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Play In Education, Lena Loveland

Bachelors’ Theses

The activities to which children and adults spontaneously turn in their leisure are becoming increasingly significant features of present day life. The present standard of living has resulted not only in greater material comfort and more leisure for the wealthy, but it has made possible a diffusion of the gains of civilization providing greater material comfort and greater leisure for the masses.

A Study Of Shakespere's Dramatic Technique Through His Comedies, Dorothy Tolford

Bachelors’ Theses

The dramatic technique of any author, if it is to be studied for its growth and development and increase of skill, is best and most clearly seen when his works are put in chronological order and then compared one with the other. In each play or novel, the acquisition of some new dexterity or aptitude, which makes it an Improvement over the preceding work, is evident. It is not enough to look simply for the general effect of the play; the growth of technique is seen only in a thorough study of the mechanics of the play.

Christian Spirit In Horace's Odes, Gertrude E. Stangler

Bachelors’ Theses

To point out the Christian spirit in Horace’s odes seems an almost impracticable, impossible problem upon first thought, For how can a person possess the spirit of a religion or system of philosophy of which there is no knowledge, in fact, whose very existence has not yet become a reality? Therein lies the problem! For, Horace was, as we know, a pagan--perhaps one of the most pagan writers of the ages and yet we say he possessed a Christian spirit. And so he did. But, is it necessary to adopt a certain religion or certain forms of worship in order …

Simple Sets For High School Play Production, Michael P. Kinsella

Bachelors’ Theses

Oftentimes in High Schools, there arises a need for information on various stage settings and their uses. The purpose of this thesis is to make a study of such settings and discuss their practicality. A study of this type should prove invaluable to one interested in scenic designment and actual play production.

The Teaching Of History Through The Problem Method, J. Florence Lewandowski

Bachelors’ Theses

In the Milwaukee Public Schools the course or study to be followed in the Sixth Grade History from the Tentative Outline, 1929-1930, is as follows:

1. "The Middle Ages and what we have learned from them.
2. Crusades and Commerce.
3. The discovery of the Western World.
4. Rival powers in Europe and America."

The book especially recommended is the Course with Type Studies, Grade VI. While the book is very helpful and full of suggestions, the best results cannot be obtained unless the teacher works out some system by which an orderly procedure can be accomplished. Unless the teacher has an adequate background, …

Symmetric Functions, Mildred L. Roth

Bachelors’ Theses

If function of two or more quantities is not altered when any two of the quantities are interchanged, it is called a symmetric function. For example, the trinomial a²+ b²+ c² is a symmetric function of a, b, c, because if any two quantities, say a and b are interchanged, the expression is unaltered in value.

The Secularization Of The Liturgical Play, Sylvester G. Peters

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to trace the origin and development of the drama from the liturgy of the Mass to the time of its complete secularization. I shall endeavor to show the process by which the Church itself, through the introduction of dramatic elements into its liturgy came to make its appeal to mimetic instinct, out of which grew the great popular religious dramas of the miracle plays, with its offshoots in the moralities and dramatic pageants.

Discipline As A Moral Issue In The Elementary School, Jeanette M. Whalen

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to point out how discipline is still a big problem for the inexperienced teacher, and that as a moral issue it is also a perplexing problem confronting the experienced teacher. In the first chapter it shows that a good understanding of psychology is necessary to approach the problem of discipline and that the teacher must have the qualities necessary to make her a leader and an inspiration to those in her charge. In the following chapters the method of instilling good morals and producing healthy moral characters is brought out by means of co-ordination …

The Ethics Of Advertising, Richard H. Derry

Bachelors’ Theses

One hundred years ago business was largely carried on within the limits or individual communities and consumers were more or less intimately acquainted with producers. At that time there was in the economic proceedure of the country a certain amount of pride in workmanship and flimsiness in products was not tolerated. When a builder erected a house he built it to last; fully realizing that any faulty construction would jeopardize his reputation as a craftsman. And so it was with practically all industries, each town having nearly a complete set of them. There were a few commodities that came from …

The Church At The Turning Points Of History: A New Turning Point, Mary Bernice Boos

Bachelors’ Theses

In this paper we shall consider a few of the turning points of history of the Catholic Church, and if we are intellectually honest we shall have to admire her wonderful organization, her adaptability to the genius of every people, and her many spiritual triumphs through the centuries. We shall see how confidently and unfalteringly she has met the many assaults made upon her. Despite the fury of the storm she has sailed a marvelously straight path.

Social And Political Ideas Of The Poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, John H. Boman

Bachelors’ Theses

An attempt has been made to weave a web containing the ideas, both social and political, of Percy Bysshe Shelley. web will glisten in the sun, and a web made of the social and political ideas of Shelley will always glisten, because Shelley will never die.

