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An Analysis Of The Effects Of A Progressive Weight Training Program On Selected Measures Of Muscular Strength, Endurance , Explosive Power, Speed, And Agility Of A Varsity, Highschool Wrestling Squad, Myron O. Lempe

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An Analysis To Determine The Frequency Of Digits, Symbols, And Number Patterns Occurring In Business Correspondence Of Selected Buisness Firms, Allan D. Larson

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Health And Physical Education In The Schools Of East Kildonan, Manitoba, Louis Elfenbaum

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The Verification And Use Of A Hot-Wire Anemometer In Turbulence Measurements, Charles Young Warner

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One very important part of research is the development of effective, reliable instruments. The measurement of turbulence in flow fields is a complex research problem. It depends heavily upon the hot-wire anemometer. This thesis describes the evaluation and use of a constant- current hot-wire anemometer, and presents the equations governing its use for turbulence measurements. The thesis first enumerates and explains some of the important parameters of turbulent flows, providing the basis for the discussion of their measurement which follows. The cooling of a heated wire in forced convection and a typical anemometer circuit are discussed. Derivations of the instrument …

Design And Fabrication Of An Apparatus To Determine Heat Transfer Coefficients In An Air-Particle Mixture Over A Horizontal Flat Plate At Uniform Temperature, Louis G. Hunter Jr.

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The study of two phase flow, where a finely divided solid is suspended in a fluid medium, has received considerable attention in the last five years due to the increased number of systems in which this phenomena occurs. The two most important areas involving the gas- particle mechanism are nuclear reactor heat exchangers and liquid and solid rockets.

An Introduction To Algebraic Structure Of The Group, The Ring, Integral Domain And Field, Shirley Ann Parks

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The Development Of Taylors Theorem, David V. Doggett

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The reader should have, at one time or another, encountered power series in his mathematical study. A power series is a series whose terms are monomial ascending power of x and in the form of

a0 4- a.jX + a2x 2 + • • • • [1, 350]

Such series are important in the study of calculus.

The particular series to be enlarged upon in this paper is the Taylor's Theorem. The purpose is to show how Taylor's Theorem is derived* To accomplish this purpose we will prove and discuss a sequence of theorems. The first theorem we will …

A Comparative Study Of The Personal And Social Adjustment Of The Seventh, Eighth, And Ninth Grade Girls Enrolled In M.W. Dogan Junior High School In Tyler, Texas, Pauline P. Williams

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How well a girl develops socially and personally determines how well she gets along with people—her friends, her teachers, her employers, and the world in which she lives. Her social development governs her behavior and her learning in school or at home. It affects the way she does a job and the way she shows fear, anger, happiness, or hurt.

Girls are eager to enjoy the social life all about them and to take part in it. They need rich experiences, understanding, and love so that they may learn how to live and get along with others.

We, as parents …

Job Opportunities And Training Needs Of Potential High School Dropouts In The Houston, Texas Area, George N. Wyche

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The purpose of this study was to provide information which may be used in planning educational services for potential high school dropouts in the Houston, Texas area in occupations which they may enter. In approaching this problem, an attempt was made: 1. To determine the type of training which might be needed. 2. To determine the types of jobs available for people with less than a high school diploma. 3. To determine the academic courses needed by potential dropouts. 4. To find out what basic skills were needed in preparatory training for employment.

This study was limited in that only …

Study Of Aerodynamic Forces On An Unsymmetrical Body As It Is Oscillated In A Air Stream, David Rees Tree

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The object of this work was to design and build equipment to measure the aerodynamic forces which will cause self-induced oscillations of a body having an unsymmetrical cross-section, such as a D-section. This self-induced oscillation has been called "stall flutter" or in electrical transmission lines, "galloping-transmission lines." It is hoped that this equipment will be used to gain basic Information about these aerodynamic forces.

Experiments On The Suitability Of Cockroaches As Intermediate Hosts For Hymenolepis Diminuta, James O. Robinson

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The suitability of cockroaches serving as intermediate hosts of hymenolepis diminuta has been the concern of scientists for many years. More and more interest in this problem has been evidenced in recent years possibility because of the close proximity of man and the cockroach, and the increased incidence of infections of humans with this tapeworm.

Cockroaches are cosmopolitan in their distribution. Some species of cockroaches are primarily house dwellers and are in close with the environment of man. Two species very common to this county which live in human surroundings are the large dark brown cockroach, periplaneta americana, and the …

An Analysis Of The Content Of Available Health Textbooks, Lillian L. Bigsby Brown

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There has not been much research done as to the analysis of health textbooks on the secondary level mostly due to the fact that there was little instruction of health on this level.

