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A Comparison Of Traditional Grass-Twist Backstops To One Of Corrugated Cardboard Design Use On Indoor Ranges, Charles T. Crume Jr.

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study presents the results of a comparison of traditional grass-twist backstops frequently used on indoor ranges with one of corrugated cardboard design. The findings indicate that the corrugated cardboard design is substantially superior.

The four factors selected for testing were:

1. Arrow pass-through levels and subsequent arrow repair costs
2. Arrow penetration levels, tested over several distances and using several bow weights
3. Arrow-stopping potential with beginning and inexperienced archers
4. Storage

Testing showed the first three factors supporting the corrugated cardboard design. The last factor, storage, was found to be about equally supportive of both designs.

Several recommendations are made. These recommendations …

Recreation Needs Of Pre-Adolescent Girls In Selected Public Schools, Michael Aune

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

There was a need to determine the recreation needs of girls in the pre-adolescent age range of nine through fourteen years old so that municipal recreation professionals may program activities to meet the desires of this specific population. In order to do this, a testing instrument was developed. The test, a recreation preference schedule, used closed questions exclusively, unlike many of the available checklist surveys. The recreation preference schedule was modeled after the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule that was used in counseling. The new test, containing one hundred questions, utilized ten recreation activity categories. It was checked for reliability and …

A Recent History Of Subject Philosophy And Pedagogical Style In Physical Education: A Case Study In Curriculum Change, Kenneth Atkins

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation was subjected to a content analysis for the period 1963-1973 using subject philosophy, pedagogical style, and contributors as the content indicators. The study examines how curriculum change and subject content reflect change and ideology in the wider society. Justifications for teaching physical education have shifted from a traditional emphasis on fitness and character training to education for leisure and lifetime sports and the desirability of self-actualization via movement education. The study argues that those changes parallel a move in the requirements of the social and economic structure, from mass wage labor to …

Fandom Is A Way Of Life: A Folkloristic Ethnography Of Science Fiction Fandom, David Axler

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

A science fiction (“sf”) fan is an individual whose interest in this literary genre has extended past reading into involvement in such things as local science fiction clubs, fan magazines (“fanzines”), and sf conventions (“cons”). Science fiction fandom is the loosely-structured, geographically-dispersed organization of these fans. Drawing on both written sources and field interviews with eight informants, the history, composition and structure of sf fandom is examined from a folkloristic viewpoint. The forms of folklore which serve to bind the individual fan to the larger social entity of fandom are detailed.

Despite its literary orientation, fandom is primarily a social …

Ua6 Lost River Cave: Old Developments, New Developments, Kenneth W. Smith

WKU Administration Documents

Paper written by Kenneth Smith for Management 410 class in 1976 regarding the potential business development of Lost River Cave.

Protecting The Appalachian Trail In Maine, University Of Maine At Portland - Gorham

Maine Collection

Protecting the Appalachian Trail In Maine

A Handbook Compiled by the Allagash Environmental Institute, Center for Research & Advanced Study, University of Maine Portland - Gorham, 1976.

Directed & edited by Patricia Solotaire.

Contents: The Project Itself / The History of Trail Agreements in Maine / The Landowner's Duty to Hikers and Campers / History and Description of the Statutory Protection of the Appalachian Trail / An Overview of Tax Considerations / Land Protection Devices / Using the Information / Bibliography / Footnotes / Appendices

An Investigation Into The Impact Of Outdoor Recreation On Water Quality, Michael L. Young

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This thesis was undertaken in order to explore aspects of the impact of outdoor recreation on water quality. It begins with a discussion of the rationale for monitoring and controlling such environmental degradation. Following sections include an investigation of water quality characteristics particularly indicative of recreational impact, a discussion of the potential contributions of various recreation activities to water pollution, a literature survey, a guideline for planning and implementing a water quality surveillance program, and recommendations for further research. Material for the thesis came from library research and was augmented by the author's personal experience as a water quality research …

A Comparative Study Of The Role Of Women And Sport In England And Mexico, D. Sue Hankins

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Ua94/5/1 Alpha Tau Omega Chapter Advisors Manual, Alpha Tau Omega

Student Organizations

Handbook for managing the Alpha Tau Omega chapter at Western Kentucky University.

An Analysis Of Personal Characteristics As Motivating Factors That Influenced Selecting A Particular Site For Canoeing, Ben Crail Butler

Masters Theses

NEED: The canoe is being used for many types of work and pleasure. Little evidence is available regarding factors that may influence canoeing instruction.

PURPOSE: This study is an attempt to determine the factors which influence people who cross the Four-Mile Portage at Basswood Lake, Ely, Minnesota to go on a canoe trip.

