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The Rural Church And Organized Community Activity; A Study Of Church-Community Relations In Two East Tennessee Communities, Beryl B. Maurer

Masters Theses

“The Rural Church and Organized Community Activity," a study of church-community relations in two East Tennessee communities, originated out of another study. The University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural Extension Service, and the Tennessee Valley Authority were cooperating in a study of six select East Tennessee communities. The writer was asked to assist the rural sociologist of the Experiment Station in conducting the study. It was further suggested that this was a good opportunity to gain field research experience and first-hand acquaintance with the East Tennessee area. The opportunity was accepted on the basis that permission would be granted …

Results Of Different Germination Tests On Seed Corn Lots Of Various Ages, Lewis Harper Dickson

Masters Theses

Stand is important wherever corn is grown, but it is often reduced when cool wet weather follows planting. To the hybrid seed corn producer, the matter of obtaining a stand is doubly important because of the high initial cost of seed stocks and because failure of one parent necessitates the replanting of the other parent also, in Tennessee the single cross T61 x T13 Is used as the seed parent In three commercial hybrids. Farmers frequently report difficulty In obtaining stands of this single cross, especially if cool weather follows planting, even though recent laboratory examination tests run as high …

Programs Of Intra-Mural Sports In Class B High Schools In Michigan, Robert J, Prudon

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Biological Oxidation Of Copper Sulfide Minerals, Delmar Boyd Davis

Theses and Dissertations

This work represents a study of the biological oxidation of copper sulfide minerals. The principal objective of the study was to determine the extent of bacterial oxidation on copper containing sulfide minerals. It was also desired to determine if the bacteria could oxidize copper sulfides in the absence of iron. A better understanding of the nitrogen requirements of the organisms was desired. Minerals used in this study were Bingham Canyon Float Concentrate, chalcopyrite, covellite, calcocite, bornite, tetrahedrite, and reagent grade copper sulfide. The bacteria used were obtained from the mine waters of Bingham Canyon, Utah. To study the problem the …

Certain Physiological And Pathological Effects Of Feeding Various Levels Of Fluorine And Alleviators To Lambs, J. M. Griffith

Masters Theses

The fluorine problem in livestock feeding is one of increasing importance. Fluorosis has been commonly defined as “chronic poisoning with fluorine” (American Illustrated Medical Dictionary). To some, the word may mean the condition that results when the abnormal ingestion of fluorine is sufficient to harm the animal (i.e., as the term is defined medically). To others, the word may mean the condition resulting from any ingestion of fluorine above normal levels.

Fluorosis in livestock has been encountered in several ways, one of which is the use of mineral supplements containing fluorine. These minerals are the different varieties of phosphate rock …

An Evaluation Of The Productivity Of Some Important Soil Types In The Central Basin Of Tennessee, Alonzo Byron Harmon

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to develop reliable crop-yield indexes for some of the major soil types that occur in the Central Basin of Tennessee. The yield indexes developed are based on data from plot tests in which the soil types and the management levels have been defined. Many of the tests have been conducted over a considerable number of years during which a range in climatic conditions has been experienced. Thus the crop-yield indexes reported in this study should represent the average crop yields that may be expected from the use of specified soil management practices on the …

An Excess Farm Population And The Loss Of Farm Wealth, Peter Paul Dorner

Masters Theses

Every problem chosen for analysis by an individual working within the limits set by a particular discipline has certain facets which transcend the limits set by a particular discipline has certain facets which transcend the limits of this discipline regardless of the generality by which this discipline is defined. These aspects of the problem are either ignored as irrelevant, not recognized at all, or they may be recognised but not analyzed within the framework of a particular study. But the fact that these other aspects do exist should not deter one from analyzing one aspect of the problem from a …

The Gracioso In The Plays Of Don Pedro Calderón De La Barca, Helen Wilborn

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

The gracioso in Calderón is a result of a logical development of the comic element in drama. Humor was introduced early in the history of Spanish literature to represent an underlying trait in the character of the Spanish people, and the humorous element was centralized in a certain type of figure by process of a development in which dramatists and novelists for several centuries took part.

The Administration Of Governor Merritt Cramer Mechem (1921-1923), John Paul Seman

Political Science ETDs

Governor Mechem was New Mexico's fifth governor. He was only the second Republication (since statehood) to become governor despite the fact that throughout the greatest part of the territorial days, New Mexico was more Republication than Democratic.

