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Normal Variation In Growth Rate Of Mice, Helene Gysin

Bachelors’ Theses

Although there has been extensive research carried on with growth variations of rats, there has been comparatively little done on this subject with respect to mice. Stefan Kopec (1938) carried out an experiment in which 24, 000 daily weights were taken of 3 female and 49 male black - and - white - spotted, white, and lilac mice, all sexually mature. He found that males showed non-cyclic weight increase with irregular fluctuations, while the females showed marked cycles of weight change. These
cycles appeared at the time when sexual maturity was attained; decreased in intensity with age, and ended with …

A Study Of Environmental Conditions In Areas Of Varying Rates Of Mental Disease, Thomas P. Imse

Bachelors’ Theses

This study of "Environmental Conditions in Areas of Varying Rates of Mental Disease" is based upon the combined statistics of Milwaukee Mental Disease Patients as found in the studies of Miss Jane L. Svoboda, Miss Mary Mulloy, and Mr. William Birdsall.

History Of The National Retail Credit Association, Elizabeth Redford

Honors Theses

With the ever increasing use of credit in our present day economy, it is only fitting that our attention be directed to an organization which, although established less than thirty years ago, has come to be one of the most important institutions in our modern credit economy. This institution is the National Retail Credit Association which was established for the expressed purpose of bettering credit conditions in the field of retall trade. As far as we are able to determine, no complete history of this organization has been published, and it is for this reason that I have endeavored in …

Availability Of Education To Negroes In Waller County, Texas, Robert Samuels Andrews

All Theses

Statement of Problem.- As Americans, we have been traditionally proud, even boastful, of our system of public education. But when the figures for illiteracy among the soldiers were given out in 1918-1919, our pride had a fall. On the basis of tests, more than one-fourth of the young men of the country were found to be illiterate. The illiterates came from all parts of the country and from all classes and groups. The World War helped us to realize some of the defects of our education and the need for greater effort - especially the need for the wider extension …

The Health Conditions Of One Hundred Negro Households In Schulenburg, Texas, And Their Implications For Agricultural Education, William Milton Collins

All Theses

Regardless of the living standard of a group of people there are some fundamental needs that education must be directed toward satisfying. There are some revelations, with reference to these conditions, that must be determined before the needs can be satisfactorily met.

To make the generalization that a group of people are unhealthy would be about as informative as a person saying, "I am very sick". Nevertheless, there are times when a physician is placed in such a dilemma as the latter statement implies. What does he do under such circumstances? He subjects the patient to a physical examination in …

A Survey Of The Visual Aids Used In Waller County Schools And Recommendations For Their Improvement, Laura Nicholas Jones

All Theses

Statement ox the Problem A visual aid has been defined by Hoban, Hoban and Zisman as "Any picture, model, object or device which provides concrete visual experience to the learner for the purpose of (l) building up, enriching or clarifying abstract concepts, (S) developing desirable attitudes and (3) stimulating further activity on the part of the learner." Visual aids may also be defined as the enrichment of education through the seeing experience. Some years ago the term "Visual Education" was used to designate instruction in which visual experiences served as the chief means of learning. It was believed that eighty …

An Experimental Method Of Determining The Accuracy Of The Vibration Frequencies Of The Old And New Seashore Pitch Tests, Willard L. Bakke

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Manzano: A Study Of Community Disorganization, Wesley Robert Hurt

Sociology ETDs

It is the objective of this thesis to depict the cultural history of a community that is now in a state of serious disorganization. By utilizing the historical method it is often possible to find forces in a community which may have contributed to its disorganization. For example, if it is found that a breakdown of institutions is followed by a state of confusion in society, it can be suggested that the disruption of the institutions was a causal factor in the later disorganization of the community.

Pupil Progress In The Elementary Grades Of Douglass School For Negroes, Pittsburg, Kansas, Beverly E. Rankin

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

This study is a survey of age-grade progress in the Douglass Elementary School (for Negroes) in Pittsburg, Kansas, in order to determine the extent of retardation and to discover the causes of failure.

Data and Procedure

Data for determining the status of progress in the various grades were drawn from school records filed on the permanent record cards of the pupils. Data on various factors affecting school success were obtained from the following standardized tests:

1. Otis Quick-Scoring Mental Ability Test Beta (Form A) and Alpha (Form A) and Otis Self-Administering Test of Mental Ability.

