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A History Of The Development Of Speech Correction In The San Francisco Unified School District, 1915-1956, Alfred Donald Cross

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Public school speech correction programs have existed for many years throughout the United States. Most of these programs have been involved. in one or more of the following experiences: expansion, enrichment, curtailment, and. withdrawal.

Statement of the problem, It is the purpose of this study (l) to investigate the historical development of the speech correction program in the San Francisco Unified School District; (2) to determine the major factors that influenced the direction of the development of the program; and. (3) to ascertain the positive determinants of improvement in the further development of the San Francisco public school speech correction …

An Experimental Investigation Of Coloring Matter In Canna Indica Flowers, James Clinton Vogt

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The research was carried out for the purpose of isolating and identifying the coloring matter in flowers of the canna indica (canna lily) variety. It was done by extracting the pigment from flower petals with methanol, amyl alcohol, and other solvents, and crystallizing the pigment as a salt. Physical properties such as solubility, color reactions, spectra and others were examined for this pigment. Chemical properties and degradation products were also examined in order to identify the chemical structure of the pigment.

What Parents Of Mentally Retarded Pupils Think Of Their Children's School Program, Forrest Duane Boots

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

What do the parents of mentally retarded children in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District think of the school program for their children? The purpose of this study was to assist the Mt. Diablo Unified School District in evaluating its program for the mentally retarded in the light of parents’ reaction.

The Women's Residence Hall : An Evaluation Of Its Role In The Life Of A Small University, Christine Etske Clason

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study has a two-fold objective: (1) to survey the life and organization of a woman's residence halls and (2) to test a hypothesis which consider the function of that hall in the life of the residents and of the university. This hypothesis in:

M-Aminocyclohexanol, Leroy Mancel Law

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

There has developed in recent years an interest in chemical materials that may have the ability to concentrate in and about carcinomic tissue.

A Study Of The San Joaquin County Schools' Education Program For Parents Of Severely Mentally Retarded Children, Louis William Cencirulo

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In 1951, Education Code section 6903 was passed by the California State Legislature making it permissive for school departments to organize and conduct educational and training programs for severely mentally retarded children. In 1953 the first such program was established by the office of the San Joaquin County Superintendent of Schools. SInce that date, three additional programs have been added to serve these children in rural areas of the aforementioned county.

The program is designed to serve mentally deficient, or severely mentally retarded children. “Mental deficiency can be defined in the socio-economic sense as a permanent condition of mental nondevelopment, …

The Taxonomy Of A Pentastomid Parasite From An Indian Calotes Versicolor, Shirangam Kuppuswami Krishnaswami

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The Class Pentastomida is ranked under the Phylum Arthropoda by most authors, but its position is questionable in view of its unusual body structure, and probably the group should be regarded as occupying an isolated place among the invertebrates. The members of the Class Pentastomida are endoparasitic in the respiratory passages and lungs of vertebrates. They are veriform with flattened cylindrical annulated body; they are unique in that the body is non-segmented, but the muscles are metamerically arranged and the integument is chitinous with numerous glands. These data alone would justify the argument that they should be assigned an isolated …

A Band Instrument Repair Manual, George Arthur Peavy

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Group Work On The Predelinquent Boy, Mona Claire Vaughn

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Supplementary Art Program For Artistically Gifted Children, Adele Foster Pruitt

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study has been to create guidelines for the development of a supplementary art program for "artistically gifted" children of intermediate grade level .

Major Difficulties Encountered By The Beginning Elementary School Teacher, John William Pirtle

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

There are many beginning teachers who need assistance in achieving instructional competence. It is this problem with which the study was concerned. The problem may be stated as follows: What are the major difficulties encountered by beginning elementary school teachers, and what supervisory techniques are employed to assist these teachers?

The specific purposes of this study were as follows: (1) To identify the major difficulties of beginning inexperienced teachers and to determine what skills, techniques, and resources are most helpful in assisting them.; (2) To identify the supervisory techniques that principals and supervisors employ in their supervision of beginning teachers.; …

A Comparison Of The Academic Success Of Native Students And Junior College Transfers Who Graduated From Four California State Colleges In 1959, Henry Joseph Osner

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Expansion of higher education. In California, as elsewhere throughout the nation, higher education is faced with increasing numbers of students. By their sheer numbers, the applicants seeking a college education will bring perplexing problems to the colleges and universities. The pattern of expansion of higher education is a crucial question today; a continuing demand by the American people for education for their children seems to leave little doubt but that continued expansion must surely come