The History Of Children's Literature Of New Mexico, Mina Bannon Ruggles

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to investigate the actual literature for children about New Mexico. The influences of Indian, the Spanish-American, and the Anglo-American cultures of New Mexico on children's literature have been considered. Interesting and outstanding personalities in the field of children's literature also have been presented, and the chronological development of children's literature of New Mexico has been traced.

The Application Of Electric Energy To The Metallurgy Plants In Montana, Edwin J. Duncan

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Since the year 1800, metallurgy has been affiliated with electricity. In fact, the two industries have grown side by side, being naturally dependent upon each other and having a parallel growth.

A Simplified Revision Of The Keston Music Preference Test, Barbara Jean Snodgrass

Psychology ETDs

The purpose of this study was to revise and simplify a new and involved test of musical preference. The Keston Music Preference Test in its original form consisted of sixteen phonograph record discs, or thirty-two sides in all. It took approximately three hours to administer, and the grading procedure was extremely complex and time consuming. However, in spite of these difficulties, the test has demonstrated its usefulness in measuring musical discrimination, or musical sophistication among high school students and college students. It seemed highly desirable, therefore, to reduce the length of the test and to simplify the grading system of …

The Republican Administration's Program In The Twenty-First Legislature, Jeannine Stafford

Political Science ETDs

The purpose of this study is to present a history and analysis of the Republican Administration’s program in the Twenty-First Legislature, 1953. The basic provisions of measures drafted for the purpose of effecting this program have been quoted from the legislative bills to add to the general understanding of the topic. An attempt has been made to determine the reasons for the legislators’ attitudes toward various proposals; and an evaluation is given of the total proceedings.

Introversion-Extroversion And Musical Taste, John H. Schopler

Psychology ETDs

In an article in press by M. J. Keston and Isabelle Pinto, certain factors possibly influencing musical preference were investigated. Of all the factors tested, thinking introversion-extroversion, as measured by the Heston Personal Adjustment Inventory, Scale A, had the highest correlation with musical preference. The purpose of the present study is to determine whether or not this relationship between introversion-extroversion and musical preference will be found with another measure of introversion-extroversion used.

A Critical Analysis Of The Course Of Study Of Spanish In The High Schools Of New Mexico, Bernard Zeve

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

The purpose of this study is to offer constructive criticism of the course of study of Spanish in the high schools of New Mexico. This is, in effect, a critical analysis of policy and methodology concerning the teaching of modern foreign languages in New Mexico, particularly of Spanish, and it is based on information obtained from a questionnaire which was sent to every accredited high school in the state during the academic year 1952-53.

Sociological Analysis Of The Big Brother Movement, Margaret Ann Welch

Sociology ETDs

This thesis is a test of what is implied above. There are social movements which do not conform to the prevailing theories, yet which fit the definition of what constitutes a social movement. The big brother movement is the case selected for this study. This thesis is based upon a history of the beginning, spread, and progressive organization of that movement, and the question raised is the extent to which such a history reveals the supposed characteristics emphasized in prevailing theories.

Traidor, Inconfeso Y Mártir By José Zorrilla Y Moral, Clara M. Arretche

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

Students of Spanish on both high school and college levels are often troubled with terms based on historical, geographical and cultural patterns and with the vocabulary peculiarities and syntax of the language of the nineteenth century. in order to permit a more complete understanding and keener appreciation of the play this edition of the drama, Traidor, Inconfeso y Mártir has been prepared.

An Analysis Of The Speaking Style Of Dwight D. Eisenhower In A Selected Group Of Speeches, Marjory W. Carr

Speech and Hearing Sciences ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to analyze two of the speeches of Dwight D. Eisenhower from the standpoint of style in an attempt to throw some light on his rise from comparative obscurity to epical stature in ten brief years.

A Measurement Of The Audible Vocabulary Level Of Selected Television Programs, Rudolph H. Vancura

Student Work

The problem that this paper was concerned with was a measurement of the audible vocabulary level of selected television programs.

A Study Of The In-Service Education Program For Elementary Teachers Of Rural Douglas County, Nebraska, Lucille Fern Sollenberger

Student Work

Leaders in the professional and industrial fields recognize that the individuals they employ must continue to study and grow in their special fields. A doctor continues to study that he may keep up on recent developments in medicine. An expert mechanic must continually study new developments in modern machinery and the new models which are developed yearly. Bankers hold regular in-service courses to be able to meet new requests and follow new laws.

An Investigation Of Race Or Ethnic Prejudice As A Factor Affecting The Administration Of Justice On The Police Court Level, Dudley E. De Groot

Sociology ETDs

The relations of cultural or racial minority groups with the dominant majority within the society of the United States have been subjects of interest and study for Sociologists. Much research has been undertaken and a great deal of material has been published with regard to the areas of race relations and cultural or ethnic group relations.