We will attempt to understand the sources of his radical tendencies, and then in turn study his social and political ideas. Some have called Shelley insane, and some have called him a prudent thinker. How true these are we will see as we weave the story of his social and political ideas.

The Press In Contempt Of Court, Eleanor R. Harrigan

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the law of newspaper contempt of court as it exists and is enforced today, to determine whether or not it is being abused by judges, and, if it is to suggest means of correction. Should it be found that such abuses exist, rectification could be brought about through legislative measures to curb the power of the courts in punishing alleged contempts committed outside the presence of the court.

Technic Of Supervision, Inez Halsted

Bachelors’ Theses

Supervision is a subject of vital importance to every superintendent of schools, since its chief function is the training of teachers. There has never been a time in the history of the schools of America, when teachers so much needed to be awake to the changing social needs and to have a workable understanding of the increasing knowledge of how children learn and of child psychology as they do today. Parent-Teacher organizations everywhere are discussing children's problems in a most scientific manner; Study groups are a part of every College Women's Club. Communities are outdoing each other in improving the …

The Real Causes Of The Death Of Socrates, Casimir F. Hojnacki

Bachelors’ Theses

Among the men of Pagan antiquity none stand higher mentally nor morally than Socrates. His colossal genius has yet to be equaled. His life was above reproach though his views at times were influenced by the beliefs of the age. He worked for his people, but they appreciated him not. Finally indicted by his enemies, tried and sentenced to death, his last moments were an epitome and a climax of his life. Was he guilty? It is well to sea whether the charges were true or what the real causes of his death were.

Producer Gas Practice In The Steel Industry, Horace Wilfred Hodges

Professional Degree Theses

"The sources of energy for the industries are: 1. Water power; 2. coal, lignite, peat and Wood; 3. Natural and Artificial Gas; 4. Oil; 5. The Sun;s Rays; 6. The tides. The latter two sources may be eliminated from immediate practical use, owing to their cost and limited application. Therefore, the burden for many years will rest upon Water power, coal, gas and oil. We may also eliminate water power from the source of energy of the steel industry, due to the Mill's geographical location. Hence, for the near future, the steel industry's soul rests upon the production of coal, …

Data For Standard Curve Chord Steel Roof Trusses., William Hewitt Bush

Professional Degree Theses

"In the past the Engineering Department of the structural steel company, by which the writer is employed, has been troubled with having to make a large number of preliminary steel truss designs for the purpose of estimating weights for competitive bids on structural steel building contracts. In order to eliminate this expenditure of time, a study was made of the possibility of making a standard design for curved chord steel roof trusses that would give the desired information by observation"--Truss Design, page 5.

Geology Of Mohave County, Arizona, Earl Ross Householder

Professional Degree Theses

"Diamond Creek canyon is located in the eastern part of Mohave County and opens into the Colorado River. Limestones and sandstones of Carboniferous age are abundently [sic] exposed therein"--page 6.

The West Side Sewage Treatment Works Of The Sanitary District Of Chicago, John Edwin Mccauley

Professional Degree Theses

"Herein following is a thesis on the West Side Sewage Treatment Works of the Sanitary District of Chicago. I have endeavored to cover a large field in one thesis, but think is giving the material I have, the fundamental points have been covered. The local need of sewage treatment is so involved with county, state, Federal, and even International issues that to write solely of local conditions would be to leave out the main part of the story. So, in writing, I have tried to dover enough of the subject to give the historical facts along with the construction side …

Some Compressed Air Tests At High Altitude, Thomas C. Robson

Professional Degree Theses

"These tests were made at one of the mines of the "Compania Minera de Potosi", situated in the Cerro Rico (Rich Hill) of Potosi, BOLIVIA, South America; to be used in a report of the General Mine Superintendent, to the mine owners, to show them, that to obtain better results in the compressed air plant, it was necessary to change the existing old compressors working underground"--Preface, page ii.

Oil And Gas Fields Of The Southern Gulf Coastal Plains Of Texas, Phillip Francis Martyn

Professional Degree Theses

"The purpose of this report is to furnish a general outline of the oil and gas fields of the Southern Gulf Coastal plain of Texas. To properly cover the subject, the report is divided into three major parts, the first part dealing with the present and past producing territory, the second part dealing with the factors influencing the producing territory and the third section relating to geology and its associated subjects covering the area as a whole"--Introduction, page 1.

Some Phases Of The Macías Legend And The Source Of El Doncel De Don Enrique El Doliente, Mary Helen Bruno

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

The purpose of this study is, first, to prove that Larra's El doncel de don Enrique el Doliente was modeled after Henri III et sa Cour, by Alexandre Dumas père, and second, to trace the legends in which the Macías character appears, and to point out the probable influences in the Macías character as he is utilized by various authors.

