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The Catalytic Vapor-Phase Hydrolysis Of Benzene And Toluene, Clemens Raebel Maise

Masters Theses

"The vapor-phase synthesis of organic compounds represents a new field of study which has attracted the attention of investigators only within recent years. However, wide interest is apparent in this field and several processes of commercial importance have already been developed. Hydrolysis is perhaps the newest of all the types of vapor-phase synthesis; the literature consists of little more than a few patents...The vapor-phase hydrolysis of benzene and toluene, therefore, presented an interesting possibility. These two hydrocarbons are considered very stable toward water in the liquid-phase. The purpose of this investigation was to determine to what extent their stability toward …

A Comparison Of Methods For The Determination Of Iron In Clays And Related Ceramic Materials, Hoyt Gillum Thompson

Masters Theses

"Iron is always present in clay and ceramic products. This element has a definite effect upon the properties of substances containing it, hence it is important for the ceramist to know the exact amount of this element present in a ceramic material. Many methods have been devised for the precise determination of iron, both in large and small amounts. Of the many methods used, the American Society for Testing Materials has listed only two for the examination of clays, refractories, and similar material...However the amounts of iron for which these methods are most suitable are not given. Nor does the …

Laboratory Concentration Of A Lead-Zinc-Fluorspar Ore From Southern Illinois, Shiou-Chuan Sun

Masters Theses

"The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain the feasibility of preparing marketable products from a rather complex sulphide-fluorspar ore"--Object, page 2. "The ore was examined exhaustively by chemical, microscopic, and mineralogical methods of analysis. After a thorough knowledge of the physical characteristics of the ore had been obtained, flotation concentration tests were made to separate the sulfide minerals from the fluorspar and to attempt to prepare lead-zinc and fluorspar concentrates of marketable grade"--Scope of Work Done, page 2.

Oil And Gas Resources, Jackson County, Missouri, Joseph Robinson Clair

Masters Theses

"The oil and gas production in Jackson County, though rather small, is nevertheless of considerable economic importance. A portion of the county has been rather thoroughly developed but the remainder has had little prospecting. In order to aid further development in the region the Missouri Geological Survey engaged in the mapping of all the known wells in the county as a basis for preparing a structural contour map of the area. In addition, a member of the Survey staff is stationed permanently in Kansas City to give assistance to the operators in the region and to collect the logs of …

Cotton Varieties In Tennessee, 1928-1931, N. J. Stanford

Masters Theses

From the cotton variety study in Tennessee, from 1928 through 1931, the following questions arise: What varieties are grown? What is the trend? What is the effect of present practices on the quality of cotton produced? Where are these varieties grown? Are there many one-variety farms? What is the possibility of establishing one-variety communities? What is the quality of seed used by producers?

An effort will be made in this report to answer as many of these, and related questions, as time and available information will permit.

A History Of Brushy Mountain Penitentiary, Ruth Winton

Masters Theses

Among the problems which confronted the legislature of Tennessee in 1893 was that of abolishing the convict lease system in the state. The results of the coal miners' insurrections in 1891-1892 made it imperative that the state take complete charge of her convicts. In order to meet this situation, coal lands were purchased in 1894 in Morgan County, and Brushy Mountain Penitentiary was built, at Petros, in 1896, so as to take care of the leased convicts at the expiration of the convict lease system, January 1, 1896. The purpose of this study has been to trace the development of …

A Contribution To The Mollusca Of East Tennessee, Mary E. Hickman

Masters Theses

Summary: 1. Collections of mollusks were made in the northern part of Eastern Tennessee, particularly in the Clinch River in the vicinity of Norris Dam, from June 1935 to July 1937.

2. Twenty-three genera and forty species of pelecypods were collected and classified.

The pelecypods were abundant in the Clinch River in the vicinity of Norris Dam. Both nodulate and smooth shells were found in this region.

3. Twenty-two genera and fifty species of gastropods were collected and classified.

In the Clinch River near Norris Dam the longitudinal arrangement of Io was not in conformity with the findings of Adams. …

Tennessee's Policy In The Removal Of The Cherokee, Minnie Hazel Myers

Masters Theses

PREFACE: Indian removal was one of the most vital problems in the early history of the State of Tennessee. When this state came into the Union she had title to only two widely separated triangles of land, one in northern Middle Tennessee, the other in East Tennessee. The Indians held title to all other lands within her limits, and these lands practically surrounded the white settlements. Squatters who settled upon Indian soil and holders ot North Carolina land warrants petitioned the Federal Government to purchase Indian land; public officials pleaded for the purchase of Indian land to aid in the …

Occupational Choices Of Graduates Of Science Hill High School, Johnson City, Tennessee, In Relation To High School Preparation And Additional Training, William Warren Simmons

Masters Theses

What actually becomes of the high school graduate after his graduation? For those who go to college, what are some of the factors that influence their persistence in higher education? What value in a material way do they obtain by further education? These are some of the motives that have caused the writer to make a study of the graduates of Science Hill High School, Johnson City, Tennessee, over a period of five years from 1927 to 1931 inclusive. Stated in a more definite way, the purpose of this study is to survey the activities of the graduate of Science …

