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Is Man's Natural Desire For Perfect Happiness A Convincing Argument For Immortality, Felix Frank Taterczynski

Bachelors’ Theses

The argument with which I shall concern myself in this treatise is not of isolated interest, but one which at one time or another is bound to occupy the thought of every thinking person. My aim here is not to construct a new original philosophical doctrine of my own, but to construct or offer an interpretation, on well-founded and established principles, of a doctrine which is hidden in the minds of every rational being. As a passing remark I say that I am not writing this thesis as a philosophic expert, because I am well aware of the fact that …

The Socialism Of Norman Thomas, Robert Theo. Hummer

Bachelors’ Theses

Perhaps the most important economic issue of the present day is Socialism. Though this system is as old as feudal society, with its aristocratic and favored few, it has a more vital appeal as a remedy tor present modern ills, especially in view of the "great calamnity',the "sin of 1929" and its results, the present economic depression. This "cure-all" had its birth among the proletariat and was immediately opposed on all sides. The controversy it evoked has raged on through time and probably will not cease as long as socialism is what it is. For if Socialism were merely an …

Studies In The Development Of Tissue In Helianthus Annuus, L., Theodore Riedeburg

Bachelors’ Theses

The common sunflower, Helianthus annuus, L. is a member of the Compositae and a native of the Great Plains region of the United States. It is an annual herb, with a rough hairy stem three to fifteen feet high, broad, coarsely toothed rough heartshaped leaves three to twelve inches long and heads of flowers three to six inches wide in wild specimens and often one foot or more in cultivated plants. The plant is economically important, for its leaves are used as fodder, the flowers yield a yellow dye, and the seeds contain oil and are used for food. …

Nuclear And Cell Division In The Root Tip Of Iris Versicolor, Mary Maxentia Mahoney

Bachelors’ Theses

The writer found that very little work has been done on the somatic mitosis of Iris versicolor L. Some interesting accounts of karyokinesis in the root tips of some monocots have been written. Schaffner (1898) made a detailed study of nuclear and cell division in the root tips of the Allium cepa. He observed that the spindle originated from centrospheres, and that the most typical resting nuclei occured some distance back of the tip beyond the actively dividing region. In good stained material the resting nuclei had one or two large nucleoli and a very distinct chromatin net …

Observations On The Gross Anatomy Of The Venous System Of Adult Chelonia, James S. Kain

Bachelors’ Theses

The turtle is a reptile belonging to the order Chelonia. Because it is so very abundant and its size so convenient it has been much used for class work and to a certain extent has been studied rather thoroughly by private workers. Each one, however, stressing his or her own particular point of interest especially, the turtle is attractive to students of Comparative Anatomy because of the fact that it has retained more of the primitive characteristics of the ancestral form from which the mammals are descended than any other readily available reptile.

A Study Of The Latin-American Educational Development To The Present, Thomas M. Mcqueen

Bachelors’ Theses

The mission system of education in South American started about the beginning of the sixteenth century although clergymen are reported to have been seen in the colonies as early as 1493. These pioneer educators traveled the length and breadth of South America seeking to equip the natives with a knowledge of spiritual as well as material phenomena. They were a group of individuals wishing to spread enlightening news among a backward race of people.

Physical Education At Various Stages Of Life, Claude Joseph Youngwith

Bachelors’ Theses

In undertaking the preparation of this thesis, a particular aim has been followed. This aim is to bring out the application of physical education to everyone, regardless of his or her age. Modern physical education tries to give to all the benefits of correct and enjoyable exercise, well-conditioned muscles, and healthful living, which will lead to a sound mind in a sound body.

The Effect Of Ultra-Violet Light On Ethyl Acetate, Homer W. Wiesner

Bachelors’ Theses

The present work, is a study of the effect of ultraviolet light on pure organic compounds. In particular, it is a qualitative and quantitative study of_ the decomposition products of ethyl acetate as effected by ultraviolet radiations, together with the development of experimental apparatus. In as much as the work required special apparatus, much of the time was spent in the development and construction of such apparatus.