2. The Stanford Achievement Test, …

The Preparation Of The Simple Alkyl Esters Of M-Aminobenzoic Acid, Lorraine Anne Mero

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Case Study Of Thirty-Five Overage Pupils In South Junior High School, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Roy R. Trueblood

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Golden Age Of Lutheran Church Music, Walter Buszin

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

While the chief aim of this thesis is to give thought to the musical developments of the Golden Age of Lutheran Church Music, the writer will attempt also to present an account of the general background which is furnished not only by the cultural and political, but also by the ecclesiastical conditions of this period and the periods which preceded it. This is being done not only because the author sees fit to accept the dictum set forth by Egon Friedell, but also because he is firmly convinced that developments within the Golden Age of Lutheran Church Music will then …

A Generating Voltmeter Of Wide Sensitivity Range For Measuring Atmospheric Potential Gradients, Herschel Roy Snodgrass

Physics & Astronomy ETDs

The specific need for the present instrument arose out of a consideration of the significant results that might be obtained through a coordination of reliable data on potential gradients under various cloud formations with the accompanying fast motion cloud photographs. The characteristics most desired were: (1) the continuous measurement of both the magnitude and polarity of the surface potential gradients over a wide range of values, from normal fair weather gradients of 0 to +300 volts per meter to thunderstorm gradients, possibly as high as 200,000 volts per meter; (2) easy portability; (3) resistance to harmful effects from rain, dust, …

Married Students On The U.S.A.C. Campus, Donald L. Taylor

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Marriage is an ancient rite. No one knows when it started or all the stages of its evolution. But it has survived and is today a main concern of the majority of people.

When the European colonist came to America, they had no desire to change their folkways and mores concerning the family. In spite of this, a type of family developed in America that is different from any of its European predecessors.

Study Of The Aquatic And Semiaquatic Coleoptera In The State Of Utah, Harry P. Chandler

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this paper is to discover and make known the species of aquatic and semiaquatic Coleopters of the sub-order ADEPHAGA which occur in Utah and to give something of their distribution, environment and habits whenever possible. When ever possible the original description or a description from a recent revision has been included for each species. Descriptions given in recent revisions have been regarded as more desirable because they describe the species in comparison with its nearest relatives, while many fo the original descriptions were very incomplete and could not be used to separate many of our present species …

An Evaluation Of The Health And Physical Education Programs In The High Schools Of Utah, Israel C. Heaton

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

During the past ten years there has been an increased evidence of the importance of health and physical education in the United States. Leaders in this field are attempting to establish physical education in its rightful place in the school curriculum. The Research Quarterly for October, 1936 says:

It (physical education) should be dignified by providing a definite curriculum content comparable to that in academic fields, as opposed to the traditional practice of merely giving a child exercise regardless of the medium envolved. (12, p.99)

The growth of health and physical education in Utah has been very slow. In 1908 …

The Isolation Of Some Nonsymbiotic Nitrogen Fixing Organisms Occurring In Some Utah Soils, Richard B. Johnson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Plants require ten elements in appreciable quantity and several others in smaller amount for their continued and normal growth. Three of these necessary elements, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are most important because they occur in the soil in quantities which are usually small in proportion to that needed by the plants. Of these three, nitrogen is in most cases the limiting factor because of the ease with which it may be leached from the soil and comparatively large amount assimilated by plants. These factors coupled with the inhibiting high cost of artificially replacing it in the form of commercial fertilizers, …

Analysis Of Rocky Mountain Mule Deer Kill Records Of Five-Year Deer Removal From The Logan River Drainage Of Northern Utah, Wilmur Bartels

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Checking stations operated during the deer hunting season serve a two-fold purpose. It has long been recognized that such inspection stations aid greatly in the enforcement of hunting laws through the detection of illegal practices, and in many cases have been set up with this as a primary purpose. A more far reaching objective, however, is the collection of information to aid in the solution of the problems of maintenance of the range and the deer herd, and determination of the quality and quantity of the deer removal.

Wool Scouring Tests In Utah, Alma C. Esplin

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Wool as it is shorn from the sheep, is known as grease wool. The first step in the manufacturing of wool is scouring, or removal of all grease and foreign matter. Within any given grade, as determined by length of staple and fineness of fiber, the yield of clean wool is the primary factor in determining the value of the original grease wool. The price of scoured or clean wool is multiplied by the percentage yield of clean wool to determine the value of the grease wool.

