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The Attitudes Of South Dakota State College Women Students Toward Physical Education, Peggy Meister Foss Jan 1960

The Attitudes Of South Dakota State College Women Students Toward Physical Education, Peggy Meister Foss

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Physical educators are concerned not only with the teaching of specific skills but also with the development of democratic values, character and favorable attitudes toward one’s problems, work, competitors and co-workers. These values and attitudes underline behavior and personality development and are acquired through interaction with others. This involves the learning process as well as the subject matter taught. Sometimes instructors place too much emphasis upon subject matter and too little upon the learning process. The learning process may be characterized, in part, by Thorndike’s laws of learning. He has stated that students learn best when they are physically and …


The German Influence On The Mind And Art Of George Eliot, Mary Elizabeth Hill Jan 1960

The German Influence On The Mind And Art Of George Eliot, Mary Elizabeth Hill

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A Critical Analysis According To Aristotle's Rhetoric Of Three Speeches Of Seargent S. Prentiss, Frances R. Laws Jan 1960

A Critical Analysis According To Aristotle's Rhetoric Of Three Speeches Of Seargent S. Prentiss, Frances R. Laws

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A Follow-Up Survey Of The Graduates Of Forest High School In West Carroll Parish, Forest, Louisiana (1947-1956), Frederick D. Brister Jan 1960

A Follow-Up Survey Of The Graduates Of Forest High School In West Carroll Parish, Forest, Louisiana (1947-1956), Frederick D. Brister

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Parents And Adopted Children, Louise England Jan 1960

Parents And Adopted Children, Louise England

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Technics In Improving Food Habits Of Fourth Grade Children, Annie Ruth Howell White Jan 1960

Technics In Improving Food Habits Of Fourth Grade Children, Annie Ruth Howell White

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United States Capitalism : A Contradiction Of Theory And Practice Or A Comparative Analysisof The Contradictions Of United States Capitalism In Action Andits Theoretical Foundations, Robert James Long Jan 1960

United States Capitalism : A Contradiction Of Theory And Practice Or A Comparative Analysisof The Contradictions Of United States Capitalism In Action Andits Theoretical Foundations, Robert James Long

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The Historical Influence Of The Military Caudillo Upon The Mexican Presidency Of Today / By J. Paul Schumann, J. Paul Schumann Jan 1960

The Historical Influence Of The Military Caudillo Upon The Mexican Presidency Of Today / By J. Paul Schumann, J. Paul Schumann

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Lighting Standards Of New Home In North Mississippi, Charles Willis Hyde Jan 1960

Lighting Standards Of New Home In North Mississippi, Charles Willis Hyde

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Farquhar's Discourse Upon Comedy In Application To Three Plays, Betty Smith Hoar Jan 1960

Farquhar's Discourse Upon Comedy In Application To Three Plays, Betty Smith Hoar

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The Pearl River Valley Reservoir Project : A Study Of The Creation And Promotion Of A Regional Reservoir / By James Earl Sorrels, James Earl Sorrels Jan 1960

The Pearl River Valley Reservoir Project : A Study Of The Creation And Promotion Of A Regional Reservoir / By James Earl Sorrels, James Earl Sorrels

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A Study Of The Fiction Of Joel Chandler Harris, Nannie Mackey Whitten Aug 1959

A Study Of The Fiction Of Joel Chandler Harris, Nannie Mackey Whitten

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A Statistical Study Of The Relationship Of The California Test Of Mental Maturity Scores Of South Dakota High School Freshmen To Future Academic Success, Howard Alfred Kortmeyer Jan 1959

A Statistical Study Of The Relationship Of The California Test Of Mental Maturity Scores Of South Dakota High School Freshmen To Future Academic Success, Howard Alfred Kortmeyer

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The purpose of the study was to make an attempt to review critically the relationship of scores on the California Test of mental maturity (CTOM) to the first quarter and first year grade point average in college. The second portion of this study is to review analytically the relationship of TMF scores to high school rank, and in this way measure the accuracy in the prediction of high school rank from the CTMM scores.


A Study Of Failure Students In A Junior High School, De Rhaymer E. Kirschman Jan 1959

A Study Of Failure Students In A Junior High School, De Rhaymer E. Kirschman

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The purpose of the study was to determine if certain home or neighborhood factors were common to the members of the failure group. More specifically, the purpose of this study was to find answers about certain family conditions such as martial; status and size of family have relation to student failures and economic status as indicated by neighborhood real estate values have a relation to student failures.


Comparing Physical Fitness In Selected Areas In Sioux Falls, South Dakota With The National Norms And Laporte Score Card, James Roy Howlin Jan 1959

Comparing Physical Fitness In Selected Areas In Sioux Falls, South Dakota With The National Norms And Laporte Score Card, James Roy Howlin

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The purpose of this study was to compare the physical fitness is selected schools in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with the national norms and the LaPorte score card. To accomplish this purpose the following procedures were employed: comparison of the physical fitness test scores with the national test scores, comparing each school’s test scores with the order, to see which one had the highest scores, comparing the different schools with the LaPorte Score card.


Variations In Physical Fitness Resulting From Participation In The Freshman Service Program At Augustana College, Kenneth Blair Kessinger Jan 1959

Variations In Physical Fitness Resulting From Participation In The Freshman Service Program At Augustana College, Kenneth Blair Kessinger

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The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of the required physical education service program on male college freshmen at Augustana College by means of selected motor fitness tests.