METHOD OF RESEARCH: By the use of a questionnaire, given to people who go canoeing, valuable information could be obtained on the frequency a person goes canoeing, the type of instruction they received and where they received it, their opinion on offering canoeing in the physical education …

Ua94/5/1 Ato Founder's Day Banquet, Alpha Tau Omega

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Program for the Alpha Tau Omega founder's day banquet.

Ua94/5/1 Founders Day Notes, John Perkins

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Notes for presentation given at the Alpha Tau Omega founders day festivities which includes the Barons fraternity.

Ua94/5/1 Founders Day Notes, John Perkins

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Notes for presentation given at the Alpha Tau Omega founders day festivities which includes the Barons fraternity.

Prominent Activities And Influences Related To Leisure-Time Participation Of Eastern Illinois University Graduates, Ronald Lloyd Ummel

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Ua94/5/1 Thirteeners Pledge Book, Richard Minton

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Pledge book for the Thirteeners fraternity belonging to Richard Minton. The book contains duties of the pledge, class schedule, notes from Thirteener members, addresses of members and other pledge notes. The members address section includes their major, class, office held, nicknames and girl pinned to as applicable.

Royal Show Needlework, O Evans Scott

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

WOMEN are stealing the " m a n " out of craftsmanship.

Some of the best craftsmanship in this highly mechanised age is the work of women who can feel proud that their creative skill with the needle continues while factory production has largely replaced the craftsmanship once devoted to timber, leather and metal.

E.B. Henderson's Physical Education Scrapbook

E. B. Henderson Scrapbooks

Photographs of various Washington, D.C. sports figures, athletic leagues and local school sports teams.

Brochure: The Buccaneer Trail, Florida A1a Avoid City Congestion Travel Florida’S New Seashore Route – Along The East Coast, Ocean Highway And Port Authority

Tourism

Brochure: The Buccaneer Trail, Florida A1A Avoid City Congestion Travel Florida's New Seashore Route - Along the East Coast [Fernandina, Fla., Ocean Highway and Port Authority?] April 1958.

A Survey Of Physical Education; Athletics; Health And Intra-Murals In The Ohio Valley Conference With A Suggested Program For Western Kentucky State College, Frank Griffin

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The writer of this thesis with the counsel of Dr. Lee F. Jones of the Education Department, and Dr. E. Kelly Thompson, President of Western, decided to make a survey of the status of physical education in the Ohio Valley Conference by means of a questionnaire and through personal interviews. With the materials obtained from the questionnaire and personal interviews with the Directors of Physical Education of the various colleges a proposed program of physical education was organized for Western Kentucky State College.

The Organization And Administration Of The Noon-Time Program At Pasco High School, Russell A. Wiseman

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to establish a program that would enable Pasco High School students to more adequately make use or noon-hour leisure and to facilitate their wiser use of leisure time in the future. To more clearly picture the program organized and to understand the historical material, various terms were introduced tor clarification so as to discriminate concepts and ideas advanced by various authors. Education terminology in many cases differed, but the intention of the writers was generally the same. The ideas of the study were framed in light of those statements.

A Study Of The Summer Recreation Programs In Small Michigan Communities, Walter A. Gillett

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Ua94/5/1 Roa's Communique, Vol. 3, No. 1, Rho Omega Alpha

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by the Rho Omega Alpha fraternity

Ua94/5/1 Sadie Hawkins Dance Card, Pi Tau Nu

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Pi Tau Nu fraternity Sadie Hawkins Dance card belonging to Julian Harper. It includes a list of Pi Tau Nu members and ads for many Bowling Green businesses.

Brochure: Membership Information, January 1948 – Ponte Vedra Club

Tourism

Ponte Vedra Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Brochure: Membership Information, January, 1948.

Ua94/5/1 Third Baron Conclave, Barons Fraternity

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Program for the third annual conclave held by the Barons fraternity.

Ua94/5/1 Beta Omega Chi Dance Card, Beta Omega Chi

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Beta Omega Chi dance program and card for the spring formal belonging to George Wells. Includes program, menu, list of members and officers, Beta Omega Chi song lyrics and dance card.

Ua94/5/1 Kappa Beta Pi Backward Dance, Kappa Beta Pi

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Kappa Beta Pi backward dance, dance card belonging to Leone Brewer. It includes a list of officers and members, ads from Bowling Green merchants and a dance card.

Ua94/5/1 Pi Tau Nu Autograph Card, Leone Brewer

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Pi Tau Nu autograph book belonging to Leone Brewer. It was possibly used as a dance card or party favor for an unidentified event.

Ua94/5/1 Fifteeners Dance Card, Fifteeners

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Fifteeners dance card belonging to Leone Brewer. Includes names for 21 dances.

Ua94/5/1 Barons Formal Of Forty-Two, Barons Fraternity

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Barons fraternity dance program and card belonging to member George Wells. Includes program, menu, list of members and officers, dance card and Barons song lyrics.