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Commitments To The Louisiana State Pententiary During The Fiscal Years 1939-1940 And 1945-1946, George Bedsole Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study analyzes the commitments to the Louisiana State Penitentiary during the fiscal years 1939-1940 and 1945-1946. It directs particular attention at the possible effects of the recent war upon, first, the pattern of crime in the state; second, the characteristics of the persons admitted to the state penitentiary. Under the former category are considered the types of crimes for which sentenced, the place of crime, and the extent of recidivism. In connection with the latter category, information on race, sex, age, marital status, religion, and occupation is analyzed. Based upon data provided by the Louisiana Department of Institutions, the …

The Cost Of Producing Eggs In Utah, 1946, Chall Allred

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The production of poultry and poultry products is one of Utah's major agricultural industries. In 1945, 22 percent of the farm income in Utah was derived from poultry and poultry products. About 10 percent of the total farm income was from eggs.

Difficulties Encountered By High School Pupils In The Computation Of Common Fractions, Harold Lowell Mueller

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Status And Problems Of Music Appreciation In The Negro High Schools Of Texas With Remedial Measures, Dillard Warner

All Theses

MUSIC APPRECIATION: HISTORIC CONSIDERATION

Implications of Appreciation

The study of music appreciation originated from the effort to prepare American audiences at symphony concerts to listen more intelligently to pure (instrumental) music. The aim was to help the people to better understand and therefore enjoy what they heard. The means employed at first were the analytic programs instituted by the Boston Symphony and Thomas Orchestras. Soon after the introduction of these analytical notes in the program, a man with vision adapted the idea to the general study of music appreciation by- music students not only for better preparation for listening but …

A Survey Of Errors In Senior Grammar At The Lincoln High School, Dallas, Texas, William L. Armstrong

All Theses

The use of good grammar is as habit forming as poor usage. The errors in English, which is the basic tool for all subjects, are far too frequent. The purpose of this thesis is to determine how well these students recognize these errors on this test.

This entire survey is devoted to a study made of errors in senior grammar at the Lincoln High School, Dallas, Texas.

The survey is made in the hope of improving these conditions in the English department at Lincoln. Every effort is made to find out as many of the causes for these conditions as …

Status Of Negro Teachers Of Creek County, Oklahoma, Jacob Samuel Blanchette

All Theses

For many years there has existed a difference in the status of the teachers of the Negro schools and of the white schools in creek county, Oklahoma, regarding the organization, administration, financial support, availability of the schools to scholastics, amount of training certification, experience, tenure, and salary. There has also been certain school problems which an immediate solution at this time. The majority of the claims made by interested observers are based upon limited observation, and in no instance has complete objective evidence been presented to support the contentions of either side.

English Contemporary Opinion Of The American Civil War, Vorice Jackson Waters

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis, submitted to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Xavier University in partial fulfillment of requirements for a Master of Arts degree in 1947, presents a survey of British public opinion during the entirety of the American Civil War. Drawing on contemporary newspapers, pamphlets, letters, diaries, parliamentary speeches, and official government records, the study analyzes the conflicting opinions expressed by individuals, organizations, and government officials in England from the outbreak of hostilities through the conclusion of peace. The thesis finds that English upper and middle classes generally sympathized with the Confederacy, influenced by historical parallels to the …

A Taxonomic Study Of The Adult Mosquitoes Of Utah County With Notes On The Biology And Distribution Of The More Common Species 1946-1947, Cluff E. Hopla

Theses and Dissertations

In Utah County, information has been lacking concerning the taxonomy and distribution of mosquitoes. With the knowledge of this condition, it is felt that information can be presented which will be of value both to the scienoe of Entomology and the area concerned.

