Book, Development of Arithmetic as a School Subject

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Monroe, Walter Scott
Description
This paperbound monograph describes the history of arithmetic teaching in the United States to its time of issue, with particular emphasis on the work and influence of William Colburn. The author, Walter Scott Monroe (1882–1961), was professor of school administration at the Kansas State Normal School. He went on to take an active interest in the development of educational tests (see MA.316371.045) .
The monograph was issued by the Bureau of Education of the United States Department of the Interior. This copy was the property of L. Leland Locke, a Brooklyn mathematics teacher and an historian of mathematics.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Grove City College
1917
ID Number
2011.3051.02
nonaccession number
2011.3051
catalog number
2011.3051.02
Object Name
pamphlet
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .6 cm x 15 cm x 23.3 cm; 1/4 in x 5 29/32 in x 9 3/16 in
place made
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
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Subject
Mathematics
Record ID
nmah_1408189
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
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Book, Development of Arithmetic as a School Subject
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