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Sectionalism And Local Color In The Short Stories Of The Plains States, 1870-1938, Nelle Dooley

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

Robert Ramsay in his Short Stories of America has mapped out the United States in twenty- five literary groups . He has left without sectional designation a strip through the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas and has shaded it on his literary map of local color regions as "neutral". This, "a region unexplored or explored but unsuccessfully as yet, “is to be known in this study as the Plains States. The strip will be broadened out to reach the boundaries of these states, thus including small portions of the sections which Professor Ramsay designates as the Corn Belt and …

Real Property Assessment Variations In Dickinson County, Kansas, And Their Effect On School Finance, Robert B. Gilkison

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The problem of this thesis is indicated in the title, "Real Property Assessment Variations in Dickinson County Kansas and Their effect on School Finance.” This problem will be considered under two major phases: (1) a critical analysis of the 1938 assessment of all rural real property in Dickinson County, Kansas to determine what irregularities exist and what the cause for these irregularities appear to be, and (2) to ascertain the effect of these inequalities upon the financing of the public schools of the county. The schools in the two second class cities of the county will not be included in …

An Analysis Of Seed Production Of Native Kansas Grasses During The Drought Of 1939, Lester R. Branson

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The present interest in the control of soil erosion and the stabilization of agriculture has initiated a great amount of research to find suitable grasses and methods for restoring grass production. The results of these investigations have shown that the native climax grasses are best suited for reseeding in arid and semi-arid regions

The Life History And Habits Of Buffalo Grass, John J. Webb

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

Buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides) is a dioecious, stoloniferous perennial which, with Blue Grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis), forms the short grass faciation of the Great Plains. Its range extends from Saskatchewan to Mexico in the plains area. It is exceedingly valuable as forage, both during the growing season and winter, since cured grass is relished by livestock. Its stoloniferous habits make it an aggressive plant, and give it great soil-biding properties. This species of grass has vast possibilities in revegetation practices. A study of its life-history should be of benefit to conservationists as well as to agrostologists and taxonomists. There is …

The Unit Plan Versus The Textbook Plan Of Teaching Arithmetic To Seventh And Eighth Grade Pupils, Arthur P. Harvey

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The present day trends in education seem to indicate the desirability of its becoming more and more a socialized education. This trend will no doubt have a more significant bearing on some subjects or studies in the school curriculum than on other subjects. The Kansas public elementary schools have recently adopted a Unit Program in School Studies, which includes history, civics, geography, science, and hygiene in an attempt to contribute better to the socialized idea. This Unit Program, however, does not make direct provision for English, spelling, arithmetic, and penmanship .Naturally, perhaps, comes the question to many teachers of why …

An Investigation Of Spelling Difficulties In The Elementary Grades, Carlyle P. Wetlaufer

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

It is easy to observe errors in spelling, but difficult to understand why they exist. The problem of this thesis is an investigation of spelling difficulties in the elementary grades. More specifically the problem is a study of spelling errors in relation to a pupil's spelling achievement; to record and classify the errors made end their frequency in grades two to eight inclusive ; also the variation in the percentage of spelling errors of each word in each test in any given grade as a means of grade placement for words in spelling. Probably in few other elementary school subjects …

A Study Of The Effect Of Home Work On Seventh And Eighth Grade Achievement In Arithmetic, M. Remigia Neder Sr.

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

Until rather recent years home study or home work has been an integral part of the school program. Simultaneous with the increase in the complexities of our modern social life, the school curriculum of today has been undergoing a gradual change. Such outstanding social occurrences of modern times as industrialization, urbanization of our people, and newer methods in transportation and communication have been greatly accountable for the transfer of so many of the early responsibilities of the home to the school. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of homework on seventh and eighth grade achievement in …

The Attitude Of The American People Toward War As Expressed In "The Saturday Evening Post" And "Atlantic Monthly" Magazines During The Years 1938 And 1939, Marion Franklin Coulson

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

It was the purpose of this study to discover the attitude of the American people (including various classes from the common laborer to the President) toward war as expressed in a limited body of current literature. The materials concerning war published in the Saturday Evening Post and the Atlantic Monthly magazines during the years 1938 and 1939 have been chosen for this purpose.

