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The Southern Planter, 1841-1861, Frederick Francis Carr Jr.

Master's Theses

The Southern Planter, established in Richmond, Virginia, in 1841, was an influential agricultural journal in the years preceding the Civil War. It is now the oldest farm magazine still in continuous publication. In the years before the war there were several owners, editors, and publishers, with the attendant subscription and financial problems of a new editorial venture. Southern Planter grew in size and in influence and mirrored the agricultural changes of its region.

The Induced Differentiation Of Mouse Ectoderm To Epidermis By Growth On Freeze-Thawed Dermis, Albert Joseph Banes

Master's Theses

Previous investigators have grown or maintained adult or embryonic skin in tissue culture and on the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) of chickens. These studies have revealed two important factors involved in culturing skin: (1) the presence of an inducer which originates in the dermis and affects the phenotype of epithelial cells; and (2) the influence of the physical surface of the substrate on which epidermis is cultured.

The current investigation presents evidence that ectoderm from the limb buds of 10 to 12 day-old mouse embryos can form an epidermis when combined with dermis killed by alternate freezing and thawing, and cultured …

The Civil Rights Position Of Hugh D. Scott In Congress, 1941-1965, Michael Merle Fehl

Master's Theses

This paper is a study of Pennsylvania's Senator Hugh Doggett Scott's position on civil rights as a member of the House of representatives (1941-1957) and the Senate (1958-1965). The purpose of this study is to show that Senator Scott throughout his House and Senate career played an active role in helping pass major civil rights legislation. The civil rights gain during this period of time are often credited only to liberal Democrats. However, Senator Scott and a few of his fellow Republicans also played an important role in seeing these gains come true.

Harry F. Byrd And The Democratic Presidential Nomination Of 1932 : Party Politics And The Byrd Campaign, Tyson Van Auken

Master's Theses

The topical order of the thesis was selected to give the clearest portrayal of Harry Byrd's role in Democratic politics for the period immediately preceding the Democratic presidential nomination of 1932. The first chapter of the thesis explains some of the background of Byrd's political position in Virginia and the national Democratic party. The pre-convention maneuvers of Byrd in the national party are the subject of the second chapter. The third chapter is an analysis of Byrd's own campaign for the presidential nomination in 1932. In the fourth chapter, the activities of the Byrd forces at the Democratic National Convention …

An Investigation Of Differential Reinforcement Effectiveness As A Function Of Type Of Task, Jeffrey W. Erickson

Master's Theses

Two tasks and four reinforcers were used to determine whether or not reinforcer effectiveness is in part dependent upon the type of task involved. An equal number (40) fifth and sixth grade children performed under each task condition

for 20 trials (arithmetic and sequential processing) and received one of four possible reinforcers (candy , "good ", grad e A, no­ reinforcer). The two dependent variables measured were time to complete either task and the number of errors mad e while performing upon one or the other task. A significant F was not obtained for either time or error scores at …

J. Sidney Peters And Virginia Prohibition, 1916-1920, Hugh Harrington Fraser

Master's Theses

This study will seek to reveal the reasons for both the success ad failure of Virginia prohibition in its early years. The focus will be on the Department of Prohibition and its controversial, first commissioner, J. Sidney Peters, from 1916 to 1920. These years saw the shift to either grudging or enthusiastic acceptance of. prohibit ion by many of its former foes, and then a shift in increasing numbers to disillusioned hostility, directed mainly against the Commissioner and his Department.

Antigenicity Of Buccal Hamster Carcinoma: A Preliminary Study, Arnold S. Morof

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Vicarious Reinforcement On An Observer's Speed Of Conflict Resolution, Nola R. Powell

Master's Theses

Conflict, expressed parsimoniously yet meaningfully, result from "competition between incompatible responses" (miller 1944). Conflict identified in this manner must be distinguished from a psychoanalytic definition invoking internal dynamic states and forces as explanatory concepts. In the interest of working with behaviors that are more readily observable and measurable, this paper will focus on conflict as defined in the first sense.

Lewin (1931), in particular, was instrumental in launching a concept of conflict based psychological field forces. Field forces, which were considered to be acquired, were said to have valences which had a point of application, strength, and direction. Valences could …

Proactive Transfer And Acoustic Similarity In Short-Term Paired-Assoicate Learning, Richard James Pittman

Master's Theses

Interference is the most prominent explanation of forgetting in verbal long-term memory (LTM). Interference theory generally holds that forgetting is due to the competition of associations learned during the retention interval rather than to the decay of memory traces. Proactive interference results when the competing associations are learned prior to the criterion associations, and retroactive interference results when the competing associations are learned after the criterion associations. Further explanation of retroactive inhibition (RI) and proactive inhibition (PI) in paired-associate (P-A) learning is found in the extinction hypothesis of interference theory. According to the hypothesis, interference is due to unlearning or …

"The Beau Ideal Of A Soldier" : Brigadier General Charles Dimmock, Eugene M. Sanchez-Saavedra

Master's Theses

Charles Dimmock (1800-1863), the subject of this biography, played "many parts" in his lifetime; Soldier, Educator, Hero, Businessman, Engineer, Promoter, Family man and Civil Servant. A northerner by birth, Dimmock adopted the state of Virginia as his mistress and place of residence and he devoted the last twenty years of his life to the state's military and civil development.