Simultaneously, emphasis upon college and vocational preparation coupled with the incusion upon the basic curriculum by numerous other subjects and activities have managed to preclude the offerings of well-planned and complete courses of health instruction for all boys and girls. While the importance of the first mention these factors--college and vocation preparation—- cannot be denied. Capitulation to the demands of the latter to the point of denial …

The Historical Development Of Arithmetic And Geometry And Its Implications, Rosie Lee Edwards

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When did man begin to use mathematics? When was mathematics invented? The invention of this science has been customarily attributed to the Egyptians and Babylonians of the fourth or fifth millennium. But if we assume that mathematics was born when man began to have some understanding of numerical or geometrical relations, than mathematics is must older than those ancient people. The history of mathematics goes back to the primitive ethnic types of the neolithic or perhaps paleolithic times. Man has always had some type of number sense, to the extent of recognizing the difference between one and two or at …

The Status And Problems Of The Music Program Of The Negro Schools Of Wood County, Texas With Recommendations For Improvements, Velma Hiaphonia Connor Ransom

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Public school music is one of the more recent additions to the curriculum of the secondary school, and even a more recent addition to the curriculum of the elementary The individuals who were responsible for the formation of the curriculum thirty years ago viewed public school music as another one of the educational frills that were floating along on the crest of the tide of progressive education. The conservatives in education took a dim view of music as an educational fundamental, to be placed alongside reading, spelling, arithmetic, and grammar. It was considered a play activity, time-consuming, effort expending; with …

The Picture Of Dorian Gray As A Reflection Of Oscar Wilde's Life, Beatrice Chatman Callicutt

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For the past half-century Oscar tilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, has been the controversial subject matter of many literary writers. Literary critics have expressed diversities of opinions on the questions (l) "What is the novel?" and (2) "What are the aspects of the novel?" It is the task of the writer of this study to attempt to show through thorough analysis that Oscar Wilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is the life of the author.

It has been observed that many potential readers have avoided the reading of Wilde's novel because of the author's reputation as a …

A Study Of Community Recreation Areas Facilities And Activities For Negroes In Brayan, Waco, Corsicana, Tyler, Texas, And Limestone County, John Daniel Hardin

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The need for recreation became more apparent after World War I. The interest, concern, and investment of both money and energy are compelling testimony to this fact. At one time, recreation was the by-product of the average breadwinner, since he worked twelve hours a day, totally dependent upon his employer. Today the shorter working day and increased wages have paved the way for greater recreational pursuits.¹

From the beginning of time, girls as well as boys, have had their play ways; women, as well as men; their recreations. The leisure activities for girls and women connected with home duties …

Musical Experiences In The Elementary School From The First Through The Sixth Grade, Rosa Malone Smith

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An important law of learning states that learning companied by pleasant associations tends to be remembered longer than learning accompanied by unpleasant associations. Thus, it behooves the classroom teacher to strive to set the stage for learning amid pleasant associations. ac- Music, with its wealth of songs and many other types of activities, furnishes a pleasant accompaniment for learning as well as a medium for the enrichment of classroom experiences.

Repeated inquiries from teachers of music in the public school, system point to the conclusion that general educators and music educators are concerned with the problem of bringing musical experiences …

An Economic Study Of Changes Made In Farm And Home Management By Farm Families Using The Farm And Home Development Method, D. H. Seastrunk

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The purpose of this study is to determine the changes in farm and home management, as it relates to the decision-making process, as a result of four or more years of participation in Farm and Home Development.

The basic hypothesis is: Farm and Home Development participators have increased their ability to (1) recognize and think through the many possibilities that are open to them, (2) collect specific information relating to these possibilities, (3) make decisions that are best for them, based on information collected, and (4) evaluate the results of their action.

How The Organizational Plan Of Seventy-Five Negro Educable Mentally Retarded Units Compare With The Texas State Plan, William M. Hill

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This study was undertaken because one of this nature had not been made previously to compare special education units for educable, mentally retarded children in Negro schools of Texas, and to determine how they measure up to standards set by the Texas Education Agency. It was felt that an investigation of this nature might reveal to school officials (1) valuable information as to how their programs are measuring up to state standards, (2) emphasize a need for a closer adherence to these standards; and (3) to create an interest among administrators of all Negro schools in improving their special education …

Factors Influencing Occupational Choices Of Farm-Reared Male Graduates Of Delmar Negro High School, Theodore Carlton Hampton, Sr.

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The writer has lived and worked in this area for twelve years. He has observed gifted boys completing their secondary education with honors and roaming the streets from year to year.

A general trend has been for boys to change jobs frequently. Boys that were capable of making worthwhile contributions to their community have drifted away.

