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Case Studies In Improvig Economic Conditions Through The Medium Of The News Columns Of Suburban Newspapers, Homer E. Truss

Bachelors’ Theses

Personal observation ant research has accounted for the material which is presented. The files of the following newspapers were reviewed: the North Milwaukee Post, the East Side Post, the West Allis Star, the Suburban Herald, the Whitefish Bay Herald, and the Cudahy Enterprise.

Cicero On The Immortality Of The Human Soul, Frank Lemanowicz

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis will be to demonstrate a non¬ Christians observations and conclusions concerning the immortality of the human soul. Cicero, the famed Roman philosopher, and statesman, is the man whose ideas concerning the immortality of the soul we will attempt to examine.

In this day and generation when diverse theories and hypotheses are prevalent concerning the soul’s immortality, we will attempt to see whether Cicero contributed anything of real value to the philosophy of his era and our time in regard to the immortality of the human soul.

In our discussion we will then consider Cicero's personal …

A Volumetric Method Of Chromium Determination With Mercurous Nitrate, Gerald W. Lawton

Bachelors’ Theses

Boncyk in his research on potentiometric titrations, made the observation that apparently mercurous nitrate could be used to titrate chromic acid solution. He used potassium iodide as an outside indicator and found that a slight excess of mercurous nitrate gave a gray precipitate with potassium iodide solution. The precipitate seemed to indicate the end point, or the neutralization of the chromic acid; a slight excess of the mercurous nitrate causing the immediate formation of a gray precipitate. Not knowing the exact normality and purity of the solutions used, he could not ascertain whether the gray was the true end point, …

The Gifted Child And His Education, Virginia W. Smith

Bachelors’ Theses

The ordinary child is one who is able to enter school at the age of six years and taught by a recent normal school graduate of ordinary mental ability is able with forty or more other children to do the pre¬ scribed work of the first year in not more than nine months, five days a week, attaining at the end of this period a proficiency adequate to begin the prescribed curriculum of the second grade. A child is not an ordinary child if he requires two years or more to do the prescribed work of the first grade; nor …

A Survey Of The Makeup And Typography Of Selected Wisconsin Weekly Newspapers, Rolland F. Smith

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to study the style of makeup and typography in the country weekly in order to arrive at certain conclusions, namely: (1) Do the newspapers follow a definite style of makeup or is it a merely nit-or-miss process, (2) Is the typography attractive and easy to read, (3) Does the makeup and typography give evidence that the paper is operated by a printer instead of editorially trained, (4) Is there a field for the graduate journalist in the weekly field.

The Dramatic Technique Of The Theater Of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, Joseph J. Kern

Bachelors’ Theses

In this thesis I will attempt to discover the dramatic technique of the plays of Arthur Wing Pinero. Under the definition of the term technique I include chiefly the division of his plays into acts and scenes, character drawing, source of plot and treatment of plot.

The Character Of Aeneas, Esther Kemp

Bachelors’ Theses

Throughout his life Vergil’s one great ambition was to write a poem for the glorification of the Roman nation; a poem that would narrate Rome’s glory and grandeur, her power and majesty, the virtues of her leaders and citizens. Vergil, during the last eleven years of his life, fulfilled his ambition and contributed to the literature of the world the Roman epic, the Aeneid.

Are Animals Intelligent?, Francis D. Kelly

Bachelors’ Theses

The radicalism or modern psychology presents a complex labyrinth to the average mind. An amateur investigator who desires information about animal psychology is confronted with ten or twelve schools of thought, each one of which sets forth bevy of theories tending either to deny or affirm the power of reasoning in animals. An elimination process, however, will disclose in the main two opposing doctrines, Behaviorism and Evolution, and Scholastic ism. The Behaviorits are interest din lowering the human to the brute and the Evolutionists are concerned with the elevation of the brute to the status of the human. Hence, these …

The Work Of The Milwaukee Juvenile Court, Gwendolyn Leverenz

Bachelors’ Theses

Milwaukee County has done a great deal for the delinquent, neglected and dependent child. While the ultimate responsibility rests with the State a more imperative obligation for these children's welfare should be recognized as belonging to the counties. Delinquent, neglected and dependent children are the result of inadequate families. Early work with these families, may prevent their breakdown end the shirting of their responsibility to the public. The Milwaukee Juvenile Court endeavors to reach these homes in the early stages of corruption and to reconstruct conditions so as to bring the family back to normal conditions.

Through interviews and the …

Ghost Writing In Modern Journalism, William Letwin

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to study a trend in journalism known as ghost writing. Ghost writing is a phase of authorship which consists in producing material for publication under the name of one who does not do the actual writing.

