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An Investigation Of Variables Differentiating Between Good And Poor Athletes, Leonard Dean Mcneal

Master's Theses

One of the most important problems facing college athletic officials is their selection of player personnel. Each year large numbers of outstanding high school performers enter institutions of higher learning to attain a degree and to gain athletic recognition. In the end, however, success comes to approximately one in five.

A Study Of The Health And Physical Education Program At Binford Junior High School, Linwood Hugh Metzger

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Four Dimensional Graphs Of Complex Functions, Malcom Lee Murrill

Master's Theses

Complex functions of a single complex variable involve four unknowns, two independent and two dependent variables, and thus cannot be adequately represented in two- or three- dimensional space. Various geometric constructions in both two and three dimensions have been devised in the past, however, in attempts to illuminate complex function theory. The standard and most useful, of these representations is that developed by Gauss and Riemann employing two complex planes simultanesously. These show the correspondence between a particular curve or region in the object plane and its image, as mapped by a given transformation, in the image plane.

The Development Of The Virginia State Board Of Medical Examiners, John Conner Atkeson

Master's Theses

Until the latter part of the nineteenth century,the medical profession suffered from a basic lack of knowledge concerning disease and infection. The Civil War, during which thousands or men died of infection following wounds and operations was a monument to that lack of knowledge. Wounded and injured soldiers were doomed to a ,slow death .from gangrene caused by unclean operating methods and poor hospital sanitation. The number of lives that might have been saved by better techniques will never be known,but a fairly safe assumption would be that at least eighty percent of the wounded who actually came.under a.doctor's care …

A Survey Of The Graduating Classes Of Varina High School (1954-1958) To Determine Their Reactions To Certain Phases Of The School Program, Jerome Michael Adams

Master's Theses

The problem of this thesis is to survey a cross section of Varina High School graduates of the past five years (1954-1958) for the purpose of determining the extent to which the school program has proven effective in preparing them for. their respective places in life.

The purpose of the study is (1) to evaluate the effectiveness of the total school program in preparing students to live worthwhile and success­ full lives after graduation; (2) to determine the extent to which these graduate students were aided by the guidance facilities of the school and, (3) to utilize this information in …

The Political Life Of Benjamin Watkins Leigh, Cline Edwin Hall

Master's Theses

No attempt bas been made in the following pages to give a biography of Benjamin Watkins Leigh nor to speak of his law career except where it relates to the subject.The aim has been rather to give in some detail the public and political life of Leigh and the part he played in the Virginia and United States governments. The formation of the Whig Party in Virginia and the Jackson Administration were the outstanding events that brought Leigh to the forefront. This constitutes the central position in the following chapters.

Most of the material for this work has been obtained …

A History Of The Danville Military Institute, Robert Erle Edwards

Master's Theses

As the years roll by, primary sources of historical data are either lost or destroyed. This unfortunate fact has held true in the case of the Danville Military Institute. A number of good pieces of original data have disappeared since the school closed. In order to take advantage of available material before it is lost, this study of the Danville Military Institute was made. This is the first intensive study of the school, which was a credit to its city, its state, and its nation.

Background And Recent Developments In The Growth Of Commercial Branch Banking In Virginia, Walter Everette Burnette

Master's Theses

Branch banking has been a part of the American system of banking since the incorporation of the first Bank of the United States in 1791. Included in it's charter was the authority to establish branches, and at one time there were nine branches in operation. With all of the interest in branch banking this study was undertaken to evaluate the present position of commercial branch banking in the State of Virginia.

A Survey Of The Food Habits And Distribution Of The Fishes Of Tuckahoe Creek, Virginia, With Special Emphasis On Lepomis Macrochirus Rafinesque, David Andrew Flemer

Master's Theses

An integral part of the ecological study of any organism is a good understanding of the food relationships. Basic studies of the distribution and ecology of common fresh-water fishes are necessary before a more detailed analysis can be made of the fishes in a particular area. Lagler (1956) states that food habit studies help determine population levels, rates of growth, and condition of the fishes. He also concludes that they serve as a partial basis for determining the status of various predatory and competing forms. Raney (1942) states that an intelligent fishery management program depends heavily upon information gained through …

Substituted Triphenyl Tetrazolium Chlorides, Lawrence Donald Hanback

Master's Theses

The work in this thesis is a continuation of a project started at the University of Richmond in 1952 by A. G. Richardson under the directorship of Dr. J. S. Pierce and Dr. George z.Williams, Director of Clinical Pathology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

The purpose of the research was to prepare triphenyl tetrazolium salts, substituted, particularly in the ortho and para positions, with various electron accepting and electron donating groups. It was hoped that these substitutions would impart enough differences in the properties of the compounds so as to allow d etection of certain biological reactions. The tetrazolium …

A History Of The Glen Echo Elementary School, Joseph A. Hall

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to record information regarding the history, orgnization, and the operation of the Glen Echo Elementary School located in Henrico County, in the State of Virginia. The recording of this material will provide a clear concept as to the efforts that have been and are being made to educate children living in a growing Community. This study will give many evidences of hardships endured by children and parents alike, while striving for an education in one of Virginia's earliest public schools.

