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The Blood Picture In Correlation With Bloat, Dale A. Yarns Jan 1958

The Blood Picture In Correlation With Bloat, Dale A. Yarns

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Bloat may spell disaster to any farmer on a given day. This kind of disaster is typical and not infrequent in ruminates especially cattle and sheep. Bloat affects polygastrics, why not monogastrics? Ruminants or polygastrics have a four compartment stomach utilizing protozoa and bacteria similar to a fermentation vat which catabolizes complex substrates into simple digestible nutrients while the monogastrics rely on secretions from the stomach lining. Primarily fermentation takes are water and larger amount of free gas, which can accumulate in the rumen when disposal is impaired. Why do animals dispose of these large quantities of gas 364 days …


Genetic Analysis Of Colchicine-Induced Diploid Mutants In Sorghum, A. Earl Foster Jan 1958

Genetic Analysis Of Colchicine-Induced Diploid Mutants In Sorghum, A. Earl Foster

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In order to determine the nature of the inheritance of colchicine-induced mutations on a mutant derived by colchicine treatment from the sorghum variety Experimental 3, a true-breeding mutant P15 was crossed with its full sib P6 and F2 and F3 progenies were studied. Estimates of the number of genes which affected the expression of six different characters that had been mutated by colchicine treatment were obtained. The characters studied were days to heading, plant height, width of leaf, number of tillers, seedling base colot, and awn development. The estimated number of mutated genes for each of the six …


Raw Sewage Stabilization Ponds As A Means Of Sewage Treatment, John Robert Anderson Jan 1958

Raw Sewage Stabilization Ponds As A Means Of Sewage Treatment, John Robert Anderson

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The successful operation of sewage stabilization ponds by a number of North and South Dakota communities during the past few years has shown this method of disposal to be adequate in taking care of the needs of small communities. Since land is relatively cheap compared to construction work involved in the building of a sewage treatment plant, and since the actual construction cost of a stabilization pond I s a comparatively small figure, this type of treatment has been readily accepted by the smaller communities. Because stabilization ponds are primarily successful due to solar radiation and vary according to climatic …


Construction And Evaluation Of The Performance Of A Horizontal Well In A Shallow, Thin Aquifer, Eugene J. Doering Jan 1958

Construction And Evaluation Of The Performance Of A Horizontal Well In A Shallow, Thin Aquifer, Eugene J. Doering

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Since infiltration galleries have been effective as a means of securing large quantities of water from thin aquifers, the question has arisen as to whether or not a small horizontal well that would yield sufficient water for irrigation could be constructed at a cost that would be within the budget of the family-sized farm in South Dakota. If so, a subsequent problem would be the development of some method of estimating the quantity of water a particular aquifer will yield to such a well. A possible approach would be to relate a certain length of horizontal casing to a vertical …


A Comparison Of The Achievement Records Of A United States History Class Taught By Socialized Methods And A United States History Class Taught By The Lecture-Question Method, Kenneth S. Hauge Jan 1958

A Comparison Of The Achievement Records Of A United States History Class Taught By Socialized Methods And A United States History Class Taught By The Lecture-Question Method, Kenneth S. Hauge

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The basic problem confronting all teachers is how to help each student develop himself to full capacity, mentally and socially. Lack of student interest is often an important factor in the consideration of poor school records. This lack of interest is especially apparent in such courses as government and history. Various educators have suggested improved methods of instruction as one answer to this problem. Proponents of socialized recitation claim that the emphasis must be taken from the teacher and placed on the pupils. They believe that attitudes developed through study and classroom procedures are more important than the acquisition of …


An Evaluation Of The Benefits Received By The Participants In The South Dakota Ffa Public Speaking Contest And Methods Of Preparation Of Contestants, Loren G. Kasten Jan 1958

An Evaluation Of The Benefits Received By The Participants In The South Dakota Ffa Public Speaking Contest And Methods Of Preparation Of Contestants, Loren G. Kasten

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The purpose of this research problem is to determine whether the experiences received through participation in State FFA Public Speaking contests have been beneficial to the contestants. The study is to reveal the relationship, if any, academically in high school and in leadership activities after leaving high school, between the contestants and their random selected classmates who did not participate in the speaking contests. An effort is also made to determine how the contestants were selected from the local chapters and the extent of preparation made by the contestants for the contests. The cultural, social, and economic benefits are evaluated …


