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History Of The Tennessee Valley Authority, John Dale Farnsworth

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to present a history of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The history of the Tennessee Valley Authority affords an interesting topic for investigation, since it contains one of the most important recent decisions handed down by the Supreme Court or the United States on the question of constitutionality of a federal project. Herein is found a history that dates back to the history of the Valley and proceeds to the present date.

This project may be a keynote in governmental works yet to come and for that reason it is of foremost importance.

Government Ownership Of The Railways, John Charles Conley

Bachelors’ Theses

In any discussion concerning the possibilities of government ownership of the railways, it is difficult to concentrate the large amount of material into a comprehensive whole for a thesis. However, a short history of regulation followed by the operation of the railways under the government should serve to give an analytical survey sufficient to account for the theory of government controlled roads.

The Neutrality Legislation Of The United States In 1935-1936, Ralph Edward Houseman

Bachelors’ Theses

The depression of 1929, the refusal of the nations to pay their war debts, and the revelations of the Nye investi­gating committee have brought most Americans to a thumping realization that war. its causes and cures, is more than a matter of kahki shirts, bursting bombs, and eloquent catch­ phrases. In fact, so patent is this realisation that no one but a most intrepid citizen or a junior high school civics teacher would dare to utter the words "To make the world sate for democracy" with anything but a sneer. If, as Charles Beard says, "In the course of forty …

The Alabama Claims, Chester John Niebler

Bachelors’ Theses

It is now almost three-quarters of a century since the nation was bathed in the blood of its youth during the Civil War. To the casual observer the contest. was wholly a domestic one, with domestic interests and currents only. To the slight reader, the nation was placed above the individual states, the South was crushed, Slavery was abolished by force and law, and the Confederacy had to be reconstructed. These were primarily the problems of the United States during the period.

Negro Suffrage In The South Since The Civil War, Thomas Patrick Corbett

Bachelors’ Theses

The subject under consideration is highly controversial since it deals with the social and political theories of men based upon racial prejudices, one group striving for supremacy, the other for its very existence. Apparent contradictory views o-r Southern slavery are confusing to the present day student. One source reports of the staid and gentle patriarchy , lords and retainers of broad and sleepy plantations, upon which life is one of ea.se and happiness. Other sources relate of the oppression of men with barbarous cruelty and unbridled power.

Which picture is to be accepted as true? As in other situations of …

The Tirty Years' War And Its Influence On Later History, William P. Kingston

Bachelors’ Theses

Many historians have taken it upon themselves to defend either the Catholic or the Protestant faction between the Peace of Augsburg(1555) and the Peace of Westphalia (1648). The majority defend the Protestants with no real justification, thus making an unprejudiced and reliable source of information difficult to find. These authors, who defend the Protestants and oppose the Catholics, naturally denounce all the imperialistic policies of the Habsburgs and their House of Austria. All Habsburgs are tyrants, according to many of these historians. In the past few years, there has been an historic revival in Germany which has done much to …

Some Catholic Contacts In Colonial New England, Mary Margaret Luettgen

Bachelors’ Theses

In the early seventeenth century the steep, austere hills of New England provided a stage set for the enactment of one of the most inspirational dramas that that portion of the New World and yet beheld. In a certain sense it might be termed a tragic-historical drama - a series of successes and reversals in the church in pioneer America. The protagonist was faith; that deep, all absorbing and potent factor that created such eminent actors as Father Thury, Bigot, and Rasle - a diminutive host of chosen soldiers mustered under Christ's banner, true builders of a nation. their zeal, …

The Crusades And Their Results On Civilization, Mary Eulalia

Bachelors’ Theses

The aim of this thesis is to discuss the results of the Crusades, undertaken, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Saracens and Turks, by the Western Nations of Europe. Though the conventional dates, (1095-1291), include the most active period of the Crusades, it is best to consider them as the medieval period in the long conflict between East and West. Most historians distinguish eight Crusades, four in the Holy Land, two against Egypt, one against Constantinople, and one against the Moslems in North Africa. However, we must think of these as simply high spots in one broad …

The French Revolution And Its Effect On 18th Century Europe, Ralph Renzel

Bachelors’ Theses

The France of the old regime was a very great and ancient structure -in building which fifty generations had been engaged for more than fifteen centuries. Each of these generations had left its mark upon it, always adding to the work of the past and hardly ever pulling down or removing anything. Moreover, its plan was confused, its styles were incongruous, and its parts lacked proportion. Some portions had been abandoned and threatened to fall into ruin; others were inconvenient; others were too luxurious. But, taking it all in all, the total effect was rich, the facade was imposing, and …

The History And Treatment Of The English Drama During The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries, Leonard Francis Sommers

Bachelors’ Theses

Thia chapter will deal with the earlier sources of information about the dramatic companies. The provincial towns of England are the best sources of information about the English companies of drama. Reference to the drama usually appeared in the Court books of the corporation, also in the account books, or even letter-books. The reason for this is not hard to understand, for when a dramatic company visited a provincial town, their first duty was to present their license to the Mayor and also to his court of Aldermen, so that they could obtain permission to play. It is obvious therefore, …

The United States And Freedom Of The Seas During The World War, Donald H.G. Kuntz

Bachelors’ Theses

This paper is concerned primarily with the difficulties encountered by the United States while attempting to assert the international rights of her citizens and her ships upon the high seas during the years 1914-1918, when the situation was rendered so complicated by the machinations of belligerents engaged in a great World War.