The school has no trained vocational and placement counselor whose responsibility it would be to alert young people to occupational opportunities and job requirements and to place them in suitable part-time or full-time jobs. The writer feels a sincere urge to assist these young …

An Investigation Of Alcoholism, An Unsolved Health Problem, Calvin O. White

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At no time in the history of our nation has humanity been more alert to the problem of alcoholism. Science recognizes alcoholism as an illness. To a great extent scientists are making studies of the alcoholic just as they have studied victims of other illnesses. The prevalence, cause, symptoms, effects, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism have been a great concern for some time. Yet much in the way of research and education of the masses is still needed. The problem in this study is one of determining, through a critical review of existing literature, those factor pertaining to alcoholism--more specifically …

The Influence Of Trichinella Spiralis On Hymenolepis Diminuta In Rats, Leon Brown

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During the past decade, there has been a marked increase in attention given to experimental research concerning immunity, and it is hoped that from this new knowledge will come more improvements of immunizations. This investigation will be primarily concerned with determining the influence of trichinosis on Hymenolepis diminuta infection in rats. Trichinosis is a type of infection that leaves its host with a high degree of immunity (McCoy, 1931, 1940). Hvaenolepis diminuta does not leave its host with an immunity to a post-infection (Heyneaan, 1962), It is not presently known whether the immunity produced by a trichinosis infection in rats …

The Development Of Riemann-Stieltjes Integrals, Darnell L. Walker

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This study is being made in order to establish clearer understandings of the mechanics of fundamentals studied in previous theoretical courses of analysis. It is hoped that there will be developed a greater understanding of the use of the theory of sequences, series and integrals. In fulfilling the objectives, the study shall be presented in three parts: the first part is composed of the understanding and relations of the notions of functions. This is being done in order to establish the theoretical notions of functions so that the advanced notions can be verified from previous concepts. Our second part shall …

An Analysis Of Intramural Programs In Selected Colleges, Mary Vanderbilt White

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The problem undertaken in this investigation is one of making an analysis of a number of selected intramural handbooks to determine (1) those elements that are most common to all programs, (2) those elements that are unique, and (3) to bring together under one heading the best ingredients presented in the total of all of the handbooks reviewed.

In view of the tremendous growth of intramural activities there has been a concerned need for administrative guides which are detailed enough to promote satisfactory conduct of the intramural program. This study is an attempt to present and make clear all pertinent …

The Development Of Native Capital In Texas 1850 To 1860, William Charles Akins

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The writer, having a desire to know more of the underlying facts relating to the Texas economy and the nature of the native capital present in our illustrious state before the Civil War, has engaged in the following investigation. The concern of the study is directed toward industrial relatedness in our state at a time when agrarian pursuits were supposed to have been dominating.

Our historical observations are focused upon the vast change that occurred between the years 1850 to 1860. Being interested in Economics or Business history, I believe that most of our problems stem from an economic bass, …

A Comparative Study Of Pulse Ratio Of Eighth Grade Girls And Boys As Revealed By Tuttle Pulse- Ratio Test; With Emphasis On Height, Weight And Age Level, Dorothy R. Jimmerson Hall

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There has long been a need for test® of the cardiovascular type which can be administered by the physical education teacher to group pupils for the purpose of quickly classifying them into one of two groups: (1) those who need an examination by a physician before they are allowed to participate in strenuous physical activities, and (2) those who can immediately participate in strenuous activities* Unfortunately, we do not as yet have reliable group cardiovascular tests, but in the past years tests have appeared which are designed to be administered as individual tests by the trained physical education teacher when …

Slavery In The Economy Of San Augustine County, Texas 1837-1860, Faydell Lomma Barrett

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In writing the history of Negro Slavery In the economy of San Augustine County, Texas, the writer is confronted with the conflicting theories that have been the controversy issues of learned writers of history. This writer wishing to get to the actual fact concerning the role of the slave takes on herself the responsibility of seeking into the mysteries of slavery in the county by getting facts through scientific application of the rules of historical research. This study attempts to present philosophies and facts with a minimum use of technical terms and with unbiased scholarship. It is the writer belief …

The Recreational Pursuits And Expressed Interests Of Selected Adult Negroes In Austin, Texas, James Robert Wilson

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The growing importance of recreation in the united states is due to a number of factors, chief of which is the tremendous increase in leisure time. Man has always dreamed of the ideal state of existence as one in which he might be free to do as he desires. Technological improvements and developments have so increased man's efficiency and production that leisure has been extended to everyone.

The role of recreation and the recreation leader is to recognize the need for worthy leisure and supply facilities and leadership to satisfy that need. Recreation must be ever-changing and willing to be …

Anatomical Associations On The Rorschach Test As A Predictor Of Assaultive Behavior, Keith O. Schmidt

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The History Of Memorial Hospital, 1911-1963, Virginia Jayne Lacy

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The purpose of this study is to trace and explain the development of Memorial Hospital, Incorporated, of Johnson City, Tennessee, from its beginning in 1911 through 1963.