Status, Past And Present, Of Physical Education Graduates Of South Dakota State College, Duane Collins Hill Jan 1958

Status, Past And Present, Of Physical Education Graduates Of South Dakota State College, Duane Collins Hill

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The purpose of this study is to determine the location and positions physical education graduates of South Dakota State college and to determine if they have positions in physical education; to learn how much of their time is spent in physical education; how much time they spend coaching; and whether or not they are advancing with respect to position and monetary standards. The study will also attempt to determine what becomes of the students who leave the physical education professions and their reasons for leaving the field. The findings of this study should show many interesting facts about South Dakota …


The Moral Order Of William Faulkner, Shirley Lease Kay Jan 1958

The Moral Order Of William Faulkner, Shirley Lease Kay

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The purpose of this study is to indicate William Faulkner’s belief in a moral order and then to show how this may be taught in the novel Light in August. I believe that there is more to Faulkner that “the agony and the rhetoric” and that his works are not merely” [tales] told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, and signifying nothing.” By considering our questions, I hope to establish the type of moral order in which Faulkner believes. These questions are (1) What is Faulkner’s attitude toward nature? (2) What is evil to him? (3) How does …


School Board Members' Attitudes Toward Vocational Agriculture And Their General Knowledge Concerning Vocational Agriculture Programs In Their Schools, G. A. Schaal Jan 1958

School Board Members' Attitudes Toward Vocational Agriculture And Their General Knowledge Concerning Vocational Agriculture Programs In Their Schools, G. A. Schaal

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Are school board members interested in the vocational agriculture program? What are the relationships existing between the vocational agriculture instructor and the school board members? Do school board members believe that vocational agriculture instructors perform an effective job of teaching in their communities? What is the general attitude of school board members toward the program of vocational agriculture? Are board members adequately acquainted with Future Farmers of America activities? The foregoing questions prompted the writer to conduct a survey study. The basic purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes of school board members toward vocational agriculture and their …


An Evaluation Of Parliamentary Procedure Programs In South Dakota Future Farmers Of America Chaptersouth Dakota, Calvin E. Willemssen Jan 1958

An Evaluation Of Parliamentary Procedure Programs In South Dakota Future Farmers Of America Chaptersouth Dakota, Calvin E. Willemssen

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Since education at the high school level is training many students to go directly into the business and professional world as well as preparing them to attend other schools, it may be beneficial to look at one aspect of high school education to see if the students in that area are being offered adequate preparation for the challenge they face in today’s world. The Future Farmers of America is a national organization of secondary school students studying vocational agriculture. As part of its course of instruction, FFA offers a section on parliamentary procedure. The purpose of this study is to …


A Study Of The Principles Of Technical Direction And Their Application To The Production Of Sophocles' Play Oedipus Rex, Sherill Sandra Price Jan 1958

A Study Of The Principles Of Technical Direction And Their Application To The Production Of Sophocles' Play Oedipus Rex, Sherill Sandra Price

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The purpose of this thesis is to help inform students of theatre about some of the considerations necessary in coordinating and directing technical areas of play production. It is the purpose of a college curriculum in drama to inform the students about all areas of theatre work; the technical work comes under the jurisdiction of the technical director. Consequently, this thesis in technical direction can serve as an instructional device for students in educational theatre by including the following: (1) definition (by enumeration) of the technical areas of play production; (2) explanation of some general considerations in each technical area, …


A Historical Analysis Of The Development Of Track And Field At South Dakota State College 1889-1958, James Elmer Schlender Jan 1958

A Historical Analysis Of The Development Of Track And Field At South Dakota State College 1889-1958, James Elmer Schlender

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South Dakota State College has participated in track and field meets since 1889. In that year South Dakota State, South Dakota University, and Sioux Falls College entered the State Meet. Since then the sport has grown steadily at South Dakota State College. In 1947 South Dakota State College added indoor track to the schedule; and in 1952 the NAIA Track and Field Meet, the AAU Track and Field Meet, and the NCAA Track and Field Meet were added. The author has attempted to collect and record historical data of most summaries, individual and meet records, and available information concerning the …


Consumer Preferences And Attitudes Toward Butter And Advertising In Brookings And Madison, South Dakota, Paul M. Williamson Jan 1958

Consumer Preferences And Attitudes Toward Butter And Advertising In Brookings And Madison, South Dakota, Paul M. Williamson

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The basic purpose of this study was to seek means of improving the incomes of dairy farmers through the development of better markets for butter. In line with this, three major hypotheses were tested. The hypotheses were: (1) a sufficient proportion of consumers in Brookings and Madison prefer cultured butter to make it feasible to develop a market for it, (2) consumption of cultured butter can be increased by sales promotion, (3) development of a market for cultured butter will increase total butter consumption.