Geological Report Of The Shoshone Region, Idaho, Eldred R. Harrington

Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs

This report sets forth the results of a five year study of the Shoshone region, Idaho. The region is situated in south-central Idaho on both sides of the Snake river. The southern and larger part of the region lies in the Columbia River Plateau province while the northern and smaller part of the area lies in the Northern Rocky Mountains province.

An areal geology map and several cross-sections accompany the report which is further illustrated by numerous photographs.

The Effect Of Occluded Air In Dry-Press Mixes, William Raymond Powell

Bachelors Theses

"The effect of occluded air in clay mixes has recently become a subject of considerable importance especially since some of the defects occuring sic in dry-press ware, such as cracks and soft or granulated centers, have been either partially or wholly attributed to occluded air. According to this theory, the defects are due to the entrapping of air among the clay grains before compression, which, when the pressure is released, has a tendency to expand and cause a rupture in the bond. Also granulated centers have been explained by the fact that the entrapped air may act as a cushion, …

The Testing Of Steel For Wear By Abrasives, Thomas Evan Eagan

Professional Degree Theses

"The tests herein reported were conducted with the idea of finding a steel which would give improved wear as roll shells in the comminution of ores...Not only must the wear be considered, but also the physical properties. It is desirable to have a steel of such Tensile and impact values that no failure by breakage would occur until the shell was worn very thin. The ideal condition being to wear the shell down to zero thickness, but such cannot be accomplished"--Introduction, page 2.

The North Side Sewage Treatment Works Of The Chicago Sanitary District, Floyd Allen Gerard

Professional Degree Theses

"My aim in writing this thesis has been to give a clear and concise picture of the Plant, its construction, operating experiences, results and the need for sewage treatment. For this reason, I have incorporated much information, which, while not dealing directly with the subject in hand, is closely allied to it and forms a very necessary background. As the Sanitary District considers its actual operating results confidential, I have refrained from including them. Much useful information can be derived from a careful study of the photographs and drawings included"--page ii.

Mechanical Treatments Of A Missouri Fire Clay And Their Effect On Shrinkage, Porosity And Strength, Allen Richard Maune

Bachelors Theses

"It is known that various kinds of mechanical treatments of clay before and during the forming operation will produce variant properties in the dry and burned states of the clay. The investigation here deals with several types of mechanical treatment before the forming operation; all forming being done by moulding by hand"--Introduction, Purpose of the Investigation, page 1.

The Transmission Of Pressure In The Dry Pressing Of Typical Building Brick And Fire Brick Mixes As Affected By The Degree Of Pressure, Physical Character Of Mix Ingredient, And The Moisture Content Of The Mix, George Ava Page

Bachelors Theses

"In the manufacture of dry press brick, the final grinding and tempering of the clay is usually done in a dry pan. The next operation is forming the ware by means of applying pressure, either mechanical or hydraulic. The actual pressure that a brick is subjected to in a mechanical press has always been a question...The purpose of this investigation was to determine what effect would be imparted to the brick by varying the forming pressure and keeping the water content constant, and what effect would be imparted by varying the water content and keeping the forming pressure constant, on …

Machiavelli And Shakespeare., Edith M. Stark

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A brief introduction to Nicola Machiavelli is necessary for a better understanding of the influence he exerted upon English thought. He was a descendant of old Florentine nobility and lived from 1469 to 1527. Little is known of his early years and education, but it is evident from his works that he read widely in the Latin and Italian classics, particularly the Roman histories, and that he was a student of men and things. His first entrance into public service was made in 1494. He was made clerk of the second chancery and four years later was appointed second chancellor …

Secret Treaties Of The Allies With A Special Study Of The Treaty Of London., Bedford Turner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

After much study and research this paper, on one of the big questions of the World War, "Secret Treaties of the Allies," is presented, and the facts contained herein, it is hoped, will be of interest. The student of history becomes deeply concerned about the why of such action on the part of great nations combined together to fight the greatest war of all history. This particular field of the past, for the one desiring to do research work, will remain fertile for a long time. It is like the "hidden treasure" in that the facts will only be discovered …

General Anglo-Russian Relations 1903-1908., Catherine Archer Little

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Great Britain has proved herself sufficient to counteract Russia in her Balkan enterprises on more than one occasion. In mentioning the War for Greek Independence, we must remember that political aspirations of the Tsars and a series of wars had made the Russians and the Turks traditional enemies and that Great Britain entered the war in order that Russia might not unduly profit at the expense of the Turks. In 1841, Great Britain was in a great way responsible for the Treaty of the Straits which closed the Dardanelles in time of war. In 1853, Turkey and Russia again went …