Thesis (M.S.)--Buter University, 1949. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf [181]).

The objective of this creative project is to investigate the process and principles of designing within and for the downtowns of small, Midwestern towns of the United States. The main focus is the definition of urban character and identity of “place”, as well as exploring ways to preserve and enhance the character and the identity of these downtowns. It uses Greensburg, Indiana as a case study to illustrate possible implementation of these processes and principles.With its focus on urban character and “identity of place”, this study investigates the different characteristics that exist in downtown Greensburg, and applies established urban design principles in order to preserve the town’s historic character while improving its vitality.This study generates beautification and development guidelines, as well as recommendations that will help in process of the redevelopment of downtown Greensburg. This study also offers examples of how these guidelines can be applied in different local contexts, and buildings in the downtown. / Department of Architecture

The purpose of the study was to analyze the curricular offerings of the secondary school in Greensburg, Indiana. The data obtained should enable the administrators of Greensburg Community High School make decisions concerning present and future curricular offerings. Two questions were raised: (1) Had the needs of all students been met? (2) Had the needs of the society which the school serves been satisfied? The assumption was made that the fundamental curriculum needs of the high school pupil had been identified during the past years, and then a more basic question was posed: To what extent had these needs been met? The study was also concerned with determining whether or not graduates of Greensburg Community High School were adequately prepared to assume a responsible place in society, to further their education, or to become gainfully employed with no additional formal education.The data for the study was obtained by means of questionnaires and personal interviews with graduates from Greensburg Community High School, Greensburg, Indiana. Greensburg Community High School has five curricular offerings from which a student may choose: general, home economics, industrial, business, and interviewed college preparatory. Seven graduates were selected from each of the curricular offerings for five years, 1970 through 1974. The questionnaires were mailed to a selected population numbering 175 graduates. Twenty-.two of these graduates were also either personally or by telephone.Information pertaining to the following areas were sought: 1. Number of graduates receiving post-secondary training. 2. Curricular offerings with most value. 3. The curricular offerings with some value. 4. The curricular offerings with least value. 5. Additional curricular offerings which should be made available.6. Adequacy of the curriculum offered at Greensburg Community High School relevant to advanced study, specialized training, or general employment.Twenty--two Greensburg Community High School students were interviewed either personally or by telephone. The purpose of the interviews was to provide a direct contact with the selected graduates as well as to gather in-depth perceptions of the curriculum.Data from the study opened numerous areas for the discussion of the curricular offerings of Greensburg Community High School. An attempt was made to collect information that had the most relevant implications concerning the curricular offerings of Greensburg Community High School.The major findings of the study were:1. Twenty-seven percent of all respondents were reported to have been enrolled in or presently attending a four-year college or university.2. Nineteen percent had received or were receiving some type of post-secondary training, excluding the four-year college program.3. Forty-six percent of the graduates were enrolled in some form of post-secondary training.4. The graduates rated government, accounting, English, mathematics, physical education, and typing as offerings of most value during secondary school training.5. Foreign language, including Latin, Spanish, and French, were rated as offerings of least value. United States History and chemistry were also rated low.6. A majority of the graduates indicated that the curricular offerings of Greensburg Community High School were sufficient for meeting their needs.7. Eighty-six percent of the graduates believed that the training received during high school was sufficient preparation for advanced study, specialized training, or general employment.8. Seventy-seven graduates, or 86.5 percent of the graduates, responded that the high school could have done little else to prepare them for gainful employment.The purpose of the study was to collect data which would give a comprehensive view of the curricular offerings of Greensburg Community High School. Another purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the curricular offerings as perceived by selected graduates of Greensburg Community High School. Based upon the two purposes of the study the following conclusions are made:1. Curricular offerings are adequate at this time, but an examination concerning the content of some courses needs to be implemented.2. The guidance procedure should be updated so that graduates are aware of opportunities during their years in secondary education as well as during their time spent in post-secondary education.3. An examination of the extent or worth of foreign language offerings should be made.4. Career education should be implemented in the curricular offerings as a separate offering or as a part of one of the present vocational offerings.Based upon the findings and conclusions, the following recommendations are made:1. A self-study should be conducted by the concerned departments regarding the adequacy of courses and course content.2. A similar study should be conducted utilizing a larger population.

Greensburg High School has been and is highly regarded by the residents of Decatur County as shown by various newspaper reports, personal interviews, and school records. Its scholastic standards, its curriculum, its administrative personnel, and its student body unite in striving to build an institution that will raise the social and economic conditions of the community. There are but few residents who remember the early days of the school, but on their part there is a feeling of gratitude and appreciation for those early leaders of education in this community who had the foresight to see the importance of higher education and the strength to see that the school was instituted

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Master of Arts / Department of Geography / Jeffrey S. Smith / In a matter of minutes, a small, western Kansas community by the name of Greensburg was over 95% destroyed by a tornado. After the storm, the community’s civic leaders decided to rebuild Green. As a result, the modified cultural landscape no longer resembled the once familiar town that was viewed as a place of attachment by its predominantly elderly population. The purpose of this thesis is to better understand how the May 4th, 2007, tornado affected the elderly’s emotional connection to Greensburg. To identify how the town’s landscape changed I used before and after photographs. In order to more fully comprehend how their attachment to the community has changed, interviews were conducted with several elderly residents who rebuilt in Greensburg, as well as those who moved away. The results suggest that the elderly experienced a significant change in their bond to the town. Typically the elderly did not embrace going Green and focused more on retaining their memories of how the town used to be. Most significant to their development and change in place attachment were the relationships they developed and maintained with fellow community members. Overall, it was the people that made Greensburg home and a place of attachment. When many of them left for good after the tornado, the elderly’s place attachment to Greensburg was forever changed.