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- Henry David Thoreau as a Social Critic
- A study of Henry David Thoreau's opinions on religion, economics, politics, government, and major political issues of his time. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75399/
- A Program of Films for Teaching in the Primary Grades of the Louisiana Public Schools
- The purpose of this study is to provide a compiled list of Louisiana primary motion pictures and their locations for the Louisiana primary teachers. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75398/
- An Anthropometrical Study in the Nutrition of Children, Using the Wetzel Grid
- In this study, an appraisal of the nutritional status of eighty-eight school children has been made, using the Wetzel Index with the Baldwin-Wood Index and the Pryor Index for the determinations. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75397/
- The Function of Dramatization in the Elementary School
- The purpose of this study is to make an investigation into the studies made and judgment expressed concerning the function of dramatization in the elementary school. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75396/
- A Study of the Changes in Selected Social Traits Exhibited by the Campers in Sunshine Camp of Austin, Texas, in the Summer of 1944
- The purpose of this study was to evaluate some of the achievements of the camp in furthering the social development of the campers as a means of directing future procedures used in the camp. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75395/
- Aspects of Reform in Certain Novels of Charles Dickens
- A study of aspects of reform in certain novels of Charles Dickens. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75401/
- A Study of Relationships Between Socio-Economic Status, Popularity, Achievement, and Personality in the Fifth Grade of the Sanger Public School, Sanger, Texas
- The purpose which guided the writer in the conducting of this study was a desire to determine the existence of any relationships which might be perceptible among such traits and considerations as socio-economic status, popularity at school, general scholastic achievement, and traits of personality as they were found in a group of fifth-grade pupils enrolled in the public school of Sanger, Texas. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75400/
- Famous Ships and Their Influence Upon American History : a Study of Sailing Vessels to 1861
- This thesis is a study of famous ships and how they influenced American history. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75410/
- A Study of the Elementary Science Programs in Leading Schools of Texas and Other Southern States as Compared with the Course of Study from the Thirty-First Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education
- The problem, to make a study of the elementary science programs in leading schools of Texas and other Southern states as compared with the course of study from the Thirty-first Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, was chosen as a result of the realization that elementary science has not been given the place in the curriculum that it should have. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75405/
- Is There an Answer to the Current Lack of a Satisfying Philosophy Among the American People?
- This study will seek to show that what appears to be the cause of a lack of a satisfying philosophy among the American people, as evidenced by restless, disintegrating behavior of individuals, is in reality the effect of such a lack. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75409/
- To Determine the Status, Methods of Conducting, Functions, and Desirability of Literary Activities in the Programs of Secondary Schools of Central West-Texas
- This study was made for the purpose of determining the status and methods of conducting non-athletic extra-curricular activities in the secondary schools of Central West-Texas with the hope that the findings may prove valuable to school boards and administrators in setting up standards for evaluating their activity programs. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75404/
- Analysis of Content and Methods of Teaching Poetry to Children
- The purpose of this study is to analyze the history and development of children's poetry, and to present helpful suggestions in subject matter and activities for teaching poetry to children. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75402/
- A History of Credit Unions in the United States
- The purpose of this thesis is to present a history of the founding, operation, and growth of the credit union movement in the United States, with special emphasis placed on the benefits and services such an organization can render to the thousands and thousands of employees who are classed in the realm of small or moderate income brackets. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75403/
- China's Industry and the Impact of the War Upon It
- This thesis is a study of China's industry and how it was impacted by war. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53421/
- Study of Some Factors Related to Mutual Friendship on the High School Level
- This study has been made for the purpose of determining the similarities and dissimilarities in certain factors related to mutual friendships. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53398/
- A Study of the Effect of Group Guidance Classes on the Attitudes and Personal Adjustments of Sophomore High School Girls
- The purpose of this study is (1) to develop criteria by statistical methods which will show the extent of gain in personality development through a specific guidance program, and (2) to show by comparison the differences in the scores of instructed groups and those of uninstructed groups. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53426/
- The Challenge to the Operation of the Philosophy of Laissez-Faire
- The problem of this study is to make an appraisal of laissez-faire, and its aims, methods, and accomplishments in its rise to pinnacle heights, its philosophy, and finally its decline in the maelstrom of society demanding more security, today, than ever before, in our standards of economy and living. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53425/
