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Potato Variety Trial As A Step Of A Potato Breeding Program, Gonzalo Claure-Vallejo

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A potato varietal trial, the equivalent of the final step in a potato breeding and testing program was conducted in 1972 at the Farmington Experimental Sub-station, Farmington, Utah. The test consisted of twelve named varieties and two numbered selections.

This study measured the yielding capacity of new potato varieties and selections during one growing season at one location in Utah. Yields were compared with those of the older accepted varieties grown in the state and used as control or standard varieties in the varietal trial.

This study provided valuable information for growers and processors in determining the suitability of these …

An Evaluation Of Selected Aspects Of The Student Teaching Program In Physical Education At Utah State University, Clifford R. Andreasen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study was an attempt to determine through a survey of opinions to what extent the objectives, methods and procedures were effectively being accomplished in the professional preparation of student teachers in physical education at Utah State University.

A questionnaire was developed and administered to student teachers who were currently completing their student teaching experience, and mailed to graduates who had completed their preparation program between 1966 and 1971.

The areas surveyed, the pre-student teaching preparation, the assistance given by the university supervisor and the assistance rendered by the cooperating teacher were for the most part found to be adequate …

The Desirability Of A State High School Cross-Country Program For Utah, Charles C. Hislop

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine if cross-country is a desirable sport for the Utah High School Activities Association to include as an interscholastic sport.

In order to determine practices, standards, and regulations of a desirable cross-country program, reasons for not including cross-country, and what the status of c ross-country is in Utah, questionnaires were sent to the states having a state sanctioned cross-country program , the states that do not have a state sanctioned cross-country program, and the track coaches in Utah.

From the data received , the following conclusions were made: (a) cross-country is a growing …

History Of The Junior College Athletic Program Of The College Of Southern Utah, Charles Stephen Lunt

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The junior college athletic program at College of Southern Utah commenced in 1923. The facilities were barely satisfactory, and the construction of better facilities began in 1926. A new gymnasium was constructed and was rated as one of the better facilities in the state. The football stadium was relocated in 1928 and constructed almost entirely by donated labor, materials and equipment from community residents. A new and larger gymnasium was constructed in 1949.

Football was inaugrated in 1928 on a full-time basis and has maintained this status, except during World War II The College of Southern Utah won the league …

An Evaluation Of The Health And Physical Education Programs For Boys In Selected Utah Junior High Schools, Claude R. Cowley

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

An investigation of the physical education programs enlightens the physical educator to the extent that he is aware of the types and quality of programs carried on in his immediate area.

The State Department of Education and particularly the physical education division has carried on a complete survey of the status of physical education programs in the high schools of Utah and they know the quality of the programs being conducted under his supervision so that it can better function in supervisory capacity.

It is therefore the purpose of this study to ascertain the status of the boys' physical education …

Opinions Of Secondary School Principals In Regard To The Intramural Activities Program In High Schools Of Utah, Thair G. Allen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Intramural activity programs, as employed in the modern American high school, represent a very recent and fast growing development. In early colonial days youth was necessarily absorbed in helping to build a new nation out of the wilderness. Clearing forests, building homes, and handling heavy chores were some of the tasks of which youths were an important part. They had little leisure time for play. In the modern age of today, with its frontiers established, students who are attending high school have ample leisure time for play. The direction of this play into wholesome avenues is the problem that faces …