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Organ Pipes, Donna June Pike

Honors Theses

Pipes actually came into existence at the creation of the earth. We do not know how much time elapsed before man became observant and discovered that when the wind blew over the end of a bullrush or a bamboo joint it made a sound. Man tried blowing like the wind and discovered he could blow this small natural pipe better than the wind. From there it was only a matter of time before man became ingenious and discovered that tubes of different lengths gave different sounds. Two kinds of flutes developed: the traverse flute held sideways, the player directs the …

Theatrical Make-Up, Patsy Hill

Honors Theses

Theatrical make-up is the art of transformation of the actor's appearance. It is used for the purpose of creating artistic representations on the stage and screen, according to the conception of the author of the play; according to the style of the setting; according to the laws of the stage or screen; in harmony with the facial expression and physical building of the actor; and by means of special paints and plastic applications such as wigs, false beards, moustaches, nose putty, etc. The transformation of the appearance of an actor should not be limited to his face on hairdress, though, …

A Survey Of Public Junior And Senior High School Band Directors: Opinions Concerning Rated Band Festivals In The State Of Arkansas, Robert E. Adams

OBU Graduate Theses

The purpose of the study was to determine the opinions of the public school band directors of Arkansas concerning the administration of the rated rend and its musical and educational value to the students and directors of bands. Various opinions exist concerning the desirable and undesirable aspects of such programs.

Harold C. Hind states:"There have been several arguments advanced against contesting, chief among them being the plea that time devoted to working up a test piece could be more profitably employed in improving the general repertoire of the band."

However, Hind later states: "Every band should make a point of …

An Analytical Survey Of The Elementary Music Program In The Class Aa Schools Of Arkansas, Rosemary Langley

OBU Graduate Theses

Varying methods of instruction in music have been employed in public schools. A regular re-evaluation of what is being done in the public schools is necessary in order that the children of each generation receive the proper training for their musical instruction.

It was the purpose of this study to investigate and evaluate the elementary music programs in the Class AA schools of Arkansas.

The Conflict Of Idealism And Naturalism In The Works Of Katherine Anne Porter: Fiction In Search Of Reality, Frances Cantrell Wolber

OBU Graduate Theses

Katherine Anne Porter is the internationally known novelist and short story writer who received the Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for her work, The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter. Miss Porter, a near octogenarian from Texas, has done a regional type story with settings in Southwestern United States, Mexico, Central Europe (Germany) and the Old South.

Her life parallels her work in many instances, to a minor degree, but both confront good and evil in situations and episodes, and her works and philosophies are developed by the literary and philosophical media of idealism and naturalism. Her honesty forces her to …

The Role Of The Negro In American History, Carol Kimbrough

Honors Theses

For my special studies paper this semester, I have chosen as my subject a topic about which I was totally in the dark--The Role of the Negro in American History. The sad part was that I wasn't even aware that I didn't know anything about this topic. In fact, I didn't even know there was such a topic. Before my sudden awakening to the highly significant role that the Negro has played in molding our history, I thought that the one and only intelligent Negro was George Washington Carver; after all, he was the only one mentioned in any of …

The Truman Election: Was 1968 A Repeat?, Cloene Biggs

Honors Theses

As election day in 1948 drew nearer, political pollsters, pros and amateurs united in predicting victory for Thomas E. Dewey. Only underdog candidate President Truman and, as it turned out, the American electorate disagreed with this consensus.

At the end of 1947 Truman was considered certain for renomination by his party, and the Gallup Poll showed that he would easily defeat either of the two leading Republicans--Governor Dewey and Senator Taft. A get-tough policy with Russia had pushed up his popularity--the Marshall Plan, his advocacy of government action to curb high prices, his confrontation with labor leader John L. Lewis …

The Most Tragic Of Authors, Susan Murray

Honors Theses

That Thomas Hardy is not a novelist who tells stories merely for the diversion of his audiences, nor a poet who delights in the sensuous and suggestive appeal of cleverly built word structures is apparent even to the most superficial of his readers. One recognizes inevitably that Hardy's underlying aim has always been the conveyance of ideas, and that he has throughout his literary career drawn from the depths of a definite and fairly consistent world-view.

A Study Of Modern Poetry, Kriste Mcelhanon

Honors Theses

This Honors Special Studies paper briefly explores five poets, their lives, and a few of their poems.

Comment On Five Modern Novels, Rich Terry

Honors Theses

My purpose in taking this course was to read some of the modern novels, since there is no particular course on the modern novel offered in the curriculum.

My requirement for the one hour of credit was to read five of the modern novels and write a brief analysis of each one to include and analysis of characters and author's purpose in writing.

The five novels that I chose to read were: Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann, The Stranger by Albert Camus, Hotel by Arthur Hailey, and Fail-Safe by Eugene Burdick …

Nicomachean Ethics, Mark Thomas Coppenger

Honors Theses

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A Study Of The Economic Development Of Great Britain, Dan Gaske

Honors Theses

The purpose of this paper is to present with briefness, and yet I hope clarity, a history of the economic development of Great Britain, from its early beginnings through the medeival era and both World Wars. I have attempted to take each period in British economic history, present the economic phenomenon that occurred during the period, and show the causes and results of such phenomenon. I want to thank my wife for her help in the preparation of this paper, and Mr. David Johnson for getting me started on it. I enjoyed working on it; I hope you will obtain …

A Brief Survey Of The Art Of Registration, David Allen Glaze

Honors Theses

The art of registration is a branch of organ technique pertaining to the use of stops, couplers, and accessories of the modern organ. It is a subject of great importance in the development of fine organ playing, and should be studied simultaneously with ordinary organ studies of actual playing if the desired perfection is to be fully achieved. An organist needs a good workable understanding of registration and the stops of his particular organ in order that he may use his technical proficiency to its best advantage in making his music speak to others. This makes registration important, and someone …

A Look At Comic Books, Mark Chapel

Honors Theses

This short study attempts to define and analyze the comic book thoroughly enough to enable the reader to draw his own conclusions about the unique little magazines. The writer also tries to evaluate the worth and possible place in American culture of comic books. Are comic books a menace, a "noxious mushroom growth" as a critic stated in 1943? Are they a harmless diversion as psychologist William Charles Marston upholds? Do comic books deserve a niche in libraries or should they be burned as trash?

