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The Effect Of Competition And Date Of Planting On The Growth Of Soybean Varieties Having Different Dates Of Maturity, Donald T. Ferguson

Masters Theses

This experiment was intended to study competition effects between unlike varieties, and to determine the need for three-row plots to eliminate any bias that may exist as a result of competition.

Sulphur Content Of Tennessee Soils, Abram W. Hatcher

Masters Theses

The purposes of this study were: (1) to determine the sulfur content of representative Tennessee soils, (2) to correlate the total sulfur content with the organic matter content, and (3) to predict the possibility of a sulfur shortage in some areas of the state.

Possibilities Of Expanding The Market For Cottonseed Feed Products In West Tennessee, Alvin Carr Blake

Masters Theses

The objectives of this study were, (1) to determine the possibilities of expanding the market for cottonseed hulls and meal, (2) to determine improvements which might be made in the marketing of these products, (3) to provide a basis for the recommendation of improved feeding practices by livestock and dairy farmers, and (4) to determine the factors affecting the purchasing and feeding practices of livestock and dairy farmers.

An Objective Method Of Measuring Swine, Paul E. Smith

Masters Theses

This investigation was initiated in order to obtain information relative to the value of photographs as an objective permanent record of swine. The primary emphasis of the study was placed on a comparison of the relative accuracy and repeatability of body measurements made on the live animal and body measurements taken from photographs.

The Repeatability Of Live-Animal And Photographic Measurements Of Beef Cattle, William Mark Whitaker

Masters Theses

The present study was undertaken to ascertain the value of photographs in obtaining body measurements as compared to live-animal measurements.

Changes Occuring On Farms In Southern Knox County, Tennessee, 1916 To 1948, Julius Stanley Hurst

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine the changes in land utilization and farm organization on farms in southern Knox County, Tennessee, from 1916 to 1940 and from 1940 to 1948.

Relation Of Size Of Flock To Market Egg Production In Tennessee, 1947-1948, William E. Raikes

Masters Theses

The purposes of this part of the Tennessee study were to determine:

1. What changes occurred in size of flocks, and to analyze the economic importance of these changes.

2. The importance of market egg outlets for farmers by months

3. The seasonality of prices received by farmers, by size of flock and type of market outlet.

4. The seasonality of egg prices received by first-buyers.

5. Some practices of market egg producers by size of flock.

A Survey Of Husband And Wife Teaching Combinations In Public Schools Of North Dakota, Roger Ernest Piehl

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

History Of Pianoforte Methods, Harry Stanton Spangler

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Attitude Of Parents Toward Existing School Health Programs In North Dakota, Francis B. Conito

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Hezekiah Niles And The British, 1811-1815, Marian V. Cochran

History ETDs

Hezekiah Niles was born in 1777 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where his parents had fled for safety before the Battle of Brandywine. After the period of danger passed, the Niles family once more took up their residence in Wilmington, Delaware. Niles spent his boyhood days here and apparently received most of his education in the Friends School. The fact that his father had been disowned by the Quaker congregation casts some doubt upon the place of the youth's education. His course of study was typical of the best in that time -- a thorough knowledge of the "three R's" and …

A History Of Administration In The Albuquerque Public Schools, Helen Stansifer Kavanaugh

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to record the development of the Albuquerque Public School System from 1891 to 1948. It is a chronological history with emphasis on the administrative problems and policies pertaining to the founding and development of a typical school system and with no attempt to formulate recommendations or to level criticism.

Abolitionist Literature And The Mails In Jackson's Time, Ruth Barrett

Student Work

The transmission of abolitionist literature through the United States mails was one of the issues which early involved the national government in the slavery controversy and one which intensified the bitterness between North and South. In spite of the fact that there had been a movement among some southerners, even stronger than any in the North, to eradicate slavery, the introduction of this literature into the South did much to weld the Southerners together as a unit, in defying the North and the federal government--and in defending the doctrine of states' rights and the institution of slavery.

The Communication Of Supervisory Functions And Its Relationship To Employee Attitude, Betty Jane Neitzel

Wayne State University Theses

The history of industrial and personnel psychology contains a large amount of literature of the investigations made of personal traits and characteristics, individual differences, and of the psychological tests which measure these factors. More recently personnel and industrial psychologists have become interested in other phases of research. The employee in industry has increasingly become the focal point in investigations and discussions and at present personnel interrelationships and the dynamics of the working situations are attracting the attention of a number of psychologists. This shift in interest has brought with it new emphasis in the literature.

The study to be presented …

Studies On The Reactivating Sclerotium Of Physarella Oblong Morgan With Special Reference To The Nucleus, William Thomas Allman

Master's Theses

The Myxomycetes, because of their naked, mobile mass of protoplasm have served biologists and chemists as material for the study of the char­acteristics of protoplasm. The typical life his­ tory of such an organism may be summarized as follows: The vegetative phase in the life history consists of a naked mass of protoplasm, to which Oienkowski (9) applied the name "plasmodium". This plasmodium creeps by reversible streaming over and throughout the substratum, deriving its food from various constituents of decaying vegetable matter which serve as its normal substrate. Upon reaching a state of maturity and under certain environmental conditions, the …

Buggs Island Dam, First Of The Roanoke River Projects, Jayne Hathaway Cosby

Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper is to give a comprehensive pic­ture of the history, setting and effects of tha Federal Dam now being constructed at the site of Buggs Island in Mecklen­burg County, Virginia, In writing this assay I have attempted to bring out the historical and evolutionary aspects of the dam rather than the technical aspects of its construction.

