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Analysis Of Internal Control And Audit Problems Of A Small Bank, Gary A. Sterud

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An Evaluation Of The Specialized Professional Physical Education Programs In State Supported Colleges And Universities In North Dakota, Stephen B. Hurd

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This study compared the physical education curricula for undergraduate, male physical education majors at colleges and universities in North Dakota with the curriculum recommended by the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation's Professional Preparation Conference in 1962. The schools studied were Dickinson State College, Mayville State College, Minot State College, North Dakota State University, the University of North Dakota, and Valley City State College.

The latest catalogues from the schools were surveyed to determine whether an institution offered a specific course or experience, defined as a minimum of ten regular class sessions, in each of the 51 categories …

The Relationship Between Training In Verbal Interaction Analysis And Selected Counseling Process Variables, Arthur J. Redding

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Problem: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between training in verbal interaction analysis and selected counseling process variables. The counseling process variables were counselor personality traits and the therapeutic conditions of empathic understanding, respect, and genuineness.

Procedure: The subjects in the study consisted of thirty beginning counseling practicum students enrolled in the Department of Counseling and Guidance at the University of North Dakota. The group was divided into three experimental groups and three control groups. The experimental groups received fourteen hours of training in Flanders' verbal interaction analysis as modified by Amidon. The control groups met …

The Affect Of An Individual's Membership Segment On Attitude Orientation, Values, And Political Participation, James H. Larson

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The purpose of this study is to discover the effect of a voluntary association on the individual's political behavior, attitudes, and values. If the process of internalizing norms, attitudes and values of the association does occur, it should occur in relation to the various types of psychological membership segments of the relationship-space model. In addition, the purpose of the study is to relate the membership segments of the r-space model to reference group theory.

The voluntary associations of Grand Forks, listed with the Chamber of Commerce, were grouped according to the classification scheme of Gordon and Babchuk: degree of accessibility; …

Tumbleweeds: Ecology And Abscission, Donald A. Becker

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A study of tumbleweeds in North Dakota, conducted from June, 1964 to October, 1968, was concentrated on two common species: Psoralea arqophvlla Pursh (silver leaf psoralea) and Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrader (kochia). The objectives were to determine the internal or external factors regulating stem abscission, and to describe the niche of each species through the ecological life history approach. Anatomical and histochemical studies were conducted on the basal portions of stems at various stages of plant maturity. Ecological life history aspects of silver leaf psoralea were studied both in the field and under controlled environmental conditions, while those of kochia …

The Nonpartisan League : A Quest Of Community, Leonard Wentz

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The purpose of this thesis is the examination and appraisal of the rise and decline of the Nonpartisan League as a mass movement in North Dakota. Previous interpretations have been mostly economic in nature. This study interprets the League members I situation from the socio-psychological view. This thesis will attempt to show the editorial directions of leading newspapers with regard to the agrarian situation from 1916 to 1920.

The procedure involved a study of the sociological conditions of the North Dakota farmers before they accepted the Nonpartisan League ideology. The Nonpartisan Leader's editorial policy was viewed to show its interpretation …

A Study Of A Physical Education Program On The Manual Dexterity Of Educable Mentally Retarded Boys At The Opportunity Training Center At Grand Forks, North Dakota, William E. Graveline

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The purpose urns to determine the offsets of physical education on ths manual and finger dexterity of sentally retarded boys. The physical education program consisted aainly of t ti- vities that inproved finger, hand, and an movements.

The fourteen boys selected for this study were divid a into two groups of seven each. The control group participated in the pro gran at the Opportunity Training Center but did not take part in the physical education program. The experimental group took pert in the training program at the Center and ware enrolled in a physical education program three hours per week. …

Nesting Ecology Of The Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo Regalis) In West-Central Utah, John Bradford Weston

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During the spring seasons of 1967 and 1968 ecological studies were made of nesting Ferruginou.s Hawks (Buteo regalis) in a 325 square mile area in west-central Utah. In the springs of 1967 and 1968 a systematic search was conducted throughout the study area for Ferruginous Hawk nests. When active nests were located they were kept under observation throughout the study. The density of nesting pairs in 1967 and 1968 ranged from 7 to 15.4 square miles per pair. An annual seasonal displacement was exhibited, with Ferruginous Hawks being present in the study area only during the nesting season, which lasted …

