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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.


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 …


A Study Of Teaching Painting And The Painting Experience, Yun-May Feng Jan 1959

A Study Of Teaching Painting And The Painting Experience, Yun-May Feng

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Nesting Of Mourning Doves In Eastern South Dakota, Lloyd E. Oldenburg Jan 1959

Nesting Of Mourning Doves In Eastern South Dakota, Lloyd E. Oldenburg

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The mourning dove¹, not presently a game bird in South Dakota, is gaining support toward that status. During the 1959 state legislative season a bill sponsored by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to place the mourning dove on the game bird list was passed by the House and defeated by the Senate. In a special dove issue of Outdoor California, January 1959, W.K. Kiel (9) stated there are currently 30 states which allow dove hunting. No state bordering South Dakota has an open dove season. However, in a special memorandum of March 7, 1958, the Nebraska Game, Forestation …


An Analysis Of Short Stories And Essays In The Atlantic Magazine: 1947-1957, Marjorie Holmes Harrison Jan 1959

An Analysis Of Short Stories And Essays In The Atlantic Magazine: 1947-1957, Marjorie Holmes Harrison

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The objective will be to describe the publication in its historical context; to outline its physical characteristics as a modern magazine; to describe the content, fiction and non-fiction, in contemporary times; and to evaluate the performance of the magazine in these two areas in the period 1947-1957.


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 …


Changes In Body Fat As Computed From The Skinfold Measurement Of College Track And Field Athletes During A Season Of Competition And Training, Richard Arnold Walker Jan 1959

Changes In Body Fat As Computed From The Skinfold Measurement Of College Track And Field Athletes During A Season Of Competition And Training, Richard Arnold Walker

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The purpose of this study was to determine the changes in body fat as computed from the skinfold measurement of college track and field athletes of South Dakota State College during a season of competition and training. The effect of track conditioning on gain or loss of weight as also examined. A total of 23 track and field athletes participated in the study, and were tested five times between January and May of 1959. Skinfold calipers were used at various points of the arms, chests, and abdomen to measure the body fat, while a U.S. Physician’s diagnostic scale was used …


The Classification, Morphology, And Genesis Of Sinai Soils, Lawrence Paul Wilding Jan 1959

The Classification, Morphology, And Genesis Of Sinai Soils, Lawrence Paul Wilding

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It is the purpose of this study to compare the morphologic, chemical, and physical properties of five Sinai profiles—two from Day County and one from each of the following counties: Brookings, Kingsbury, and Minnehaha; to compare climatic conditions of these areas; to compare Sinai soil associates of these areas; and to make a recommendation as to the classification of these soils. Profiles of the five soils used in this investigation were sampled from pits dug in cultivated fields. All samples were air dried in the laboratory and sieved as necessary. The pipette method of mechanical analysis, slightly modified, was used, …


Wildlife Utilization Of Stock Ponds In Minnehaha County, South Dakota, James D. Swanson Jan 1959

Wildlife Utilization Of Stock Ponds In Minnehaha County, South Dakota, James D. Swanson

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Introduction: Man’s agricultural activities in South Dakota have greatly altered environmental conditions for nearly all forms of wildlife. Draining and ditching in eastern South Dakota have decreased the acreage of wetlands available to waterfowl and furbearers. Results of conversation practices carried out under the Agricultural Conservation Program as reported by the U. S. Department of Agriculture (1) show that between 1936 and 1937 South Dakota farmers had drained 760,198 acres. Drainage of wetland areas changed once valuable wildlife habitat into drylands which are of little value to waterfowl and furbearers. Waterfowl breeding grounds have been so greatly reduced that few …


Analysis Of Summer Spotlighting For Determining Deer Populations Indices, Donald C. Duerre Jan 1959

Analysis Of Summer Spotlighting For Determining Deer Populations Indices, Donald C. Duerre

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Man changes his environment to suit his needs. In doing so he has destroyed forests, plowed the land, and built cities. Deer have adopted themselves to these changes, and in many instances populations have erupted as a result. Their ability to survive advancement of civilization and increasing hunting pressure has made deer the most important big-game animal in America, The importance of deer as a game animal has caused game agencies to institute more intensive management programs. Proper management of this species has long been a problem of game technicians. In order to obtain an optimum annual harvest, the technician …


The Effects Of Feeding A Ration Containing Erythromycin Thiocyanate To Growing-Finishing, Eldon Walter Juhl Jan 1959

The Effects Of Feeding A Ration Containing Erythromycin Thiocyanate To Growing-Finishing, Eldon Walter Juhl

