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Experimental And Theoretical Analysis Of An Improved Levee Foundation Design On A Swampy Soil / By Ewing Berkley Traughber, Ewing Berkley Traughber

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Ambition And Greed In Wagnerian Drama / By John H. Tatum, John H. Tatum

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The Development And Use Of The Uniting For Peace Resolution, John B. Kimbro

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A Portable, Direct Drive Elevator System For Stage Productions, William Murphy Jones

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The Isolation Theme In The Mississippi Novels Of Elizabeth Spencer, Martha Kay Oliver

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The Quadratic Reciprocity Law : Gauss's First Proof, William Burt Cooper

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William Faulkner : An Essay On The Trends In Recent Criticism And An Annotated Bibliography, 1967-1970, James Barlow Lloyd

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The Theatrical History Of The Lyceum Theatre Of Memphis, 1910-1935, Gordon Theodore Batson

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The Use Of Allusions In Shakespeare's Mature Comedies / By Richard Dee Utley, Richard Dee Utley

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The Simple Continued Fraction Expansion Of E / By Edmund Warren Taylor, Edmund Warren Taylor

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A New Allele Of Dystonia Musculorum In The Mouse, Sarah Trotman Lacy

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Response Acquisition As A Function Of Verbal Instructions, Imitation, And The Method Of Successive Approximations, Sylvia F. Alfonso

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A Cytogenetic Investigation Of Two Reciprocal Translocations Inthe Mouse, Brenton Maximilian Lavers

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The General Music Class In The Junior High School, John Howard Hanbery

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A Feasibility Model For Farm Supply Firm Mergers, Donald R. Schwartz

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South Dakota is currently witnessing a revolutionary change in its elevator-farm supply industry. Technology applied in all phases of the industry -- production, processing, and distribution -- has had an impact upon the structure of the industry. Some of the changes taking place within the industry have been fostered by changes in other sectors of the economy. Employment opportunities and increasing wage rates have provided many marginal firm operators more favorable alternatives outside the elevator-farm supply business. Simultaneously, economic growth has encouraged new investments in larger grain handling and farm supply firms, thus hastening the adoption of technological developments. These …

Selected Physiological Changes In College Men And Women Participating In Social Dance, Barbara Dale Bovee

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The purpose of this investigation was to study the physiological effects of social dance on selected bodily responses of freshman male and female students at South Dakota State University. The selected bodily responses investigated were dynamic balance, static balance, trunk flexibility, agility, leg power, and leg strength.

The Narrow Room : A Critical Study Of The Sonnet Sequences Of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Ann O. Boultinghouse

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The second decade of the twentieth century brought to American Literature a renaissance in poetry which affected not only the course of American letters b􂨻t also the course of American culture as well. The beginning of this renaissance is marked by the publication of the Lyric Year in 1912 which purported to be a collection of new, fresh, and arresting poems by contemporary poets, both known and obscure. In this volume and into this renaissance appeared the teen-aged Edna St. Vincent Millay with her youthful "Renascence." Although the poem did not win a prize, over which there was an eruption …

Parasites Of Shrews In Brookings County, South Dakota, Gary D. Collins

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The short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda, and the masked shrew, Sorex cinereus, are the two representatives of the shrew family in Brookings County, South Dakota. These mammals, by the very fact that they are insectivores, are potential hosts for a varied fauna of parasites, as insects serve as intermediate hosts for a number of helminths. Although shrews are insectivores, they are omnivorous. An opportunist, the shrew will consume an abundance of any available food. They have been known to feed on a bird's nest (Horvath, 1965) and attack a garter snake (Byle, 1965). Hair from various small mammals was found in …

Crystal And Molecular Structures Of Bis-Tetramethylammonium Hexabromouranate (Iv) And Bis-Tetramethylammonium Dioxotetrabromouranate (Vi), Donald Dean Dickerson

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The purpose of this work was to study bond lengths in uranium halide complexes by means of x-ray crystallography. In order to prepare the uranium complexes, a synthesis had to be found that would allow uranyl acetate to be used as the starting material. Two complexes, bis-tetramethylammonium hexachlorouranate (IV) and bis-tetramethylammonium dioxotetrachlorouranate (VI), were chosen for crystal studies. U--Br bond lengths were determined for each complex. Carbon and nitrogen were located for the U(IV) complex. A full matrix least squares refinement and electron density maps were used to find atom and temperature parameters.

The Present Status Of Intramural Sports Programs For Boys In South Dakota High Schools, Thomas Lee Farrell

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The problem under consideration in this study was to determine the number of South Dakota high schools that are providing intramural sports programs for their male and female students, and to determine the present status of intramural sports programs for boys in South Dakota's public and private high schools.