The Effect Of One Semester Of Physical Education On Male Freshmen And Sophomores At Yankton College, Douglas L. Cowman Jan 1959

The Effect Of One Semester Of Physical Education On Male Freshmen And Sophomores At Yankton College, Douglas L. Cowman

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The physical fitness of the men, women, and children of the United States is, and should be, an item of great concern to every member of our population. This important phase of our lives is receiving a great deal of attention today. This increased interest in physical fitness is evidence in all walks of life, from our nation’s leaders to the man in the street. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of the required physical education service program at Yankton College on the male college freshman and sophomores.


The Clear Lake Courier As A News And Advertising Medium: A Pilot Study, Charles Jarl Bellman Jan 1959

The Clear Lake Courier As A News And Advertising Medium: A Pilot Study, Charles Jarl Bellman

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The purpose of the study, “the Clear Lake Courier as a news and advertising medium”, is to provide an estimate of study costs, other than labor, and give to weekly editors answers to advertisers’ and readers’ questions. The hypothesis of this study is that it will give a weekly newspaper editors a means that can be used to tell advertisers why they should spend money in weeklies. It will also tell weekly editors what subscribers to their papers want to read. As a secondary purpose, the study was designed to supply newspaper men with information by which they may make …


Development Of A Group Of Indian Pupils In Strength And Motor Educability As A Result Of A Year's School Activities, Donald L. Bartlett Jan 1959

Development Of A Group Of Indian Pupils In Strength And Motor Educability As A Result Of A Year's School Activities, Donald L. Bartlett

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A major objective of the programs of physical education, health, education, and recreation is the acquisition, on the part of the student, of a wide variety of motor skills. Measurement will aid in the accomplishment of this individual’s motor skills, and (2) determining the effectiveness of the progress. Exercise of strength, as in weight lifting and in wrestling, demand strong muscular effort during each contraction. Large muscle groups are used vigorously, giving at the same time fixation of the chest with attendant stoppage of respiration and increase in arterial pressure. Necessarily, then, bodily strength must always be of primary concern …


The Attitudes Of Men Students Toward The Required Physical Education Program At South Dakota State College, Floyd V. Sluiter Jan 1959

The Attitudes Of Men Students Toward The Required Physical Education Program At South Dakota State College, Floyd V. Sluiter

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The purpose of this investigation was to determine the attitude of male students at South Dakota State College toward the required physical education program. Through this study the author hoped to ascertain the attitude of the male student toward physical education in respect to the total required program, its value to the student, academic credit, facilities, instruction, educational needs, and the activities most desired by the male student. It was hoped that such a study might help to improve the required program of physical education. The descriptive method of research was used in this study in the form of a …


The Reorganization Of The School Districts Of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Harold Frank Janneck Jan 1959

The Reorganization Of The School Districts Of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Harold Frank Janneck

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In general terms the purpose of this study is to present a plan for the rearrangement of the school administrative unit boundaries of Minnehaha County, South Dakota. This rearrangement will be so designed that it will facilitate the improvement of the educational opportunities offered to pupils of this county. At the same time, this plan will be designed to equalize the tax burden of the total area involved.


A Study Of Selected Factors Related To Attitudes Toward The Hutterites Of South Dakota, David T. Priestley Jan 1959

A Study Of Selected Factors Related To Attitudes Toward The Hutterites Of South Dakota, David T. Priestley

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This report is an attempt to examine the relationship between some of factors like personal frustration, ignorance, tradition, lack of contact and attitude by studying attitudes toward a particular ethnic group in South Dakota.


A Guide For Planning Noon Meals For Preschools, Jane Arnold Goodwin Jan 1959

A Guide For Planning Noon Meals For Preschools, Jane Arnold Goodwin

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Pension And Profit-Sharing Plans, Roger Patteson Friou Jan 1959

Pension And Profit-Sharing Plans, Roger Patteson Friou

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The Role Of Women In Business, Thesta Walker Hogan Jan 1959

The Role Of Women In Business, Thesta Walker Hogan

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Parents' Response To An Immunization Program For Infants, Loris Majure Hatfield Jan 1959

Parents' Response To An Immunization Program For Infants, Loris Majure Hatfield

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Improvement In Dental Health Practices Of Homemaking Students Through Study / By Janice Springer Sartor, Janice Springer Sartor Jan 1959

Improvement In Dental Health Practices Of Homemaking Students Through Study / By Janice Springer Sartor, Janice Springer Sartor

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Aspects Of Individualism In Defoe's Narratives, William Allen Elwood Jan 1959

Aspects Of Individualism In Defoe's Narratives, William Allen Elwood

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Kinetic And Activation Energy Studies Of The Dehydrochlorinationof Chalcone Dichloride And 4,4'-Dichlorochalcone Dichloride, Joe Frank Allen Jan 1959

Kinetic And Activation Energy Studies Of The Dehydrochlorinationof Chalcone Dichloride And 4,4'-Dichlorochalcone Dichloride, Joe Frank Allen

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Jane Austen's Characters : A Study, Adeline Mason Houston Jan 1959

Jane Austen's Characters : A Study, Adeline Mason Houston

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No abstract provided.