- The Isolation and Chemical Study of Compounds Produced by a Strain of Penicillium Notatum
- It is the purpose of this paper to present data on the isolation and study of the chemical nature of compounds produced by this strain of mold which resembles Penicillium notatum nestling. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53439/
- Future Farmers and Non-Classified Students in Pottawatomie County High Schools
- This study has been made for the purpose of determining what relationships exist between 4-H Club membership and Future Farmers of America Club membership and the grades, extra-curricular activities, and the future education, which includes specifically college training and post-graduate work done in high schools. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53436/
- Developing a Reading Readiness Program in Douglas School, Tyler, Texas
- The purpose of this study is to develop a readiness program which will be an aid in eliminating many failures in reading and to help the children be happy while learning to read. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53427/
- A Personnel Study of Members of Undefeated Basketball Teams of John Tarleton Agricultural College from 1934 Through 1938
- The investigator undertook to make a personnel study of the members of undefeated basketball teams of John Tarleton Agricultural College through a period of years extending from 1934 through 1938. The purpose of the study is to make an investigation of the scholastic activities, athletic activities, and the extra-curricular activities of these athletes through the period designated. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53435/
- The Incidence of Colon Bacteria on the Hands of North Texas State Teachers College Students
- This investigation has for its aim the determination, in a measure, of the degree of personal sanitation existent among students at North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53434/
- The Use of Geography in Whitman's Leaves of Grass
- A study of the significance of Walt Whitman's use of geography in Leaves of Grass. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53444/
- An Analysis of the Philosophy and Trends of the High School Commercial Curriculum
- This study is designed to set forth the philosophy and indicate trends in the teaching of commercial education in the high schools of the United States. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75688/
- An Evaluation of the Health Program of Denton County for 1947-48
- The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Health Education Program of Denton County for 1947-78, and in the light of the findings to make recommendations for 1948-49. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83439/
- Requirements for Business Degrees in Texas' Largest Colleges and Universities
- In this study an effort is made to review comprehensively the requirements for business administration degrees in the larger colleges and universities in Texas. The development and adaptation of uniform requirements in any field of study are necessarily slow processes and subject to frequent revision. Especially is this true in the field of business education. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75641/
- A Study of Curricular Offerings in Business in the Colleges of Arkansas for the Period from 1936 to 1946
- The problem which forms the basis of this study is one involving an investigation of the curricular offerings in the field of business in the liberal-arts colleges of Arkansas. The purpose of the investigation is to compare the growth of business offerings during the eleven years from 1936 to 1946. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75642/
- A Study to Determine the Soundness of Procedures to Compensate for Individual Differences in the High School Pupils of Selected Counties in Texas
- The purpose of this study is to make an analysis of the practices and procedures for meeting individual differences by a group of secondary schools to determine the extent to which they meet accepted criteria in this field. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83562/
- Accounting Releases of the United States Securities and Exchange Commision
- The purpose of this study is to examine the technical accounting statements of the Securities and Exchange Commission to determine the extent of agreement between them and the opinions of the leading authorities in the field of accounting and the extent to which the advanced accounting students at North Texas State Teachers College have mastered the principles expressed in the statements. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83398/
- An Analysis of Commercial Courses Offered in District Eight by Thirty-One Texas Public High Schools, Members of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
- The purpose of the study is to show the similarity and dissimilarity of the business curriculums in the thirty-one Texas public high schools of District Eight, members of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83360/
- A System of Public School Accounting
- The purpose of the study is to show a system of public school accounting that will provide more information for the use of the school in: (1) spending and in planning future expenditures, (2) eliminating unnecessary details commonly found in school accounting systems, and (3) showing the working process of public school accounting to the student that plans to enter this type of work. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83437/
- A Vital Program of Conservation Education at Third Grade Level
- The purpose of this study is to determine a basis on which to develop a conservation education program applicable to third grade children and to recommend a program that has been evaluated by that stated criteria. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc96869/
- An Evaluation of the Saint Jo Elementary School and some Recommendations for Improvement
- The problem in this study is to present as accurately as possible the status of the Saint Jo Elementary School in Saint Jo, Texas, and to suggest recommendations for the improvement of this school. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83757/
- Significant Philosophies of the Mind