Construction And Calibration Of Equipment For Obtaining Heat Capacity Data At High Temperatures, David Wells Wood

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This is a study of the heat capacity substances at high temperatures at determined by means of drop-calorimetry. The heat capacity may be defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1^o C. This can be expressed as [see PDF file for formula]. The concept of heat capacity is used in connection with a certain defined path such as those of constant volume or constant pressure. The following definitions apply: [see PDF file for formula] = heat capacity at constant volume and [see PDF file for formula] = heat capacity at constant …

The Effects Of Regulation : A Study Of The Telephone Industry, Delbert David Evans

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The telephone industry in the United States today faces the task of meeting the needs for growth and technological improvement which our growing economy places before it. There is a constant need for growth capital, and a constant need for cooperation between company management and regulatory groups to see that the needs of the American public are adequately serves.

This thesis is about the economic environment within which the industry operates, and about the legal framework within which the regulatory groups must work. It is critical of the environment, and critical of the legal framework. There is no criticism of …

A Kinetic Study Of The Base Catalyzed Esterification Of Propionic Anhydride With Isopropyl And N-Propyl Alcohols Using A High Frequency Oscillometer, Carl Joel Abraham

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research project is to investigate the base catalyzed reaction of propionic anhydride with n-propyl and isopropyl alcohols using a high frequency (120 megacycles) oscillometer to follow the course of the reaction as it proceeds.

The high frequency oscillometer has been used for many types of analytical determinations, and a review of the work up to 1957 is available in a publication by E. H. Sargent Company. The oscillometer has found application in titrations (Hall 1952), analysis of binary systems (Thomas, Faegin, and Wilson 1951) , static ternary systems (West, Robickaus, and Burkhalter 1951) , the study …

Identification Of The Products And Mechanism Of The Disproportionation Of Di(P-Sulfonic Acid)Phenylthiocarbazide, Ralph Lee Riggs

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It is the purpose of this paper to separate and identify the products resulting from treatment of this compound with strong base. This will be done using both column and paper chromatography, and through interpretation of infrared spectra. In addition, a discussion of the structure of the complexes of heavy metals with di(p-sulfonic acid) phenylthiocarbazide in basic solution will be presented.

The Epic Theater Of Bertolt Brecht, Robert Julien Lacampagne

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

A completely new idea in any field of artistic endeavor is a rare phenomenon and is, in most instances, worthy of study. Bertolt Brecht, in his theories, writings, and productions, has given the world a theater that is the antithesis of present-day theatrical aims and ideals. It is to the study of this new form of theater that this thesis is devoted.

The Relationship Between Intelligence And Social Maturity In A Selected Sample Of Elementary School Children, Carolyn Mary Fowle

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to: (1) determine the correlation between academic intelligence and social maturity at the elementary school level; and (2) indicate the degree of social competency attained at various selected intellectual levels.

Identification Of The Products And Mechanism Of Decomposition Of Thiazate, Paul Edward Williams

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This work is an additional facet of the research undertaken by Dr. Herschel Frye of the Department of Chemistry of the University of the Pacific while he was a graduate student at the University of Oregon. Frye succeeded in making an analytical reagent for zinc and other transition metals similar to dithiszone but water soluble. His approach was to to sulfonate the benzene rings thus giving water solubility because of the ionic nature of the sulfonic acid. The new reagent-tensed thiazate--was quite successful in its purpose, but the sections of the compound were somewhat different than dithizone. The purpose of …

Synthesis Of Acetyl Acetophenone, Hampton D. Proett

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The keytones are representative of one of the large groups of compounds of Organic Chemistry. Phenyl-methyl-ketone is the simplest representative of the mixed aliphatic-aromatic ketones. It is a member of a group of compounds which are soporific and hypnotic and are used in medicine as sleep producers and sedatives. It is found to a small extent in coal tar. It has basic properties and is extracted from the heavy oil of coal tar with sulfuric acid.

The purpose of this research is to synthesize one of the compounds which is not present in the compilation of the natural lists and …

An Evaluation Of A Lecture Series Conducted To Help Parents Alleviate And Prevent Speech Problems Through A Mental Hygiene Approach To Normal Speech Development, Fred James Vallier Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The thesis is an account of a lecture series to help parents alleviate and prevent speech problems through a mental hygiene approach to normal speech development.