An Ecological Study Of The Negro In Ward Seven, Murphy Cleophas Williams

Student Work

The concept of the term "ecology' as it relates to sociology and social research is well interpreeted in Gist and Halbert's book, Urban Society… From the above explanation and from the interpretations of the term "ecology" in the writings of Park and Eurgess and others, we get the idea that an ecological study involves the spatial, selective and distributive functions and melations of human beings in a given geographical and cultural area, and that these functions and relations characterize the forms and types of social interaction.

A Survey Of Certain Personnel Aspects Of The Cooperative Extension Service For Negroes In Texas, Jacob Leroy Boyer, Jr.

All Theses

Extension work among Negroes in Texas is a part of the national and state Extension Service established in 1914, which developed in our country as a result of changing conditions in American agriculture and American education. Distant markets, a lack of virgin soil for farming, and the necessity of business on a credit basis caused America's rural and urban population to realize the need for more scientific knowledge and better management methods for our agricultural producers.

Constant research for knowledge related to agriculture was undoubtedly successful but this information was not available to the farming population. Surveys and studies showed …

A Study Of The Status Of Prairie View Veterans, Fidelus Dell Breeding, Jr.

All Theses

Today colleges and universities are being crowded with veterans throughout the nation. This sudden increase in the enrollment has found institutions without adequate training facilities, teaching personnel, and living accommodations.

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 was designed to make civilian life smoother and more secure for men and women released from the armed service. This act, better known as the "(J. I. Bill of Rights, carried certain qualifications for education. This act provides for those who are eligible, the opportunity to receive education, training or refresher courses at approved educational institutions for a period of one year or the …

A Study Of A Heron Nesting Colony, Linden J. Leatham

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Herons are well known because of their gregarious nesting habits. Like many others of the lower orders of birds they nest together in pure or mixed colonies of many different combinations and under diverse living conditions. The population of different colonies may vary from a few pairs to many thousands of pairs depending upon the nature and extent of the breeding area, the food supply available and the protection afforded either by natural or artificial means.

In Utah and adjacent areas of bordering states, many types of heron associations have been studied and reported by ornithological workers. Breeding colonies of …

A Comparison Of Price Differentials In The Chain And Independent Grocery Stores Of Logan, Utah, David C. Bacon

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

1. This study is the result of two separate surveys of the retail grocery stores in Logan, Utah. The primary purpose of these surveys was to make a detailed study of price differentials as they exist between the stores of different kind, class, location and size.
2. Logan was chosen for this survey for a number of reasons: (1) It is typical of many Rocky Mountain cities for size. (2) There is no one industry that completely dominates the economy of the city. (3) There are sufficient stores in kind and number to give the necessary data. (4) Besides the local independent …

The Measurement Of Agricultural Production In The Utah From 1920 To 1946, Owen L. Brough Jr.

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

As agricultural leaders become increasingly aware of the economics involved in the production and marketing of agricultural products, there develops an increased need for more accurate and more complete methods of measuring agricultural production. This need is not only for the satisfactory measurement of the physical production of a given crop, but is also for a unit of measurement that will make possible a comparison of the production of individual enterprises and groups of enterprises for a given year and from year to year. Because the production of many crops, and livestock and livestock products are customarily measured according to …

An Evaluation Of The Practices And Functions Of The Clerk Of The Board Of Education In The State Of Utah, Dean C. Andrew

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Regardless of the size, the school district has some person who is responsible for keeping the clerical and financial records of the school district. This position is very frequently designated as the office of the clerk of the board of education. When the efficient clerk assumes the clerical and financial duties of the school district the superintendent is relieved of endless details, which allows him greater opportunity to perform those functions for which he is qualified, thus a smoother and a more efficient school system is the result. It has been thought in the past that any person regardless of …

A Comparison Of Qualities Desired In Academic Teachers, Physical Education Teachers, And Athletic Coaches In The Senior High Schools Of Utah, Cluff D. Snow

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The state has ordered the establishment of schools for the education of all the children in the state. Each child is entitled to as thorough an education as the community can afford, and this education can be attained only when the teachers selected are the best possible to obtain with the money available.