Study Of The Use Of Arts And Crafts As Occupational Therapy Forthe Mentally Ill / By Merle Berry Tennyson, Merle Berry Tennyson Jan 1958

Study Of The Use Of Arts And Crafts As Occupational Therapy Forthe Mentally Ill / By Merle Berry Tennyson, Merle Berry Tennyson

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Age And Growth Determination Of The Black Bullhead From Soft Fin Rays, James W. Sprague Jan 1958

Age And Growth Determination Of The Black Bullhead From Soft Fin Rays, James W. Sprague

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Introduction: Knowledge of the age of individuals comprising populations of fish is essential to the fishery biologist. From such information he is able to calculate the rate of growth, determine the age at which sexual maturity is attained and the longevity of the species. These calculations and determinations can be applied in the management of populations and in setting fishery regulations. There are numerous methods being used to determine the age of an individual fish. Of these, the scale method is the most important means of age determination being utilized with species of fish possessing scales (Cooper, 1951). This method …


An Attempt To Develop Resistance In The Udder Against Streptococcus Dysgalactiae And Escherichia Coli, Donald E. Otterby Jan 1958

An Attempt To Develop Resistance In The Udder Against Streptococcus Dysgalactiae And Escherichia Coli, Donald E. Otterby

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The problem of mastitis in dairy animals has received much attention in recent years. As the business of dairying has developed and grown, mastitis has become more significant to the farmer and the processor. The economic loss from reduced production and sale of milk, loss of breeding animals, veterinary and medical fees is paramount. Much of the emphasis when dealing with mastitis has been on cure rather than prevention. Despite the extensive investigations of antibiotics and other chemo-therapeutic agents as a cure for mastitis, a completely satisfactory answer to the mastitis problem has not been found. Recent research has suggested …


Evaluation Of Walleye Fingerling Plants In Lake Darling, North Dakota, George L. Van Wyhe Jan 1958

Evaluation Of Walleye Fingerling Plants In Lake Darling, North Dakota, George L. Van Wyhe

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The walleye, Stizostadion vitreum vitreum (Mitchell) is the largest American member of the perch family (Peraidae); it represents the subfamily Luciopercinae in our waters. The walleye has a wide range of distribution which, according to hubs and lagler (1949), extends “From Great Slave Lake, the Saskatchewan River system and the Hudson Bay region to Labrador; southward on the Atlantic slope to North Carolina, and west of the mountains, to the Alabama River system of Georgia to the Tennessee River drainage of Alabama and to northern Arkansas and Nebraska. Common through the Great Lakes and many of the inland lakes and …


Student Automobiles On The College Campus, Lois Elaine Qualben Jan 1958

Student Automobiles On The College Campus, Lois Elaine Qualben

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Two slightly related developments in recent years have greatly affected the general character of American college and university life: the great increase in enrollments, and the widespread student possession of luxuries while in college. Since much attention has been given to the effect of increased enrollments, the writer feels that the influence of the extensive possession of luxuries on the scholastic achievement merits examination. In this study, the writer intends to look at an increasingly common factor in college life—the possession of automobiles by college students and to see what, if any, significance it bears as a deterrent from study. …


Frost Action In Soils, Mustata Sevket Safak Jan 1958

Frost Action In Soils, Mustata Sevket Safak

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Frost action generally is used, in its broad sense, to include any detrimental effect on engineering works resulting from the penetration of frost below the surface of the ground. Considerable damage is done to roads, airfields, bridges, culverts, pipelines and buildings in regions where the ground and the climatological conditions are favorable to ground freezing and thawing. The writer has reviewed most of the available material pertaining to frost action in an effort to present the problem in an authentic manner, simple, yet reasonably up to date in theory and application. This study has been made from the stand-point of …


The American Business Man As Reflected In Popular Periodicals, 1932-1948, Aileen Ricks Hoover Jan 1958

The American Business Man As Reflected In Popular Periodicals, 1932-1948, Aileen Ricks Hoover

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Sherwood Anderson, The Artist, Anne Grigsby Moore Jan 1958