Community Work Of The Teacher Of Vocational Agriculture In 33 East Texas High Schools, Napoleon Leon Davis

All Theses

The Problem

To determine the kinds and amount of community work done by the teachers of Vocational Agriculture in thirty-three East Texas high schools.

Problem Analysis

To aid in answering the problem of this study the following sub-questions are presented: 1. Background of the community in relation to agricultural information. 2. Agency representation in the community. 3. Different kinds and amount of community work being done. 4. Physical evidence to determine whether community service program was a success. 5. Per cent of farmers reached through community service Jobs by the agricultural teacher. 6. Per cent of times that N. F. …

A Proposed Program In Agriculture Extension Work For Negroes In Smith County, Bernice James Pryor

All Theses

A Proposed Program in Agricultural Extension Works for Negroes in Smith County, Texas.

County Extension Agents, of today, know that one of the greatest problems facing agents is to work out the most desirable kind of a county Program. A program that reaches the most significant problems of farm people problems that are holding back the progress of agriculture and affecting the well-being and happiness of large numbers of people.

With several years' experience and training in a new approach to program building, the writer proposes to study available literature, summarize findings in literature, plan a procedure for developing a …

Evaluation Of The Program Of Physical Education For Boys At Hebert High School, Beaumont, Texas, James F. Jackson

All Theses

Education in America has a responsibility as have other great social institutions, to help boys aid girls live effectively in a democratic society. Effective living implies the development of the individual's highest powers for his own dynamic functioning and for the good of the society in which he lives.

Physical education has the same responsibilities and the same objectives as has education in general. It is that area of education which, because it deals with body action, in movement, has as one of its major aims the development of more sensitive control of this instrument for more effective functioning. Science, …

Implementing The United Nations Educational, Scientific And Cultural Organization Program For World Understanding In The Upper Elementary Grades, Arthur A. Erickson Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to present an overview of current practices in the teaching of world understanding in the upper elementary grades; (2) to examine the role of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in the area of world understanding; and (3) to recommend methods of implementing this role at the grade levels indicated.

A Study Of Aptitude Test Scores Of Entering Students At The University Of Omaha For The Years 1946 Through 1951, Richard W. Schuett

Student Work

The object of this research study was to determine If any changes in college aptitude, as measured by entrance test scores, hare occurred for those students who entered the University of Omaha during the years 1946 through 1951.

A Colorimetric Coulometer, Clayton C. Roth

Master's Theses

In the study of many electrochemical processes, such as, surface adsorption on electrodes, a simple, rapid, and relatively accurate coulometer that will measure .01 to 1.0 coulombs, would be extremely useful. This project was commenced to investigate the feasibility of an entirely different approach for coulometric analysis for application in this range.

This new type of coulometer utilizes a colorimeter for determining the amount of coulombs passed through coulometer cell. Consequently, any electrode process which of its own nature is color-producing, or a process which, in turn, can actuate a color indicator, is a potential reaction for this colorimetric couloumeter.

The Significance Of Religious Training In Relation To Personality Development, Walter Michael Schoedel

Master's Theses

Religion has played a vital role in the development of American culture. The church has been an integral part of the lives of the early settlers and of the foundations of American government. In the early days the church even maintained and controlled the entire educational system. The church has played an entire part in the development of communities throughout the nation.

The Characteristic Roots Of Certain Real Symmetric Matrices, Joseph Frederick Elliott

Masters Theses

The main purpose of this thesis is to collect and coordinate some known results in the study of characteristic roots of certain real symmetric matrices. Specifically, most of the matrices considered have their elements a_ij = 0 except for I i - J I < 1 and are known as Jacobi matrices. The thesis fills in the details of two papers by D. E. Rutherford [12; 13]¹ , with some translation of his results for determinants to the problem of finding characteristic roots of matrices. Some of the results obtained are briefly discussed relative to certain theorems on bounds for characteristic roots.

The first part of the paper is an attempt to show some of the physical sources of the problem …

A Proposed Course Of Study In Safety For Industrial Education Students, Richard Edgar Gannaway

Masters Theses

(Statement of the Problem) The purpose of this study is an attempt to set up a course of study in safety for students of industrial education. It should be understood that industrial education students include potential teachers of industrial arts and vocational trade and industrial subjects.

The writer feels that safety education in most school shops in not emphasized as much as it should be and that more should be done to encourage safety education to those students who are planning to teach in the industrial education field. It is hoped that this study will be of help …