Case Studies Of The News Contents Of Selected College Dailies, Semi-Weeklies And Weeklies, Donald L. Mclaughlin

Bachelors’ Theses

The Purpose of this thesis is to learn by studying the editorial contents of a certain number of selected college and university newspapers what is considered important news for those papers and what position Is given to the best news stories.

To gain this information three fields of such newspapers are studied. The thesis attempts to outline the news stories carried in each edition and to describe the subject handled in each of these stories. Also it tells what position each story occupied on the page, thus determining its relative news merit.

Further the study attempts to show generally what …

Predecessors Of Scott In The Historical Novel, H. W. Mcdougal

Bachelors’ Theses

When Sir Walter Scott gave life and being to the historical novel , his was by no means the first attempt.

There existed a mass of material and subject matter popularized and used by the terror-romanticists, the creators of the Gothic romance. That Scott was influenced by the writings of his predecessors in the romantic novel and that he embodied in his writings to a great extent the elements that were essential to the Gothic arose romance, that the same basic spirit that created the romance of terror lives on in his novels, perfected and modulated though it be, it …

A Two Year Course In The Drama For High School Students, Mary Mccormack

Bachelors’ Theses

The aim of this thesis is to formulate a two-year course in the drama for Junior and Senior students in High School. This course is designed with the three-fold purpose of affording students a bird's eye view of drama through the ages, serving as a background for further study; opening a new field of associated interests such as stage design; and instilling in them a real desire to pursue the study of the drama further.

Methods In Audience Reading In The Upper Grades, Anna E. Moran

Bachelors’ Theses

This essay is an attempt to set forth those ideas about and aids for audience reading that have been gained in classroom practice and observation. The needs for audience reading, the materials for use in that field, its preparation, and some observations on the work as it is carried out in the Milwaukee Public Schools are presented.

The views of leading educators in the field of reading have been quoted and presented in order that a comparison might be made between the Milwaukee practices and nation wide tendencies.

Extra-Curriculum Activities In The Junior High School, Clara S. Mueller

Bachelors’ Theses

Extra-Curriculum Activities occupy a place in every junior high school. The widespread interest in extra-curriculum activities has led to the study of various phases of the problem.

The apparent need for something to satisfy pupils with abilities unsuited to the prescribed traditional curriculum, turned my interest especially toward extra-curriculum activities since such a program can at least in a measure make adjustment for the individual differences in our students. The desire for further information as to the values, the place demanded, and the time allotted to extra-curriculum activities in our schools were motives which stimulated me to reading and study …

Contributions Of Reading To Some Of The Other Content Subjects Particularly In The Sixth And Seventh Grades, Marion E. Theisen

Bachelors’ Theses

My purpose in this thesis is to show the contributions of reading to some or the other content subjects, particularly in the sixth and seventh grades. To so do it, I have consulted the leading authorities on both reading and study in order to make a complete survey of the material written on these subjects. I have recorded the main ideas of these authorities, and in most cases giving their direct quotations. In order to present the subject, it was necessary to particularly understand the nature of study, the objectives of reading, the relationship between study and reading, and the …

The Suburban Weekly, Henry V. Straka

Bachelors’ Theses

Until recent years, there were only two classes or· types of journalism, metropolitan and community, their products being the city daily and the small town weekly. With changing social and industrial conditions, however, and a consequent growth or' suburban communities, another and distinct type of journalism has grown up. This is the suburban weekly. Just as the community newspaper is radically different from the metropolitan daily, so is the suburban weekly distinct from either. It is not a glorified country paper, neither is it a small-scale city newspaper. While it embodies some of the features of both, it is yet …

Hospital Social Service At The Milwaukee Children's Hospital, Rose-Helen Perlson

Bachelors’ Theses

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Compromises In The Constitution Of The United States, Katherine M. Poborsky

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is not to discuss every compromise in the Constitution of the United States, but to present the four greatest compromises contained in that great document. These four compromises were selected because they are typical of the differences and disputes that occurred in the Constitutional Convention which met in Philadelphia in 1787. Following an introduction on the Articles of Confederation and the calling of the Constitutional Convention, the tour compromises will be discussed in their order: The Great Compromise; Compromises on Direct Taxation, Regulation of Commerce and the Election o! the President. The ratification of the …

A Study Of The Plating Prohibitive Properties Of Various Separators, Bruno J. Pozorski

Bachelors’ Theses

The problem of this thesis is to study the plating prohibitive properties of the various materials commonly used in the manufacturing of separators, and to indicate which material would be most serviceable and feasible in a separator. At one time positives and negatives were kept not more than 0.25 inches apart, with the idea of reducing the intervening layers of electrolyte, and, therefore, the internal resistance of the cell, as much as possible. It was, however, found that the output could actually be increased by putting the plates at greater distances, the fact being that the larger bulk of solution …