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A large number of Midwest farmers depend upon the swine enterprise for a part of their annual income. Swine sales constitute a large per cent of the cash farm income in this geographical area and therefore these animals represent a very important phase of livestock production. Approximately 18 per cent of the total cash farm income in South Dakota is obtained from the production of hogs. A successful swine producer is primarily interested in obtaining the greatest return for his financial investment and labor output. In order to attain these goals it is often desirable to feed a highly fortified …


A History Of Intercollegiate Athletics At South Dakota State College, Arthur Peter Zahorsky Jan 1959

A History Of Intercollegiate Athletics At South Dakota State College, Arthur Peter Zahorsky

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The purpose of this study is to present a history of athletics at South Dakota State College showing the growth and changes in the athletic program. This will include mention of the coaches and the athletic directors employed by the college. The type of program offered during the administration of these men will also be presented.


The Symbolism Of The Land And Its Effect On Character In Eight Of Willa Cather's Novels, Fayrene West Jan 1959

The Symbolism Of The Land And Its Effect On Character In Eight Of Willa Cather's Novels, Fayrene West

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Attitudes And Opinions Of South Dakota State College Faculty Toward Physical Education And Athletics, Duane C. Quail Jan 1959

Attitudes And Opinions Of South Dakota State College Faculty Toward Physical Education And Athletics, Duane C. Quail

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The purpose of this study is to determine the attitude and opinions of the south Dakota State college faculty towards the physical education and athletic programs offered at state college, also to learn whether or not faculty members had taken courses in physical education while in college, whether or not they took part in intercollegiate athletics , whether or not they attended South Dakota state College athletic events, and whether or not they would be interested in a faculty recreation program if facilities would be available in the near future.


Adam In Milton's Paradise Lost, Joyce Williams Anderson Jan 1959

Adam In Milton's Paradise Lost, Joyce Williams Anderson

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An Analysis Of Two Operas By Benjamin Britten / By Robert Ludwig Smith, Robert Ludwig Smith Jan 1959

An Analysis Of Two Operas By Benjamin Britten / By Robert Ludwig Smith, Robert Ludwig Smith

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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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Transfer Of Pattern Matching Under Conditions Of Severe Stimulusdegradation, Mary Frances Lee Jan 1959

Transfer Of Pattern Matching Under Conditions Of Severe Stimulusdegradation, Mary Frances Lee

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Special Problems Related To Accounting For The Lumber Industry, Dalton Monroe Mckinley Jan 1959

Special Problems Related To Accounting For The Lumber Industry, Dalton Monroe Mckinley

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Native Clays : Development And Creative Use In Ceramics, Phil Edwin Manning Jan 1959

Native Clays : Development And Creative Use In Ceramics, Phil Edwin Manning

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Transfer Of Pattern Matching Under Conditions Of Moderate Stimulus Degradation, Maie Gwendolyn Bright Jan 1959

Transfer Of Pattern Matching Under Conditions Of Moderate Stimulus Degradation, Maie Gwendolyn Bright

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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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Charles Sealsfield's Historical And Cultural Views On America And Europe As Expressed In His Diaries And In Three Of His Representative Fictional Works, Gary Neil Garner Jan 1959

Charles Sealsfield's Historical And Cultural Views On America And Europe As Expressed In His Diaries And In Three Of His Representative Fictional Works, Gary Neil Garner

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Humor In The Canterbury Tales, Walker A. Graham Jan 1959

Humor In The Canterbury Tales, Walker A. Graham

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A Probability Basis For Significant Figures In Mathematical Computation, Helen Marie Mcpherson Jan 1959

A Probability Basis For Significant Figures In Mathematical Computation, Helen Marie Mcpherson

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No abstract provided.


A Study Of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings / By Patrick Davis Smith, Patrick D. Smith Jan 1959

A Study Of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings / By Patrick Davis Smith, Patrick D. Smith

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No abstract provided.


Hawthorne's View Of Puritanism, Cecil V. Mccoy Jan 1959

Hawthorne's View Of Puritanism, Cecil V. Mccoy

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No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of The Use Of Mathematical Expressions For Determining Yield From A Horizontal Well In A Thin, Shallow Aquifer, Kenneth A. Rowen Jan 1959

Evaluation Of The Use Of Mathematical Expressions For Determining Yield From A Horizontal Well In A Thin, Shallow Aquifer, Kenneth A. Rowen

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The purpose of this study will be to determine if a suitable theoretical equation is applicable for determining the yield from an infinite length of horizontal well casing placed in an aquifer of known hydrological characteristics.


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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No abstract provided.