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A Comparison Of Two Types Of Turns Used In The Breaststroke And Butterfly, Larry W. Swanson

Theses and Dissertations

This study compared the speed of the touch-turn to the grab-turn using the competitive butterfly and breaststrokes. The subjects were twenty five male high school swimmers, all of whom had at least three years of competitive experience. All subjects received instruction on each turn during 16 weeks of a competitive season and practiced each turn dozens of times. Each subject was tested on the speed of each turn. The tests were given on two consecutive days to establish reliability. The Pearson Product Moment correlation was used to determine the relationship of the initial test to the retest. An analysis of …

A Literature Survey (1960-1970) To Identify The Slow Learner's Capabilities In Business Education, Loretta Sedlmayer

Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to identify the slow learner’s capabilities in business education. The study began with a perusal of the Business Education Index and the Education Index for literature relative to slow learners in general and particularly to slow learners in business education. Materials used were those written between i960 and 1970.

The findings ware classified into three main parts: (1) a general description of the slow learner—his I.Q. range and characteristics pertinent to his educational and occupational potential and needs; (2) the role that business education plays in preparing him for satisfactory office employment; and (3) the acceptance …

A Study Of North Dakota Public Secondary Social Studies Teachers For The Academic Year 1969-1970, Maurice T. Russell

Theses and Dissertations

Problem: This study examined the academic preparation, teaching assignments, and selected elements of employment of all 673 public secondary social studies teachers in the state of North Dakota for the academic year 1969-1970.

Method: There were 9 academic variables considered in the preparation of the social studies teacher: United States history, world history, American government, problems of democracy, economics, international relations, sociology, psychology, and geography. The examination of the preparation included the source of the highest degree earned and the distribution of degrees by accreditation levels and sex. Teaching assignments within and outside of the social studies fields were also …

Separation Of Benzene And N-Hexane Using A Liquid Membrane Technique, Navin D. Shah

Theses and Dissertations

The separation of a mixture of benzene and n-hexane was studied using a liquid membrane technique. Sparkleen^ detergent was used as the surfactant and heavy mineral oil was used as the solvent to receive the permeate.

The effects of the following variables on the separation factor were investigated:

1. The relative proportion of benzene and n-hexane in the original mixture.

2 . Surfactant concentration.

3 . Quantity of surfactant solution.

4. Amount of solvent.

5 . Contact time with solvent.

The effect of each variable was studied by varying the values of that variable while holding other variables constant.

It …

Direct Estimation Evaluation Of Rehabilitation Patients By Non-Expert Judges, Martin T. Ivers

Theses and Dissertations

The investigation completed by Lipp (Evaluation of rehabilitation patients by direct estimation procedures, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of North Dakota, 1969) demonstrated that exceedingly reliable ratio scale measurement of degree of physical disability could be achieved by expert judges (Js) using direct estimation procedures.

In the present investigation, 10 J^s without formal rehabilitation training or experience made magnitude estimations of degree of physical disability shown by 10 rehabilitation patients in the modalities of ambulation and transfer. The patients' behaviors were depicted by the videotape recording which were used in the Lipp investigation. The magnitude estimation portion of the Lipp investigation was …

A Survey Of Cross Country Programs And Training Methods In Canadian Colleges And Universities, David W. Guss

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine current practices and training methods in cross country programs in selected Canadian colleges and universities. Questionnaires were sent out to forty-six colleges and universities, and 38, or 82.6 percent, were returned. Twelve, or 31.5 percent, of the schools indicated that they had no cross country program.

The questionnaire was used to provide general information, reveal policies and practices, determine how athletes were trained and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the cross country programs in these selected Canadian colleges and universities.

An analysis of the results of the survey indicated that:

1. …

A Study Of The Bulk Electrical Resistivity Characteristics Of Fly Ash From Lignite And Other Western Coals, Warren Ernest Bucher

Theses and Dissertations

Fly ash produced from burning fossil fuels presents an air pollution problem when it is discharged into the atmosphere. Fly ash can be removed from gases using electrostatic precipitation. Efficiency of precipitation depends to a large extent on the bulk electrical resistivity of the fly ash which in turn depends on conditions such as ash temperature, moisture content of the gas, and ash composition. Bulk electrical resistivity is the total resistivity of a dust layer.

A bulk electrical resistivity testing apparatus was built and operated according to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Power Test Code 28 to investigate the …

A Study Of The Changing Emphasis In Formal Education For Accountants, Kenneth L. Hankerson Jr

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Vegetation Of The Big South Fork Cumberland River, Kentucky And Tennessee, John Marcus Safley Jr.

Masters Theses

The water shed of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River was studied in the summer of 1969 to determine the relationships existing between soil, site, and vegetational characteristics. Two­ hundred-and-seventy tenth acre plots were established where in trees of overstory size (greater than 5 inches dbh in 2 inch size classes) and under story size (4 1/2 feet tall; 1-5 inches dbh) were measured; herbs, shrubs, seedlings, and vines were sampled within one- hundredth acre subplots. Various soil and site characters were measured for each plot.

