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A Study Of The Social Functions Of The Skidrow Rooming House In Stockton, George William Korber
A Study Of The Social Functions Of The Skidrow Rooming House In Stockton, George William Korber
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to report the results of an investigation of skidrow rooming houses in Stockton, and to consider these results in terms of the social functions of the community. It is hoped that the data collected in making this study and the resultant generalizations may be of some public value, should this community or other communities of the California Central Valley decide to look more searchingly into one of their conflict-breeding areas.
A Historical Study Of The Stilwell Road, Gordon Cornelius Thomas
A Historical Study Of The Stilwell Road, Gordon Cornelius Thomas
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
The problem investigated in this thesis is the history of the Stilwell Road, from its beginning in 1920, as the old Burma Road, to its completion, re-naming, use in 1945, and death in 1946 .
The study of this problem justifies itself for various reasons, namely: (1) The Stilwell Road was severely needed by China as the only thoroughfare to the outside world. Chinese needs were of morale , equipment and arms- both large and small, and the training and advisory leadership of existing man-power.
China having stood alone against the Japanese since 1937 needed the psychological boost that was …
A Study Of Nutrition As A Mass Educational Movement During World War Ii : With Particular Reference To The Work Done In San Joaquin County, Maxine V. Garrigan
A Study Of Nutrition As A Mass Educational Movement During World War Ii : With Particular Reference To The Work Done In San Joaquin County, Maxine V. Garrigan
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
During the decade, 1930-1940, most of the government efforts were directed to the task of seeing that no one should starve. Through welfare programs it was possible to insure low income groups against starvation; "but through the depression years and the poet-depression months, it was recognized that just the guarantee against starvation was not enough. Our nutritional goal should be commensurate with natural resources of our country and with our ability to produce, have the land, the equipment and the man power necessary to furnish good food for our whole nation. Knowing this and recognizing from surveys that a large …