A Survey Of Guidance Practices In The Secondary Schools In The State Of Kansas, Randall W. Gallion

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The general problem of this thesis is an investigation of what is now being done in secondary schools of the State of Kansas in fulfilling their obligation as stated. More specifically, the thesis investigates what the high schools of the state are really doing with the problem of guidance.

A Study In Physical Education Trends From 1914 To 1939 In Four Selected Schools Of Higher Learning, James Thomas Sampson

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

A study of physical education trends for the last twenty-five years is a subject that offers varied possibilities. There are many aspects of the problem, any one of which furnishes a wealth of material. Many reports and articles have been written to show the sociological and physiological benefits of a well-rounded physical education program. Histories on the rise and growth of physical education throughout the nation are studied in many schools of higher learning. The particular problem of this thesis is, “A Study in Physical Education Trends from 1914 to 1939 in Four Selected Schools of Higher Learning."

A Comparison Of The Personal Property Tax Burden Of Five Separate Groups Of Business In Norton County, Hobart E. Rader

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The subject of this thesis, "A Comparison of the Personal Property tax burden of Five Separate Groups of Business in Norton County", was selected after much consideration and investigation. The purpose of the investigation is to find to what extent the personal property tax burden is borne by business and what group bears the heaviest burden. The first four chapters of this thesis cover materiel and data considered essential in discussing the problem of personal property tax burden of business in the state as it might be expected to affect Norton County. These chapters lay the background concerning the wealth …

A State Equalization Fund For Secondary Education, Herbert Reinking

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The problem of this study is: (1) to develop the present financial status of high schools in Kansas, (2) to present reasons for creating a state equalization fund for high schools in Kansas, (3) to briefly study plans for the equalization of public education now in operation in certain selected states, and (4) to propose a plan whereby the burden of support and the educational advantages of a minimum high school program will be equalized.

Heavy Water An Attempt To Concentrate Deuterium Oxide By Chemical Means, James Mcfadgen

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Bases Of Athletic Awards In Representative Secondary Schools Of The North-Central States, Noel E. Davis

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Notes On The Life History Of Uta Stansburiana Baird And Girard, Ports Bretney

Biology ETDs

The writer has attempted to bring together the information concerning the life history of Uta Stansburiana and to add to it by field observations of the form which occurs around Albuquerque, New Mexico. No attempt was made to experiment in the laboratory in connection with the factors controlling the activities.

The Annexation Of Hawaii, Palmer Thomas Isakson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Variation Of Concentration Of Sulfuric Acid As An Electrolyte Between Two Copper Electrodes, Scott S. Tomter

Bachelors’ Theses

When Arrhenius presented his theory of electrolytic dissociation approximately fifty years ago, little did he realize that this theory would prove to be one of the corner stones in the epoch-making developments in chemistry since that time.

Electrochemistry, although still in early development, has risen so greatly in importance that it is now a necessary process in industrial chemistry. It can be estimated fairly that about one-seventh of all manufactured goods are prepared by electrochemical processes directly or indirectly; i.e., in the manufacture of the finished article or in the process of preparing the material.

Interest, herein, is centered on …

The Direct Chlorination Of Benzene And The Preparation Of Alpha And Beta Benzene Hexachlorides, Hubert B. Meloche

Bachelors’ Theses

This research was undertaken in order to study the breaking of the double bonds in a benzene ring by some means other than direct hydrogenation. A study of the literature reveals that the benzene ring has been broken up by chlorination giving hexachlorides of benzene as products of the reaction. But no information regarding the hexachlorides themselves or their method of preparation could be found in the current literature.

