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Cultural Patterns Of Colored Creoles: A Study Of A Selected Segment Of New Orleans Negroes With French Cultural Orientations, Kara Enid M. Rousseau Jun 1955

Cultural Patterns Of Colored Creoles: A Study Of A Selected Segment Of New Orleans Negroes With French Cultural Orientations, Kara Enid M. Rousseau

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This thesis is a study of the cultural patterns of Negroes, roughly of the middle and upper classes, of French background in New Orleans, Louisiana. Both primary and secondary materials were utilized in the study. The principal sources of data used were interviews, informal conversations, and secondary materials.

The scope of the thesis is as follows. First, the historical background of the Negroes of New Orleans is presented. Second, a comparative analysis of the cultural patterns of three generations is presented. Finally, trends and prospects are set up for this segment of the population.

Among the general findings were the …


Developments In Correctional Services For Adult Felony Offenders In Louisiana, John Maurice Hyde May 1955

Developments In Correctional Services For Adult Felony Offenders In Louisiana, John Maurice Hyde

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

What la Louisiana getting far Its multi-mllion dollar Investment and annual expenditure of thousands of dollars for correctional services? Is this what we want, ar should we strive for something better? This thesis attempts to answer these questions in terms of a reformulation of major correctional theories. These theories are organized here Into two approaches to the problem of correction, designated as the legalistic and scientific systems. Their basic premises are, respectively, the traditional concept of free will and the scientific concept of multiple causation In human behavior. This study concerns Louisiana State Penitentiary, the Board of Parole, and the …


Corpus Christi: A Sociological Analysis Of A Catholic Negro Parish In New Orleans, Charles Santo Palazzolo May 1955

Corpus Christi: A Sociological Analysis Of A Catholic Negro Parish In New Orleans, Charles Santo Palazzolo

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze a community of predominantly light-skinned Catholic Negroes as members of the parochial organization of Corpus Christi Catholic Negro Parish. Utilizing both the socio-historical and institutional approaches to the study of community, the objectives of the study were: (1) to present a history of the parish since its establishment in 1916; (2) to define the social organization of the parish; (3) to present a general view of the involvements of the parish membership in the familial, educational, economic, political, and recreational institutions; (4) to indicate-the-attitudes of each interviewee concerning residence and race; and …


Phytophthora Rot Of Sugarcane., Kishan Singh Jan 1955

Phytophthora Rot Of Sugarcane., Kishan Singh

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Periodic Hall Effect In Metals At Low Temperatures And High Magnetic Fields., Edward George Grimsal Jr Jan 1955

The Periodic Hall Effect In Metals At Low Temperatures And High Magnetic Fields., Edward George Grimsal Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Proventriculus Of Immature Anisoptera (Odonata) With Reference To Itsuse In Taxonomy., Alice Howard Ferguson Jan 1955

The Proventriculus Of Immature Anisoptera (Odonata) With Reference To Itsuse In Taxonomy., Alice Howard Ferguson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of Beef Cattle Prices., James Wayland Bennett Jan 1955

An Analysis Of Beef Cattle Prices., James Wayland Bennett

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Utilization And Mechanical Separation Of Sugar Cane Bagasse., Robert Marius Hansen Jan 1955

The Utilization And Mechanical Separation Of Sugar Cane Bagasse., Robert Marius Hansen

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


A Paper Chromatographic Study Of Some Metal Beta-Diketone Chelates., Jacob Edward Strassner Jan 1955

A Paper Chromatographic Study Of Some Metal Beta-Diketone Chelates., Jacob Edward Strassner

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Certain Disconformities And Lithology Of The Vicksburg Stage Of Southeastern United States., Edmond Charles Tonti Jan 1955

Certain Disconformities And Lithology Of The Vicksburg Stage Of Southeastern United States., Edmond Charles Tonti

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Theory And Application Of Statistical Quality Control To Problems Of A Non-Manufacturing Nature., James Wilson Parsons Jr Jan 1955

Theory And Application Of Statistical Quality Control To Problems Of A Non-Manufacturing Nature., James Wilson Parsons Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Some Recent Trends In Louisiana Retail Trade., James Wilson Reddoch Jan 1955

