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Activities of the Louisiana State Department of Education at the Elementary School Level, 1940 to 1964.

Charles Edward Sutton

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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SUTTON, Charles Edward, 1937ACTIVITIES OF THE LOUISIANA STATE D E P A R T MENT OF EDUCATION AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL, 1940 TO 1964.

The Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Ed.D., 1969 Education, history

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ACTIVITIES OF THE LOUISIANA STATE DEPARTMENT EDUCATION AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL, 1940 TO 1964

A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Doctor of Education in

The Department of Education

by Charles Edward Sutton B.S., Centenary College, 1962 M.A., Northwestern State College, 1965

August, 1969

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The writer expresses sincere appreciation to Dr. Thomas R. Landry for assistance and guidance in this work. Gratitude is expressed also to Dr. William R. Eglin, Dr. Ollie B. Fuglaar, Dr. C. Winston Hilton., Dr. Eric L. Thurston, and Dr. Robert C. Von Brock. Also, the writer expresses appreciation for the help received from numerous educators who had certain experiences with the State De partment of Education during the years 1940 to 1964. Their assistance and cooperation proved extremely helpful.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TITLE P A G E ........................................

i

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ......................................

ii

LIST OF TABLES ........................................ xiii

ABSTRACT ............................................ xiv

CHAPTER

I. STATE LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION PRIOR TO 1940 . .

1

State educational leadership prior to 1845 . .

2

The colonial period* 1718 to 1803

2

The territorial period* 1803 to 1812 . . . .

4

Early statehood period* 1812 to 1845 . . . .

4

State educational leadership* 1845 to 1876 . .

6

The Constitution of 1845 ...................

6

Pre-Civil War years* 1847 to 1 8 6 1 .....

7

Civil War through Reconstruction* 1861 to

1876 .....................................

9

State educational leadership* 1876 to 1898 . . 12

State educational leadership* 1898 to 1908 . . 16

The Constitution of 1898 ...................

17

At the turn of the c e n t u r y .............

17

Aswell administration* 1904 to 1908. . . .

18

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