Creation Of A Myth By Five Leftist Writers, Thomas Mcgrath

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This is a study of the symbols in the work of five modem English left-wing writers.

Chapter I shows that the number of recurring images in the work of these authors, points to a submerged myth, or formal system of symbols. This has been partially recognized by a few critics but never fully examined. The symbols themselves, because of their newness and because they stand for values many of which are new to bourgeois thought, have earned for the work of these writers a reputation of being both strange and abstruse. It is suggested that Ignorance of the meanings of …

An Administrative And Financial Survey Of The Schools In Kidder County, North Dakota, Ludvig Johannes Totdahl

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Electra: From Aeschylus To O'Neil, Marvin Esden Sands

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The History Of The Booker T. Washington High School Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, Willie Lee Williams

All Theses

The Objectives of the Study are: 1. To trace the chronological development of the school from its inception to the present time. 2. To evaluate the influences that have been responsible for the growth of the school. 3. To evaluate the potency of the school to adequately stimulate the growth of other educational, social, and economic institutions that are within the same area. 4. To show within the school Itself, the weaknesses that have been overlooked. 5. To the end that it may be used as a source of reference for persons who may wish to make a study of …

The Nazi Persecution Of The Jew In Germany, Frank Leslie Rathman

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Origin Of The German-Russian People And Their Role In North Dakota, Joseph B. Voeller

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Old Testament Temple Worship, Edwin Jording

Bachelor of Divinity

Modernist deny the fact that Sacrifices belonged to the essence or the Old Testament Temple worship. They declare the Old Testament sacrifices to have been foreign elements in the Old Testament worship, tolerated by Moses, but criticized by the prophets. One of the prophecies quoted to show that the Lord disapproved of the sacrifices of Israel is Isaiah 1,11. Every unprejudiced reader of the Bible, however, will see that sacrifices constitute the center of the Old Testament worship. For God accepted these sacrifices as an atonement for sins because they pointed to the complete sacrifice of Christ.

The Passive And Active Obedience Of Christ, Bruno Martinelli

Bachelor of Divinity

In describing the manner in which the God-Man Christ Jesus performed the mission for which God sent Him and to which the Son consented in willing obedience, Scripture speaks not only passive obedience of Christ, but just as clearly of His active obedience.

A Study Of The Effect Of Various Organic Polar Groupings On Inhibiting The Corrosion Of Steel By Sulfuric Acid, Frank H. Stockhausen

Bachelors’ Theses

Much has been written on the testing of organic compounds to inhibit the sulfuric acid corrosion in the pickling of steel. For the most part, however, this has been confined to work either on commercial inhibitors which are usually coal tar derivatives of unknown composition, or upon complex amines or sulfonates with little attention paid to comparing the types of polar linkages. The emphasis has been placed on the complexity of molecular structure rather than a thorough analysis of what structure really means in inhibiting action.

The Doctrine Of Offense, Arthur Weber

Bachelor of Divinity

The fundamental thought of this thesis revolves around the word skandalon. For that reason it will be necessary to begin with a study of its etymology in the effort to bring out the full connotation of the word as it is used in the Bible. It is apparent from the following etymological study that the word skandalon means "a stumbling block or trap which causes one to fall.”

Qualifications Of A Chrisitan Minister And Teacher And Teaching Procedures As Exemplified In The Life And Teaching Of Jesus, Leonard Thaemert

Bachelor of Divinity

What were the qualifications of Jesus for this important work? We have only a few glances into His rich but brief life here on earth; but all of these are significant, and indicate that He was steadily pursuing a definite purpose and fitting Himself for a specific service. If we consider what He did after the age of thirty, we are led to the conclusion that all His earlier years were spent in study, in meditation in prayer, in direct communion with the Father as preparatory for His three years of service. How significant this is to see in Him …

The Public Forum In North Dakota, Engebret Milton Kvikstad

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.