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A Study Of The Heat Effects At Electrodes During Electrolysis, Howard Frank Holmes

Doctoral Dissertations

Temperature difference measurements were made during the electrolysis of aqueous copper sulfate between copper electrodes. The temperature differences measured were those between the cathode and the anode, the cathode solution, and the anode and the solution. These values were obtained as a function of the time of the electrolysis. The variation of these differences with time and their magnitudes were explained in terms of the entropy changes occurring at the electrodes, resistance, and polarization.

The effect of some inert electrolytes on these temperature differences was determined as was the effect of gelatin. Explanations for these effects were given in terms …

Synthesis Of 7-(Dialkylaminoalkyl)-Benzo [C] Phenothiazines; The Metalation Of 7h-Benzo [C] Phenothiazine With N-Butyllithium, William Earl Tatum

Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction: Phenothiazine is one of the more widely investigated heterocyclic molecules known to modern chemistry. The founding of the synthetic dye industry in the latter part of the nineteenth century stimulated many new fields of organic research, one of which was phenothiazine chemistry. Bernthsen, known as father of phenothiazine chemistry, first synthesized (1) this compound in 1883, after suspecting its presence in the nucleus of the methylene blue dyes.

Since that time phenothiazine and its derivatives have found uses as antioxidants (2), antihistamines (3), antiemetics (4), and in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (5). During the past decade, considerable attention …

A Study Of The Reduction Of Certain 1-Substituted Naphthalenes By Alkali Metals In Liquid Ammonia, Gerald Titus Davis

Doctoral Dissertations

(From the Introduction)

The first phase of the work to ·be presented was aimed at studying the conditions under which 1-aminonaphthalene is efficiently reduced to the 5,8-dihydro derivative and thereby finding experimental evidence which would be of value in the selection of a mechanism for the reduction. After the initial work, the study was extended to include the reduction of other 1-substituted naphthalenes.

Some Effects Of Potassium Gibberellate On Sweet Potato Sprout Production, Frank D. Williams

Masters Theses

Early planting of sweet potato slips is necessary for maximum yield in the midsouthern and northern sweet potato producing regions of the United States because cool weather limits the length of growing season.

Proximal dominance in sweet potato roots causes the production of slips to be extended over a period of approximately three weeks. For this reason, sweet potato growers must maintain twice as much bed space and bed twice as many roots as would be necessary if all of the slips were produced in a shorter period of time. Alternatively, growers may wait for the slips and accept reduced …

The Persistence And Movement Of Certain Pre-Emergence Herbicides In The Soil, Don Roberts

Masters Theses

The purpose of this investigation was to study persistence and movement patterns of some pre-emergence herbicides whose activity patterns in soil are not well known. The chemicals were chosen to represent the substituted urea, carbamate, and triazine type of materials.

Spectral Theory Of Self-Adjoint Ordinary Differential Operators, Charles C. Oehring

Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction: Many of the properties of the ordinary Fourier series expansion of a given function are shared by the orthogonal expansion in terms of eigenfunctions of a second order ordinary differential operator. Let p = p(x) and q = q(x) be real-valued functions such that p, p', and q are continuous, and p(x) > 0, on a finite interval a ≤ x ≤ b. Let λ be a complex parameter. The classical Strum-Liouville theory [9, section 27; 4, Chapter 7; 21, Chapter 1]¹ is concerned with solutions of the differential equation -(py') + qy = λ, which satisfy certain real …

The Development Of The Iron Industry In East Tennessee, Alan Hersh

Masters Theses

Introduction: Production of iron in East Tennessee began almost with the advent of the first settlers. From its early, almost primitive, beginnings, iron production developed into a large-scale, modern industry and then declined to the point of being almost non-existent.

The history of the iron industry can be divided into three phases; the early period of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; the period of large-scale development of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century; and the period of decline of the twentieth century. Each period was distinctly different from the others. This study is concerned with the …

Farm Shop Safety Program For Vocational Agriculture Departments In Tennessee, John Warren Carney

Masters Theses

This study was undertaken to improve safety In farm shop instruction in vocational agriculture in Tennessee.

The specific objectives of the study were:

1. To determine the general safety conditions in school from mechanics shops in Tennessee.

2. To determine the rate, cause, and character of accidents in school farm mechanics shops during the period 1953 - 1956.

3. To develop a set of suggestions for a safety program in farm shop work in vocational agriculture in Tennessee.

Relationships Of Soils And Management To Establishment And Yield Of Alfalfa In Putnam County, Tennessee, Joseph H. Vaden

Masters Theses

Although the objective of this study has been to study yields under all levels of management, the ultimate goal is to help determine what yields the farmers of Putnam County can expect on specific soil types under good management procedures. Except for comparison there would be little value in determining yields of alfalfa on any soil type under poor management.

For the above reasons, this study was directed at the following: (1) establishing sites for continuing study, (2) developing methods of obtaining yield data, (3) evaluating management practices affecting establishment of alfalfa, (li) attempting to evaluate the adequacy of stands …

A Study Of Top Executive Selection In Industry With Implications For The Selection Of College Presidents, Ramon Leonard Carroll

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the problem area suggested by the following questions:

What have been the findings in industry concerning the selection of top executives? What implications may formal programs of selection in industry have for the selection of college presidents?