A Study To Determine The South Dakota School Districts' Information Programs, Policies, And Attitudes, Donald A. Clyde

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There are a great many problems in education today. One of them is the growing reluctance of the public to support the high cost of education. Communications and public relations are considered to be helpful tools in explaining school needs and policy to the public. But are the schools in South Dakota making a rational use of these tools? To do so, a public relations-community relations communication policy ls needed. This thesis will evaluate the public relations policy of South Dakota schools--the policy of communicating with the public. It will focus on the school district policy. Included in the discussion …

An Investigation Of Subscriber Attitudes Toward The Clark County Courier, Duane Anthony Dolney

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Although the editor of a weekly newspaper can use the size of his subscription list and the letters to the editor to determine how area residents feel about his newspaper, the amount of information acquired and the accuracy of such information are limited. Another determinant which the editor could use is feedback the employees of the newspaper receive from the subscribers and the other residents of the community. It was through this feedback that some dissatisfaction with the Clark County Courier was noticed. The author of this paper began working for The Clark County Courier as advertising manager in June, …

Prediction Of Beef Palatability Factors And Relationships Between Live And Carcass Traits, Richard J. Berns

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The agricultural industry or South Dakota is primarily based on the beer cow and her products. Cattle feeders had 275, 000 head of cattle and calves on feed on July 1, 1970, a 2 percent increase over July 1, 1969. South Dakota has about 1, 719, 000 beef cows which is 38 percent more than a decade ago. The state can continue to increase beef production in many ways such as retaining mare cows to produce feeders, increasing calving percentage, using crossbreeding, or feeding cattle to heavier weights. Increased carrying capacity through irrigation and management may be another avenue to …

A Theoretical Investigation Of Shock Wave Stability In Sonic Inlets, Assem A. Fathy

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A theoretical investigation of the shock wave stability applicable to "sonic" and supersonic inlets is presented. It is assumed that the boundary layer remains attached and that the principal sources of instability are the acoustic wave reflections from the shock wave and the face. The analysis is based on linearized one-dimensional flow theory and involves the solution of the wave equation with variable coefficients. The solution is obtained by series expansion. The results suggest that shock stability is mainly dependent on the shock strength and to a certain extent on the area distribution. For a given geometry, increasing the shock …

Fracture Initiation In Viscoelastic Solids, James A. Elsing

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The subject of this paper is to derive generalized analytical expressions to predict fracture in viscoelastic polymer materials. To aid in understanding behavioral characteristics of viscoelastic materials, a basic background of viscoelastic models and their responses are presented and briefly discussed. Fracture from two types of cracks are considered; the first 1s a penny-shaped crack in a three-dimensional solid and the second is a crack the thickness of the material in a two-dimensional solid. Except for the constants, the same equations describe fracture in both 2-D and 3-D solids. The fracture equations were developed using expressions from Sneddon, Wnuk, Griffith …

Ground Water Management By Streambed Dams For The Upper Big Sioux River Basin, Lavene Ray Brenden

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The general objective of this research was to define the problems and to offer possible solutions associated with the development of a ground water management plan for the Upper Big Sioux River Basin. The investigation was primarily an evaluation of existing literature and data. The available information was collected and evaluated for the specific objectives: 1. Determination of the type of information that would be required for the development of an acceptable plan for ground water management in the basin. 2. Determination of the beneficial or adverse effects that may occur in the river basin as a result of raising …

An Electrical Standards Laboratory, Twyla Folk

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The purpose of the research described in this thesis is to establish means of calibrating certain typical electrical equipment in order that a calibration laboratory may be initiated. The quantities to be considered are ac and dc voltages, and ac and dc current, resistance, and frequency.

The Status Of Aquatics Programs In Selected Colleges And The Development Of An Aquatics Handbook, Dwight Lambert Hunter

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The purpose of this study was to determine the status of aquatics programs of selected universities and colleges and to develop for South Dakota State University a handbook comprehensively covering the facets of an excellent aquatics program to be used in conjunction with the yet-to-be completed University Natatorium.

1. Data were obtained from aquatics directors and swimming coaches in-colleges and universities the approximate size of South Dakota State University in all fifty states.

2. Data were obtained from personal communication between the writer and swimming coaches throughout the United States.

3. The handbook developed was designed for use especially South …

Irregation Automation: A Systems Approach, Earl B. Hoekman

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This thesis defines areas in which the electrical engineer can assist in developing irrigation automation. Particular attention is given to a telemetry system for data transmission from soil moisture sensors. Present and future communication requirements in automated irrigation systems are also discussed.

Selected Anatomical And Physiological Responses As Affected By A Rope-Skipping And Cycling Program For College Women, Betty Jane Lengkeek

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The purpose of this study was to test the effects of a bicycle ergometer program and a rope-skipping program on the cardiovascular efficiency of a selected group of college freshman women. The effects of the two programs on percent body fat, body weight, strength, and endurance were also tested. During the course of this study, the following hypothesis was tested: There are no significant differences among a rope-skipping group, a bicycle ergometer-exercising group, and a control group in the development of selected anatomical and physiological responses.

1. The subjects involved in this study were thirty-three freshman women from basic instruction …