Life on the South Side of Chambersburg Street, 1910

The people of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania heralded in the year of 1911 and reflected on their accomplishments throughout the past year. With pealing bells, tooting whistles and noisy revolvers...in a more vigorous way than has been witnessed here for many years, this New Year’s Eve celebration recognized the past year as it welcomed the new year to come. The entire town took part and its faculties were utilized in the festivities of the night, including the Court House bell and those of the St. James and College Lutheran churches...engines added their quota of noise and all over town men brought into use guns and revolvers. The year of 1910 was a noteworthy year for the town and larger county. The citizens witnessed the erection of a large number of handsome homes, a sure sign of prosperity. Business firms developed and the county saw an outstanding apple crop and tourist season. In general, the year of 1910 was proudly characterized and recorded by Gettysburg’s constituents as a great place to call home

Nonresidential fathers\u27 perceptions of the influence of their acrimonious divorces on their relationships with their children

This qualitative, exploratory study looked at nonresidential fathers\u27 perceptions of the influence of their acrimonious divorces on their relationships with their children. For the purpose of this study, the term nonresidential fathers referred to fathers of biological or adopted children who were no longer living in their children\u27s homes due to divorce. Twelve nonresidential fathers were interviewed in February and March of 2007. All of the men were recruited from the email listserv of the Pennsylvania chapter of Fathers\u27 and Children\u27s Equality, Inc. In an hour and a half interview, they answered 11 guiding questions which were all recorded on a digital recorder and then transcribed. The study found that fathers believed two major aspects of divorce that influenced their relationships with their children: the acrimonious actions taken by their ex wives and their overall experiences with the judicial system throughout the divorce and child custody processes harmed their ability to be fathers. Past research supported findings, although future research on nonresidential fathers and their relationship with their children is still needed

Exploring Perceptions of Math Instructional Practices in Preparation for High-Stakes Testing

In all things, I give my God glory; He is my strength and comforter. To my mom, thank you for giving me life and choosing to love me relentlessly. You are, to me, an inspiration and a warrior for Christ. To my mother-in-law, my first classroom teacher, completing this project could not have happened without you. Its success is just as much yours as it is mine. Thank you for giving me my best friend and biggest supporter. To my Joe, the wind beneath my wings and protector of my heart, you have been with me through every season of my life from our earliest years and beyond. I don’t know why God saw me fit to deserve such a strong and loving man, but I thank Him every day for you. Thank you for always knowing exactly when to stand in front of me and behind me and hand-in-hand beside me. To my Grant Green, you are my greatest gift of love from God. You are the light of my life. Always remember how much dad and I love you. Every day, you make us so proud. I can’t wait to see what God has in store for you. Thank you to Dr. Wisdom for the leadership and direction you have continuously provided through this project. In summer 2018, God put you in my path. Blessed by your patience and guidance, I returned to finish something abandoned and am forever indebted to you. Thank you to Dr. Caffey and Dr. Vest for serving as committee members. I am grateful for your generosity of time and commitment to helping me complete this project. Thank you for the path you paved to my dad, my father-in-law, Granny Edna and Uncle Lynn, Grandpa Windy, and all the grandmas and grandpas that have gone before me. To all my family near and far, you are a piece of my life’s puzzle, and I thank you for completing me. And to Grandpa Dan, the Senator, I burnt the midnight oil. I hope its glow was bright enough for you to see from Heaven