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An Analysis Of The Relationships Existing Between The Number And Kinds Of Problems Of Children And Their Degree Of Intelligence, Herbert L. Sachs Jan 1951

An Analysis Of The Relationships Existing Between The Number And Kinds Of Problems Of Children And Their Degree Of Intelligence, Herbert L. Sachs

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of One Hundred And Seventy New Applicants At The Veterans Administration Mental Hygiene Clinic From January 1, 1950 Through March 31, 1950, Martha Gloria Sellers Jan 1951

A Study Of One Hundred And Seventy New Applicants At The Veterans Administration Mental Hygiene Clinic From January 1, 1950 Through March 31, 1950, Martha Gloria Sellers

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


American Relations With The Weimar Republic 1919-1930, Lawrence Edmund Sommers Jan 1951

American Relations With The Weimar Republic 1919-1930, Lawrence Edmund Sommers

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Radio Programs On Recognitive Memory In High School Students, William Edwin Tatter Jan 1951

The Effects Of Radio Programs On Recognitive Memory In High School Students, William Edwin Tatter

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Library Activities In Public Schools With Emphasis On The Program In The Virginia Public Schools, Margaret Elizabeth Rutherford Jul 1950

A Study Of Library Activities In Public Schools With Emphasis On The Program In The Virginia Public Schools, Margaret Elizabeth Rutherford

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to trace the development of library assistant staffs and library clubs in Virginia's Public Schools from earliest available records up to the present time.


A Comparison Of Standard And Varied Forms Of Administering And Scoring The Revised Stanford-Binet, Form L, Jeanne Mcrae Mccarthy Jan 1950

A Comparison Of Standard And Varied Forms Of Administering And Scoring The Revised Stanford-Binet, Form L, Jeanne Mcrae Mccarthy

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Programs And Policies Of Political Action Of American Trade Unions, 1828-1928, Donald H. Devine Jan 1950

Programs And Policies Of Political Action Of American Trade Unions, 1828-1928, Donald H. Devine

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Employers' Relationship To The Illinois Unemployment Compensation Act, Robert F. Du Mont Jan 1950

Employers' Relationship To The Illinois Unemployment Compensation Act, Robert F. Du Mont

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of Academic Achievement In Psychology, Charles Spital Jan 1950

An Analysis Of Academic Achievement In Psychology, Charles Spital

Master's Theses

Some kinds of educational tests have been in use for centuries, dating back to oral tests of Socrates. It was not until 1845, however, that the brilliant Horace Mann first pointed to the advantage of written essay examinations over oral. And even then he could not precipitate any great rush toward the use of written tests.


A Study Of The Certification Of Elementary Teachers In The Forty-Eight States, Grace Bales Ramos Jan 1950

A Study Of The Certification Of Elementary Teachers In The Forty-Eight States, Grace Bales Ramos

Master's Theses

The problem ot certifying a sufficient number of well qualified elementary teachers is yet to be solved. One of the aims of this paper is to consider the situation that exists and to show that improvement is needed.

This study contains information given in the state certification rules and regulations, (published by almost all of the state departments or education or other offices of certification) written and oral communication from state certification officials, information compiled by the Council of State Governments, reports from the NEA Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards, and statistics from the NEA Research Division and …


Some Factors Relating The Success Of Richmond College Students To Their High School Preparation, William Mclean Trausneck Jan 1950

Some Factors Relating The Success Of Richmond College Students To Their High School Preparation, William Mclean Trausneck

Master's Theses

This study is undertaken to reveal the answers to some of the many problems confronting educators in both secondary schools and colleges. Two classes entering Richmond College have been selected for a detailed analysis of their members over a two year period. The Freshman Class entering in the session 1938-1939 was selected to represent the pre-war period for it was felt that their first two years were completed before the pressure of the war could distort the academic picture. The Freshman Class entering in the session 1949-1949 was selected as representative of college entrants in normal times since the close …


The Jesuits And The Popish Plot, Robert Joseph Murphy Jan 1950

The Jesuits And The Popish Plot, Robert Joseph Murphy

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Lowell The Political Satirist: A Study Of His Use Of Literature As A Medium For His Political Thought, 1846-1867, De Lourdes Bragg Jan 1950

Lowell The Political Satirist: A Study Of His Use Of Literature As A Medium For His Political Thought, 1846-1867, De Lourdes Bragg

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The 1907 Financial Upheaval, Laurette M. Dunne Jan 1950

The 1907 Financial Upheaval, Laurette M. Dunne

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Migration Into Richmond (1775 To 1860), Ada May Land Oct 1949

The Migration Into Richmond (1775 To 1860), Ada May Land

Master's Theses

Richmond has today become one or the most important cities in the South. The foundation was laid for this early in its history. In 1775 Richmond was a village of only a few houses; in 1860 it was a growing city.The story o! the years between 1775 and 1860 is tied up closely with the story or the migration or people into Richmond and with their lives as they helped to develop the capital or Virginia.