With Richmond, Virginia, in the 1840's and 50's, as his stage, Dimmock, who was certainly the hero of his own biography, worked with an astonishing variety of supporting players, ranging from the top civil and military leaders in America to the …

Symbol And Mood In Tennyson's Nature Poetry, Margery Moore Taylor

Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper is to show Tennyson's preoccupation with nature in his poetry, his use of her as a projector of moods and symbolism, the interrelation of landscape with depth of feeling and narrative or even simple picturesqueness. Widely celebrated as the supreme English poet and often called the Victorian Oracle, Tennyson may well be considered the best exemplar of the nineteenth century. T.S. Eliot acclaimed his poetic greatness because of his "abundance, variety, and complete competence." In addition to these positive attributes he displayed elements typical of the Victorian Age, dignity, seriousness, industrious application. More importantly, Tennyson …

Sherwood Anderson : An Experiment In Journalism, Carol Senell Ware

Master's Theses

James Schevill in his Sherwood Anderson His Life and Work describes Anderson's plunge into journalism as "an episode unique in American newspaper history, the first time a mature writer of important stature had been completely responsible for the contents of two country papers." Although it ha s bee n generally acknowledged that Anderson's journalistic experiments are unique and make a significant contribution to the history of American journalism, these areas have never been analyzed in any detail by students of his work. This thesis will explore in depth the nature of Anderson's journalistic experiments and evaluate his achievement in the …

Some Adaptations Of The Theory And Techniques Of Value Counseling To Secondary Education, David J. Jakubiec

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Organizational Size And Administrative Ratio: A Structural Analysis Of The Task Units Of Catholic Religious Professionals, Paul R. Zelus

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Physiologic Study Of The Anxiety And Apprehension Of Children In The Dental Situation, Wayne E. Milos

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Attitudes Toward The Policeman Among First Grade Children, Rose Mary Zacharia Finnegan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Occlusal Force Discrimination By Denture Wearers, Fred James Pacer

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Determination Of Reduction And Enhancement Of The Apparent Contrast Of Grid Patterns As A Function Of Brief Adaptation Durations, John Paul Bisaha.

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Examination Of The Self-Concept And Education Of The Culturally Disadvantaged Black Student: Some Administrative Implications, Mckinley Dillingham

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of The Rogers Park-West Ridge Area Showing The Relationship Of Perceived Mental Health Needs, Attitudes Toward Mental Illness And Selected Demographic Variables, Barbara J. Dydyk

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Development In The Concept Of Counseling Of Dean Edmund Griffith Williamson From 1937 To 1969, Herbert J. Farias

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Beliefs About Death And Immortality Observed By Opinion Scaling In Students At Two Midwestern Catholic Medical Schools, Jean Frances Gagan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Mental Health Needs Of Different Age Groups Within An Urban Community As Perceived By Service Providers And Service Recipients Within That Community, Joel Laskin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Exploratory Behavior And Affective Rating, Joseph P. Reser

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Anaysis Of Existing Guidance And Counseling Services In Diploma Schools Of Nursing, Rose Marie Seifried

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Anagram Solution Times: A Function Of Bigram Frequency And Versatility, Gene Edward Topper

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Introduction And Operation Of Videoplayers For Religious Instruction In The Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Steve Joannou

Master's Theses

Purpose of the Study

The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility of introducing and operating video players in the Seventh-day Adventist Church for religious instruction.

Importance of the Study

The first two waves of the electronic appliance age have left an indelible mark on mankind. In some countries there are more radio receivers than people and more television sets than bathtubs. Now the third wave, the video player, is about to break upon us, and it could transform as dramatically as the first two the cultural habits of the world. Even skeptics are now willing to concede …

Tunnels And Residential Growth In San Francisco, 1910-1930, Vincent D. Ring

Master's Theses

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Characteristics Of Successful Teaches Of The Disadvantaged (As Identified By School Principals), Lubomyr Zapar

Master's Theses

It was the problem of this study to identify basic characteristics, which teachers of the disadvantaged should possess in order to achieve maximum effectiveness in their teaching. Also, the study attempted to discover and reveal factual data on the disparity, which exists between the characteristics, which teachers presently working in this capacity possess, and those characteristics which are preferred.

Case Relations Of The Two Part Verb In English, Lester Gould Woody

Master's Theses

This paper attempts to explore one relatively small phenomenon of language. Linguistics is what might be thought of as a discipline in its infancy. Men have studied language for thousands of years: Dionysius Thrax of Alexandria codified the grammar of Greek in the second century B.C. But it has been only in the last thirty to forty years that scholars have studied language as it is spoken, as the living tool for symbolization that more than anything else distinguishes man from the lower animals. Linguists try to describe and to explain language, not to prescribe how it should be used. …