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Foraminifera Of The Byram Calcareous Marl, Vicksburg, Mississippi / By Ellen Louise Shook, Ellen Louise Shook

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Characterization In The Novels Of John Galsworthy, Charlie Scott

English Language and Literature ETDs

John Galsworthy said of his novels that they were "a criticism of life." This definition is generally recognized and has been accepted by critics as an approach to the study of his works. This thesis proposes an examination of one specific method by which Galsworthy criticized the life of his times: the grouping of characters of his novels into types representative of the society he knew.

Heat Transfer Coefficients., R. Y. Browne

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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John Mcdonogh And His Contribution To Education In New Orleans, Edgar P. Harney

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Anti-Oxidant Influence Of Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins On The Drying Of Linseed Oil., Walter William Rinne 1909-1974

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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The High School Teacher's Load In Montana, Truman Mcgiffin Cheney

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Christ In The Poetry Of Robert Browning, Juliana Ludick

Master's Theses

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The Religious Policy Of Charles V In The Germanies, Maurice F. Meyers

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Carlyle And Newman: Their Intellectual And Spiritual Crises, William T. Supple

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Attitude Of John Quincy Adams Toward The Presidency, Helen Tichenor

Master's Theses

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The 1928 Salary Schedule Of The City Of Alameda And Its Effect Upon The Improvement Of Teachers In Service, James Mathews Bryan

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The improvement of the teaching staff is a problem that constantly confronts every school department. Writers of leading books on school administration consider this problem so important that they almost universally devote one or two chapters to its discussion. Dr. Ellwood F. Cubberley suggests that the addition of a few young, well-trained teachers to the staff each year is one way of improving the work of a whole department. In recent years, however, many school departments have been unable to add new strength to their school systems by the addition of new teachers, for the reason that there were no …

Dr. Alexis F. Lange, His Influence On Education In California With Particular Reference To The Establishment Of The Junior High School And The Junior College, Lowell W. Mell

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Dr. Alexis F. Lange is living forever in this chosen field, not in a mosaic of marble, but in the lives and actions of men and women today, who came in personal contact with his warm congenial personality and the inspiration of his spirit and ideals. It was largely through his efforts in establishing the junior high schools and the junior colleges, that the school children of today are able to live in situations better adapted to their educational needs.

An Investigation In The Nutrition Of Negro Infants In Tallahasee, Florida, Lola L. Cunningham

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

A review of related literature gave no evidence of investigations of feeding practices among Negro infants. The writer thought it would be interesting to study this group to determine when and what additions were made to breast feedings and to determine the adequacy of the diet as judged by standards of nutrition and by the reaction of the children. Thirty-six infants between the ages of six and eighteen months were studied in Tallahassee, Florida. It was found that the time of beginning additions to the breast feedings varied from the fifth month of age through the ninth month. Additions consisted …

The Sorption Of Fluoride Ion With Special Reference To Fluoride Removal From Potable Waters, Phillip W. West

Theses and Dissertations

The recent discovery that even very small concentrations of fluorides in drinking waters are sufficient to cause the serious dental dystrophy commonly known as mottled enamel, has around widespread interest and concern. Federal and State surveys have been conducted to determine the geographical distribution of the malady, and the fluoride contents of water supplies.

County dental surveys, conducted by the United States Public Health Department with the cooperation of local dentists, have located the regions throughout the country where mottled enamel is endemic and among these localities is an area in southeastern North Dakota and adjacent territory in South Dakota …

Pure Food Legislation Of 1906, P. Olaf Sigerseth

Theses and Dissertations

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An Experiment In The Motivation Of Certain Conduct Traits In A Public Graded Elementary School, George H. Mayer-Oakes

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Microscopic Study Of Cross-Sections Of Woody Dicotyledonous Stems With Reference To Their Use In Courses In Elementary Botany, Nancy Jane Toms

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to discover a woody dicotyledonous stem which could be used as the principal example of stem structure in a course in elementary botany.

A Study Of Methods Of Determining The Rate Of Acid Hydrolysis Of Wheat Gluten, Angus V. Honrickson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Because of the nutritious value of sodium glutamate and its meat-like flavor, which is very pleasing to most people, and hence its demand if it were properly promoted, and because of the abundance of protein in accessible form for its manufacture, it is only reasonable to assume that if the optimum conditions of protein hydrolysis were found, the manufacturing could be made a highly successful enterprise. it was the purpose of this research to investigate the methods by which the hydrolysis of wheat glutes can do conveniently followed in order to determine the efficiency of reactions run under specific conditions.