A Study Of Multiple Embryo Development In The Netleaf Hackberry (Celtis Reticulata), Gary Porter Lawrence

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Previous research has shown that polyembryony occurs in many species of the Ulmaceae. The purpose of this study was to determine the method of multiple embryo formation in netleaf hackberry, Celtis reticulata Torr. Collections of specimens were made throughout a two-year period. Collections were begun in early spring while the trees were still in the bud state. Collections were continued regularly throughout the growing season. The collections were preserved in FAA solution and were prepared for microscopic examination as follows: (1) The tertiary butyl paraffin method was used for dehydrating and embedding. (2) Sectioning was done on a rotary microtome …

Fall And Winter Population Study Of The Macro-Invertebrate Fauna Of Lincoln Beach, Utah Lake, With Notes On Invertebrates In Fish Stomachs., Ralph Buckly Brown

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Due to the inconveniences associated with under ice population studies, most aquatic population studies are made during the spring, summer, and fall seasons. Like most lakes little is known about the fall and winter popu-lations of the Utah Lake invertebrates. The purpose of this study is to classify, determine quantitative fall and winter population fluctuations, and obtain life history and ecological information of the macro-invertebrates at . Lincoln Beach, Utah Lake. This lake is the largest, natural occurring body of fresh water in the state and has a high potential for the production of gamefish and water-fowl. As Smart (1960) …

Nesting Ecology And Behavior Of The Golden Eagle In West Central Utah, Franz J. Camenzind

Theses and Dissertations

The Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos canadensis Linn. is facing extinction in much of its range. In the Western Hemisphere its numbers are restricted primarily to the mountainous regions west of the 99th meridian, from extreme northern Alaska to northern Mexico (Hobbie and Cade, 1962) and from timberline in Colorado to below sea level in Death Valley, California (Summer, 1929a).

A Study Of Selected Dimensions Of The Counselor-Client Relationship, Derwyn L. Anderson

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The Problem This study sought to answer some questions about the inter-personal relationship between the counselor and client in a university counseling center. The research questions were: Do male clients require different levels of counselor empathy, respect and genuineness from female clients? Are different levels of the counselor-offered therapeutic conditions required for different types of problems? Do the counselor-offered conditions help promote conditions conducive to constructive change in clien il

Procedure The clients in this study were twenty-seven male and twenty-seven female students at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The counselors were nine male doctoral …

An Analysis Of The Marketing Practices Of North Dakota Motels, Kenneth L. Mellem

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This thesis describes and analyzes the marketing practices of North Dakota motels. The data were obtained principally from a survey of selected North Dakota motels. A mail questionnaire was sent to 150 randomly chosen motel and a 43 per cent return was received. The main topics discussed in the thesis are: organization structure, size gross revenue, facilities, advertising methods, location, and room rate policy.

The most common form of ownership of North Dakota motels was the single proprietorship. As this form of ownership usually limits the amount of capital available, most motels in North Dakota were relatively small. Ninety four …

The Tax Aspects Of Profit-Sharing Plans, Larry Kemnitz

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The Role Of Management Consulting: Its Present And Future Use In Business Decision-Making, Joseph Mitchell

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The North Dakota State Sales And Use Tax Enforcement; Changes In Statute, Ogranization, And Administrative Procedures, Micheal L. Puklich

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Inadequate tax enforcement in the past has caused the North Dakota Legislature to increase the rate and/or broaden the base of the sales and use tax law since the passage of the original Sales Tax Law in 1935 and the Use Tax Law in 1939.

The objective of this thesis is to bring out the changes in the Sales and Use Tax Statutes, the North Dakota Tax Department organizational structure and administrative procedures and to provide suggested changes.

