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Analysis Of The Election Of 1896 In North Dakota, Roger Milton Klimpel

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The treatment of the election of 1896 has invoked no uniform opinion among historians. The general works as well as the more localized studies have centered around urban-rural differences, voting i patterns, and issues. This study follows the course of political events in North Dakota's election of 1896, through the use of newspapers, public documents, and contemporary writings.

Fusion elements failed in their attempts to wrestle the government away from Republicans. Democratic-Populist forces faced a well- entrenched, well-organized and well-financed Republican party. Fusionists centered their campaign on the narrow silver issue. The Republicans circumvented the money question and successfully played …

The Aesthetic And Technical Problems In Designing And Mounting The Tingalary Bird: A Production Design Thesis, James Beal Lutz

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This thesis documents the designing and mounting of the children's play, The Tingalary Bird. Designing included the set, properties and furniture, costume, make-up, lighting, and sound. A stylized concept was followed throughout the entire production. A bird cage set, furniture, and properties were built with function, mobility, color, and shape as the primary design elements. Costumes, built from day-glow colored fabric and make-up characterizing doll-like features were coordinated for an overall stylized effect. Lighting, including ultraviolet light, and tape-recorded sound, ranging from pipe organ to acid rock which periodically added a definite mood and emphasis to the plot, accentuated the …

A Methodological Comparison Of Interview And Behavioral Techniques For Assessment Of Conservation Of Length, Richard E. Harder

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Piaget (1929) contends that a verbal interview is the only procedure which is flexible enough to follow and examine the development of cognitive processes in children. However verbal methods are inconsistent with the suggestion by Piaget (1951, 1963) and several colleagues (Furth, 1964, 1966; Sinclair-de-Zwart, 1969) that language merely reflects underlying cognitive processes, and is not a source of logical development. In addition verbal methods allow for verbal misunderstandings by both subjects and experimenters, provide for experimenter bias and may foster response sets.

To minimize these theoretical and methodological difficulties, several investigations (e.g., Braine, 1959, 1962; Sawda & Nelson, 1968) …

The Relationship Between Selected Language Arts And Proofreading Performance, Eudene M. Stuart

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Statement of the Problem: The problem of this study was to determine whether or not a significant relationship existed between the proofreading performance of senior high school business students and their language arts ability. To solve the problem, the following null hypothesis was tested:

With proofreading performance as the criterion variable, the variables of reading ability and spelling ability make no significant predictability, either singly or in combination.

Procedures: Reading ability was measured by The Nelson-Denny Reading Test. Spelling ability was measured by 50 randomly selected words from a list of 200 Commonly Misspelled Words published by Pitman Publishing Corporation. …

The Concept Of Materiality In Accounting And Its Application In Financial Reporting, David Demers

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Examination Of Some Variables In Relation To Perceived Locus Of Control, Jerome Irwin Weiss

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Several studies indicate that the Internal Locus of Control Scale (Rotter, 1962) may also be an indicator of concern or anxiety.

The present study was designed to assess whether IE and task variable manipulation would be reflected in physiological and decision time measurements. The specific dependent variables chosen were blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate and decision time. Past evidence suggests that E's are more anxious than I’s, and that anxiety is reflected by a decrease in blood pressure. Evidence also points to the possibility that the other dependent variables considered are affected by IE and task manipulation, although not …

An Analysis Of Cattle Grazing On Steep Slopes, William Wayne Patton

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A field study was made to correlate cattle grazing patterns of steep terrain with the rest-rotation grazing system. Line-plot transects were positioned across each of three heavily grazed, steep canyons. The rest-rotation system as practiced on the Gooding Cattle Allotment is resulting in good forage use as the animals are grazing forage on slopes up to 60%. Level contour trails extending across slope faces made it possible for cattle to graze on steep slopes at distances up to 80 chains from water. Contour trails originate at watering loctions; hence better distribution of water could be expected to result in better …

Task And Socioemotional Interaction As Contexts Affecting The Agreement-Attraction Relationship, William D. Wittman

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The majority of the research supports the hypothesis that agreement is a major variable in attraction, but several recent studies have shown other conditions may also be important. Following Wright's (1969a) friendship model, Wright and Crawford (1969) have shown that males are oriented toward both "task" and "social-emotional" situations, while females are oriented primarily toward "social- emotional" situations. The present study was designed to investigate the role of agreement within these two situational variables. It was hypothesized that, for males in a task situation, agreement would yield greater attraction than disagreement. For females, greater attraction was predicted for agreeing pairs …

The Use Of The Vocational Preference Inventory With A North Dakota Indian Population, Allen B. Koss

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Problem: The purpose of this study was to develop normative data on the Vocational Preference Inventory with an Indian' population and to determine the relationships between the VPI scales and the Occupational Aspiration Scale, scholastic achievement, intelligence, and selected occupational information. The study also examined the differences between a North Dakota non-Indian high school sample and a North Dakota high school sample on the VPI scales.