A Survey Of The Requirements In Physical Education For Boys In Region One Of The Utah State Athletic Association, Wayne G. Taylor

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

All of the high schools in Region One of the Utah State Athletic Association were surveyed for this study. Region One is located in Northern Utah and included all the high schools in Cache, Box Elder Counties, and one high school in Weber County.

This Region is made up of urban, suburban, and rural districts. Several central towns comprise the greatest part of the total population, but many pupils are transported from outlying areas to consolidated schools in these centers. Communities and cities range in size from villages of a few hundred persons to Logan, which had a population of …

A Study Of The Content And Administration Of Intramural Sports Programs In The High Schools Of Utah, Byrne C. Fernelius

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Intramural sports appeared in schools long before interscholastic athletics. Students within schools formed clubs and competed against one another. This student intramural competition increased until in 1915 Michigan and Ohio State each inaugurated a department of intramural athletics under the direction of one man. In 1915 John Wilce wrote the first treatise on intramural sports. In the army camps of World War I this type of intramural activity received a tremendous boost. In 1925 the high schools throughout the country began organizing intramural departments.

By 1941 the enthusiasm of physical education instructors for a comprehensive intramural program had become so …

A Farm Management Study Of Dairy Farms In Duchesne County, Utah, 1945, Melvin M. Peterson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The kinds of agricultural commodities grown in an area result largely from the physical, economic, and institutional setting of the area. Seldom does one factor alone determine the kind of production. The nature of the soil, the amount and the distribution of the precipitation, the topography of the area, and the length of the frost-free growing period are all important. Likewise, location with respect to markets and means of transportation is important, as are also the ownership of the land, the size of the farms, and the balance among the factors of production.

In Duchesne County the physical factors, location, …

Cost Of Producing Peaches In Washington County And Box Elder-Weber Area, 1947, Wells M. Allred

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Peach production in Utah is an important enterprise. In 1946 the crop of 700,000 bushels was valued at $1,085,000, which was approximately one percent of the value of all agricultural commodities grown in the state 1/. The estimate average annual production over the ten-year period, 1936 to 1945, was 636,000 bushels. About 95 percent of the peach trees are located in Washington County and along the Wasatch Front in Utah, Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, and Box Elder counties. Small-scale family type units characterize the production of peaches in Utah. The 5,071 farmers who reported growing peach trees in 1944 had …

Variable Factors In The Determination Of Fat And Moisture In Cheddar Cheese, William C. Winder

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The rapid growth of the dairy industry which began in the latter half of the nineteenth century necessitated the development of chemical tests for determining the composition of dairy products. Chemists devoted much study and labor in devising methods which would be both accurate and rapid. As a result of these researches a large number of tests were developed. Many of the methods possessed considerable merit and a few were so satisfactory that the rest did not come into general use. The basic principles of all the tests now in use were discovered between 1880 and 1890.

An Evaluation Of Non-Directive Counseling In The Treatment Of Delinquents, George D. Watt

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

It was the purpose of this study to make application of Carl H. Rogers' non-directive method of psychotherapy in the treatment of juvenile delinquents. The study was set up in an effort to determine the value of such a treatment procedure as one method of treating this type of individual.

The hypothesis to be tested was that non-directive psychotherapy would improve the personal and social adjustment of institutionalized delinquents. Supporting this general assumption the following three corollaries were assumed: (1) that improved personal adjustment would be reflected in adjustment inventories, (2) that improved social behavior would be reflected in social …

Membership Relations Of The Utah Poultry And Farmers' Cooperative, Glen T. Nelson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Commercial egg production in Utah has developed gradually since 1920. Production of eggs increased from 142 million in 1924 to 433 million eggs in 1946. The percentage of total farm income of the state derived from the poultry industry increased from 5.3 percent in 1924 to 23.1 percent in 1946 and at the present time constitutes the largest income of any farm enterprise in this area. Factors influencing this development are: 1. High prices resulting from the war period of 1917 to 1920 followed by the depression period when prices were low. 2. The organization of cooperative egg-marketing associations. 3. …

