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An Analysis Of The Production Output Difference Between An 11-Pica And A 15-Pica Line Width When Type Is Set By The Tts Method, Larry E. Rolufs

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Since the early 1940’s there have been few experiments dealing directly with line width, and even fewer studies dealing with the effect of line width on productions output differences. However, there has been considerable speculation, and many hypotheses, about these differences. In a 1969 study, Leicht studied output differences on manually operated typesetting machines, using 11 picas and 15 picas.30 In the same year, Nuckols investigated comparative reading times using the same measures.31 These studies supported the hypotheses of the Louisville Courier-Journal that a 15-pica line width make for a more readable newspaper, and that type can be set manually …

The Nature And The Influence Of The Work Of The Information And Education Section, South Dakota Department Of Game, Fish And Parks, Edward Riedl

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This paper deals with a study of an organization whose responsibility is to inform and educate people. This is a study of the program of the Information and Education Section, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks. There is much confusion connected with the terms “public relations,” “publicity,” and “public information.” Definitions of these terms will result in a better understanding of this study. Emery, Ault and Agee define public relations, “as the planned effort to influence and maintain favorable opinion through acceptable performance, honestly presented, and with reliance on two-way communications.”1 Public relations is also a management function. …

Incomplete Neurological Development As A Root Of Reading Problems: A Classroom Teacher's Approach, Helen B. Prokes

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Incomplete neurological development as a root of reading problems is a concept that could revolutionize our system of education. It could guide us to treating the “disease” rather than the symptoms. It could save us much “beating of the air” in our use of methods. It could modify our demands that learning take place in developmental infancy. At least, that is the theory of Dr. Carl H. Delacato2 and his associates in their Developmental Reading Program at Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their motivation stems from the conviction that “reading problems need not exist at all because they can …

A Comparison Of The Anxiety Measures And Match Performance Evaluations Of High School Wrestlers, Richard Edward Newman

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The purpose of this investigation was to determine if an individual high school wrestler’s anxiety measures would serve as an indicator of his match performance. The subjects were thirty-one varsity wrestlers who were in attendance at Brookings High School, Brookings, South Dakota, during the academic year 1966-1967. The top twenty-four wrestlers, as determined by weekly competitive challenge matches, received alternate forms of the IPAT 8-Parallel-Form Anxiety Battery forty minutes prior to the “A” and “B” teams’ competitive performances in all home wrestling matches. These tests were administered in order to measure the anxiety levels of subjects in a stress situation. …

Planned Educational Progress In The Mitchell Public School System, Donald Jesse Mclean

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There is but one major purpose for the existence of the public schools in the American society. That purpose is to provide the best possible education for the nation’s children. Several elements are required to make this successful program a reality within a given community. The school board and administration must provide for at least three important ingredients, the first being a system of well-designed school buildings. The second is the employment of well- prepared teachers and the third is a well-planned curriculum. To accomplish a successful program it is necessary to continually evaluate all three areas. In doing so …

Effects Of Continuous Running As Compared To Interval Running On Cardiorespiratory Efficiency Of Conditioned Freshman Wrestlers At South Dakota State University, Terry J. Linander

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The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether a running program significantly influences the cardiorespiratory efficiency of conditioned wrestlers and to compare continuous running and interval running as methods of increasing the cardio-respiratory efficiency of conditioned wrestlers. Eighteen of the 19 members of the freshman wrestling squad at South Dakota State University, Spring Semester 1967, volunteered as subjects. The 18 subjects were divided into three equated groups, the results of a cardiorespiratory efficiency test being used as the equating factor. By employing the track pillbox method, the three equated groups were designated as the Interval Running Group (IR), and …

A Follow-Up Study Of South Dakota State University Graduates With A Major In Industrial Arts 1951 Through 1966, Robert Vernon Lee

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Education is not an end in itself. It is only a means to an end. This end is usually away from the educational institution itself. There are no doubt several methods for evaluating the effectiveness that the educational institution is achieving in its endeavor to prepare its graduates toward the desired goals. The degree of proficiency in the individual subjects can be tested while the student is in school. How the person is doing after graduation is a major part of the true test of his overall education. Evaluation becomes more difficult after the student has graduated. This is due …