An Experiment In Discovery Learning, Juanita Nicholson

Honors Theses

In recent years new attitudes toward how people learn have been greatly expanded and developed. These new thoughts have been utilized in the area of music education as well as other areas of education. New methods of piano instruction are but one facet of the change in music education, and this is the area which I have undertaken to explore.

China Painting, Julie Ward

Honors Theses

I chose hand painting a complete twelve-place setting of china for my special studies project. I will explain how each step is done and how I chose to paint mine.

The Modern Novel, Rich Terry

Honors Theses

Since there is no course in the modern novel offered at Ouachita, this special study was designed in order for me to fill some of the gaps in my high school and college reading with books from this category.

I was required to read five novels and write a brief summary or analysis of each one. The five I chose to read were: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, and The Other America by Michael Harrington.

Studies In Situation Ethics, Charles Allen Hampton

Honors Theses

"The New Morality is Here!" proclaimed a news magazine several years ago, and with such an announcement cam acceptance, rejection, opinions, reactions, controversy, and great debates. Since the announcement, theologians, pastors, philosophers, educators, and even common men have had much to say about "Situationsethik." Unfortunately, many of the opinions offered are those of uniformed closed-minded individuals who give a negative review of situational ethics.One commentator said that the new morality will "offend some, excite many, and challenge all!" From my general observation, the new morality seems to excite and challenge the informed persons while offending the uniformed. This last statement …

Review Of Five Russian Novels, Sharon Luvois Shugart

Honors Theses

Regardless of what subject the Russian writer is concerned with, there are two things which almost all Russian novels have in common. One is a great emphasis on Russian virtues and frailties which are common to all men. To read a Russian novel is to become Russian for a few hours and realize that Russians and Americans are not very different after all. The other common trait of Russian novels is an interest in the Russian social structure. This preoccupation crops up both before and after the revolution, but the greatest Russian novels are either actually produced before the Revolution …

A Survey Of Styles And Techniques Used By Arkansas High School Marching Bands In 1967-68, Doyle Glenn Combs

OBU Graduate Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine styles and techniques being used by high school marching bands in the state of Arkansas.

A Historical Analysis Of The Socio-Economic Forces Which Shaped A Small Industrial Town In Arkansas, Gordon Scott Bachus

OBU Graduate Theses

In 1887, bauxite, the ore of aluminum was discovered in Arkansas . State Geologist, John C. Branner, announced l the discovery in 1891. Reports soon reached the Pittsburgh Reduction Company in Pennsylvania. This young company investigated the report, purchased land in Saline County, and started mining operations.

In 1903 the Pittsburgh Reduction Company built an ore - drying plant in Saline County, Arkansas. The establishment of this plant marked the beginning of the town of Bauxite. Laid out on company- owned land shortly after mining operations began, the town soon became a self- sufficient community with schools, churches, stores, roads, …

An Analysis Of The Governorship Of Huey Long, N. G. Dalrymple

OBU Graduate Theses

Huey Pierce Long was one of the most flamboyant . and controversial political leaders of the early twentieth century. Elected Governor of Louisiana in 1928 on the platform "Every Man a King," Long soon became nationally known for his erratic and picturesque behavior as "the Kingfish."

The New York Times heralded the election of Huey Long as Governor of the Pelican State as the appearance of "a worthy competitor in the field of light political farce." Later, many persons realized. that the statement was not entirely accurate. What Louisiana received in Huey Long was highly political, but it was far …

A Study Of The Concert Arias For Bass By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jerry Wayne Thompson

OBU Graduate Theses

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed many arias for inclusion in his operas which were controlled in length and development by the physical conditions existing in an operatic production. However, in addition to those arias, Mozart also composed ten concert arias for the bass voice. These bass arias were intended primarily to be performed in concert with varied accompaniment, and without the additional personnel and scenery which is characteristic of an opera. It is the purpose of the writer to study these arias and present some of them in public performance.

The purpose of this study is to present a detailed investigation …

The Weird World Of Surrealistic Painting, Barbara Battle

Honors Theses

When the topic Surrealism is introduced to the average conversation, the general knowledge concerning it is that Dali is supposedly the main Surrealist, and that the Surrealists painted nonsensical make-believe canvases. But the weird world of Surrealistic art goes much deeper than this, and its roots are far more attached to the importance of man's existence. The movement of Surrealism, though somewhat short-lived, was one of tremendous fervor and power. The men who developed it had an entirely new insight toward not just painting pictures, but toward building a new philosophy of life.

Two of the main characteristics of Surrealism …

Boy's Choir, Shelby Earl Cowling

Honors Theses

Young boys first were trained for choir singing at a time when women were banned from participation in sacred services. "Actually, the first singing school for boys was founded in London, England, c. 1000 A.D." Soon other choir schools were started. Rome, Italy, soon became the headquarters for these establishments. During the residence of the Popes at Avignon from 1309 to 1377, Flemish singers were introduced into the choir of the Pope, the Schola Cantourm. For the next two centuries most of the choristers were recruited from Flanders.