SURVEY OF SPANISH-SPEAKING SCHOLASTICS IN BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS

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SUETEY OF SPANISH-SPEAKING SCHOLASTICS IN 3HEWSTSR COUNTY, TEXAS

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CHAPTER V I I . 1. 2. 3. 4.

Sl&A.AKY, COHCLFSICFS. AFTL RECCEIMERDATIG1S.............................112

The C o l l e c t i o n o f D a te and O r g a n i z a t i o n . ................................. 112 S i g n i f i c a n t F a c t s R e v e a le d i n t h e S t u d y .................................... 113 C o n c l u s i o n s ............................................................................................................117 R ecom m endations ................................................................... 113

AY.GTATLD SIRLIOGRAPhY.............................................. .................................................. 124 AFPLHDIX A.

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TABLE V I I I . ITT BEL ENROLLED I P ' ALPINE SCr.COLS AS NOTED JANUARY 1 5 j A'L 3A.OQL CENSUS, APES 0 -2 1 YEARS, *S NOTED APRIL 10, FOR THE YEARS 1939, 1 9 4 1 , A D 1 9 4 6 ........................................ 45 TABLE IX. AGE-GRADE CP’ SPAinSE-SPEARI XS ■iIXL.LhA/IALS AT TILE of y/ ithceadal , 1 9 3 9 -1 9 4 8 ........................................................................................ 47 TABLE X. AGE-TRADE UP Al-BLC LIT uINCLVALS AT TIME CF AIT'LPANXL, 1 9 3 9 - 1 9 4 8 ..........................................................................................................................49 TABLE X I . ESTIMATED REASON'S, EXTLESS EL IN PEL CENT, FOR ABSENCES AIL '.VIT''U.;AVALS -UAV SCI.FCL CF THE SPANISR-SPEAXINO F'JPILS. 52 TABLE X I I . ACHIEVEMENT, EXPRESSED IN MEDIANS, OF 355 CHILDREN IN GRADES 4 - 8 , ALPINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1 3 4 9 - 1 9 4 9 , A3 3:ICXi LY ILL NE7E0P0LITAN PA LIEU.--'ENT TEST. . . . . . . . . . . .

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