Some Recent Trends In Louisiana Retail Trade., James Wilson Reddoch

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Edward Gordon Craig's Theory Of The Theatre As Seen Through 'The Mask'., Dallas Stephen Williams Jan 1955

Edward Gordon Craig's Theory Of The Theatre As Seen Through 'The Mask'., Dallas Stephen Williams

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Sedimentology And Ecology Of Southeast Coastal Louisiana., Robert Cuthrell Treadwell Jan 1955

Sedimentology And Ecology Of Southeast Coastal Louisiana., Robert Cuthrell Treadwell

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Techniques Of Characterization And Dramatic Imagery In 'Richard Ii' And 'King Lear'., George Foster Provost Jr Jan 1955

The Techniques Of Characterization And Dramatic Imagery In 'Richard Ii' And 'King Lear'., George Foster Provost Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


A Determination And Appraisal Of The Content Of Freshman General Mathematics Courses In Selected Colleges And Universities., Zachary Taylor Gallion Jan 1955

A Determination And Appraisal Of The Content Of Freshman General Mathematics Courses In Selected Colleges And Universities., Zachary Taylor Gallion

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Recent Geology And Geomorphic History Of Central Coastal Louisiana., Jack Richard Van Lopik Jan 1955

Recent Geology And Geomorphic History Of Central Coastal Louisiana., Jack Richard Van Lopik

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Johnson County: A Geographic Study Representative Of The Western Plains Region Of Missouri., Courtney C. Aldrich Jr Jan 1955

Johnson County: A Geographic Study Representative Of The Western Plains Region Of Missouri., Courtney C. Aldrich Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Achievement Of Career Success In Executive Management: A Community Study Of Comparative Occupational Mobility., Charles Hunter Coates Jan 1955

The Achievement Of Career Success In Executive Management: A Community Study Of Comparative Occupational Mobility., Charles Hunter Coates

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Control Of Weeds And Brush In Louisiana Pastures With Herbicides., Lionel Howell Prescott Jan 1955

The Control Of Weeds And Brush In Louisiana Pastures With Herbicides., Lionel Howell Prescott

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


An Economic Analysis Of Selected Factors In Industrial Pricing Techniques., Billy Jean Hinton Jan 1955

An Economic Analysis Of Selected Factors In Industrial Pricing Techniques., Billy Jean Hinton

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Longleys Of Cincinnati, Mid-Nineteenth Century Phonetic Printers And Publishers., Albert Donald George Jan 1955

The Longleys Of Cincinnati, Mid-Nineteenth Century Phonetic Printers And Publishers., Albert Donald George

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Studies Of Some Effects Of Herbicides On Cotton., Wilbert Charles Normand Jan 1955

Studies Of Some Effects Of Herbicides On Cotton., Wilbert Charles Normand

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Free Progestin Levels In The Blood Plasma Of Hamsters During The Estrous Cycle., William Warren Norris Jr Jan 1955

Free Progestin Levels In The Blood Plasma Of Hamsters During The Estrous Cycle., William Warren Norris Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Relativistic Radiative Transitions., Wilbur Boswell Payne Jan 1955

Relativistic Radiative Transitions., Wilbur Boswell Payne

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Organization And Administration Of A Program Of Speech Improvement For The Elementary And Secondary Schools Of Louisiana., Elmer Reid Minchew Jan 1955

The Organization And Administration Of A Program Of Speech Improvement For The Elementary And Secondary Schools Of Louisiana., Elmer Reid Minchew

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Proprietary Theory And The Entity Theory Of Corporate Enterprise., Arthur Theophile Roberts Jan 1955

The Proprietary Theory And The Entity Theory Of Corporate Enterprise., Arthur Theophile Roberts

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


German Expressionism, 1915-1920: The Plays Of Georg Kaiser., William Harlan Shaw Jan 1955

German Expressionism, 1915-1920: The Plays Of Georg Kaiser., William Harlan Shaw

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


A History Of Speech Education In New Orleans Public Elementary And Secondary Schools., Sam Sherman Jan 1955

A History Of Speech Education In New Orleans Public Elementary And Secondary Schools., Sam Sherman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Landscape Architecture In Relation To Contemporary Elementary Schools., Robert Philip Ealy Jan 1955

Landscape Architecture In Relation To Contemporary Elementary Schools., Robert Philip Ealy

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.