Sampling Studies In Morning Glory Roots, Lowell W. Rasmussen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Farmers and agriculturalists have in recent years become more conscious of the seriousness of the weed problems. The solution of this problem is obviously the development of more efficient and less costly methods of eradication. Most pernicious weeds are propagated vegetatively by means of underground parts in which reserve food is stored as a source of energy in tiding the plant over winter and initiating spring growth each year. In order to get at the behavior of these perennial parts, it is necessary to resort to a study of root reserves. This involves information not only on the composition of …

Cambrian Stratigraphy In The Northern Wasatch Region, George Burke Maxey

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

An exhaustive field study of the Cambrian stratigraphy of the northern Wasatch region indicates that in addition to the Blacksmith Fork section there are two complete and better exposed middle and upper sections. Several other good exposures of the lower Middle Cambrian section have been studied in detail. The Spence shale is found to be a member low in the Langston, not the basal member of the Ute. Relative ages of the Spence shale and Ptarmigania faunas have been determined. Other Cambrian faunal zones have been discovered and are discussed. Paleontologic evidence suggests that the Nounan formation is of Upper …

An Economic Study Of Coal Mine Taxation In Utah, A. Lemar Hendrickson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A discussion of the subject of coal mine taxation seems timely and should be of much practical interest in view of the present depressed condition in which the coal industry finds itself. Coal production has developed into one of Utah's most important industries from the standpoint of quantity, value, and associated employment. It has become vital to the economic stability and security of the state. Coal producers, however, have encountered serious economic difficulties during the past two decades. The task of building up profitable industrial activities is one thing, the job of protecting and maintaining them is another matter.

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Zinc Relationships Of Some Utah Soils, Wilford Derby Laws Jr.

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Recent reports from many parts of the United States indicate that the so-called zinc-deficiency disease is wide spread. It affects some varieties of trees in some areas and all varieties in other areas, and occurs from Florida westward to the Pacific coast and northward to the Canadian line. Although the disease is more prevalent in trees, it is also known to affect annual plants.

A recent survey of Utah orchards shows a wide-spread occurrence of little-leaf, a zinc deficiency disease, in fruit trees. The disease was found to be common on the upper sandy soils between Ogden and Salt Lake …

A Town Library In Action (A Study Of The Town Library As A Social Institution In Richmond, Utah, March 1939), Rulon S. Mccarrey

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Richmond lies on a rise of ground near the Wasatch range in the east central part of Cache Valley. In 1855 John Bair led a small party to the vicinity of Richmond to explore it. Four years later (1859) they returned and established homes. The community grew quite rapidly. In 1860 when Jesse V. Fox, territorial surveyor, made the first survey, 104 people claimed land. The first public building was a combination church and school house. A ditch connected with High Creek was built in 1860. In 1868 the village was incorporated with W. D. Hendricks as the first mayor. …

A Study Of The Physical Education Facilities And Programs In Three Southern Utah High Schools, Floyd Harrison Slater

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In the field of physical education there has been formulated by leading physical education authorities an ideal program for use· in high schools, but this program cannot always be used in our high schools because of certain problems that are always present. However, we can adopt the ideal program and modify it to fit any situation that may arise in the various schools. The physical education program is an unstatic program. It is always changing with the changing philosophy of physical education.

A Study Of The Physiology Of Grape Roots And Stocks In Relation To A Lime-Induced Chlorosis, Eldrow Reeve

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The word chlorosis comes from the Greek "chloros" meaning light green and is used by plant science workers to designate a disease of plants, the characteristic symptom of which is the yellowing of the leaves.

Dignified Methods Of Church Publicity, August Brustat

Bachelor of Divinity

Church publicity is an important phase of church work. It is the MEANS by which we call to the attention of immortal souls the truth of salvation in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Methods of church publicity are an important part of the curriculum of a theological Seminary. Prospective ministers of the Gospel will be greatly aided in their future parish duties if dignified ways and means of publicizing the Gospel are called to their attention in the course on Practical Theology.

Problems Of Contemporary Mexico As Seen In The Works Of Mariano Azuela, Jose Antonio Flores

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

Relatively little has been written concerning Mariano Azuela and his works in comparison to critical material on Mexican authors. Since Azuela is the recognized novelist of the the Mexican Revolution, it is necessary that intimate acquaintance with the man and his works be made in order to understand the problems, feelings, and aspirations of the Mexican people immediately prior to and during the Revolution.

The aim of this thesis is to examine critically the novels of Azuela in view of the known facts of the Mexican Revolution principally as they touch upon the religious, social, economic, and political aspects.

A Discussion Of Sulfanilamide And Related Compounds, E. Curtis Leuallen

Chemistry Honors Papers

This 34 page thesis discusses the history of sulfanilamide as well as its preparations, derivatives and uses as a treatment for a variety of illnesses.

The Pharisees, Henry Eggold

Bachelor of Divinity

I shall try to defend the view that the basic tenets of the Pharisees at the time of Christ, nationalism and legalism, are able to be traced through all the preceding generations as far back as the time of Ezra. The other material presented in "this paper is to serve the purpose of throwing this idea into bolder relief.