Procedure: The research sample for this study consisted of 161 North Dakota Indian high school juniors and seniors enrolled at the Turtle Mountain - Community School, Belcourt, North Dakota, and the Standing Rock Community …

An Investigation Of What Relationships Exist Between A Child's Performance Of Selected Tasks Of Conservation And Selected Factors In Reading Readiness, Beverly W. Brekke

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Problem: The purpose of this study was to determine what relationships exist between a child's performance of selected tasks of conservation and selected factors in reading readiness. Comparisons were also made between conservation and reading readiness to selected variables such as mental age, sex, chronological age, and teacher prediction.

Procedure: The research population for this study was comprised of 81 first grade subjects enrolled in four classrooms of the Grand Forks Public Schools during the 1970-1971 school year. The students were selected to be representative of the total Grand Forks, North Dakota school population. Due to changes in school populations …

A Psychophysical Approach To Clinical Judgment On The Mmpi, Richard L. Listiak

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The present investigation attempted to extend the psychophysical analogy to the study of clinical judgment on the MMPI. Previous judgmental research has dealt with multidimensional diagnosis or with simulation of clinicians' judgments on the MMPI. It was believed that the previous research examining the process of clinical judgment had not employed sufficiently sensitive methodologies. Therefore, in this study both direct estimation procedures and classical psychophysical methods were employed in an effort to describe and quantify directly the relationship between clinical judgment and the MMPI. These methods, particularly the former, have been demonstrated to be beneficial to use when exploring the …

The Effect Of Time Sequences On Performance Variability In Gregg Shorthand., Lila Lou Prigge

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A Study Of Rock Music To Determine Its Declared Position Relative To Unchastity, The Use Of Drugs And The Departure From Traditional Concepts Of Family And Religion, E. Lynn Balmforth

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One of the social phenomena of our time (1960s) has been the popularization of a kind of music among the youth known as rock 'n' roll. It was the intent of this study to determine if the medium of rock did, in fact, maintain a posture of promulgating unchastity, the use of drugs and departure from traditional concepts of family and religion.

Supported by statements from leading rock musicians it was found that the big beat had a cultural root in the Negroid race. Coupling the big beat gospel rhythms of the south with the white country and western music, …

An Analysis Of The Role Of Temples In The Establishment Of Zion, C. Max Caldwell

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The establishment of Zion has been a goal of interest to every dispensation. The building of temples and participation in temple ordinances has likewise been a practice of many generations throughout history. In the present dispensation, Joseph Smith declared the need to construct temples in connection with the building of a Latter-day Zion.

The purpose of this study has been to discover a correlation between temple activity and the development of the Church membership in their preparation for the establishment of Zion. It has been concluded that the temples do perform a very significant role in the development of the …

A Comparison Of Physical Fitness Of Fifth And Sixth Grade Negro And Caucasian Youths, Loretta Holcombe

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Slow-Scan Television : The Basic Principles Of Picture Propagation And Implications To Education, Roger E. Paskvan

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A Pragmatic Analysis Of Three Theories Of Meaning, J D. Meacham

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Sociology And The Ecosystem : An Integrative Approach To The Problem Of Agricultural Pollution, Gregory S. Kowalski

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The Effect Of Remedial Reading On The Expressive Ability Of School Age Children, Vicki Jacobs

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An Evaluation Of Preparation Programs For Teachers Of The Mentally Retarded In Minnesota., William Evans Lovelace

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A Follow-Up Study Of Graduates From The Parish Worker Curriculum At St. John's College, Winfield, Kansas 1963-1968, To Ascertain The Effectiveness Of Their Business Education And Other Selected Courses, Myrtle Louise Schultz

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The Impact Of Total Programming At Minot Afb, Michael D. Snyder

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Command Post Consolidation At Minot Air Force Base, George F. Lunsford

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A Comparison Of Styles Of Classroom Observation For Determining Teacher Behavior, Willma L. Hanson

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Profile Of The Prospective Librarian Based On A Survey Of Graduate And Undergraduate Students Majoring In Library Science At The University Of North Dakota, Janet E. Hall

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Cooperative Office Education: Its Evolution In The Secondary Schools Of The United States From 1900 Through 1969., Audrey E. Bell Donley

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A Simultaneous Approach Compared With A Nonsimultaneous Approach In Presenting The Alphabetic And The Numeric Keys On The Typewriter., Adelaide Johnson

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The Relationship Between Oral Reading Ability From Shorthand Plate Material And The Ability To Take Dictation., Donald Lee Beringson

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An Analysis Of The Effects Of Vertical Grade Groups On Reading Achievement And Attitudes In Elementary Schools., Roger T. Maresh

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A Critical Analysis Of Selected Speeches Of Robert Welch, James A. Flynn

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