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A Comparative Study Of Two Methods Of Problem-Solving In Arithmetic, Mary Cecelia Mangan Jan 1933

A Comparative Study Of Two Methods Of Problem-Solving In Arithmetic, Mary Cecelia Mangan

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The Mathematical Processes Found In Representative High School Texts In Chemistry, Arthur Peter O'Mara Jan 1933

The Mathematical Processes Found In Representative High School Texts In Chemistry, Arthur Peter O'Mara

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Educational Achievements In Europe Of The Poor Handmaids Of Jesus Christ, Mary Constantia Bott Jan 1933

The Educational Achievements In Europe Of The Poor Handmaids Of Jesus Christ, Mary Constantia Bott

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No abstract provided.


The Post High-School Careers Of Catholic High School Girls Of The Archdiocese Of Chicago For The Year 1927-1928, Mary Trinitas Magrady Jan 1933

The Post High-School Careers Of Catholic High School Girls Of The Archdiocese Of Chicago For The Year 1927-1928, Mary Trinitas Magrady

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Changing Objectives In The Teaching Of Geography 1870-1930, Francesca Lichter Urbancek Jan 1933

Changing Objectives In The Teaching Of Geography 1870-1930, Francesca Lichter Urbancek

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Directly Supervised Versus Indirectly Supervised Typewriting, Mary Brendan Jan 1933

Directly Supervised Versus Indirectly Supervised Typewriting, Mary Brendan

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The Study Of Biography As A Basis For Character Training, Frances Simpson Jan 1933

The Study Of Biography As A Basis For Character Training, Frances Simpson

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Contributions Of The Eighteenth Century German Immigrants To The Social Well Being Of The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Mary Vivian Wilm Jan 1933

Contributions Of The Eighteenth Century German Immigrants To The Social Well Being Of The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Mary Vivian Wilm

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The Development Of Technical Education In The Chicago High Schools, James E. Shine Jan 1933

The Development Of Technical Education In The Chicago High Schools, James E. Shine

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No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Improvement In Computation Of Six Children During A Six-Weeks' Term Of Individual Remedial Work, Ethel Keevan Harrington Jan 1933

A Study Of The Improvement In Computation Of Six Children During A Six-Weeks' Term Of Individual Remedial Work, Ethel Keevan Harrington

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A Survey Of Courses Offered In Home Economics In Representative Junior High Schools In The United States, Lenora Ida Larson Jan 1933

A Survey Of Courses Offered In Home Economics In Representative Junior High Schools In The United States, Lenora Ida Larson

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Savings Bank Investments, 1922 - 1931, Francis Joseph Calkins Jan 1933

Savings Bank Investments, 1922 - 1931, Francis Joseph Calkins

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The History Of The Catholic School Library In The United States, Eva Mary Perry Jan 1933

The History Of The Catholic School Library In The United States, Eva Mary Perry

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No abstract provided.


Financial Education Of The Public - In Regard To Investments, John James Hackett Jan 1933

Financial Education Of The Public - In Regard To Investments, John James Hackett

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No abstract provided.


The Development Of Graphic Art In Missouri, Ruth E. Fults Jan 1933

The Development Of Graphic Art In Missouri, Ruth E. Fults

Master's Theses

The development of the art of a people is closely inter-woven with the history and society of that group; the histories and societies of communities are very nearly parallel in the steps of human progress - even taking into consideration the complex cumulative character of progress and the subsequent advantages of later civilizations over old; so that, viewed as a whole or in sections, each normal development of art goes through fundamental states true alike in every other normal art-development. Art reflects in its development the society which produces it. For example, the evolution of art in the state of …


An Evaluation Of The Place Occupied By The Greek Pastoral Elegy From Its Earliest Appearance To The Present, Alfred Carney Jan 1933

An Evaluation Of The Place Occupied By The Greek Pastoral Elegy From Its Earliest Appearance To The Present, Alfred Carney

Master's Theses

To the student versed in the classics the influence of Greek and Latin pastoral poetry on English Literature is well known. Starting at the time of the Italian Renaissance and encouraged by the Greek Revival several centuries later, the classical influence has permeated our literature more than any other factor. During the time of the Renaissance pastoral poetry had a place of importance equal to that of the equip and the drama. The sweet melodies of Greek rural life reechoed in the eclogues of Vergil had such a charm for later poets that they could not be resisted. Pastoral poetry …


A History Of The National Group Settlements In Republic County, Kansas, Ida Lucretia Smith Jan 1933

A History Of The National Group Settlements In Republic County, Kansas, Ida Lucretia Smith

Master's Theses

This thesis is a history of the early settlements of Republic County, Kansas covering the years 1806-1933.


A Survey In The High Schools Of Western Kansas On The Relation Of Training And Experience Of Teachers Of Commercial Subjects To The Achievement Of Pupils Enrolled In These Classes, Melvin Wilbur Torrey Aug 1932

A Survey In The High Schools Of Western Kansas On The Relation Of Training And Experience Of Teachers Of Commercial Subjects To The Achievement Of Pupils Enrolled In These Classes, Melvin Wilbur Torrey

Master's Theses

While assisting in the work of the commerce department of the Fort Hays Kansas State College, the writer frequently had called to his attention the degree of thoroughness, or lack of it, with which high school students are being prepared for college work. This degree of preparation presented itself frequently in the matter of preview tests given to beginning college students in commercial courses, the purpose of which was to discover the placement of these students in college classes. For instance, many classes in the commercial department of the college require for entrance on the part of the student, certain …


An Early History Of Decatur County, Kansas, Glenn Rogers May 1932

An Early History Of Decatur County, Kansas, Glenn Rogers

Master's Theses

This thesis is a study of the early history of Decatur County, Kansas. It covers the period from its first settlement through present day. Towns in Decatur County include: Cedar Bluffs, Kalamazoo, Decatur, Lyle, Slab City, Shibboleth, Connersville, Blaine, Clayton, Jackson, Cleversburgh, Kanona, Allison, Traer, and Jennings.