The primary concern of this investigation was to examine the literature and four programs of selection which are currently used in industry for selecting executives and at­tempt to identify and to appraise factors which appeared sig­nificant for the selection of college presidents.

Mutual Coupling Between Loudspeakers, Robert Edward Bodenheimer

Masters Theses

Introduction: A complete system for reproduction of sound in the home consists of a chain whose first link is formed by a turntable pick-up and whose final link is made up of one or more loudspeakers. The loudspeaker is considered among the weaker links of this chain. In fact, the quality of sound from a reproducing system can be entirely dependent upon the performance of its loudspeaker system.

Only in the last few years have separate speakers been employed to reproduce a part of the frequency spectrum. In present day sound systems two or more identical speakers are often installed …

Citizens' Understandings Of The Vocational Agriculture Department In The Church Hill High School, Troy W. Hinton

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to find out what citizens know about the vocational agriculture department in the Church Hill High School. The specific areas included are the administrative policies, teacher, finance, course of study, facilities, Future Farmers of America, and out of School classes.

Some Aspects Of Lipid Metabolism Of Chicks Infected With Salomonella Pullorum, Charles Dean Jeffries

Doctoral Dissertations

The literature concerning the pathology accompanying infectious diseases has concerned, predominantly, gross and microscopic pathology. The biochemical changes in pathologic conditions have had little attention except for the generally accepted clinical procedures. Within the last decade, however, a change in emphasis has begun. A number on investigators have reported studies of enzymatic changes observed in infected animals. Many of these observations, however, have been with unnatural host-parasite systems.

The desirability of using a natural host-parasite system is obvious. Among the Enterobacteriaceae there are a limited number of complexes which are suitable for study with experimental animals. One of these is …

A Study Of The Holding Power Of The Elizabethton Community Schools, Samuel P. Hyder

Doctoral Dissertations

Purpose of the Study: Because of the serious problem revealed by available statistics, the writer was urged to study the problem of school withdrawals from Elizabethton High School and its fourteen feeder schools in Carter County, Tennessee. It was hoped that the results of such a study would reveal some possibilities of increasing the holding power of these schools, and that the schools could then help more youth reach their potential or optimum development. Concern about the problem of high school withdrawal has been prevalent for some time, but little or no anxiety has been expressed for the problem of …

A Developmental Study Of Concept Formation Behavior In Pre-School Children As Measured By The Hunter-Pascal Concept Formation Test, Bernard D. Kaiman

Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction: In psychology the investigation of the formation of concepts has long been a part of the study of what has been called the thought processes. There are, however, very few studies of early concepts formation in humans, especially in children before and during the development of speech patterns. Most of the studies which have dealt with the investigation of concept formation have depended largely for their data on speech processes. It can, however, be shown that concept formation exists before speech behavior, and that its development seems to be somewhat parallel to the development of speech in the child. …

Changes In The Characteristics Of Master's Students In Educational Administration, Helen Stratton Powers

Doctoral Dissertations

In 1951 the Department of Educational Administration and Supervision of the University of Tennessee in cooperation with the Southern States Cooperative Program in Educational Administration (succeeded in 1956 by the Associated Programs in Educational Administration) initiated a research project designed to improve the preparation program of the Department and to provide a basis for improving the selection of students. The research staff at the University of Tennessee has largely centered its activities around an attempt to define the characteristics needed for effective educational administration.

A Theoretical Basis For Industrial Arts In The Public Schools, Darrell Dewitt Simons

Doctoral Dissertations

Summary: The purpose of this study was to reduce some of the confusion that appeared to exist in the areas of industrial arts. It was believed that some of the confusion may be contributed to traditional forces, but many of the difficulties stem from confusion within the more basic elements surrounding the nature of man and the nature of society. If an understanding can be conveyed within this realm, much of the existing confusion could be eliminated.

The elements that seem to be more pertinent to the nature of man and education were discussed in Chapter III. Man and his …

A Study Of Local Sources Of Support Of Local Governmental Agencies In Twenty-Three Selected Tennessee Counties, William Bascom Stradley

Doctoral Dissertations

The Problem: The common uplifting, integrating force of public schools, educational opportunities for all who are desirous can capable, is at least a partial fulfillment of the American dream of freedom.

From the first individually hired tutor in Virginia, and the first community-church sponsored school in the Plymouth Colony to the present time, there have been Americans who have believed in and demanded public schools. Local community responsibility for support of and the desire for local control of education were early recognized in New England and spread across the Midwest to the West Coast as the country was settled. Class …

A Theoretical Competency Pattern For Elementary Teachers, Ishmael F. Utley

Doctoral Dissertations

The Problem: The major concern of this study is the identification of competencies necessary for successful teaching in the elementary schools. It is proposed in this investigation to perform the following tasks:

1. To describe the competencies needed by elementary teachers for quality job performance.

2. To assemble these competencies into a behavior pattern that will reveal the job of elementary teachers in entirety, as reflected in the elements and element relationships which makeup a useful Competency Pattern.