Studies On The Anatomy Of The Arterial System Of The Turtle, Sylvester J. Schroeder

Bachelors’ Theses

Turtles are reptiles in which the body is wide and short, and is enclosed in a shell composed of a dorsal shield, the carapace, and a ventral shield the plastron. The shell of three of the species is composed of large external, epidermal, horny plates. These latter consist, in the carapace, of the flattened ribs and the flattened trunk vertebrae which coalesce with overlying dermal bony plates, and are surrounded on the circumference of the shell by a series of marginal dermal bony plates; in the plastron they consist of exclusively dermal plates, there being no sternum. The carapace and …

The Effect Of The Nitrogen Fixation And Of Aeration Upon The Growth Of Yeast In Culture Media, Syrene C. Bernstein

Bachelors’ Theses

The subject of yeast has been widely studied from many viewpoints; we can find many bacteriological, physiological, and chemical papers on the subject. Besides the purely scientific work on yeast, there are numerous industrial investigations on this subject, since yeast growth and the products of yeast growth form the foundation for such important industries as the distilling, brewing, baking industries as well as commercial yeast manufacture. The effect of nitrogen fixation has been treated from all of these angles, scientific and industrial, and the investigations include the form in which the nitrogen is most easily assimilated, the manner of the …

Contributions To The Anatomy And Physiology Of The Heart In The Turtle, David J. Twohig

Bachelors’ Theses

The heart in any animal, and especially in higher animals, is an important organ. It is the purpose of this paper to consider such an organ from the anatomical and physiological basis as it exists in the turtle.

The turtle was chosen as the subject for many reasons. The first one of these reasons was because the heart of the turtle closely.resembles the most complex of hearts in structure and action. The second was because the heart is quite typical of the members of Class Reptilia. The third reason was because the speciments are readily obtainable.

Contributions To The Anatomy Of The Aortic Arches Of The Acanthias Vulgaris, Wendell Corwin

Bachelors’ Theses

The spiny dogfish is a small shark that averages about two feet in length and three pounds in weight. It is called spiny because of the presence of a prominent spine on the boarder of each dorsal fin. The species has a wide distribution in the North Atlantic, occurring plentifully on the American and European shores, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea. The fish swim in enormous schools and are constantly in motion. The dogfish has no economic importance but is universally used for dissection in the zoological laboratory.

Along Highway And Byway, Catholic Physicians' Guild

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Mental Strain Masking As Physical Disease, James F. Macdonald

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

The Answer Of Biology To Proposed Measures Of Eugenics, Alexander Fraser

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Guild Notes, Catholic Physicians' Guild

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews [The Rhythm, By Leo J. Latz], Catholic Physicians' Guild

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Publicity And The Safe Period, Ethicus

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

The Teaching Of Mathematics In The Junior High School, M. Rosemary Hoeffel

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to show how the study of the child and interest in the development of his mind has led to greater care in the choice of the subject matter of mathematics as well as in its presentation.

Play And Health, Margaret E. Mcmahon

Bachelors’ Theses

The aim of this thesis is to present a range and variety of materials that may help the reader to become acquainted with the problems of health and play, which are gaining increasing recognition and emphasis as fundamental essentials in life and education.

The Use Of Standardized Tests In The School Room, Esther E. Heyer

Bachelors’ Theses

The giving of standardized mental and educational tests has occupied a conspicuous place in the professional literature of the past few years. Ten years ago testing was almost unknown in the public schools except to discover those who were mentally defective for placement in "Special Classes". Schools in practically all large towns and in many small ones and also in country district are now making extensive use of test results. Being a movement which deals with a problem so intangible as the measurement of intelligence, it is often misinterpreted and misunderstood, thereby often seriously affecting the life of a child. …

Notes And Comments, Catholic Physicians' Guild

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Taxonomix Study Of The Betulaceae And The Fagaceae Of Milwaukee County And Vincinity, Chalres A. Guenther

