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Sketches Of Robert Browning's Women., Mame Morris Boulware

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No other poet has given to the world such a diversity of woman characters as has Robert Browning. Longing for variety he represents his womanhood, not in classes but by individual differentiation; he portrays the simple, the complex, the subtle, the particular, the impulsive and others--each distinct from the rest. Browning emphasizes natural charms less than intellectual and moral loveliness. He strives to depict women as they are in themselves. By suggestions of spiritual nature, by delicate workmanship, he sets his feminine character before us. With dexterous versatility he creates type after type, each a character in herself. Two of …

Bridge Survey Practice, R. B. Yule

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It is the intention in this paper to outline for general use the information that should be obtained in a survey for a proposed bridge in order that it may be designed with full knowledge of the conditions it must meet satisfactorily in service. The Manuals herein are written for conditions that exist in the Mississippi Basin and particularly the North Central States but will find general application with minor changes.

The Morphology, Life History, And Control Of Some Common Species Of Oniscoidea Found In South Dakota, M. T. Fredricksen

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Since practically no work has been done upon the life history and development of the common pill bugs or sow bugs, it is the aim of this paper to record the investigations of the life history and development as carried on by the author. The morphology was added in order to give the reader a definite idea of the organization and structure of these species.

The Effect Of Treatment With Ethylene Chlorhydrin Upon The Respiration Of Sweet Potatoes (Ipomea Batatas), Leon J. Tyler

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1. Treatment with ethylene chlorhydrin produced marked results in the respiration of four of five varieties of sweet potatoes tried.
2. Not all varieties of sweet potatoes respond alike to the same treatment. Porto Rico variety of sweet potatoes did not respond to the treatment.
3. There was a considerable difference in the amount of CO₂ respired by different varieties.
4. The need for further research here with respect to the specific effect of chemicals upon the cell system becomes apparent and again emphasizes the importance of Biochemistry.
5. There was possibly an accelerative effect on sprouting due to increased respiratory processes brought about …

A Contribution On The Staminate Flower Of Cucumis Sativus, Kenneth W. Simons

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In Heimlich’s recent paper (2) on the staminate flower of Cucumis sativus, the conclusion was reached that the tetrasporangiate stamen was complete while the bisporangiate stamen was only half complete. In Miller’s more recent investigation of Schinocystis lobata (4), the bisporangiate stamen was shown to be complete and the tetrasporangiate stamen double. These opposing points of view suggest the advisability of further investigation in the Cucurbitaceae. Since Heimlich described two separate apical prolongations on each tetrasporangiate stamen and only one on the bisporangiate stamen, it seemed to the present writer that these prolongations might indicate the double and single natures …

A Systematic Treatise Of The Coccidae (Scale Insects) Of Brookings County, South Dakota, Merrill K. Riley

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It is the purpose of this paper to present in an introductory manner a systematic treatise of the scale insects of South Dakota, by making an intensive study of all species represented in Brookings County. It can be asserted that this paper is a complete treatise of all species present, but a thorough attempt was made to obtain specimens of all existing species. This treatise involves only the species now present, though at times other forms have been reported. Notes have been included giving the plants, location, and abundance.

The Life And Character Of Hon. Adam Monroe Byrd / By Robert Frederick Rivers, Robert Frederick Rivers

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Sarah Anne Dorsey : A Critical And Biographical Survey, Allie Ward Billingsley

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A Testing Program In English, Gilbert Franklin Hyde

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The Life And Works Of Robert Haskins Crozier / By Mable Lee Roberts, Mable Lee Roberts

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A Critical Study Of The Life And Novels Of Catharine Anne Warfield / By Sydney Louise Smith, Sydney Louise Smith

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The Rise Of The Short Story In American Letters, Mary M. Barra

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The Founding Of The Brookings Register, Neva Whaley

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Thus in this “History of the Brookings Register,” I am producing an effect. This effect had to have a cause. This cause was the development and success of the paper, which is in turn is the effect of there being some cause for its development. That cause is the town of Brookings. What I have been trying to say is that without the town of Brookings there would have been no Brookings Register. Does it not seem logical then, to take up a brief history of the found and settlement of this town?

