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Some Physical And Chemical Properties Of Wheat Starch In Relationship To The Maturity Of The Wheat, Claude W. Bice Jul 1943

Some Physical And Chemical Properties Of Wheat Starch In Relationship To The Maturity Of The Wheat, Claude W. Bice

Master's Theses

Wheat is one of the most valuable of economic plants and is grown extensively throughout the world. Because of the unique chemical and physical properties of its gluten, 'Wheat is superior to all other cereals for bread making. Its high starch content provides a tremendous source of energy as a food, as well as filling certain industrial starch needs, especially in textile manufacturing . The present study on properties of immature and mature wheat starches should be of inestimable worth for evaluation of damaged wheats for starch production, as well as for yielding fundamental information which may facilitate the use …


Observations Of The Use And Efficacy Of Changing A Patient's Concept Of His Role : A Psychotherapeutic Device, Ethel Edwards Jul 1943

Observations Of The Use And Efficacy Of Changing A Patient's Concept Of His Role : A Psychotherapeutic Device, Ethel Edwards

Master's Theses

The problem we faced was to try to develop some form of psychotherapy that would not consume a great deal of time. It was desirable that it should be applicable to a wide range in type of cases and that it should be simple enough so that it would require little training on the part of the therapist.


An Analytical Study Of The High School Athletic Associations, Roland H. Vanderbilt Jul 1943

An Analytical Study Of The High School Athletic Associations, Roland H. Vanderbilt

Master's Theses

The specific problem of this thesis or investigation is An Analytical Study of High School Athletic Associations. The purpose is first to show the scope and points of similarity by a succession of graphs; and second to point out the individual differences, doing this by comparing them with the rules and regulations governing Kansas athletics. In other words, their likenesses and differences will be compared according to their variation from the rules given in the handbook of the Kansas State Activities Association.


The Nicodemus Colony Of Graham County, Kansas, William J. Belleau Jul 1943

The Nicodemus Colony Of Graham County, Kansas, William J. Belleau

Master's Theses

The purpose of this research is to portray the beginning, later growth, decline, and present status of a colony near Bogue, Kansas. The colony in question is the Nicodemus Colony. The motive lying back of the problem is to present the development of this colony in order that people regardless of race, may learn of the trials and tribulations the Negro pioneers lived through in this colony in Graham County.


A Further Validation Of Role Therapy, Alexander Robinson May 1943

A Further Validation Of Role Therapy, Alexander Robinson

Master's Theses

This study has been planned as a means of throwing more light on certain psychotherapeutic techniques and methods in order that a more valuable, direct, and understandable method of treating neurotic patients may some day be worked out. The specific problem is to understand and recognize more clearly various actions in Edwards and Kelly's (5) "Role Therapy” to learn what in the therapy benefited the patient, and discover how and to what kind of disorders it might be most effectively applied. This paper is an attempt to help explain, criticize, and continue with the problem, as described and studied by …


Growth Seed Yields, And Seedling Production Of Native Prairie Plants In Various Habitats Of The Mixed Prairie, H. Ray Brown Apr 1943

Growth Seed Yields, And Seedling Production Of Native Prairie Plants In Various Habitats Of The Mixed Prairie, H. Ray Brown

Master's Theses

The native vegetation of the mixed prairie of west-central Kansas was subjected to the worst drought on record during the period 1933 to 1939 inclusive. Data secured from the United States Weather Bureau reveal the fact that precipitation during this period of drought was far below normal . The rainfall deficit as reported by Albertson and Weaver (1942) was nearly 35 inches for this 7-year period. Other climatic factors such as wind movement, relative humidity, and temperature were equally abnormal. The extreme drought period greatly modified the vegetation of the mixed prairie and the short-grass disclimax. The basal cover in …


The Standardization Of The Kelly Spatial Insight Test, Darlieene Thompson Mar 1943

The Standardization Of The Kelly Spatial Insight Test, Darlieene Thompson

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to standardize the Kelly Spatial Insight Test, a test of performance ability. The task was to establish norms by which individual cases can be compared with each other.