The Carbon Compounds Of The Primeval Atmosphere, James Sherman Rogers

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The question of how and when life originated on t his planet has always been an intriguing one, exceeded perhaps in fascination only by that area of speculation which concerns itself with death and the afterlife . The latter problem has generally been approached along theological lines; the former problem , that of the origin of life, has been widely investigated along scientific lines as well . Indeed, the origin of life has always been one of the fundamental problems of science, and the increasingly sophisticated answers to the problem reflect the increasing potence and applicability of the methods of …

A Study Of Assembly Of God Sect Members In Stanislaus County, William Jack Gentry

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Since the evaluation of sect to non-sect presumably involve a change of values and beliefs of its members, the problem and purpose of this study was to introduce a set of instruments which would adequately measure the values and beliefs of the first generation and the second generation Assembly of God members, and to detect any significant differences of values and beliefs.

A Physiological Comparison Of Isopods In The Transition From A Marine To A Terrestrial Habitat : With Notes On Their Morphology And Behavior, Gary John Brusca

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study is of five species of isopods common to the Dillon Beach area, each of which represents a different level in the transition toward land life. Cirolana harfordi was used as a completely marine form. Idothea (Pentidotea) wosnesenskii represents a step toward land life as it inhabits an area uncovered by most low tides. Ligia occidentalis is found in the splash zone, receiving spray from the action of the surf. This illustrates another, higher, level in the transition. Alloniscus perconvexus was the fourth species studied. It is commonly found burrowed in the sand in the area of the berm, …

An Analysis Of The Artistic Proofs In Selected 1958 Campaign Speeches Of William F. Knowland, Ginger Ivers Vogler

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The 1958 gubernatorial campaign brought an end to the active political career of William Fife Knowland who, for over a quarter of a century, had served his state of California and his nation. As a member of the California State Legislature, Knowland held the offices of State Assemblyman from 1933 to 1935 and of State Senator from 1935 to 1939. In addition to these state offices, Knowland was a member of the Republican National Committee in 1938 and was chairman of the Republican National Executive Committee from 1941 to 1942. His political career was interrupted from 1942 to 1945 when …

Civil Defense And Disaster Program For Lodi Elementary And Union High School Districts, Theodore Walter Boriack

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study was concerned with the following problem: What plan or procedures should the Lodi Elementary and Lodi Union High School Districts develop for civil defense and disaster preparedness in coordination with city, county, and state agencies?

The specific purposes of this study were as follows: (1) To determine the need for a civil defense plan for the Lodi school districts.; (2) To determine the scope of civil defense plans for the Lodi school districts.; (3) To analyze various civil defense and disaster plans of other school districts.; (4) To investigate what civil defense and disaster plans have been formulated …

The Biology Of Karyolysus Dilloni N. Sp. From Rana Aurora Draytoni, Wayne Aldo Sorsoli

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

While investigating various Amphibia of Central California for blood inhabiting parasites, the writer found a parasite in the blood of the Rod-legged Frog (Rana aurora draytoni) which exhibited the characteristics of Karyolysus, yet was different from any described; this same parasite had been previously observed by Dr. D. L. Lerhmann, Associate Professor of Zoology, University of the Pacific. In order to increase the knowledge of this form, further investigations were undertaken.

The first step was to determine the life cycle in the vertebrate host and, if possible, to find the invertebrate host and to elaborate the developmental stages in the …

The Professional Activities Of Teachers In The Stockton Unified School District, 1956 To 1959, Anna Cecilia Hansen

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Statement of the problem: The problem had two parts. The first of these was to ascertain and record the types of professional activities of the teachers and the approximate time spent on these activities according to the teachers' years of service in the Stockton Unified School District. The second was to analyze the resultant data to determine if any significant patterns of performance existed.

Studies On Controlling Oyster Drills In Tomales Bay, Clarence Irwin Haydock

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of controlling oyster drills in Tomales Bay, particularly Urosalpinx cinerea and Ocenebra Japonica (astropods, Muricidae), with chemicals which have been succesfully tested on a number of oyster pests, Including urosalpinx, in Long Island Sound (Loosanoff , 1956- 1961). The problem was polo to provide information. en the present status of drills alle is the bay, a basic preliminary in evaluating others of pest control.

Are Long-Term Hospitalized Geriatric Patients Abandoned By Their Families?, Thea Karola Froehlich

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to find out to what extent and for what reasons contacts with relatives have been exhausted for long-term geriatric patients in public institutions, and second, whether there is a significant difference in family contacts for the State Hospital patient as compared to the County Hospital patient. Are the reasons for changes in the family contacts basically social-psychological, medical, or economic.

Such a study of family interaction requires an investigation of (a) living arrangements, family relationships, and socio-economic background prior to the hospitalization; (b) the reasons for hospitalization and the present medical diagnosis; …