Diagnostic And Remedial Measures In Reading In The Intermediate Grades, Elsie Dickerhoff Thompson

Bachelors’ Theses

"The development of reading as a branch of study began with the Reformation. This widespread movement necessitated on the part of the common people a familiarity with the Bible, and as a result reading and writing were introduced into the elementary curriculum and training in them became general." The books used at this time contained only extracts from the Bible. They were religious in character. The German word for primer means "little Bible". This primer appeared in 1419. Schulte in 1532 published the A.B.C. books which he tried to make more interesting for children. Basedaw 1723-1790 aided by advocating the …

Adapting Instruction Of The Social Studies To A Typical Part-Time School Group, John Edward Jones

Bachelors’ Theses

The specific purpose of this study is to determine as nearly as possible, with means available to the writer, how methods of instruction can be better adapted to make for more effective teaching of the social studies to a typical part-time school group.

Studies Of Respiration And Carbohydrate Changes In The Potato At 3 Degrees C And 20 Degrees C, Hermann I. Karl

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this paper was to determine the effect which different factors would have on the respiration and the sugar content of potatoes. It is known that the sugar content of a potato may be increased with the lowering of the temperature. It is also known that with this lowering of temperature the respiration is also lowered. What other factors will effect the respiration and the sugar content of the potato and to what extent is the question to be answered.

Although this problem may seem of little importance because sugar .1e not wanted in a potato, yet the …

The Interpretation Of The Peasant And The Child In The Poetry Of Wordsworth, Naomi Kantor

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is a gathering and investigation of material relating to the subject: "The Interpretation of the Peasant and the Child in the Poetry of Wordsworth".

Types Of Reading Activities In The Junior High School, Mae Rooney

Bachelors’ Theses

Reading has always had a place of first importance in the elementary school curriculum. However radical changes have taken place in the teaching of reading during the last twenty years. A generation ago, emphasis was placed upon oral reading, but it is recognized today that silent reading needs more teaching emphasis than oral reading because it is recognized that silent reading is used far more in the daily life of the individual. The average person encounters numerous situations daily when he is called upon to get the thought from the printed page and apply it in his life. In comparison …

Walter Pater As A Literary Critic, Paul R. Pichotta

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to show the true worth of Walter Pater as a literary critic, to trace the elements which entered into his literary judgements, and to give an appreciation of his representative literary criticisms. In an attempt to criticize a man's critical work it would be foolhardy to say the least, to omit a discussion of the man's philosophy of life, especially of a man of Pater's peculiar and somewhat paradoxical temperament. I have therefore opened this study with an analysis of Pater's philosophy and followed it with a study of his style--assuming that his view …

Theodore Roosevelt In The Carribbean, Varena A. Stuessy

Bachelors’ Theses

It is the purpose of the author to discuss the subject of imperialism during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt. The period from 1898 to 1908 was one of the most perilous in American diplomacy. As a result of the Spanish-American War in 1898, the United States emerged as a World Power and was called upon to aid in the settlement of questions of world interest. The United States, moreover, had acquired possessions in the Caribbean and assumed the duties of a protector and administrator over the affairs of certain islands in the Caribbean and of certain Republics bordering on that …

Hardness And Porosity In Chromium Plating, Waldemar Wick

Bachelors’ Theses

In recent years chromium plating has been subjected to much research due to its ever-increasing demand. The results of these investigations have demonstrated the valuable properties of this plate. Of its many advantageous properties, hardness is one of the outstanding ones, but its application in industry is as yet not fully realized. This being due to the fact that it is difficult to produce a plate that is uniform and does not chip. Many chemists have investigated the porosity of the chromium plate in order to produce a coating that could be used for protective purposes, but there seems to …

Speech Training In The Elementary Schools, Adell M. Schott

Bachelors’ Theses

One of the strongest impulses of the human heart is self-expression, the most important medium of which is spoken English. The fact that more attention and interest are directed at the perfection of written. English cannot be refuted when an intelligent investigation is made into the progress of spoken English. By spoken English, I mean the general training of the voice for speech.

The Negro Vote In The South From 1865-1877, Marie H. Schmid

Bachelors’ Theses

On January 31, 1865 the proposed Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery passed the House by the necessary two-thirds majority. Since slavery had already been practically abolished, the measure attracted no great attention. Under the thirteenth amendment, more than three millions of emancipated slaves found themselves at liberty to establish themselves in this Union wherever they might choose to seek a living.