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A Critical Study Of The Washington Biographies In Relation To The Teaching Of American History, Bert Franklin Gould

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

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Studies On Insecticidal Activity, James Madison Straley

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

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A Study Of Guidance In The Home Room, Otis Gould Moore

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to make a list of suggestions for strengthening guidance work in home rooms. In order to do this, the writer read extensively from authorities in the field of guidance and extra-curricular activities, and secured first-hand information from principals and home room teachers in service. After analyzing conditions as they are, and as they should be according to recognized authorities, the writer presents his list of suggestions in the hope it will aid in strengthening guidance work in home rooms.

The Censorship Of The Neutral Mails By The Belligerents In The World War, Ross Wallace Davidson

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

It may seem strange that this introduction should begin with contraband. But after considerable reflection it is deemed advisable. Most people have some idea of the meaning of contraband and there will be no attempt made to define it here. Indeed it is clear that a simple definition does not suffice. This study will show, however, that contraband and mail, in war times, are closely related. One reason for this is the fact that the functions of mail in modern times have greatly broadened. It is no longer just correspondence; other things have been added, such as parcel post and …

Ten Units Of Historical Background For Teaching English Literature, Erville E. Sowards

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Teachers and students of English literature often experience difficulty in understanding that literature in relation to the historical background upon which it was produced. For this understanding they seem to need:

1. Usable summaries of British history for each of the periods treated;
2. Specific background for certain masterpieces for which the general summaries are insufficient;
3. Supplementary reading, especially historical fiction, which will give a better idea of the events and conditions of each period that can be gained from a study of a brief history;
4. Visual material which should be helpful in making the history of the period more vivid and …

A Survey And Census Of The Birds Of Crawford County, Kansas, James G. Williams

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This paper contains the results of studies made to determine the number and species of birds found Crawford County, why they are an economic asset, and why they should be protected and encouraged to come in greater numbers. Protection, attention to nesting facilities, and water supplies, are necessary to increase the number of these natural pest destroyers. They will conserve our material wealth in the form of crops and forests.

An Annotated Bibliography Of The Short Story, Esther Leora Wilson

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The need is great in high schools, colleges, and universities for a complete classification of short stories. Such classification, however, is well nigh impossible because of the enormous number of short stories which are being written at the present time. The short story seems to be gaining popularity because of its very brevity and conciseness. Many magazines contain nearly twice as many short stories as serials. It may be understood, therefore, that there can not be a complete classification of short stories. This list is not intended to be complete but representative. It is partial classification of stories of only …

The Life Force As Exemplified In Certain Women In The Plays Of George Bernard Shaw, Helen Jane Smith Barkell

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

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A Supplementary Method Of Color-Discrimination For The Red-Green Color-Blind, Donald Charles Portrum

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Although it is probable that no two individuals perceive colors in exactly the same way, it is known that there are some who deviate radically from the majority in this respect, and for this reason are called "color-blind". There are three principal types of the defect -- red-green, blue-yellow, and total color-blindness, with possible gradations intervening. Red-green color-blindness is the most common, and is the type with which we shall be concerned in the present investigation. The origin of the problem was due largely to the fact that the writer is color-blind to red and green.

Without speculating as to …

A Brief Study Of The Cherokee Formation Outcrop In Kansas, Roland G. Holmes

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The Cherokee formation is one of the important rock formations of Kansas. There has been much work done upon the coal beds of this formation but so far as is shown by a search of the available literature, there has been no work carried on making a study of the rock beds of the formation by means of chemical analysis.

This paper is an endeavour to do three things: (1) to make a brief study of the rocks of the Cherokee formation at various horizons, (2) to attempt to show by chemical analysis the position of the land mass from …

Transcontinental Railroad Legislation 1835 - 1862, Thamar Emelia Dufwa

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No abstract provided.

Further Studies In The Development Of North Dakota Lignite, Erwin Hamer Amick Jr.

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No abstract provided.

The Historical Development Of Girard, Kansas, And Its Community, Willis Ernest Lamson

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Kansas is rich in historic facts. Her traditions may be traced to the Spanish conquest of the native Indians of Mexico. In the sixteenth century Coronado came northward seeking for the mythical kingdom of Quivera, and claimed it by the right of conquest and discovery as a part of the kingdom of Spain. France nearly two centuries later sent out explorers who explored the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and declared at the mouth of each stream that all the land drained by these rivers and their tributaries belonged to the Kingdom of France. During the early part of the nineteenth …

A History Of The Indianapolis Elementary Schools 1821-1900, Norma Deluse

Graduate Thesis Collection

This dissertation presents a partial history of Indianapolis elementary schools during the years 1821-1900.  Research has particularly been directed to three phases of the history, first, chronological development, second, administrative organization, and third, legislative acts which directly affected Indianapolis schools.  Other phases of the subject, not treated in this thesis are detailed research of finance, buildings and grounds, personnel, salaries, methods, and curriculum.

Does World History Help A Ninth Grade Pupil Understand And Appreciate Present-Day Economic And Political Problems?, Charles Theodore Thomson

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The purpose of this study to get some measure of the value or utility of world history as taught in typical high schools in helping a pupil gain a better understanding of present-day economic and political problems.

A further purpose of this study is to check the extent to which schools attain the third general objective of history and social science as given in the Kansas Course of Study. The objectives for history and social science as given in the Kansas Course of Study are quoted below.¹

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3. To lead to an understanding of the more important problems …

A Comparative Study Of Certain Methods In General Science, Anthony Joseph Chalupsky

Student Work

In this comparison of certain methods of teaching general science, it has been the author's purpose to state and interpret the facts as they were found, and to discover, if possible, whether or not these methods are uniformly effective, or whether some are more useful than others.