An Analysis Of Certain Relationships Between Intelligence Quotients, English Placement Test Scores, And Scholastic Averages Of Students Enrolled In Modern Foreign Languages, 1930-1936, University Of Tennessee, Emma Ruth Ensor Tallent

Masters Theses

(From the Definition and Scope of the Study)

At the outset of the project, originally undertaken in the fall of 1936, it was hoped to discover certain definite facts regarding the status of foreign languages at the University (the trend of enrollment toward each of the various languages or away from them, and from what other subjects of the curriculum students came to foreign languages or to what subjects they went from them; the total enrollment in the various languages over the years studied, etc., etc.). It was not at that time fully appreciated how much effort and time …

Efforts Of The Continental Congress To Promote Manufactures And Domestic Arts In The Colonies, Floyd Neal Penick

Masters Theses

While efforts were made to promote manufactures in the colonies long before the Revolutionary War began, this struggle forced the Continental Congress to exert more strenuous efforts for the encouragement of the production of certain necessary commodities than had formerly been made. These endeavors, however, were largely incidental to the greater work of successfully prosecuting a war. It is probably true that more emphasis would have been placed upon the domestic manufactures at this time had the Revolution not occurred. The non-importation agreements, passed because of the Intolerable Acts and similar measures, made such a result almost inevitable.

Attitudes Of Non-Jewish College Students Toward The Jewish People, Ralph H. Blumenthal

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Vocational Agriculture In The Westmoreland Community (Sumner County, Tennessee) From July 1, 1931 To June 30, 1936, Nelson H. Baulch

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine the work that the department of vocational agriculture of the Westmoreland High School has accomplished during the five-year period from July 1, 1931, to June 30, 1936.

Perhaps one of the most outstanding advantages in the teaching of vocational agriculture is the fact that the students are required to conduct supervised farm practice programs on their home farms. Since this is true, it should be the aim of every teacher of vocational agriculture to raise the standards of the agricultural conditions of his community. It has been assumed that this can best …

Management Of Dairy Cattle Breeding Establishments, Daniel Evans Harris

Masters Theses

It is the purpose of this thesis to present and discuss the problems of farm management and dairy herd management as they apply particularly to the dairy cattle breeding establishment. Much has been written on farm management dealing with the ordinary type of farms of the country. However, the progressive breeding establishment is far from an ordinary farm and special application of farm management facts found in the literature must be made to the breeding establishment. Very little literature relating directly to this subject is to be found.

Standard Of Living And Migration Of 136 Farm Families In Overton County, Tennessee, Dudley Clarence Sturgis

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study is threefold, namely: (1) To observe living conditions and associated factors among farm families; (2) To study migration of farm families and their children; and (3) To make recommendations for improving the standard of living of the inhabitants.

Quality Control Of Market Silk, William Coley Patton

Masters Theses

Quality in milk is a general term because it is governed by many factors, and yet, it may be applied as a specified term to mean a very highly standardized product. In this investigation, quality refers to the relative merits to be placed upon market milk as governed by the factors used in its production and handling. The factors included in this study are associated with the flavor, creaming, and bacteriology of milk. They determine to a great extent the standard of any market milk supply, Proper control methods are usually associated with high quality milk. Improper methods are usually …

An Analytical Study Of Five College Student Bodies, E. E. Mccurry

Masters Theses

Introduction - Problems:

The object of this investigation is six-fold: first, to evaluate organization membership in extracurricular activities by furnishing situations and life experiences necessary for proper development of character and citizenship; second, to determine the importance of student expenses and work opportunities; third, to determine the value of the home as a factor in education; fourth, to determine the importance of educational background and economic status of the family as factors in developing best citizenship; fifth, to ascertain the value of student purposes; sixth, to find the range and extent of religious interests of students.

Aquiculture, Hugh T. Ramsey

Masters Theses

There is every evidence that the productivity of our ponds, lakes, and streams can be materially increased by the intelligent application of present scientific knowledge to this problem.

For many years it has been recognized that our streams and lakes are becoming more and more barren of fish, and other aquatic life, but remedial measures, until recently, have been applied to only one-half of the problem. Efficient fish hatchery systems are maintained, both state and federal, and millions of fingerlings and legal-size fish are planted each year in an effort to increase the fish population of our waters, and to …

Education Of Select Groups Of Rural People In Tennessee, Benjamin David Raskopf

Masters Theses

This is a preliminary study of the educational status of rural people in Tennessee, and the relation of education to certain social and economic conditions. The data are analyzed and presented graphically by age, race, tenure, sex, residence, and such other classifications as are justified by the sample.

