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John Muir Newsletter, November/December 1984, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies

Muir Center Newsletters, 1981-2015

Holt-Atherton Pacific Center \\/ / University of the Pacific for Western Studies \ Stockton, Calif 95211 VOLUME 4 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1984 NUMBER 5 & 6 EDITORIAL STAFF: RONALD H. LIMBAUGH. KIRSTEN E. LEWIS MICROFORM PROJECT PROGRESS (?) REPORT In our last newsletter we spoke confidently of wrapping up the project in time for the Muir Conference in April. Now we're not quite so sure. We'll be close, but technical problems and some staff changes have forced us to revise our timetable. At this writing we are projecting a July 1 publication date. One big recent change was the reorganization of our …

John Muir Newsletter, August/October 1984, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies

Muir Center Newsletters, 1981-2015

Holt-Atherton Pacific Center \\/ / University of the Pacific for Western Studies X^ / Stockton, Calif 95211 VOLUME 4 AUGUST/OCTOBER 1984 NUMBER 4 EDITORIAL STAFF: RONALD H. LIMBAUGH, KIRSTEN E. LEWIS PROJECT UPDATE Muir scholars take note: the microform project is rounding third and heading for home. Since the last newsletter we have completed the filming of Series II (journals) and Series IV (illustrative works), and have begun filming Series III (manuscripts). The last series to be filmed, Series I (correspondence), is fully controlled but not yet camera-ready. By November we expect to have all the filming completed and processed. …

John Muir Newsletter, May/July 1984, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies

Muir Center Newsletters, 1981-2015

Holt-Atherton Pacific Center \\/ / University of the Pacific for Western Studies \ / Stockton, Calif 95211 VOLUME 4 MAY/JULY 1984 NUMBER 3 EDITORIAL STAFF: RONALD H. UMBAUGH, KIRSTEN E. LEWIS PROJECT UPDATE Remember us? Sorry we have kept you waiting for news, but we have a good excuse: we're swamped! Since May 1 we have: - completed processing all remaining Muir papers scheduled for filming. This means the University of the Pacific collection is completely reorganized and controlled, and the incoming copies in other repositories incorporated into the filming sequence. The preliminary inventory has been replaced by a card …

John Muir Newsletter, March/April 1984, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies

Muir Center Newsletters, 1981-2015

Holt-Atherton Pacific Center \\/ / University of the Pacific for Western Studies \ Stockton, Calif 95211 VOLUME 4 MARCH/APRIL 1984 NUMBER 2 EDITORIAL STAFF: RONALD H. LIMBAUGH, KIRSTEN E. LEWIS SEARCHING FOR LITERARY HEIRS: WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE? Previous issues of this Newsletter have described the search procedure used by Project staff to locate scattered Muir documents. Another search of equal importance is now being conducted to identify and contact individuals or entities who may claim ownership or control of literary rights to documents or photographs scheduled for publication. The 1978 copyright law clarified and strengthened the doctrine of …

John Muir Newsletter, January/February 1984, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies

Muir Center Newsletters, 1981-2015

Holt-Atherton Pacific Center \\/ / University of the Pacific for Western Studies \ / Stockton, Calif 95211 VOLUME 4 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1984 NUMBER 1 EDITORIAL STAFF: RONALD H. LIMBAUGH, KIRSTEN E. LEWIS SPECIAL NOTICE: A NEW PUBLICATION POLICY FOR THE JOHN MUIR PAPERS (Editor's Note: For the past several years, requests to publish material from the hand of John Muir or contained in the Muir collection at the University of the Pacific have been held up by the owners of the literary rights pending clarification of the copyright status. These legal questions have now been resolved and the Muir-Hanna Trust has …

The Effects Of Sedative Music Of Test-Anxiety In College Students : Presented To The Graduate Faculty Of The University Of The Pacific In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Degree Of Master Of Arts, Audree Simer O'Connell

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Thirty-seven volunteers participated in a study examining the effects of sedative music on test anxiety in college students. The experimental group used sedative music with progressive muscle relaxation and a suggestion of imagery before the scheduled hour of a final examination. The control group had self selected relaxation with no music. Baseline measurements were taken in blood pressure and pulse rates. These measurements were repeated and an anxiety inventory was administered before and after treatment. Results indicated no significant differences between the two groups in the physiological measurements. Verbal report from the anxiety inventory gave significant results at the .05 …

The Effects Of Voluntary Aerobic Exercise And Exercise Incentives On Aerobic Capacity And Blood Lipid Levels In College Age Men And Women, Tamara Jean Shanholtzer

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Most authorities on exercise agree that regular vigorous endurance type activity results in aerobic fitness (7, 10, 17, 36, 37). Rhythmic repetitive and dynamic activities using large muscle groups would include such aerobic exercise as Jogging, walking, swimming, cycling, tennis, basketball, racquetball, and soccer (1, 7, 10, 17). In addition, cardiovascular fitness has been suggested to be postively linked with a reduction in the incidence of coronary heart disease (1, 11, 36, 38, 53). Sometimes, problems that lead to adult illnesses are the result of lifestyles that deploy early in childhood (11). Health education procedures have been used to provide …

Mount Shasta : A Regional History, Berenice Lamson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to evaluate a period in the history of the region surrounding Mount Shasta, a sentinel on the surface of the earth and in the minds of ancient as well as modern man. The study presents the area's geologic history, its pre-history and discovery by the white man in order to provide the reader with an understanding of the later exploration and early settlement of the region. The emergence of the U.S. Forest Service and the creation of Shasta Forest as well as the evolution of Federal regulatory policy and control is presented along with …

The Effect Of Television Viewing On College Students : An Eeg Analysis Of Cerebral Asymmetry, William B. Sheffel

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The controversy over the effects of television viewing on human behavior has drawn a great deal of attention over the last decade. This study sought to investigate this area by looking at cortical response to television viewing.

The subjects in the study consisted of 24 men and 24 women (m=l9 .6 years) who were monitored for bilateral EEG alpha (8-13 Hz) brain wave production while viewing a television commercial (verbal and nonverbal/ spatial) and were then tested for recall at the end of the session.

The analysis of variance for a split-plot factorial design (S.P.F. 222.43; Kirk, 1968) revealed that …

The Great Task : Prosody And Songs Of Innocence, Biff Faunce

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

While eschewing a strict definition on the didacticism of Blake's imaginative vision, the following four analyses could be said to revolve around three general themes. These are: (1) that Songs of Innocence engage in a dialectic, much of their appeal deriving from the tension created between the co-existence of so-called qualities of "innocence" and "experience"; (2) that each one is an individual attempt to reconcile these, as well as other, oppositions; and (3) that such a reconciliation is hierarchical, usually concluding on a transcendent or visionary plane. The first three center on the text and metrical phenomena. In "The Ecchoing …

Railroads In Tuolumne County, California : Their Role And Importance To Specific Industries And Their Impact On County Economic Development, 1897-1917, Kyle K. Wyatt

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

During most of the nineteenth century and the early years of the twentieth numerous railroads were built throughout America. Some. grew into gigantic systems with names we recognize today; Southern Pacific, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Chesapeake & Ohio. Others faded into oblivion. But all, successful or not, were built to fill transportation needs.

In Tuolumne County, California, located along the Mother. Lode and stretching into the high Sierra Nevada, the first railroad reached the county in 1897. By World War I a number of rail lines had been built. Several, having served their purpose, had already been removed by …