Soils were found to be stonier, deeper, and less sandy on lower …

Local Planning Agency Relationships With Councils Of Governments And Development Districts: A General Investigation With A Specific Emphasis On Chattanooga, Tennessee, John Mayes

Masters Theses

The federal government, in an attempt to bring about metropolitan wide problem solving and to foster economic development on a regional scale, has encouraged the establishment of metropolitan councils of governments and economic development districts. These have been given a planning function, financially supported by the federal government. This thesis is a study of how these new planning agencies relate with other planning agencies in areas where their jurisdictions overlap.

This is done in a genera investigation of how the Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments and the Southeast Tennessee Development District relate to the local planning agency (the Chattanooga-Hamilton …

Public Health Nutrition Experiences With The Louisiana State Department Of Health, Mamie Brown Davis

Masters Theses

This report describes and analyzes the observations and experiences of the student nutritionist during ten weeks of field training with the Nutrition Section in the Louisiana State Department of Health. The purpose of the training was to supplement academic training in public health nutrition at the University of Tennessee and the previous background of the student. The field experience was planned to increase her understanding of the function of the Institutional Nutrition Consultant as an integral part of the public health program in a state agency.

Information was obtained on the history, organization, and programs of the Louisiana State Department …

Interstate 40 Through North Nashville, Tennessee: A Case Study In Highway Location Decision Making, Hubert James Ford

Masters Theses

The purpose of this investigation was to prove that state highway departments are assumed to be technical experts and that this role conception, in fact, enables them to make intuitive political decisions under the guise of technical expertness. The location of Interstate 40 through the black community in North Nashville was used as a case in point.

In order to examine the interaction of the various actors involved, the author emphasized selected decision strategies for each and related the theoretical setting to the legislated, hierarchical, and procedural framework in which highway location decisions are actually made. The extent of rationality …

Transient Response Of Linear Elastic Structures Determined By The Matrix Exponential Method, William Christopher Terrill Stoddart

Masters Theses

This investigation was undertaken to develop a numerical solution for the transient response of linear, elastic structures based on the matrix exponential solution for first order, linear, constant coefficient differential equations. The investigation was prompted by the need for an economical technique that can be used to analyze multidegree of freedom systems exemplified by piping and structural components associated with nuclear power plants.

A mathematical model characterizing the behavior of linear, elastic structures was developed by using state variables of displacement and velocity. The structure consists of beam elements of uniformly distributed mass, weightless springs, and rigid masses. The stiffness …

Factors Related To 4-H Membership Status Of Ninth And Tenth Grade Girls In Greene County, Tennessee, Shirley Kay Hamilton

Masters Theses

This descriptive study was concerned with the problem of decreasing 4-H Club enrollment among senior 4-H Club youth in Tennessee. Data were collected from all ninth and tenth grade girls in Greene County, Tennessee, who were present on the day the interviews were conducted in each school. A total of 407 interview schedules were judged to be accurate and were used in the analysis. For purposes of analysis, data from the 407 girls were classified into three groups according to the 4-H Club membership status of the interviewees: (1) girls who were 4-H Club members at the time of the …

Yield Models, Components, And Interrelationships In Upland Cotton, Gossypium Hirsutum L, Buford A. Maner

Masters Theses

Studies were carried out to develop yield models for selected Upland cotton genotypes to determine the interrelations of yield components and their relative contributions to cotton yield. Data used in these investigations were collected in 1968 and 1969 by the cotton breeding and quality investigations program, Pee Dee Experiment Station, Florence, South Carolina. This yield model study utilized four selected genotypes both individually and collectively, in equating yield to the volume of a rectangular parallelepiped. Axes (X), (Y), and (Z) of the geo-metric model represented the equivalent number of bolls per square meter, the equivalent number of seeds per boll, …

Return On Investment -- Its Methods And Uses, Alan B. Klein

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Discussion And Modern Edition Of Some Works From Walter Porter's Madrigales And Ayres (1632), Linda Dobbs Jones

Masters Theses

Walter Porter (1588 or 1595-1659) was an important composer as the dawn of the Baroque broke over England. A small amount of scholarly work concerning his life and music has already been done. Five pieces from Porter's Madrigales and Ayres (1632) have been published in modern transcriptions. The supplement to this thesis contains modern transcriptions of three additional works from Madrigales and Ayres.

The purpose of this thesis is to discuss at length and in detail some of the works in Madrigales and Ayres. Five selections--the three in the thesis supplement and two edited by Ian Spink--provide a broad representative …

Religious Practices In The Public Schools Of Tennessee In Light Of Their Historical And Legal Background, Charles Eugene Bryant

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was (1) to analyze the interpretation given by the United States Supreme Court to the principle of separation of church and state, through its decisions pertaining to various religious practices; (2) to determine the nature and extent of these practices in the public schools of Tennessee; and (3) to offer some basis for comparing current practices with the legal provisions.