The Negro In Literature, A. W. Arnaud

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This thesis traces the development of the Negro in American literature from its origins in the spirituals through the flowering of the "New Negro" Renaissance of the early twentieth century. Arnaud opens by defining literature as the artistic record of a people's inner life and argues that Negro literary expression developed first through song, tracing the movement from oral spirituals through the early poetry of the enslaved and freed population toward increasingly sophisticated literary forms.

The thesis presents Paul Laurence Dunbar as the foremost early exponent of Negro poetry, examining his biography and his work in both classic English verse …

An Index To J. F. H. Claiborne's Mississippi, As A Province, Territory, And State, Cuthbert Michael Lagrone

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The Kentucky-Tennessee Boundary Line., Charles Hugh Hardesty 1894-1955

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This dissertation is arranged in three parts. First is a bibliography of the material used in the study with a roster of the officials of each state that may have jurisdiction over any thing pertaining to the boundary line. Second is an account of the various efforts made by each of the states concerned to establish and confirm the line. Chapter one relates the efforts of the English Government to establish the line between Virginia and North Carolina. Chapter two is an account of the two states to establish the line, from the time they declared themselves free of English …

The Renaissance Paradox In Spenser., Juretta V. Bamber 1898-1981

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The complex phenomenon known as the Renaissance stimulated man with an insatiable curiosity in all things that had to do with human life and activity. The powerful searchlight of curiosity was especially turned on the ancient world – its learning, art, and literature – with a resultant diffusion of light so widespread that its influence is incalculable. In Italy, which in the fourteenth century saw the dawn of the Renaissance, “a glorious sumptuousness” of life prevailed. Ostentation, manifesting itself in brilliant dress, in beautiful homes, in wealth, and in magnificence of every kind, characterized the new movement. The Renaissance insisted …

The Ontogeny Of The Vascular Elements In Zea Mays, George L. Cross

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1. The vascular bundles of Zea mays are of the monocot type, except that true amphivasal bundles are found only in the leaves.
2. The xylem and phloem are arranged collaterally, with the xylem occupying the part of the bundle nearer the center of the stem.
3. The xylem is composed of from 2 to 4 protoxylem elements, and two pitted vessels. The elements of the protoxylem are arranged in a radial row, and consist of 1 or 2 annular on the inside, and 1 or 2 spiral elements on the outside. Sometimes the outermost element (in respect to the stem) is a …

The Introduced Plants Of South Dakota, William Houk

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The vascular plants, native and introduced, in the herbarium of South Dakota State College total 97 families, 511 genera, and about 1279 species. The representation of introduced plants as indicated in the list given below is: 22 families, 75 genera, and 110 species. Only two families have over twelve species; these are Gramineae and Cruciferae, with 30 and 15 respectively.

A Study Of Atropa Belladonna, (Linne) Grown In South Dakota, Floyd J. Leblanc

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The economic importance of Atropa Belladonna has long been recognized because of the valuable alkaloids which it contains. Belladonna belongs to the Solanaceae or Nightshade family, which is composed of about 1500 species, many of these also being of economic importance. At the academy of Agriculture in Klansenburg since 1916, two constant deviations from the normal variety of Atropa Belladonna L. have been grown. They are Atropa Belladonna var. flava and Atropa Belladonna var. intermediata. The alkaloidal content is higher than that of the normal variety. Belladonna, grown in other parts of the country, undoubtedly has been thoroughly studied in …

A Study Of Pollen, Sterility, And Blossoming Dates Of Plum Varieties In The Experimental Nursery At South Dakota State College During The Spring Of 1926, Russell W. Vance

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The Agricultural Census of the United States for 1920 shows that plums rank second to apples in value in comparison with the other orchard fruits, small fruits and grapes produced in South Dakota. There was an eighty-two percent increase in the value of all orchard fruits produced during the year 1919 over the year 1909. The fact that the majority of the more important commercial varieties of plums are entirely self-sterile and others more or less self-sterile is often one reason for the total or partial failure of the orchard to produce fruit when a plot is planted to one …

A Consideration Of Methods Of Securing Historical Price And Production Data And A Survey Of Their Relationship For South Dakota, Owen L. Dawson

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In our studies of prices we will analyze the present prices; discuss the use of price date now available and consider methods of collecting further data. As South Dakota is one of several states or countries producing a surplus of crops and livestock for market, production for the United States and for the world, of certain products, must be considered as affecting the farm prices in South Dakota.