The completion of this dam at Buggs Island and the sub-­sequent flooding of this area will mark a great step forward in the history of both Virginia and North Carolina. Many controversies still rage around its construction. The final outcome …

A Study Of The Metaphysical Categories Of Charles Sanders Peirce, Oscar Edwyn Luttrell

Master's Theses

Little is known about the life of Charles Sanders Peirce and perhaps even less about his system and place in the history of American philosophical thought. Somewhat superficially we recognize that he influenced the pragmatism of William James, but even here, were the facts known, the influence would be exceedingly remote, owing to James's own misinterpretation of' Peirce's leading ideas. Prof. Perry says that: "Perhaps it would be correct, and just to all parties, to say that the modern movement known as pragmatism is largely the result of James's misunderstanding of Peirce." James himself at one time stated that Peirce …

The Development Of The Federal Grant-In-Aid System And Its Effect On The Distribution Of The National Wealth, Charles A. Harvey

Master's Theses

In our modern world the problems or government are never simple. The tasks of coordinating, directing and promoting the political, social and economic affairs or a people usually present problems of the utmost complexity. Particularly is this true under the system or government embodied in our Federal constitution. Due to the system of power distribution peculiar to federalism many problems arise which are not ordinarily encountered by the so-called centralized or unitary norms of political organization.

It is not the purpose of this paper to examine in detail the characteristics of federalism. Sutfioe it to say that under such a …

A Study Of Library Activities In Public Schools With Emphasis On The Program In The Virginia Public Schools, Margaret Elizabeth Rutherford

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to trace the development of library assistant staffs and library clubs in Virginia's Public Schools from earliest available records up to the present time.

An Analysis Of The Library-Study Hall At The Osawatomie, Kansas High School, James R. Roberts

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The library-study hall in the secondary school has long been the subject of controversy, involving both the teaching and library professions. In general, educators have argued in favor of the combination, while librarians have maintained that the library should remain separate from the study hall. The combining of the library and the study hall was undertaken by administrators to eliminate the undesirable features of the study hall. It was felt that the study hall would take on meaning and efficiency when functioning under library conditions. As time has passed, the advocates of the combination have become more convinced of its …

A Study Of Certain Aspects Of Visual Acuity In Relation To Reading Comprehension, Ralph Freed

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Worts Prepared By Action Of Malted Barley On Various Flours And Starches, Charles J. Doria

Bachelors’ Theses

The object of this thesis to compare the yields of soluble solids, reducing sugars, and proteins in worts prepared by the action of malted barley on various flours and starches. Mashes were prepared and analyses were made on worts prepared from the following:

1. White Wheat Flour

2. Whole Wheat Flour

3. Potato Flour

4. Potato Starch

5. Sweet Potato Flour

6. Oat Flour

7. Tapioca Flour

8. Corn Germ

9. Corn Germ Meal

The results obtained are presented in tabular form as well as graphically for ease in making comparisons. In addition, besides presenting the results calculated on an …

A Critical Analysis Of The Training Of The Homeroom Music Teacher, Ivan A. Hill

All Master's Theses

A study of the background and development of the teaching of homeroom music shows that there is an ever-increasing need for an understanding of the many problems which face the administrators, the teachers, and the teacher education institutions. This study of the training of the homeroom music teacher was made for the purpose of defining and analyzing these problems, as they apply to situations in the state of Washington, and determining, from the opinions of teachers and principals now concerned with the situation, what might be best done to improve present conditions in order to insure effective continuation of the …

The Use Of Negro Troops By Kansas During The Civil War, Thomas J. Boyd

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Excerpt: "From the beginning of the Civil War April 15, 1861 and through most of 1862, the War Department was reluctant to use Negro soldiers. This reluctance was based on fear that such action would drive the Border States out of the Union. Finally, Congress passed two acts on July 17, 1862, which gave the President power to use Negroes in any manner he saw fit. Lincoln, however, still refused to sanction the utilization of Negroes as soldiers. In spite of this, Senator James H. Lane, without the authority of the War Department, began to recruit Negroes in Kansas. During …

A Survey Of Health Appraisal In North Dakota Fully And Minor Accredited Schools, John H. Mclaughlin

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

School Building Rules, Regulations, And Laws In The Forty-Eight States, Madeleine Levecesque Delzer

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

History Of Public School System Of Kittson County 1881-1950, Vernon Alfred Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Newspaper, Magazine, And Radio In The Homes Of Hubbard County School Children, Glenn Comyn Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Music Activity In The Elementary Schools Of North Dakota, C. Warren Lindgren

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Organization Of The Elementary School Program Of Instruction In North Dakota, Francis U. Smith

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.