A Taxonomic Study Of The Scolytidae (Coleoptera) Of The Logan Canyon Area Of Utah, Stephen L. Wood

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In spite of the great economic importance of north American Scolytidae, many taxonomic descriptions remain inadequate for the identification of species, and existing keys have been made obsolete by the recent description of new species. To bring these keys up to date and make them useful to students and practical foresters, detailed studies of the morphological structure of the various species are necessary. The purpose of the present investigation has been to clarify and revise existing keys and to describe briefly the species of Scolytidae occurring in the Logan Canyon area of Utah. The following keys and descriptions will be …

The Cost Of Producing Eggs And The Egg Feed Ratio In Utah 1929-'46, Emer E. Broadbent

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Commercial egg production in Utah has developed largely since 1920. Prior to that time most farms had some chickens but the eggs were either used at home or consumed on the local markets. What few commercial poultry farms there were also supplied local markets. It has been estimated that the total egg production in the stat was just about equal to the consumption within the state. Soon after1920 however, egg production on a commercial basis began and thereafter expanded rapidly for a time.

An Historical Survey Of Liturgical Vestments For Clergy And Sanctuary With Final Reference To Good Lutheran Usage, Harry Krieger

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

In other cases unfortunately, the Liturgical trend has produced no improvement, but quite the opposite. Individuals and groups have been swept along by it, to be sure, but have adopted much that is questionable, if not thoroughly repugnant, because they were impressed with the novelty of the thing adopted, or because it was supposed to be an improvement. As a case in point we mention the imprimatur which a large Lutheran body in America recently placed upon the wearing of a colored stole over an academic robe or so-called Genenva gown, in violation both of liturgical principles and historic practice. …

The "Euaggelion" According To St Paul, Luther Meinzen

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The supremacy of the Ε’υαδδε’λιον has not lost an iota of its importance to man, although centuries separate us from Paul. Despite attempts through the ages to destroy the Ε’υαδδε’λιον or to change it, it is still the power of God unto salvation that it always was. Controversies that have been waged over it have largely been the result of misunderstandings of the Ε’υαδδε’λιον. Therefore a study of this basic concept of Christianity and of theology of Paul is purposeful. It is the aim of this thesis to present the correct understanding of the term and to develop its implications.

An Investigation Into The Effectiveness Of Preaching For The Purpose Of Teaching Christian Doctrine, Martin Brauer

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

This thesis is "An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Preaching for the Purpose of Teaching Christian Doctrine." By Christian Doctrine we mean everything that the Bible tells us about God, His nature, His work and His attitude toward man, and everything that the Bible tells us about the origin, purpose, and destiny of man, his nature, and his relationship to God. Men and God are the great theme of Scripture. Everything that the Bible says can some way or another be fitted under this theme.

The Kingdom Of Christ With Special Reference To Premillennialism, Carl N. Last

Bachelor of Divinity

Chiliasm has always been taught in the Church by individuals and particular groups, but it has never been taught as the orthodox faith of the Church. There are some today who hold to Chiliasm because they believe that the early Christian Church advanced the chiliastic arguments. Dr. West in his History of Premillenarian Doctrine claims that “a true Christian Chiliasm was the orthodox faith of the primitive Church in its purest days.” We want to show in introducing this paper that the Church in the first three centuries of its history did not believe in a millennial kingdom of Christ …

The Missionary Looks At His Work In The Light Of St Paul's Letter To The Colossians, O H. Schmidt

Bachelor of Divinity

While this paper was written primarily with reference to foreign mission work it is obvious that the various practical directions and hints contained in this epistle are just as applicable to the work in the home mission field. After all, the principles are the same, and you work with the same materials, with the word or God and with human beings.