Sherwood Anderson, The Artist, Anne Grigsby Moore

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Regression Studies Concerning Certain Research In The Paper Industry / By Robert Lloyd Truax, Robert Lloyd Truax Jan 1958

Regression Studies Concerning Certain Research In The Paper Industry / By Robert Lloyd Truax, Robert Lloyd Truax

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Peach Production And Marketing In Northeast Arkansas, Jerry Lee Crawford Jan 1958

Peach Production And Marketing In Northeast Arkansas, Jerry Lee Crawford

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No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Effectiveness Of The Three Year Homemaking Program At Brookings High School As Evidenced By Graduates Who Have Established Homes, With Implications For Curriculum Revision, Orthula Doescher Jan 1958

A Study Of The Effectiveness Of The Three Year Homemaking Program At Brookings High School As Evidenced By Graduates Who Have Established Homes, With Implications For Curriculum Revision, Orthula Doescher

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Homemaking education, like all other phases of education must be appraised, evaluated and revised at intervals in order that one may be reasonably sure that it is accomplishing what it purports to do. One purpose is to help girls to assume happily and successfully their inevitable roles as wives and mothers in the fast changing society. The purpose of this study was to have graduates of Brookings High School, who have taken three years of Homemaking, evaluate the course offerings to determine the effectiveness of the program in the light of help and confidence given the girls in their roles …


An Experimental Study To Determine The Effect Of A Speech Of Introduction Upon The Persuasive Speech That Followed, Barbara Kersten Jan 1958

An Experimental Study To Determine The Effect Of A Speech Of Introduction Upon The Persuasive Speech That Followed, Barbara Kersten

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Basic textbooks in the area of public speaking frequently contain information concerning the importance of speeches of introduction. The authors consulted recommend that to achieve these purposes a speech of introduction should focus attention on the speaker without containing personal comments about the introducer, should focus attention on the subject without discussing it, and should build the speaker’s prestige without embarrassing him by over-praise. Despite this agreement among authors, there appears to be not direct experimental evidence to support the assumption that the effectiveness of a persuasive speech is influenced by the speech of introduction which precedes the communication. However, …


An Investigation Of The Validity Of The General Aptitude Test Battery For The Vocational Guidance Of High School Graduates Of Milbank, South Dakota, Merrill J. Sly Jan 1958

An Investigation Of The Validity Of The General Aptitude Test Battery For The Vocational Guidance Of High School Graduates Of Milbank, South Dakota, Merrill J. Sly

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Can a high school such as Milbank High School use with reliable results the General Aptitude Test Battery as an integral part of the school’s guidance program? The objectives of this research stud are (1) to investigate and analyze the General Aptitude Test Battery and its applicability to a high school guidance program, and (2) to determine to what degree the results of the General Aptitude Test Battery can be used in the high school for prognosis. This study seems to the writer to be significant in that the general Aptitude Test Battery is being used increasingly in the vocational …


A Rhetorical Analysis Of Clarence Darrow's Invention And Disposition In Two Court Summation Pleas, George Reilly Jan 1958

A Rhetorical Analysis Of Clarence Darrow's Invention And Disposition In Two Court Summation Pleas, George Reilly

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This thesis is undertaken for the purpose of analyzing the invention and disposition of two summation court pleas of Clarence Darrow. The study will attempt to answer two major questions: (1) What were Darrow’s methods of invention and disposition in these summation pleas? What was the effect of those methods on the court decisions? The writer hopes in the study to discover what features of Darrow’s invention and disposition contributed to his effectiveness. By invention the writer refers to the evidence and reasoning which Darrow employed in the summation pleas, while disposition refers to the manner of organization of the …


Cost Accounting Methods And Their Implications For Recovery Of Unit Cost In Educational Institutions / By John Wilson Savage, John Wilson Savage Jan 1958

Cost Accounting Methods And Their Implications For Recovery Of Unit Cost In Educational Institutions / By John Wilson Savage, John Wilson Savage

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No abstract provided.


On Boundary-Value Problems Of Sturm-Liouville Type / By Terry Hugh Sharpe, Terry Hugh Sharpe Jan 1958

On Boundary-Value Problems Of Sturm-Liouville Type / By Terry Hugh Sharpe, Terry Hugh Sharpe

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No abstract provided.


The Philosophy Of Religion In The Histories Of David Hume, Martha Ruth Martin Jan 1958

The Philosophy Of Religion In The Histories Of David Hume, Martha Ruth Martin

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No abstract provided.