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Recreation and dune stability: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 15; The National Park Service has allowed nature to take its course at Coquina Beach. Although the palisade dunes built in the 1930s continue to buffer the beach from frequent overwash events, heavy recreational use has threatened the stability of the dunes. Humans...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

The importance of recess: How classroom elementary teachers can promote physical education.; By Timothy Meyler and Sarah Banks.

Courses and causes: You don't need special skills, great physical abilities, or a lot of money to participate in environmental workshops — just the interest. Learning opportunities like those discussed in this article can invigorate your teaching, inspire your students, and get you involved in causes outside your school.; Format: article; By Linda Dow.

Designing your gym class: From classroom organization to warm-up procedures, one physical education teacher provides a blueprint for a structured physical education program.; By Bozena Mielczak and Kim Campbell.

Letter of March 16, 1939: In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 1.1; Law Offices Tucker, Bronson, Satterfield & Mays State Planters Bank Building Richmond, Virginia March 16, 1939 Hon. Graham A. Barden, House of Representatives Washington, D.C. In Re: Fair Labor Standards Act. Dear Mr. Barden: I am deeply grateful to you for...

Men in a circle take bets before a cock fight: Men in a circle take bets before a cock fight. The key participants squat in front holding two fine white cocks that face each other before the battle. A standing crowd surrounds them. Gambling on cock fights and card games are traditionally favored recreation...; Format: image/photograph

Crowd of men watch betting for cock fight: a crowd of over twenty men stand in a circle to watch the betting for a cock fight that is about to begin. Two men squat and hold their white roosters in preparation for the fight. One cock is being held up to display his luxuriant tail feathers. Gambling...; Format: image/photograph

Letter activity one: In Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity two, page 2; The following excerpt is from a letter from Mr. Sherlock Bronson, a lawyer and president of Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation, to the Honorable Graham Braden, a member of the U. S. House of Representatives. It was written March 16, 1939. The...; Format: lesson plan; By Pauline S. Johnson.

4-H club members playing ring-around-the-rosie at camp: In this black and white photograph, a group of little girls play Ring-Around-the-Rosie outside in grass while a taller girl looks on. In the background in a brick building with large shrubs partially concealing it from view.; Format: image/photograph

Children playing at a Hertford County 4-H Club meeting: In this black and white photograph several pairs of boys and girls are facing each other and clasping each other's hands above their heads. One small boy is darting underneath the arms of two other boys. They are probably playing London Bridge is Falling Down....; Format: image/photograph

Group of children and two adults standing outside, holding hands in a circle: In this black and white photograph from the 1920s, a group of young children and two women have formed a circle and are holding hands. The area where they are playing is barren: the ground is simply dirt. In the background is a parked car and a white house...; Format: image/photograph

Children and families in North Carolina: In this lesson plan, elementary students will analyze photographs of children from North Carolina provided by the Green ‘N’ Growing collection from the Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University. They will investigate how individuals and families are similar and different, and to begin to acquire an understanding of change over time.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

4-H club members participating in family recreation on the Stanly County Farm and Home Tour: In this black and white photograph, two children are crouching in the dirt, playing. The little girl in a gingham dress is shooting marbles into a circle that's been drawn out. The boy, who is wearing overalls is leaning back against a tree looking at something...; Format: image/photograph

Colonial-style candles: At a recreation of colonial life at Alamance Battleground, N.C., candles hang from a wooden pole. They are in various stages of completion; the candles to the left are narrower, having been dipped in a pot of hot wax only a few times, while those to the right...; Format: image/photograph

Colonial candle-making tools: This photograph, taken at a recreation of colonial life at Alamance Battleground, N.C., shows some of the tools that were used to make candles in the colonial era.; Format: image/photograph

Edith Vanderbilt's relationship with estate families: George Vanderbilt’s marriage to Edith Stuyvesant Dresser in June 1898 precipitated a special celebration when the Agricultural Department won a tug-of-war competition with nursery workers, foresters, and Biltmore House employees and received a “handsome...; Format: article; By Sue Clark McKendree.

The employee clubhouse: In 1933, the Employee Clubhouse opened in Woodcote, managed by Marjorie Edwards. Marjorie was not paid a salary; rather she made a profit from the meals she served. Marjorie’s responsibilities as a hostess were to keep the house clean, and to serve weekday...; Format: article; By Sue Clark McKendree.

Town Creek burial house and guard tower: This photograph, taken inside the town center at Town Creek Indian Mound, shows a recreation of the Town Creek burial house. The Indians who lived here built round, thatch-roof huts in which to bury their dead.; Format: image/photograph

Town Creek minor temple and palisade: At Town Creek Indian Mound, a recreation of the town's minor temple has been built on the site of the original, across the plaza from the major temple. The rectangular temple had a thatch roof and walls made of wattle and daub — a wooden frame plastered...; Format: image/photograph

Town Creek minor temple: At Town Creek Indian Mound, a recreation of the town's minor temple has been built on the site of the original, across the plaza from the major temple. The rectangular temple had a thatch roof and walls made of wattle and daub — a wooden frame plastered...; Format: image/photograph

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