The Ratification Of The Federal Constitution By The State Of New York, Mary Francis Tully

Bachelors’ Theses

In 1870 there were two distinct political parties in the State of New York. In general these parties consisted of men who favored a strong centralized government and those men who desired the state government to be supreme.

The British-Italian-Ethiopian Dispute, Helen Dorothy Cutting

Bachelors’ Theses

Early in October, 1935 Italy began a war of conquest which had been announced sometime before. The general purposes of it were known to the foreign offices for about a year. However, nothing was done by the great powers or the League of Nations to drive home to Mussolini the fact that he would be met with organized resistance. Mussolini came to the conclusion that he would be showered with resolutions of disapproval and then allowed to proceed.

True, the League did not stop the war. Instead of forbidding Mussolini to move his army to Ethiopia by closing the Suez …

Significance Of The Age If Augustus, Alfred E. Ehrig

Bachelors’ Theses

It is our purpose to take the reader back to the Age of Augustus the Golden Age of the Roman Empire, and show the influence which Augustus had on this period. We shall see Rome rise from a disorganized state to an empire which had the highest civilization then known to man.

The Origin And Development Of The British Parliament, Rodger V. Harrington

Bachelors’ Theses

In this thesis the author has endeavored to gather together the influencing factors in the growth and develop­ment of Parliament. Some of the more important factors have been discussed at length and conclusions arrived at in regard to their relative importance.

There are undoubtedly, many more factors which might be regarded as contributing toward the development of Parlia­ment. However, the contributing factors discussed have been agreed upon by historians as important in parliamentary de­velopment.

Plautus: The Best Expression Of The Worst In Rome, 200 B.C., John Edward Hogan

Bachelors’ Theses

Just as there is satire from Demosthenes through Juvenal to G. K. Chesterton, so there is comedy from Aristophanes through Plautus to Oscar Wilde. To show that comedy can be the gentler brand of indictment will be the task of this, our paper. It is true that, in the case or the (comic) playwright, the aim, than that of the professed censor, is rather more vaguely reprehensive. One may not deny, however, that the serious reader finds in Plautus's comedies the rationes seminales of the three hundred years' "dying fall" of the Roman Empire. In the Plautine repertoire is the …

A Survey Of The Critical Period Of American History, James Hedding

Bachelors’ Theses

Between the cardinal years of 1760 and 1824 a stiring and important panorama of important events are enfolded. This period is generally known as the era of the Critical Period of American History. The beginning of this period is signified by the birth of the idea of independence and the glorious ending with the country emerging from the dismal abyss of chaos and confusion to take its place among the sovereign nations of the world.

The Works Of The Missioners In Florida And New Spain Up To The Year 1600, Milton F. Trost

Bachelors’ Theses

The Works of the Missioners in Florida and New Spain up to the year 1600 follows and records the endeavors of these men as they tried to convert the Indians to the Catholic faith. The main expeditions into the new territories are described in part. Credit is given to Narvaez, De Soto, Coronado, and Onate for the work they did in opening up the territory so that the Friars could more easily enter into it. The great explorers, for the most part, did not stay in the wild country after their work was accomplished. They were either soon killed or …

The Significance Of Andrew Jackson’S Politics, Leo W. Mack

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis is to deal with the political life of Andrew Jackson, therefore little consideration will be given to his boyhood and youth. Of Jackson’s adolescence little la known except that he was afforded only a meagre education. Of exceptionally poor parentage Jackson secured his early legal education in a nomadic fashion. He did not confine his studies to the tutoring of one individual but rather, as his family changed their residences, he entered new offices. History has not left us the names of any one of his legal advisors but we know that he was admitted to the bar …

Changes In Cultural Phases Of Ancient And Modern Mexico, Mary Harmacek

Bachelors’ Theses

This is a thesis on Mexico, Mexicans and the changes in ancient and modern cultural phases that have developed there since the Spanish conquest. It is the result or careful study of the works of authentic writers, backed by three summer seasons in attendance at the National Univer­sity of Mexico and accented by close contact with members or all classes of inhabitants over quite a large portion of the country. In gathering the material based on personal contact I was aided by leaders in education, especially history, archeology, science and art; I was also aided by two local representatives of …