A Study Of Methods Of Determining The Rate Of Acid Hydrolysis Of Wheat Gluten, Angus V. Henrickson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Because of the nutritious value of sodium glutamate and its meat-Like flavor, won 18 very pleasing to most people, and hence Its demand if it were properly promoted, and because of the abundance of protein in accessible form for its manufacture, it is only reasonable to assume that if too optimum continuous of protein hydrolysis were found, tho manufacturing metnous could be made a.highly successful enterprise.

Mexican Arts And Crafts Since The Conquest Of Cortes, Marjorie I. Graham

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Everyone interested in visiting Mexico should familiarize himself with its arts and crafts, for it has been truly said that "art is the expression of life,"¹ and the whole Mexican civilization is inextricably interwoven with its arts. It is the purpose of this thesis, not to exhaust the subject treated, but rather to present the art of Mexico in such a way that students o f the subject, or prospective tourists, may feel the tremendous interest which Mexican arts warrant; that they may have a clearer view of the background, the civilization, both past and present, of our "next …

Vocational Art Education In Indianapolis, Helen Mowrey

Graduate Thesis Collection

This study grew out of the desire to make a survey of Art Education in Indianapolis. As the investigation progressed the need of making a survey of the business firms of the city made itself manifest in that there was a desire to know what vocational uses could be made of an art education. It was necessary therefore to make a survey of the art content in the various vocations.

The Relation Between Scholarship And Personality, Kathryn E. Stafford

Graduate Thesis Collection

Burnham has said "What personality is, everybody knows; but nobody can tell." Science, philosophy, psychology and education, however, are finding a common meeting ground in this subject and are consequently minimizing some of the mystery which once surrounded it.

Refining The Reading Habits Of Junior High School Pupils, Katherine S. Youngman

Graduate Thesis Collection

The most pleasant part of this study is the opportunity which it afforded to work out a practical school-room problem unhampered by interference or indifference.

Music Supervision, Stanley Norris, B. M.

Graduate Thesis Collection

It is the purpose of this thesis to investigate materials which have a place in the development of supervision as it concerns the special subject of music in the curricula of the public schools.  Special attention has been given to the investigation of the training in supervision as given by schools, colleges, and universities in the hope that these institutions may better adapt their curricula to meet the needs of the modern music supervisor.

Legal Aspects Of State-Wide Teacher Retirement Laws, Edward C. Baldwin

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purpose of this study is to discover those guiding principles which have been followed through-out the period of organized state-wide retirement systems.  A brief summarized history of retirement in the United States serves as a background.  It is the intention of the writer to learn the theories held by authorities concerning five common fundamental retirement principles that are laid down by the committee on retirement of the National Education Association.

A History Of The Indianapolis Journal, Harold F. Irby

Graduate Thesis Collection

This thesis is an attempt on the part of the candidate to bring together information that indicates the editorial work of the Indianapolis Journal in promoting or discouraging the many issues brought before the country during the last eighty years of the nineteenth century.  This thesis undertakes to furnish a historical and journalistic background sufficient for an understanding of the activities of the Journal in its various undertakings.

A Survey Of Poor Relief In Indiana, Carl G. Schmid

Graduate Thesis Collection

It is the opinion of many competent students of social problems that, even though this country experience an economic recovery during the coming years that surpasses the most optimistic forecasts, we shall still be confronted with an army of unemployed numbering in excess of 5 million persons.

The Movement Toward Unemployment Insurance In The United States, William T. Davis

Graduate Thesis Collection

The subject of unemployment insurance legislation is a timely and highly controversial one. In order to evaluate the movement it is desirable to understand the development of the theory and to investigate the early attempts to secure unemployment legislation in America and in Europe.

The Legal Status Of The Indiana Teacher As Revealed By A Study Of Court Decisions, Marie H. Stewart

Graduate Thesis Collection

This dissertation presents a few of the many legal problems which confront the educator. This field of investigation is not new to the teacher, but it is hoped that the facts which have been brought together for this particular consideration, seemingly for the first time in any study, will prove as helpful to the reader as the work has been beneficial to the writer. It endeavors to do two things; first, to determine the teacher's status in Indiana and second, to discover what protection the state and its agent, the court afford the teacher.

A Recording Of English Sounds At Three Age Levels In Ville Platte, Louisiana., Harley Albert Smith

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

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