The Study includes a sketch of the history of the many provisions made for …

The Short Ghost Story : A Critical And Historical Survey, Cameron Dunlop Hall

Master's Theses

This thesis is an attempt to evaluate the work of the outstanding British and American short story writers from the early 1800's to the present. No attempt has been made to make a precise historical survey of the development of the ghost story. This paper is limited to the short ghost story in fiction; all fairytales, folk-lore, supposedly authentic anecdotes, plays, novels, and poems of the supernatural are omitted. All pseudoscience stories, horror stories, and weird fantasy are also omitted.

In the introductory part of this paper an attempt has been made to ascertain some of the factors which determine …

A Survey Of The Employment Procedures Of Sixty-Nine Manufacturing And Non-Manufacturing Companies In The Richmond Area, Charles Richard Sheffield

Master's Theses

This survey purports to measure the extent to which established personnel procedures are used in the employment of qualified applicants to fill job vacancies. By using such procedures Richmond companies are gradually doing away with the old hit-or-miss approach and taking on a more objective approach.

The Internal Information Program At Vepco, B. Albert Burton

Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the Employee Information Program at the Virginia Electric and Power Company.

In the first portion, the author shows by means of correlated research the need for informing employees, the categories of conveying the information and the type of information to be conveyed. An outline of a possible information program is presented.

The second segment of this paper is devoted principally to a brief description and commentary of the information channels used by VEPCO. Two methods of communication frequently used in industry, but not used by VEPCO, are also discussed and commented on. …

Area Wage Differentials : A Study Of Compensation Of Nonmanagement Personnel In Virginia, Francis Brownell Avery

Master's Theses

This paper is a study of area differentials, within the State of Virginia, in the compensation of non management; employees and the effect of "Cost-of-Living" upon wage differentials. Basically, area differential in wages means the difference between wage rates for the same job in different communities. There is a definite differential in wage payments for a given job in the various regions within the State of Virginia. Some times they appear to be almost incomprehensibly out of line. However, as this paper develops, the reasons for these differences may become clear. Certainly their existence will be apparent. A given job …

The Food Habits Of Rana Catesbeiana Shaw And Other Ranids From Five Different Pond Types, Garnett Ryland Brooks

Master's Theses

The amphibian family Raniddae is world wide in distribution, occurring on an all continents and forming one of the largest families of frogs. Rana, the only genus found in the United States, contains about 400 species. 27 of which are found in the New World. Species such as R. castebiana, R. clamitans, R. pipiens, and R. arylio have considerable economic Importance; prized as food by man, they are also often used as experimental animals in biological research. Only four species normally occur in Central Virginia; R. castebiana, R. clamitans, R. pippins, and R. palustris.

In the present study an ettort …

Policy Development In Government Wartime Seizures Arising From Labor Disputes, Albert Martin Krueger

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Discriminative Scoring System For The Tat: An Investigation, Thomas Leo Qinn

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Serious Domestic Drama As Tragedy : A Study Of The Protagonist, Charles Turney

Master's Theses

Domestic drama is the most popular genre employed by the modern dramatist. The question may arise as to whether or not tragedy is any longer desired by the playgoer. In these representative plays, taken from many countries and written on a variety of themes all centered around domestic life, as judged by the criteria established in the first chapter, few of these dramas succeed as tragedies. This is not to be interpreted to mean that the so-called "tragic impulse" is dead. Those plays which are classed as tragedy are pure tragedy-- dramas at the peak of intensity demanded by the …

Observations On The Biology Of Pelomyxa Palustris Greeff, Collected Under Polysaprobic Conditions, Daniel Henry Stern

Master's Theses

Pelomyxa palustris Greeff, the largest rhizopod of which we have knowledge, was described in 1870 by Greeff who named the organism Pelobius. According to Penard (1902) it was redescribed by Archer in 1871 and reviewed. by Greeff (1874) who then gave it the name P. palustris.

A Survey Of The Validity Of Age Discrimination In Employment, Charles Martin Wiltfang

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Hume's Natural Determinism Of The Will, Matthew D. Cook

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Nature Of The Absolute In The Writings Of Solovyev With An Appendix Containing An Unpublished Translation Of Chapters Forty-Three And Forty-Four In Solvyev's Criticism Of Abstract Principles, Edward Casimir Wojciechowski

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Realism Of Garbriel Marcel, John R. Crocker

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Observations On The Time Of Eruption, The Growth Rate And The Effects Of Cortisone On The Incisors In The Golden Hamster, Sigurd Carl SandzéN

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Mitotic Activity Of Human Oral Epithelium When Exposed To Hydrogen Peroxide, Anthony William Gargiulo

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Electromyographic Appraisal Of Temporal And Digastric Muscle Behavior Under The Influence Of Oblique Loads, Bernard M. Pawlowski

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Hormones And Wound Healing, Lilita Straumanis

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Enteric Bacteria Recovered From Reptiles Other Than Snakes At Two Public Zoos, Donald Arthur Yarashus

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Histogenesis Of Repair Of The Dental Supporting Tissues After Mucogingival Resection, Malbern Norris Wilderman

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.