- The purpose of this study is to collect information on the significant philosophies of the mind and make a comparison of these concepts and their relation to education, religion, and morals. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75524/
- The Present Status of Sociology in Texas High Schools
- It is the purpose of this study to classify the high schools in the State of Texas offering accredited courses in sociology, and to make an analysis and evaluation of the textbooks that are on the recommended list for use in the secondary schools. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83335/
- The Evolution and Present Form of Automobile Insurance in the State of Texas
- The purpose of this study is to determine the evolution and present form of automobile insurance in the State of Texas. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83336/
- A Chemical Analysis of the Peanut
- The object of this paper is to make an analysis of the mineral and food content of the peanut and to compare them with a balanced food. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83334/
- An Evaluation of the New Boston Secondary School
- The purpose of this study is to determine the weak points and the strong point of the secondary school in New Boston, Texas, and to offer suggestions for improvement. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83340/
- The Influence of William Jennings Bryan on the Democratic Party
- This thesis looks at the life and political influence of William Jennings Bryan, and his work as a champion of the rights of the common man. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83337/
- To Determine the Physical Activity Interests of the Junior High School Boys of Amarillo, Texas, to be Used as a Basis for a Physical Education Program
- The purpose of this study was to make an analysis of the physical activity interests of the junior high school boys of Amarillo, Texas, in order better to determine the content of the physical education program based on the physical activities in which boys indicated they were interested. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83338/
- An Experimental Course in Elementary Science for the Intermediate Grades
- It is the purpose of this thesis to show as nearly as possible how a course in elementary science was worked out and carried on to meet the interests and needs of the pupils in a small rural school. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83343/
- A Comparative Study of the Personality of Town Pupils and School Bus Pupils in the Elementary Grades
- The major purpose of the study is to reveal, by means of comparison, the extent to which the Town Group of pupils and the School Bus Group of pupils of the elementary grades (fourth to seventh inclusive) of the Decatur, Texas, Public School are adjusting to the problems and conditions which confront them in the Decatur school and community, and the extent to which they are developing a normal, happy, and socially effective personality. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83344/
- A Study of the Social Background of the Characters in O. Henry's New York Short Stories
- The problem of this research is to determine whether or not O. Henry pictured the existing social conditions of the period in his New York stories and whether his characters are representative of people who actually lived at that time. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83342/
- Some Aspects of Consumer Credit in the United States
- This study attempts to present a brief survey of the major aspects of consumer credit in the United States today: credit institutions in general, co-operative and non cooperative consumer credit agencies, and the regulation of such agencies. A special chapter is devoted to consumer credit in Texas, with emphasis upon the fight which certain Texas cities are making against the loan-shark evil. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83345/
- A Comparative Study of Environmental Conditions and their Relations to Achievement, Personality, and Intelligence of Fifth Grade Pupils
- This study has the purpose to compare the relationships between personality, environment, achievement, and intelligence and discover the effect, if any, of environment upon the personality, achievement, and intelligence of a group of fifth grade pupils. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83339/
- Factors Associated with School Relationships
- The problem of this investigation was to make a rating of the following factors which pertain to boys in three distinct residential districts of the W. C. Stripling Junior High School, Fort Worth, Texas: (1) intelligence quotient, (2) civic attitude, (3) academic achievements, (4) Sunday school attendance, (5) club membership, (6) after-school employment, and (7) the number of broken homes. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83341/
- Predicting Degree of Achievement in Industrial Subjects by the Use of Stenquist Mechanical Aptitude Tests
- The aim of the writer in giving the Stenquist Mechanical Aptitude Test as a basis for this study was to try to find a reliable method of selecting the boys to be admitted to the shop classes in vocational and technical high schools. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83347/
- American Background in Longfellow's "The Song of Hiawatha"
- The background for "The Song of Hiawatha" is explicitly American, for Longfellow has preserved many legends, traditions, and customs of the aborigines with fidelity. As a whole, "The Song of Hiawatha" is a successful delineation of the aborigines of North America. Longfellow preserved the most interesting legends and supplemented them with accounts of Indian life. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83348/
- Henry David Thoreau: a Study of Character
- This thesis looks at the characteristics of Henry David Thoreau through his writings rather than through what other critics have written. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83349/
- The Impact of the Second World War upon Agriculture in Henderson County, Texas
- The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the Second World War upon the agricultural economy of Henderson County, Texas, with primary emphasis upon the economic and social changes brought about by wartime conditions during the years 1940 through 1945. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83464/