The Court interpretations, as they apply to public education, may be summarized as follows. Public schools may not do the following: (1) aid a religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another; (2) …

Moisture And Microwave Effects On Selected Characteristics Of Turkey Pectoral Muscles, Georgia Mae Williams

Masters Theses

The effect of added water and microwave heating on several characteristics of ground composites of pectoral muscles of eight USDA Grade A turkey toms was investigated. Samples (200 g) containing 0, 15, or 30 ml added water were prepared and heated in a Raytheon Mark IV Radarange (2450 MHz) for 0, 70, and 130 sec. Water added in the amounts of 15 or 30 ml represented 7 or 13% of the sample weight prior to heating.

Expressible moisture index and total moisture decreased with increased cooking times, whereas fat-free dry weight and initial and total cooking losses increased with cooking. …

Shear Values And Alkali Insoluble Collagen Of Beef Biceps Femoris As Affected By Time And Temperature Of Heating, Cynthia Anne Winstead

Masters Theses

The effect of heating beef cores at 55^o, 60^o, and 65^oC for 30, 60, and 120 minutes was studied. Cores were procured from three pairs of beef biceps femoris muscle from U. S. Choice steers. They were one inch in diameter and were heated in glass tubes in a thermostatically-controlled water bath. Tenderness was evaluated by Warner-Bratzler shear values. The residual alkali insoluble collagen was determined on composite samples of the sheared cores from each heat treatment. Heat treatments were replicated three times, once with each muscle pair.

Cores of muscle heated at 60 …

Training And Employment Needs Of Food Service Personnel In West Tennessee Hospitals, Carole Elizabeth Wilson

Masters Theses

The study of training and employment needs of food service personnel in 15 selected West Tennessee hospitals was accomplished by means of two questionnaires completed during personal interviews with hospital administrators and food service managers of hospitals in two groups by size. Specific weaknesses in the training of food service employees were noted. Hospital administrators reported inadequately trained employees as one of their major problems, and foodservice managers stated that lack of education and training was a major problem in the procurement of food service personnel. Other problems that administrators and feed service managers mentioned frequently regarding food service employees …

Constitutional Reform In North Dakota, Darrel J. Alm

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis attempts to show that the constitution of North Dakota, adopted in 1889, is not capable of serving the needs of modern state government.

The debates of the constitutional convention are discussed to show why many of the provisions were incorporated. Proposed constitutional amendments and initiated and referred statutory measures are reviewed to show the type of changes which have been undertaken. The various studies conducted for the purpose of revision are discussed and their recommendations given. The calling of the constitutional convention scheduled for 1972 is also described.

Attempts at revising the constitution of North Dakota have met …

So This Is How You Run A Media Center: Organizing, Administering, And Developing A School Instructional Media Center - An Annotated Bibliography, Shelby Elaine Strand

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to look into the administrative needs of the media specialist working in a school situation, and to provide for him resources and suggestions on administrative procedures. These would include general examples and descriptions of media center operations, sources and selection of media and equipment, standards for media centers, and specific methods used in technical processing and other administrative activities.

Books, periodicals, pamphlets, government documents, and materials available through ERIC with recent publications dates were searched. A number of sources were eliminated in an effort to prepare a practical and useful bibliography. A good portion …

Reporting The Results Of Operations In The Computer Industry, Donald T. Swenson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Factors Related To Student Ratings Of College Instructors, Ronald M. Wolthuis

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

18th Century Political Satire As Exemplified By Jonathan Swift Through "Gulliver's Travels", Carol Hargis

Honors Theses

During the seventy-eight years of Jonathan Swift's life, from 1667 to 1745, English satire was in its heyday. The stinging bit of the pen became recognized as one of the strongest political weapons, and those who possessed the natural gift of creating this weapon were sought high and low by those who desired to sway public opinion. There are really three main reasons why this period, in particular, was an age of satire. "First, it was a time of radically changing values, when intensely held convictions were in conflict with each other, and a new world order was emerging. Second, …

History Of Business Education At Morehead State University February, 1938, Through August, 1970, Karen Kennedy

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the Business Education Graduate Committee at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Education by Karen Kennedy in December of 1970.

Effects Of Verbal Reinforcement On Children's Responses To Three Subtests Of The Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children, James Thomas Russell Jr.

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of positive verbal reinforcement on the responses to three subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. The subtests were comprehension, similarities, and vocabulary. These three subtests were given to thirty children of the Geary County, Kansas, Unified School System, whose chronological age ranged from ten years, one month to ten years, eleven months. Their intelligence quotients ranged from ninety-five to one hundred and five.

The responses to the three subtests were analyzed statistically. The results indicated that positive verbal reinforcement did significantly change the amount of verbal production and …

In-Service Education: An Evaluation Of Title Iii Project Epic, Patricia M. Skrocki

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of Factors Related To Student Satisfaction And Dissatisfaction With High School, Delbert B. Beelick

Dissertations

No abstract provided.