A Brief History Of Puppetry, Alyce Josephine Guinan

Bachelors’ Theses

Puppetry is extremely interesting, us a study as well as an art. It is the aim of this thesis to convey that interest to its readers. This history of puppetry is, of necessity, brief, but an attempt has been made to present a thorough study of the subject. It is divided into three parts or chapters, the first of which concerns the beginning of puppetry, and the ancestry of the little wooden actor. It is interesting to note, that puppetry is almost as old as civilization itself, and that its origin cannot be traced to any particular country, but rather, …

The Character Of Tiberius Caesar, William Alexander Ketterer

Bachelors’ Theses

In the same year that Octavius and Anthony routed the forces of Brutus and Cassius at Phillipi, there was born to Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Augusta a son, called after his father Tiberius Nero, and more commonly known, by reason of his later ascendancy, as Tiberius Caesar or the Emperor Tiberius. He was raised and brought to manhood in the royal household, for Octavius Augustus,the emperor, had taken to wife the mother of Tiberius, though of that union there was no offspring.

Editorial Comment On European Diplomacy As Found In Leading English Periodicals During The Two And One Half Years Immediately Preceding The World War, Harold A. Schwartz

Bachelors’ Theses

The five publications analyzed for this thesis represented the various types of British Journals of opinion, presenting a fair, cross - section of that particular branch of the English Press. Each publication had its own particular editorial policy, reader class and methods of approach; and accordingly the international problems of the period were treated differently by them.

Closing Chapter Of The Campaign For Philippine Independence, Jose S. Araneta

Bachelors’ Theses

This paper proposes to present a brief resume of the passage of the Philippine Independence legislation from records and comments gathered from the pages of four outstanding American journals, three of them being weeklies, namely, The Literary Digest, The Nation, and the New Republic. The fourth, a monthly magazine, is the erstwhile Outlook and Independent, but now bearing the new name of the New Outlook.

The Jeffersons (Biographical), Netsa Kotrodimos

Bachelors’ Theses

It is the purpose of this thesis to give a brief biographical summary of the Jefferson family who for years dominated the stage. Although there has been a considerable amount of data published concerning the various members of this family, there is a lack of biographical material which is most necessary to this present study.

Charles A. Beard And The Rise Of American Civilization, Mary Jane Jeffrey

Bachelors’ Theses

It is the purpose of this thesis to analyze the work of Charles A. Beard, historian of American civilization with special reference to the American Revolution, the Constitutional Convention, Slavery and the Civil War, the Rise of Big Business, the Development of the West, the Spanish American War and the World War. This is accomplished through the discussion of certain topics taken from Rise of American Civilization, Vol. I and II and from Economic Interpretation of the Constitution.

The Significance Of The Thirty Years War, Robert E. Dobyns

Bachelors’ Theses

The great European conflict from which the following thesis derives its title had a complicated origin, an unprecedented range, and far reaching consequences. The story of its origin reaches back into a period before the actual occasion of the conflict. Whether The Thirty Years War can be regarded as a war for political supremacy or as the inevitable result of deep seated religious differences not to be settled by ambiguous parchment compromises.- or finally as the cautiously prepared opportunity and still more cautiously allowed to mature by the farsightedness of France. We do know that the war gradually absorbed into …

The Indians Of The Great Plains 1861-1876, Alice Caroline Wallner

Bachelors’ Theses

The Great Plains, in 1840 appeared to those living in the Eastern part of the country.as a forbidden land which man was never to occupy. This land was barren except for the roaming Indian tribes, a few trappers and hardy frontiersmen who moved West. In log homes near Santa Fe some of the braver families had settled; a few forts had been constructed for trade with the Indian and for protection. Other than the early settlers mentioned, none ventured beyond the Missouri river, and the Great Plains were barren, wind-swept lands, later to be conquered and settled.

Frederick Jackson Turner: Historian Of The West, Dorothy Kleiman

Bachelors’ Theses

Turner was born on November 14, 1861, at Portage, Wisconsin. He was born in that section of the country which in his works he interpreted as having produced the real foundation for the development of American life. No outstanding events occurred in the early life of Frederick Turner, or at least no record has been made of them. One may assume his life was very similar to that of any normal, happy individual. It can be said that the eventful later years of his life overshadowed those earlier days. For beginning with the year 1884, Turner's life proceeds through progressing …

The Black Prince In France, Walter Charles Kitzerow

Bachelors’ Theses

When in 1337 the One Hundred Years' War no longer contented itself with casting dark shadows before, but actually reached its inception, he who was to become the most prominent figure in the conflict was, as yet, a lad of only eight years. Very likely no one but the boy himself, later to become known as the Black Prince, entertained the thought that he would play a conspicuous part in the struggle.