Bachelors’ Theses

The study of the Betulaceae and the Fagaceae in Milwaukee County and the immediate vicinity, taxonomically and from the standpoint of distribution presents an interesting problem. The family Betulaceae (Birch Family) comprises 11 species and 3 varieties, 8 species of which are arborescent. One genera is sometimes referred to as being arborescent in this vicinity, but since the author does not consider a lower growing shrub arborescent, he has excluded it from the classification of trees but has in the following discussion treated it as a shrub. The family Fagaceae (Beech Family) which comprises 8 species of which one is …

The Native And Cultivated Gymnospersm Of Eastern Wisconsin, Mary Stapleton

Bachelors’ Theses

Since the late years of the nineteenth century, botanists have grouped all seed-bearing plants into two main divisions, those with no seed cases, that is with naked seeds, end those the seeds of which are enclosed in a husk, pod, or other covering. The former are Gymnosperms; the latter Angiosperms.

The New School In The Upper Grades, Selma F. Tonn

Bachelors’ Theses

The chief equipment a good teacher needs is a sympathetic understanding of child nature and child interests, and common sense or tact in the choice and use of methods of teaching suited to them. Anyone who has often seen the happy eager faces of all the children in a class of thirty-five or more can speak with authority. To discover the particular interests of each child; to choose those which have broad, various, and valuable educational opportunities, which can serve as ’’leads” to further interests and wider experience; to give children experience in living as it is natural to them …

Study Of The Tissues And Tissue Development In The Leaf And Stem Of Lycium Halifmifolium, L., Charles A. Troxel

Bachelors’ Theses

The Matrimony-vines are shrubs with usually spiny branches, rigid in some species, slender and arching or procumbent in others, with small and rather narrow, usually grayish green leaves, and dull-colored whitish, purplish, or violet flowers and scarlet, rarely yellow or black, berries. Most of the species are tender but Lycium halimlfollum, L. chinense, and also Lycium turcomanicum and L. ruthenlcum are hardy and thrive in the north temperate regions.

Comparative Anatomy Of The Vertebrate Skull, Joseph G. Greene

Bachelors’ Theses

This paper may be considered in the nature of preliminary or introductory work to another problem which suggested itself during the investigation of the comparative anatomy of the vertebrate skull. The suggested problem might be termed, "Why do certain animals exhibit skulls of a characteristic shape?"

The Effect Of Theelin Upon The Growth And Development Of The Genital Tracts Of The Female White Rat, Robert H. Grogan

Bachelors’ Theses

This paper has been designed to meet the requirements of a bachelor's thesis. The main substance of the thesis is a reiteration of some of the work done by other men in the field of ovarian hormones with some original work on the part of the author. I have endeavored to prove that theelin controls, to some extent at least, the development of the genital tracts of female white rats. Especial care was taken to follow out in detail the methods used by Doisy and his associates in similar experiments so that I would have a criterion by which to …

Play And Its Relation To Education, Grace Lewandowski

Bachelors’ Theses

The earliest action that has been suggested as the beginning of the play movement in the United States is the provision or the New England town commons which dates from the early part of the Seventeenth Century, the Boston Commons having been established in 1634. Although there is abundant evidence that these commons have been used for play by each succeeding generation of boys since colonial times, these cannot be termed playgrounds, since the spaces were originally provided for pasturage and their utilization for municipal recreation came later.

A Critique Of Some Of The Metabolic Changes In The Mucosa Of The Alimentary Tract, Anthony Sanfelippo

Bachelors’ Theses

Among the many clinical conditions found in human beings, by both physician and surgeon, metabolic changes in the mucosa or peptic ulcer, as they are commonly known, stand out prominently from a purely scientific point of view, because of the divergent views brought forth during the past hundred yea.rs by even the ablest men. Peptic ulcer is a condition which manifests itself by a disturbance of the alimentary and digestive tracts, locally shown by an erosion of the devitalized cells of the mucous membrane.