The Effects Of A Selected Resistance Training Program On The Improvement Of Arm Throwing Strength And On Selected Items Of The Football Passing Performance, Dean Eugene Koster

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a selected resistance program on the improvement of arm-throwing strength and on selected items of the football passing performance. The following procedure was employed in this investigation. Twelve football players selected from the 1966 freshman and varsity football teams at South Dakota State University were employed as subjects. The subjects had a history of passing the football either on the high school level or during college competition. Two experimental groups were determined and equated from the results of the anterior and posterior muscular strength tests of the throwing arm. …

Analysis Of Heat Transfer From Circular Or Square Fins, Yun-Seng Huang

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It has been recognized that an increase in the rate of heat transfer to or from a solid body can be accomplished by extending surfaced called fins. There are a variety of fins such as rectilinear or parabolic fins protruding from a flat wall, or thin circular or rectangular fins on a tube. In all cases the heat transfer designers are interested in the optimum heat loss or gain. Considerable experimental work has been done in order to establish the empirical values of convective heat transfer coefficient to predict the amount of heat transfer from a particular fin configuration. The …

A Subjective Evaluation Of Fundamental Locomotor Movement In Modern Dance Using A Five Point Rating Scale, Sandra Erickson Dvorak

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The purpose of the study was to develop a test of fundamental locomotor movement for students enrolled in the modern dance classes at South Dakota State University. A five point rating scale was used to subjectively evaluate students who took the test. The writer devised a test of fundamental locomotor movement and conducted a pilot study. As a result of the first pilot study, certain changes were necessary for successful administration of the test. A second test was devised using only locomotor movement in pattern combinations. A second pilot study was conducted. As a result of the second pilot study, …

Stress Distribution In And Deflection Properties Of Tri-Plate Beams In The Plastic Range, Richard Clarkson Cline

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Tri-plate beams combine versatility, economy, and strength in steel design. These beams have many applications which indicate increased efficiency and economy in long-span plate girder construction. Their structural advantages are almost unlimited. Tri-plate beams are fabricated by welding three different types of steel to form an I-section. Each flange and the web of the section is fabricated out a different yield strength steel. Because the flanges of a beam contribute most of its movement resistance, the use of high strength steel of in the flanges is desirable. However, in tri-plate beams, the tension flange consists of a higher strength steel …

The Concept Of The Flapper In The Early Writings Of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Janet Foster Carroll

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A curious, but important, relationship exists between the social history of a particular age and the imaginative literature of the same period. The writings in both areas become major sources of knowledge about that era for readers in future generations. The following thesis is the outgrowth, in part, of this interest – an examination of the concept of the flapper in the early works of F. Scott Fitzgerald. For years Fitzgerald has been regarded as the chronicler of his Age. As early as 1920 he was heralded by the public as “Spokesman for the Younger Generation,” and although he seems …

An Investigation Of The Ability Of An Individual To Perceive The Needs Of Others In A Group Setting, Herbert L. Notch

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The study of group dynamics has always been fascinated to those interested in a group setting. While much as been done in this area, a still larger amount of knowledge lies un-sorted and mysterious in the realm of group behavior. When, and specifically, when one who transmits enthusiasm and a guiding hand to a group, attempts to understand its workings, dynamics enter the group. A group has been defined as the meeting of a number of people and their subsequent interaction1. Admittedly, social interaction does take place in a group, if the above definition is accepted. This interaction has to …

Cooperative Vocational Schools For South Dakota, Nicholas George Debilzan

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The relative importance of this study is characterized by the following pertinent considerations: (1) the inability of communities to absorb unskilled labor, (2) the lack of salable skills of the high school graduates, (3) the prohibitive cost of providing vocational education on the necessary level to develop adequate skills, (4) the school drop-out problem, (5) the limited vocational education provided by the smaller school, (6) the industrial opportunities that can be provided by the larger cities of the state and (7) the need for a practical method of creating the necessary school entity. The economic make-up of the communities within …

Inelastic Behavior Of Steel I-Beams With Hexagonal Web Cutouts, Teresa Chen Wang

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In recent years plastic analysis has been widely used in structural design throughout the United States. It is based on the maximum load-carrying capacity of the structure. It offers a more realistic design approach than the conventional elastic methods, where the true factor of safety against ultimate strength can and does vary significantly from one structure to another.