Parts I and II deal with the education of rural people on relief, the data on which the reports are based being obtained from a study of 2,873 relief households in 12 representative counties of the State. Assembling and analyzing these data was a cooperative project between the Division of Statistics, Finance, …

A Study Of Methods For The Recovery Of Silver, Bromine, Iodine, And Sodium Thiosulfate From Used Photographic Fixing Baths, Leroy Agustave Bay

Masters Theses

"Sodium thiosulfate was one of the pioneer reagents used in photography, and is still the most important reagent used in photographic fixing. The solubility of the silver halides in an excess of sodium thiosulfate makes it important as a reagent for removing the undeveloped silver halides from the film. The life of a fixing bath is controlled by the halogen content. As the ratio of halogens to sodium thiosulfate is increased, the time required for fixing is also increased until the ratio reaches such a point that fogging of the film results. Most of the solutions are discarded long before …

The Inheritance Of Milk And Butterfat Production In Dairy Cattle, Paul Clayton Swanson

Masters Theses

One of the problems constantly facing the dairy breeders of today is how to breed dairy cattle for high milk production as successfully as they are now breeding for other characteristics. To accomplish this it is necessary that every breeder have a knowledge of scientific breeding as related to milk and fat secretion and to be able to apply it to their own herd. The object of this paper is twofold: First, to make a thorough study and review of literature of inheritance of milk production, and, second, to carry on an original investigation for the purpose of making a …

A Study Of Living Conditions In The Pittman Center Community, 1934-35, Juanita Maupin

Masters Theses

Purpose of this Study: To determine how the families of Pittman Community live as to: Property, Housing conditions, Conveniences and work areas, Health and sanitation, Social and educational factors, Operating expenses, Foods furnished by farms and food supplies purchased, and Indications of adequacy of diet.

An effort was also made to determine the cost of clothing, but this was found to be impossible, as most of the families bought their clothing from a second-hand clothing shop at a very low cost and made the clothing over into the desired garments. As there was no fixed price for this clothing, the …

Cooperative Marketing Of Livestock In Tennessee, John Philip Butterfield

Masters Theses

Cooperative livestock marketing associations in Tennessee have in many instances been successful while some others have failed. This study was, therefore, undertaken to determine the present condition of these associations with their strong and weak points; and to make recommendations for improving their services to their present numbers.

History, Present Status, And Methods Of Marketing Tennessee Forest Products, Frank M. Fitzgerald

Masters Theses

This is a preliminary study of Tennessee's forest situation, haring as one of its major objects a reconnaissance survey of the literature dealing with the history, present status, and marketing of forest products.

The first part of this study deals with the history and present status of the timber industry in both Tennessee and the United States and is intended to furnish a background for the marketing study which follows.

Part II is confined to the marketing of timber products, including such phases as marketing channels, industrial demands for the various classes and species of timber, and the methods of …

The Clothing Expenditures Of 542 Tennessee Families, Blanche Hinds

Masters Theses

Introduction: This study is an analysis of the expenditures of approximately 550 Tennessee families classified by age, occupation, and sex groups for clothing purchased, ready-to-wear and made-at-home, during the year 1932 - 1933. The data were collected during the time between August, 1933, and May, 1934, and referred to the year previous.

The survey method was used for this study, which is part of the Tennessee Living Study. Questionnaires were used for the recording of the data and were filled in by special workers during visits with the families. While the author of this study, did not make the form …

The Military History Of East Tennessee, 1861-1865, Frank P. Smith

Masters Theses

Campaigns of the Civil War may be place in three major divisions: the fighting in Virginia, with it attendant invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania, between the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac; the campaigns of the West, covering Kentucky, Middle and West Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas; and the trans-Mississippi struggles.

With the exception of the Chattanooga campaign, East Tennessee was not included in these larger maneuvers and battles, probably because of its topographical features and geographical location. However, there are certain facts regarding the region during the Civil War that are of interest. …

An Analysis Of Prices Paid To Producers Of Farm Products In Tennessee, 1866 - 1935, Craig M. Smith

Masters Theses

This thesis, dealing with farm prices in Tennessee, has a three-fold purpose. One objective is to present the general trends of farm prices in Tennessee and to show by means of accepted statistical analy-sis the secular trend, seasonal variations, and cyclical (and random) fluctuations of selected farm price series. An analysis of December 1 farm prices of certain crops is made in Chapter III to show the general long-time changes of Tennessee farm prices from 1866 to 1935 while in Chapter IV a detailed time series analysis is made of the monthly farm prices of twenty-two farm products in the …

Changes In Social And Economic Status Of People In Sullivan County For A Thirty Year Period, Lewis I. Chase

Masters Theses

Purpose of Study: The purpose of this study is to indicate some of the more important trends in Sullivan County, largely within the last thirty years. Whenever it has been difficult to get information indicating trends then it has been necessary to present conditions without adequate foundational information to indicate trends.

A Study Of Family And Personal Relationships Of 69 Girls In A Public Junior College In Mississippi, Fleta Estelle Whitaker

Masters Theses

(From the Introduction) The extensive development in the physical and biological sciences, according to Flora Rose of Cornell, has resulted in more momentous changes in our environment than had occurred in the previous history of mankind. It is unfortunate, however, that during this same period few developments have been brought about in the social sciences. Because of this, our relationship to our environment and to each other is often unbalanced. Our ways of thinking, feeling, and acting have not changed to meet these new conditions. Thus, our behavior patterns belong to a simpler social organization than the complex …

The Clothing Expenditures Of 542 Tennessee Families, Blanche Ellen Hinds

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.