I have in this paper attempted to show the trend of migration into Richmond from 1775 to 1860 and to show the important part …


Some Personality Factors In Tuberculosis, Margery C. Peple Sep 1949

Some Personality Factors In Tuberculosis, Margery C. Peple

Master's Theses

In my capacity as Occupational Therapist and Rehabilitation Director at Pine Camp Hospital. I have become aware of the urgent need by the patients for constant understanding and encouragement. I became interested in learning more of the personalities of the tuberculous and how they might be helped through any knowledge gained from the administration of personality inventories.
In this study, I have given a brief resume of some of the literature written on the subject of emotions and tuberculosis and how the progress of the disease may be affected because of emotional disturbances. There follows some discussion of the data …


An Analysis Of Vocabulary Variables At The College Level, Betty Ann Allen Apr 1949

An Analysis Of Vocabulary Variables At The College Level, Betty Ann Allen

Master's Theses

The strength and growth of vocabulary is one or the decisive factors in successful college work. Educators find it helpful to evaluate not only the general vocabulary ability of the college student, but also the more specialized directions which the development of the student 's vocabulary may take.

The author's interest in this problem grew out of the results obtained with fresh­men in the Westhampton College orientation program in September 1948. In working up the data from 119 freshmen 's scores on the Michigan Vocabulary Profile Test, results were such as to arouse interest in analysis of freshmen performance on …


A Chapter In The History Of Orange County, Virginia, William Livingston Kirby Apr 1949

A Chapter In The History Of Orange County, Virginia, William Livingston Kirby

Master's Theses

In 1753 Orange County could hardly have still been oalled a frontier region, but its society remained like that of the more exposed communities to the west for some time. It was neither overpopulated nor was the land intensively cultivated. The flora and fauna had hardly been affected, and wolves frequently howling at night reminded the inhabitants that the job of taming their environment was yet unfinished. These wolves were suffi­ ciently destruotive to demand bounties, and many farmers, planters and. gentlemen eked out their income by presenting the head of a wolf to the sheriff, who paid a hundred …


Silas Deane - His Diplomatic Career, Catherine M. Ryan Jan 1949

Silas Deane - His Diplomatic Career, Catherine M. Ryan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Nature Of Errors In Serial Learning, Kiyoshi Matsukuma Jan 1949

The Nature Of Errors In Serial Learning, Kiyoshi Matsukuma

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A History Of The Midlothian Coal Mines, Charles Ray Routon Jan 1949

A History Of The Midlothian Coal Mines, Charles Ray Routon

Master's Theses

This thesis attempts to tell tho story of the coal mining industry in the northwestern part of Chesterfield County, Virginia, The coal deposits in this area are only a part or a larger coal basin lying west or Richmond and covering several counties, but as the title suggests, this paper is confined entirely to the mines in the vicinity of Midlothian. It is a history of the mines, and no attempt has been made to deal with the technique or mining except where such remarks have been included because of the historical interest; tor example, the layout of the mines …


Relationship Of School Background To Reading Ability Of One Hundred Disabled Readers, Mary Loretta Nolan Jan 1949

Relationship Of School Background To Reading Ability Of One Hundred Disabled Readers, Mary Loretta Nolan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Racial Prejudice And Personality, Donald Edward Williams Jan 1949

An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Racial Prejudice And Personality, Donald Edward Williams

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Effects Of A Coloured Episcotister On Brightness Matches With Grays, Lillian-Frances Bowden Jan 1949

A Study Of The Effects Of A Coloured Episcotister On Brightness Matches With Grays, Lillian-Frances Bowden

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Speed Of Learning In Relation To The Amount Retained After Different Time Intervals Following Original Learning, George H. Zimny Jan 1949

The Speed Of Learning In Relation To The Amount Retained After Different Time Intervals Following Original Learning, George H. Zimny

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Personal Relationship Of Alexander Pope And Jonathan Swift As Revealed By Their Mutual Correspondence, John F. Abel Jan 1949

The Personal Relationship Of Alexander Pope And Jonathan Swift As Revealed By Their Mutual Correspondence, John F. Abel

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Issues Of The Election Of 1916, John D. Alexander Jan 1949

The Issues Of The Election Of 1916, John D. Alexander

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Political Problems In Mississippi During The Reconstruction Period 1863-1876, John J. Beckman Jan 1949

The Political Problems In Mississippi During The Reconstruction Period 1863-1876, John J. Beckman

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Factors Associated With The Adjustment Of One Hundred Delinquent Girls, Mabelle Hathaway Brooks Jan 1949

A Study Of The Factors Associated With The Adjustment Of One Hundred Delinquent Girls, Mabelle Hathaway Brooks

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Gothic Short Story In American Periodicals From 1800-1850 With Especial Reference To The Lady Books, Clarence E. Brown Jan 1949

The Gothic Short Story In American Periodicals From 1800-1850 With Especial Reference To The Lady Books, Clarence E. Brown

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.