A Comparative Study Of Pupils, Teachers, And Expenditures Of Standard And Non-Standard One-Room Rural Schools Of North-West Kansas., Myrtel Newbold May 1932

A Comparative Study Of Pupils, Teachers, And Expenditures Of Standard And Non-Standard One-Room Rural Schools Of North-West Kansas., Myrtel Newbold

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is primarily to secure facts from which a comparison of the Standard and the Non-Standard one-room rural schools may be made in order to determine whether or not the expenditures of the Standard one-room rural school are greater than those of the Non-Standard one-room rural school, and whether or not the achievement of the pupils in the Standard one-room rural school is sufficiently greater than that of the pupils in the Non-Standard one-room rural school to pay to maintain the Standard one-room rural school on its present basis.


A Comparison In The Efficiency Of The Teaching Of Arithmetic In Grades Four To Eight, Inclusive, In The Standard And Non-Standard, One-Room Rural Schools Of Western Kansas, Roy Ernest Mohr May 1932

A Comparison In The Efficiency Of The Teaching Of Arithmetic In Grades Four To Eight, Inclusive, In The Standard And Non-Standard, One-Room Rural Schools Of Western Kansas, Roy Ernest Mohr

Master's Theses

Considerable discussion regarding the effectiveness of the teaching in the one-room rural school versus the standard school has been going on for some time, and it is hoped that the results of this study will throw some light on this subject which appears to be more or less perplexing at the present time. Education has become a science and its accomplishments can be quite definitely measured by the use of standardized tests. Before their time, the task of comparing schools in educational achievement was practically impossible; with age-grade and achievement norms scientifically determined, it became a simple matter to make …


A Study Of Music Education In The Senior High Schools Of Western Kansas, William Robert Horn May 1932

A Study Of Music Education In The Senior High Schools Of Western Kansas, William Robert Horn

Master's Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to present the following specific facts regarding music education in the State of Kansas. (1) To survey the general status of music in the senior high schools of Western Kansas; (2) To ascertain the professional preparation and teaching experience of the music teachers in these schools; (3) To make a survey of the teaching load of the music teacher; (4) To learn the equipment of the music departments; (5) To study the finance and financing of the music departments; (6) To survey the music courses of the senior high schools; (7) To learn of …


A Survey Of The Teaching Of Physical Education In Western Kansas, William Mcmullen May 1932

A Survey Of The Teaching Of Physical Education In Western Kansas, William Mcmullen

Master's Theses

In general this thesis is a survey of the teaching of Physical Education in the schools of Western Kansas, together with recommendations and suggestions for its improvement as the data warrants. The specific purposes of the study are these: first, to discover the extent to which Physical Education is offered in the schools of Western Kansas; second, to ascertain the personal and professional qualifications of the Physical Education directors; third, to determine the amount of Physical Education work required of each student in order to complete a high school course; fourth, to discover if room, equipment, and supplies are furnished …


A History Of Fort Larned, B. Z. Woods May 1932

A History Of Fort Larned, B. Z. Woods

Master's Theses

This thesis is a study of the history of Fort Larned Kansas covering the years 1859-1932.


A Study Of The Relation Of Achievement In Particular Fields In High School To Achievement In Particular Fields In College: Being A Study Of 280 Freshmen Who Entered The Fort Hays Kansas State College In September, 1930, Ellsworth Dodrill Apr 1932

A Study Of The Relation Of Achievement In Particular Fields In High School To Achievement In Particular Fields In College: Being A Study Of 280 Freshmen Who Entered The Fort Hays Kansas State College In September, 1930, Ellsworth Dodrill

Master's Theses

This study has two purposes. The first one is to determine the high school achievement of the Freshman class who entered the Fort Hays Kansas State College in September, 1930. The second purpose is to determine to what extent college success in the various fields, English, Mathematics, Natural Science, and Social Science, can be predicted from success in the corresponding fields in high school.


A Study Of The Revolt In Modern American Literature As Seen In The Novel, Poetry, And Prose Fiction, Dovie Viola Ross Jan 1932

A Study Of The Revolt In Modern American Literature As Seen In The Novel, Poetry, And Prose Fiction, Dovie Viola Ross

Master's Theses

Since the earliest time that the human mind has been known to function it has played with two opposite conceptions ---all is fixed – all is changing. These two conceptions, affording the bases for opposing schools in philosophy and politics and supplying direction for the social forces of conservatism and radicalism, have naturally influenced our interpretation and theories of literature.


The Influence Of Chemicals On The Growth Of Bacteria, Alice J. Burke Jan 1932

The Influence Of Chemicals On The Growth Of Bacteria, Alice J. Burke

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No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Drugs On The Longitudinal And Circular Muscle Of The Rabbit's Intestine: A New Method Of Study, Howard Vincent Valentine Jan 1932

The Effect Of Drugs On The Longitudinal And Circular Muscle Of The Rabbit's Intestine: A New Method Of Study, Howard Vincent Valentine

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Some Current Educational Procedures As Applied To The Problems Of Dental Education, Robert Wilkinson Mcnulty Jan 1932

Some Current Educational Procedures As Applied To The Problems Of Dental Education, Robert Wilkinson Mcnulty

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No abstract provided.


The Beginning And Growth Of The Chicago Junior High School, Lucille Inez Redmond Jan 1932

The Beginning And Growth Of The Chicago Junior High School, Lucille Inez Redmond

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.