Leaching Copper Minerals In The Butte District, Kenneth C. Bellows

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The history of mining in Butte is woven about three of our principal metals. The gold placers first attracted the attention of miners in 1863, and reached their peak production in 1867. Silver was the second metal mined, and this operation required the erection of large mills with a consequent increase in mining activity that made the district a prominent producer. Although the presence of copper in the silver ore had been known, the credit for the first development of the copper veins is due Senator W. A. Clark. The original Colusa, Mining Chief, and Gambetta claims were developed to …

The Calcite Veins Of The Livingston Formation, John Moore Conrow

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

An interesting group of calcite veins occur near Livingston Montana in a zone about eight miles wide and forty miles long in the edge of the Plains region of Montana in front of the Main ranges. The zone extends from the Boulder River south of Big Timber, through Springdale and Hunters Hot Springs, to Potter's Basin just north of Wilsall in Park County. The group of veins is particularly interesting because they cut relatively flat lying strata, suggest a structural relation­ship to one another, and they are nearly pure calcite.

The present investigation was to determine the position of the …

A Microscopic Study Of Some Volcanic Rocks In The Vicinity Of Butte, Evan Gustafson

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The rhyolite rocks in the vicinity of Big Butte present a very interesting, though complicated study. It seems that no extensive or conclusive work has ever been done upon these extrusives.

I have found that the rhyolites present a very interesting problem, especially microscopically, and that no doubt an intensive study along these lines will solve the problems concerning age relations of different flows and origin of the magma that produced the material for emanations.

A Study Of Montana Bentonite, William P. Ryan

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Research has been undertaken both under Government and private auspices in an endeavor to develop uses for bentonite. Perhaps, the work done to date has had only in consideration the possible industrial importance of bentonite. No simple, quick methods for the determination of the properties or qualities of any particular bentonite have been developed.

In an attempt to establish whether or not there is a means of making rapid simple determinations of the quality of Montana bentonitic clays, and in particular, with regard to the uses to which the clays may be suited. The problem also involves a study of …

An Evaluation And An Interpretation Of The Poetry Magazine And Its Influence On The Trend Of American Poetry, Mildred Evelyn Lee

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The purpose of this thesis is to interpret and evaluate the poetry magazine, and to show how it has influenced and is influencing the trend of American poetry.

Seventeenth Century Golden Era Of French Drama, Vera P. Duplessis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Drama is a word belonging to the Greek language which means actions. It is applied to that form of literature which has action in it and is suited for performance.

A Study Of The Plant Ecology Of Salt Lake And Utah Valleys Before The Mormon Immigration, John Homer Wakefield

Theses and Dissertations

This study is an attempt to bring together such available material , heretofore not collected, into a single compilation pertaining to the plant associations of Utah and Salt Lake Valleys. An endeavor is made to build a picture of the vegetation as it was before the pioneers entered these valleys as compared with what it is today. The material compiled here is the result of searching through all available sources such as government reports of geological explorations, private diaries of explorers and pioneers , contemporary magazines, books and newspapers .

A Comparative Analysis Of State Courses Of Study In Character Education, Robert Burnett

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The purpose of this study is to determine what the state Departments of Education have done to carry out definite programs in character education in elementary and secondary schools. This problem is limited to special courses of study in character education issued by certain State Departments of Education. According to the United States Bureau of Education at Washington, D. c., only six of the forty-eight states have prepared special courses of study in this field. In this study a comparative analysis is made of these courses of study as to character traits and objectives, methods of procedure in developing the …

Comparative Anatomy Of The Vertebrate Skull, Joseph G. Greene

Bachelors’ Theses

This paper may be considered in the nature of preliminary or introductory work to another problem which suggested itself during the investigation of the comparative anatomy of the vertebrate skull. The suggested problem might be termed, "Why do certain animals exhibit skulls of a characteristic shape?"

Methods Of Obtaining Asymptotes, Paul Sweetland

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The purpose of this thesis is to present in logical order the more important methods of obtaining asymptotes. In several cases where two or more different methods for obtaining the same type of asymptotes were found the simpler method is given first and then the more difficult method. Most of the simpler methods are based on Analytic Geometry, while the more difficult are based on the Calculus.

The Electrical Resistance Of Metals In Their Hard And Soft States, Eugene A. Avery

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Many investigations have shown that the electrical resistance of soft annealed metals is usually smaller than that of metals in their hard, cold worked state. By annealing cold-worked metals, the electrical resistance decreases to a minimum and then increases upon continued annealing at higher temperatures. The work performed in this investigation upon silver, aluminum, copper, nickel, and soft steel corroborates this idea.

Effect Of Impurities Upon Current Efficiency In The Electrolysis Of Zinc Sulphate Solution, Robert Jess Smith

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

There are many elements which are detrimental to the current efficiency in the electrolysis of zinc sulphate solution. Fortunately the majority of these elements are easily removed in the purification process and cause no further trouble. The elements that are likely to cause trouble in ordinary plant operations are antimony, arsenic, cobalt, nickel, manganese and germanium. The following tests were made to determine the mutual effect on the current efficiency when several of the impurities were present in the electrolyte.

A Study Of The Composition Of Zinc Complex Cyanide Solutions By The Conductometric Method, Robert James Woody

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

As the method or analysis used up to the present time has failed to give quantitative results in determining the composition of zinc cyanide baths, conductometric methods were adopted in this study. Supplementary tests were also carried out in this investigation.

Catalonia: A Case Study In Racial Minorities, Eugene H. Miller

History Honors Papers

This 32 page thesis explores the history of Spain and Catalonia as well as the question of Catalan identity and the movement for independence.