The main objective of this study is to determine the maximum load-carrying capacity of steel I-beams with hexagonal web cutouts. When the cutouts are arranged as shown in Figure 1-a, the beam presents an appearance exactly as does a castellated beam. A …

A Critical Exposition Of Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness, Jane Edel Lewis

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A Cost-Revenue Approach To Balanced Land Use Development Related To Comprehensive Planning, Gerald George Newman

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Mundonovismo In The Poetry Of Ruben Dario, Morris Vincent Mutzi

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An Economic Survey Of Disposable Clothing / By Vaughn Eugene Varnado, Vaughn Eugene Varnado

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Minimum Resource Requirements For Specified Levels Of Income In Faulk County, South Dakota, Dwaine Edward Umberger

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The purpose of this study is to determine combinations of agricultural resources and enterprises required to obtain specified farm income levels in Faulk County, South Dakota. The income level of the farmer in Faulk County depends on the quantity and quality of the resources controlled and the efficiency achieved in utilizing these resources. The level of farm income in Faulk County is often inadequate to meet both the requirements of the farm firm and the needs or desires of the operator and his family. Many farmers are making adjustments to increase their income levels.

A Comparison Of The Social Criticism In Melville's Typee And Thoreau's Walden, Mary Riedy

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Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau are two of the most original American authors who appeared during the first half of the nineteenth century. Although the writings of both Melville and Thoreau have been examined extensively in scholarship, little has been done in the way of attempting a comparison of their work. In fact, Melville and Thoreau was an avowed member of the Transcendentalist movement, which Melville openly opposed.1 There are, indeed, many dissimilarities between the two writers. Thoreau belonged to the Concord group of authors, while Melville did not. Melville was primarily a novelist while Thoreau’s prose works were …

The Critical Theories Of Stephen Crane, Nancy Clarke Brewer

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A Study Of The Effects Of An Occupational Unit On The Vocational Development Of Indian High School Students, Shirley F. Jensen

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The Flandreau Indian High School had its origin as an Indian Mission School in 1871, at Flandreau, South Dakota. Following the purchase of the property by the United States government in 1883, the institution became a boarding school with an initial student body of ninety-eight Indian students. Gradually, the school has developed and expanded its physical facilities until today there are approximately 600 students in grades 9-12 attending the Flandreau High School. The school draws its enrollment from a five state area: Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. The students live in the dormitories on campus and return …

A Follow-Up Study Of Guidance And Counseling Graduates From South Dakota State University 1957-1966, Terry Grant Nelson

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To understand more fully the reasons for this Follow-up Study of Guidance and Counseling Graduates from South Dakota State University from 1957 to 1966, one must start looking at the history and development of the Guidance and Counseling program. The first guidance course offered at South Dakota State University was in 1928. The course was Vocational Guidance, and it dealt with the need for vocational guidance, duties of vocational counselors, methods of collection, preparing, and using occupational information for counseling, and vocational guidance in the small high school. This course was taught at the undergraduate level. The first real emphasis …

Production Of The Marine Shrimp (Penaeus Fluviatilis Say And Penaeus Aztecus Ives) In Texas And Louisiana Waters, And The Relation Of Rainfall And Fresh Water Drainage, Judith Clark Edwards

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Charles Brockden Brown And The Gothic Tradition, Charles Eugene Gooch

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Thomas Hardy And The Sensation Novel, Richard T. Krayer

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Selected American Writings On European Education Between 1920 And 1939, Paul William Johnson

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A Study Of The Adequacy Of Mobile Home Living For Married College Students In Relation To Their Current Housing Values, Judith Coursey Crowson

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An Experimental Study Of Two Methods Of Art Motivation At The Nursery School Level, Kay Frances Mcgehee

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