation in 1936 in New York, NY. This is a booklet of activities, crafts, and other projects related to subjects taught at a rural school that the teacher could have used to teach their students. The front cover has "Sylvia Brockshink Norway, Iowa," handwritten on it.
88	2021-1-76	Booklet	"Washington's Birthday," copywritten in 1934 by the Classroom Teacher Inc. in Chicago, IL. This is a booklet in the "Plans for Celebrating Special Days and Holidays in the Primary Grades," collection, and could have been used by a rural school teacher to educate their students about Washington's birthday.
89	2021-1-77	Book	"Building Reading Skills Teacher's Guidebook," by Leila Armstrong, Director of Elementary Education, and Rowena Hargrave, Remedial Teacher, was published by the McCormick-Mathers Publishing Co. and copywritten in 1951. This guidebook could be used by teachers to help teach students reading skills including phonics. This booklet has dozens of flashcards and activities paperclipped to the pages, and the front cover has, "Office Copy," handwritten in the top right corner.
90	2021-1-78	Booklet	"Instructional Units in Safety for Elementary Grades and Junior High Schools," sent out by the Department of Public Instruction in the State of Iowa, copywritten in 1940. This book on safety units would have instructed teachers on what they would have needed to teach their students about safety.
91	2021-1-83	Booklet	This booklet, "St. Valentine's Day," by the National Recreation Association in New York, NY, contained a set of plays, dialogues, recitations, stunts, party suggestions, and other types of program material for teachers to use with their students to celebrate Valentine's Day. Published by the National Recreation Association, New York.
92	2021-1-85	Poll	This piece of paper came from The Classroom Teacher, Inc, and details the Absences from School Caused By Illnesses by grades 1-8 from September 10, 1934 to May 31, 1935. This poll lists colds and sore throat as the top reason for student absences and Measles as the least common illness that students had.
93	2021-1-87	Paper	This piece of paper entitled, "Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education for Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grades," would have accompanied the poster "Wait on Curb until the way is clear Then cross briskly-DO NOT RUN" with three children in the Netherlands on a curb. This was a part of the American Automobile Association's "Safety 'Round the World" series and was given to teachers so that they could instruct their students on safety around vehicles.
94	2021-1-88	Paper	This piece of paper entitled, "Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education for Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grades," would have accompanied the poster "No Sidewalk? Walk Facing Oncoming Traffic" with a group children in Finland on the side of the road. This was a part of the American Automobile Association's "Safety 'Round the World" series and was given to teachers so that they could instruct their students on safety around vehicles.
95	2021-1-89	Paper	This piece of paper entitled, "Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education for Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grades," would have accompanied the poster "Drive Bicycles Close to Right Edge Never Here" with some bikers on the right side of the road, away from the cars. This was a part of the American Automobile Association's series of safety posters and was given to teachers so that they could instruct their students on safety around vehicles.
96	2021-1-90	Paper	This piece of paper entitled, "Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education for Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grades," would have accompanied the poster "Cross Only At Corner Never in Middle of Block Danger" with a man walking across a crosswalk. This was a part of the American Automobile Association's series of safety posters and was given to teachers so that they could instruct their students on safety around vehicles.
97	2021-1-91	Paper	This piece of paper entitled, "Loose-Leaf Lessons in Safety Education for Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grades," would have accompanied the poster "After Getting Off a Bus Watch Both Ways Before Crossing" with some people getting off of a bus. This was a part of the American Automobile Association's series of safety posters and was given to teachers so that they could instruct their students on safety around vehicles.
98	2021-1-92A	Drawing	Drawing of black child with red skirt. "The story of Little Black Sambo by - Helen Bannerman, "Once upon a time there was a little black boy, and his name was Little Black Sambo." on back of page. SJS 1939 in right corner. One page of a hand copied version of the original Little Black Sambo book.
99	2021-1-92B	Drawing	1939 caricature of black woman carrying a pot. She is wearing a striped shirt and plaid skirt. Back reads "And his Mother was called Black Mumbo." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman.
100	2021-1-92C	Drawing	Caricature of black man holding a sun umbrella and smoking a pipe. Back reads "And his Father was called Black Jumbo." One page of a hand copied version of the original book titled "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. 1939.