The Effect Of Treatment With Ethylene Chlorhydrin Gas Upon The Respiration Of Dormant Potato Tubers, Leon M. Pultz

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Chemicals have long been in use as mean of eliminating or abbreviating the rest period of various plant organs. Usually, however, they have been in the hands of workers who were interested only in forcing the resting parts into growth and not in determining the physiological effect of the chemicals upon them. Since Appleman (1) presents a very comprehensive review of the earlier literature pertaining to the subject, it will not be again presented here. More recently Denny (4, 5) has given now impetus to this work by demonstrating that ethylene chlorhydrin and various other chemicals will greatly shorten the …

The County Police System In Mississippi With Special Reference To Personnel, Myres Smith Mcdougal

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A Study Of Certain Physical And Chemical Characteristics Of Flaxseed And Of Linseed Oil, With Especial Reference To Date Of Harvest, Leo F. Puhr

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From the review of the foregoing literature on flax, it is evident that little work has ever been done on the chemical composition of flax. Most of the work on flax up to the present time has been confined to the diseases of flax, principally the securing of varieties that are resistant to wilt. In an attempt to secure information in regard to the factors affecting the physical characteristics and chemical composition of flaxseed the following work has been done in this experiment: 1. The effect of time of harvesting upon physical characteristics of the seed. 2. The relation of …

A Study In The Metabolism Of The Adult Honey Bee, M. D. Farrar

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The study of metabolism in the higher forms of life has been carried on for many year and much has been found out that has been of great importance in understanding the way things live and grow. It has been only in the last few years that attention has been given to this phase of the work in insects. The extensive work that has been carried on concerning metabolism in men and animals is the basis for the more recent researches on the lower forms including the microorganisms. Before this work could be carried out on the small forms it …

The Hecyra Of Terence., Jonah W. D. Skiles

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In submitting this thesis, the writer does not pretend to have made even an approximation of exhaustive study of the Hecyra: this thesis is merely a study of the play from certain viewpoints which also make no claim to completeness. No originality is claimed for the discussion of Terence and of the Hecyra. The rest of the thesis has a fair claim to originality in that it’s the product of the writer’s research, aided of course by various comments and notes. The translation is especially indebted to the Latin paraphrase in the Delphin Classics and to various notes and synonyms …

The Influence Of Sixteenth Century Voyages On Elizabethan Literature., Elizabeth Nugent

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It is the purpose of this thesis to show what influence the sixteenth century voyagers had on the Elizabethan writers. For expediency, we have divided these voyages into two classes: namely, the early, from Columbus, 1492, to Vasca de Gama, 1498; and the later voyagers from de Gama to Captain Smith, 1603. We find that commerce instigated nearly all early navigation. The Turks having cut off the Mediterranean trade route with India in 1453, it was necessary to find another water route to this country. As a direct consequence, Columbus discovered the West Indies in 1492 and claimed the new …

The Farce Element In Moliere., Louise Diecks

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To gain a true appreciation of the works of any author, we must first be familiar with his race, his environment, and the period in which and of which he wrote. The Paris of the early seventeenth century was far different from the modern metropolis of today. It was the Paris of ill-paved, badly lighted streets where beggar and peasant starved and marquises rolled by in their emblazoned coaches, where d’Artagnan and the King’s musketeers spread romance and challenged authority and where conspiracy brewed and criminals died upon the pillory. It was a pleasure-loving and pleasure-seeking, merry, carefree populace in …

Sir Richard Steele, Reformer., H. Carter Davidson

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Because the critics of the eighteenth century admired form more than thought, Sir Richard Steele has been sadly neglected and all honours have been heaped upon his literary partner, Joseph Addison. Slowly the readers of the twentieth century are beginning to realize that Steele had all the originality, while Addison had nothing but polish. It is to present a few of the astoundingly original and influential ideas of Steele that this paper has been written. To the best of my knowledge after some extended search, the reforms of Richard Steele have not been treated, at least not in the manner …