By 1965, most of the necessary changes in the Sales and Use Tax Statutes which provided the Tax Commissioner with the necessary …

Elevational Occurrence Of The Ticks Dermacentor Andersoni And Dermacentor Parumapertus In Utah County, Utah, William J. Despain

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Considerable research on ticks has been done since it was discovered that the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni Stiles, was a principal vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fevero Additional disease agents of man are also transmitted by D. andersoni. This tick and a closely related species, Dermacentor parumapertus Neuman, occur commonly in Utah. The two species are often closely associated, although D. andersoni is believed to occur in the mountains, whereas D. parumapertus is in the desert valleys. Diseases affecting animals in nature are transmitted by ticks of both species. Consequently, any interaction between the two may be influential …

Development Of The Marital Dissatisfaction Of Mormon College Couples Over The Early Stages Of The Family Life Cycle, Roy H. Marlowe

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This study investigated the relationship between stages of the family life cycle during the early years of marriage and marital dissatisfaction. From this basic goal the following three hypotheses were derived and tested:
I. Marital dissatisfaction for both husband and wife is less in the first stage than in the third stage of the family life cycle.
II. For both husband and wife the ideal spouse concept is the same in stage one as in stage three of the family life cycle.
III. For both husband and wife socially undesirable perceived spouse concepts are greater while socially desirable perceived spouse …

Airborne Pollen Of Native Prairie, Clyde A. Willman

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The study consisted of a qualitative survey of airborne pollen on the native prairie. The study site is located T. 151 N., R. 52 W., Sec. 16, Oakville Township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota. Airborne pollen was obtained using the gravity slide method with a Durham Air Sampling Device from June 15 to August 15, 19^7* Gramineae and Chenopodiaceae pollen predominated with Urticaceae, Polygonaceae, Compositae, Pinaceae, and other pollen in lesser amounts.

The Godbeite Movement: A Dissent Against Temporal Control, Grant H. Palmer

Theses and Dissertations

The approach of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 posed several real and imagined threats to the Mormon Kingdom in the Great Basin. The Pacific Railroad ended Mormon geographic isolation and brought economic competition from the States. The railroad also made it possible for miners to get to the gold fields faster and with the heave equipment necessary to make Utah mining profitable. Sensing the political problems and the social and moral evils that would accompany the railroad, the Mormon leaders, in hopes of meeting these problems, counseled to extend their economic goal of self-sufficiency. Through stepped-up cooperation and unity they …

A Century Of Journalism In Manti, Utah, 1867-1967, Don A. Carpenter

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To write a descriptive, chronological history of Manti journalists and their newspapers was the purpose of this study. A century of journalism was traced, during which twenty-six editors and publishers printed six country newspapers. The study covered the years from 1867 to 1967.

An Archaeological Survey Of Goshen Valley, Utah County, Central Utah, Leland Gilsen

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This thesis is a field report on the archaeological sites surveyed by the author in Goshen Valley, Utah County, Utah. The survey has the threefold objectives of: (1) surveying and recording of sites in Goshen Valley; (2) providing information on the material culture of the ancient inhabitants of the valley; and (3) discovering whether there was a dividing line during the Fremont occupation between the Provo and Sevier regions as outlined by Jones (1961), Green (1964), and Ambler (1966).

To this end, seventy-four sites are described along with the related material culture with an analysis of the material culture in …

Zadok Knapp Judd: Soldier, Colonizer, Missionary To The Lamanites, Derrel Wesley Judd

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Zadok's membership in the church directed the course of his life, and he contributed to the success of those movements of the church in which he participated.

A Survey Of Illinois Guidance Counselors' Understanding Of The Stenographic Occupation, Joan Therese, Sister Venker

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A Comparative Study Of The Readability Level Of Accounting Instructional Materials With The Reading-Ability Level Of The Accounting Students In A Selected Minnesota High School, Marilyn J. Mesna

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The Histology And Histochemistry Of The Spleen Of Microtus Pennsylvanicus, William M. Steven

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The Speech Discrimination Performance Of Cros Aided Normal Hearing Subjects With Simulated Bilateral High Frequency Hearing Impairments, Thomas M. Mahoney

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Theoretical Analysis Of The Theories Of J.M. Gillette On Social Change, Lawrence J. Wisniewski

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Validation Of The Aahper Basketball Skills Test For Male Physical Education Majors At The University Of North Dakota, Donald E. Halverson

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A Descriptive Study Of The Referral Habits And Attitudes Of Speech Clinicians And School Counselors In The State Of North Dakota, Dennis N. Becchetti

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