Trends In Public School Adult Education, Funson Edwards

Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction: Adult education, which in recent years has attracted the attention of millions, may be found in every geographic region of the country. Adult education programs exist in various forms and have been operated in numerous financial patterns.

Adult education as treated in this study, however, concerns only adult educational activities in the public schools. More specifically, the study concerns the trends in public school adult education on the secondary level.

Forest Litter And Humus Types Of East Tennessee, John Thurlow Mcginnis

Masters Theses

Forest litter and humus types in East Tennessee, including the Great Smoky Mountains, have been the object of this study. The east Tennessee area is bordered on the east by the State Line Ridge in the Smoky Mountains and on the west by the Cumberland Mountains. The east Tennessee area is in the Ridge and Valley and Blue Ridge provinces as defined by Fenneman (1938). The Great Smoky Mountains, in the Blue Ridge province, are part of the Unaka Chain (King and Stupka 1950) and have relief of over a mile. The Ridge and Valley province is an intermountain belt, …

The Effect Of Varying Degrees Of Anxiety Upon Classroom Learning Performance, Martha J. Thorne

Masters Theses

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of varying degrees of anxiety, as measured by the fifty-item forced-choice Taylor Scale of Manifest Anxiety (TMAS) (24), upon the classroom learning performance of a group of thirty-one student nurses, as measured by the increase in scores on an objective-type final examination administered at the beginning and end of a course in psychiatric nursing. The thirty-one subjects were divided into three groups on the basis of low, medium, and high anxiety scores on the TMAS. The per cent gain scores from the pre- and post-final exam were then compared …

Comparison Of Piper Sudangrass And Starr Pearlmillet Fed To Lactating Dairy Cows, Joseph William Wrather

Masters Theses

Morrison (20) stated that providing good pasture is the cheapest way of producing milk. When cows are given access to good pasture they get more of the nutrients required for milk production than they get from barn fed hay or good silages. Good pastures are high in digestible nutrients, proteins, minerals, and vitamins which are needed by the cow.

Because of the summer droughts Tennessee dairymen should provide a supplemental source of pasture to furnish adequate grazing for their dairy cows during the mid-summer. Supplemental pasture tends to maintain milk production at a high level and in addition it permits …

An Economic And Financial Analysis Of 77 Local Farmers Cooperatives Affiliated With The Tennessee Farmers Cooperative, Bobby Hugh Pentecost

Masters Theses

The objectives of this study are:

1. To examine the financial statements of local cooperatives affiliated with the Tennessee Farmers Cooperative to:

a. describe and analyze the current financial structure and determine the relative financial condition of 77 local farmers cooperatives.

b. study trends of selected organizations for relationships affecting operational efficiency.

2. To describe and compare factors relative to managerial efficiency and ability.

The Effects Of Fertilizer Placement On The Yield And Quality Of Snap Beans, Paul Colditz

Masters Theses

The purpose of the experiments reported in the following work was to determine the effect of times of application and placement of phosphorus, and the effect of various times of nitrate placement under irrigated and non-irrigated conditions on the yield and quality of snap beans.

An Evaluative Study Of Classroom Practices In The Teaching Of Bookkeeping, Katholeen Hobbs

Masters Theses

The purposes of the study were (1) to determine the relative merits of selected classroom practices in the teaching of bookkeeping as evaluated by teachers in terms of experience if they had used the practice, or in terms of opinion if they had not used the practice; and (2) to obtain from teachers their reasons for believing a practice is good or not good.

Significant Factors Influencing The Quality And Success Of Supervised Farming Programs Of Vocational Agriculture Students In Seven Schools Of East Tennessee, Bruce Mc Hinton

Masters Theses

(From the Introduction)

This is a study of significant factors influencing the quality and success of supervised farming programs of vocational agricultural students in seven schools of East Tennessee.

This study embodies the elements of the home, farm and school planning.

Heritability Of Some Preweaning Traits In Angus And Hereford Cattle, Kaki Malliah

Masters Theses

The objective of this study was to determine estimates of heritability paternal half-sib correlation methods for some preweaning performance traits in Angus and Hereford cattle including average daily gain from birth to weaning, type grade or score and weaning index.

The Use Of Tetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) In Farm Equipment For Reducing Friction, Sankara Narayana Reddy

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility of the use of Tetrafluoroethylene in farm equipment to reduce friction. The study is confined to the determination of the coefficient of friction of the following agricultural materials with Teflon and to observe their friction characteristics to decide whether there will be reduction in friction in using Teflon in farm equipment:

1. Hay.

2. Grass ensilage.

3. Long alfalfa.

4. Chopped alfalfa.

Teaching In The University Of Tennessee College Of Agriculture, John David Smalling Sr.

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to make an investigation of the aptitudes which good college teachers should possess, college teaching methods used, the employment of various teaching aids by college teachers, the use of examinations, and student ratings of their teachers.