Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Collection: UNT Theses and Dissertationshttps://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/UNTETD/browse/?fq=untl_institution:UNT&fq=dc_language:eng&display=brief&start=59702015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Collection: UNT Theses and DissertationsA Study of Industrial Arts Graduates of North Texas State University from 1956 through 19652015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663792/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663792/"><img alt="A Study of Industrial Arts Graduates of North Texas State University from 1956 through 1965" title="A Study of Industrial Arts Graduates of North Texas State University from 1956 through 1965" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663792/small/"/></a></p><p>"This study was conducted to collect and analyze data relative to the employment status of industrial arts graduates."--1.</p>Internal-External Locus of Control in Glossolalics2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663793/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663793/"><img alt="Internal-External Locus of Control in Glossolalics" title="Internal-External Locus of Control in Glossolalics" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663793/small/"/></a></p><p>Internal-external locus of control was studied in relationship to the religious phenomena "glossolalia." Contrary to the main hypothesis formulated, glossolalics were found significantly more internal in locus of control than non-tongues speakers. Intercorrelations were studied between the variables of I-E, age, length of church membership, income level, educational level, and perceived control by God, for tongue-speaker and non-tongue-speaker groups. Chisquare comparisons were made between the groups on educational level, income level, and perceived control by God, with significant differences being found in educational level. Additional analysis was made between I-E and the variables of educational levels, income levels, and perceived control by God. Historical and current interpretations of the personality of glossolalics are challenged. The construct validity of the Rotter scale for use with religious populations is challenged.</p>Studies Concerning Asparagine Metabolism in Lactobacillus plantarum2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663794/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663794/"><img alt="Studies Concerning Asparagine Metabolism in Lactobacillus plantarum" title="Studies Concerning Asparagine Metabolism in Lactobacillus plantarum" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663794/small/"/></a></p><p>This study is concerned with the metabolism of L-asparagine in Lactobacillus plantarum (ATCC 8014). Theprimary area of investigation is the preliminary characterization of a previously unreported L-asparaginase enzyme in L. plantarum. This L-asparaginase was determined to be an inducible enzyme with variations in its activity level according to the L-asparagine level in the growth medium. L-Glutaminase could not be induced in this organism by L-glutamine, nor would L-glutamine induce the asparaginase activity. These and other studies with amino acid analogs demonstrated the high specificity of both induction and enzymic activity of the asparaginase. Various physical properties of the enzyme were studied. The enzyme was found to be inhibited by adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This inhibition appears to be cooperative in nature and of the type exhibited by allosteric enzymes. These studies should be confirmed on a highly purified enzyme as these preliminary experiments were performed using a crude cell-free extract.</p>A Comparison of Cloze Ability in Deficient and Non-Deficient Readers Matched According to Verbal Ability2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663795/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663795/"><img alt="A Comparison of Cloze Ability in Deficient and Non-Deficient Readers Matched According to Verbal Ability" title="A Comparison of Cloze Ability in Deficient and Non-Deficient Readers Matched According to Verbal Ability" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663795/small/"/></a></p><p>The present study was designed to investigate whether a good reader, by the fifth grade, will have attained sufficient knowledge of the language structure to enable him to more exactly and more appropriately reconstruct mutilated texts than a poor reader, matched for verbal intelligence level. Four 250-word cloze-treated passages were administered to twelve deficient and twelve non-deficient sixth grade readers, matched according to sex and the verbal portion of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. Analyses of variance failed to show any significant differences between good and poor readers except for a weak indication that good readers produced more exact replacements.</p>The Flute in Twentieth-Century Chamber Music2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663796/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663796/"><img alt="The Flute in Twentieth-Century Chamber Music" title="The Flute in Twentieth-Century Chamber Music" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663796/small/"/></a></p><p>Analyzes music of Ravel, Debussy, Schoenberg, Webern, Milhaud, Bozza, Francaix, Poulenc, Cowell and Riegger.</p>A Content Analysis of Lexicons, Word Lists, and Basal Readers of the Elementary Grades: Their Relation to Art2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663797/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663797/"><img alt="A Content Analysis of Lexicons, Word Lists, and Basal Readers of the Elementary Grades: Their Relation to Art" title="A Content Analysis of Lexicons, Word Lists, and Basal Readers of the Elementary Grades: Their Relation to Art" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663797/small/"/></a></p><p>In this investigation, a content analysis was made with eleven lexicographical sources and three basal reading series to determine if art and art-related words were present. The analysis was made with the use of two charts, in which each was divided into eight categories of word context. The Composite Chart contained 6,576 words found in six lexicons, five word lists and forty-two readers, and the Reader Chart contained 407 words found only in the readers.
The analysis revealed: dominant categories and percentages, word and cumulative word frequencies, high and low frequency words, and the percentage of words found in the basal readers as compared to the lexicographical sources.</p>Some Properties of Metric Spaces2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663798/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663798/"><img alt="Some Properties of Metric Spaces" title="Some Properties of Metric Spaces" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663798/small/"/></a></p><p>The study of metric spaces is closely related to the study of topology in that the study of metric spaces concerns itself, also, with sets of points and with a limit point concept based on a function which gives a "distance" between two points. In some topological spaces it is possible to define a distance function between points in such a way that a limit point of a set in the topological sense is also a limit point of the same set in a metric sense. In such a case the topological space is "metrizable". The real numbers with its usual topology is an example of a topological space which is metrizable, the distance function being the absolute value of the difference of two real numbers. Chapters II and III of this thesis attempt to classify, to a certain extent, what type of topological space is metrizable. Chapters IV and V deal with several properties of metric spaces and certain functions of metric spaces, respectively.</p>Some Basic Precursors of Learning Disabilities: The Maternal Deprivation Syndrome and the Failure-to-Thrive Syndrome2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663799/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663799/"><img alt="Some Basic Precursors of Learning Disabilities: The Maternal Deprivation Syndrome and the Failure-to-Thrive Syndrome" title="Some Basic Precursors of Learning Disabilities: The Maternal Deprivation Syndrome and the Failure-to-Thrive Syndrome" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663799/small/"/></a></p><p>It is hypothesized in this study that children reared with "concerned" mothers (N) will display significantly superior intellectual performance and less neurological impairment as compared with children reared with neglectful mothers (MN) and children diagnosed as failure to thrive (FTT, falling below the third percentile in height and weight). The FTT children will show significantly more deficits than both N and MN groups. The participants in this study were forty-five children rigidly matched on all possible variables. F-tests and Newman-Keuls' analyses reveal severe intellectual deficits in both MN and FTT groups. The FTT group displayed significantly more neurological deficits lending support for a nutritional basis of this syndrome as opposed to the traditional psychogenic explanation.</p>Vision Imagery and Its Relationship to Structure in the Novels of Flannery O'Connor2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663465/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663465/"><img alt="Vision Imagery and Its Relationship to Structure in the Novels of Flannery O'Connor" title="Vision Imagery and Its Relationship to Structure in the Novels of Flannery O'Connor" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663465/small/"/></a></p><p>An investigation of the prominence of vision imagery in the two novels of Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood and The Violent Bear It Away, reveals the importance of vision to the themes and structures of the novels. Seeing truth in order to fulfill one's human vocation is a central concern in O'Connor's fiction. The realization or non-realization of truth by the characters is conveyed by vision imagery. O'Connor's Southern and Catholic heritage is the back-ground of her concern for vision as an integral part of her artistic theory. An analysis of vision imagery in each novel shows how the themes are developed and how the structures relate to such imagery. Each novel progresses according to the main character's clarity of sight. Contradictory patterns occur when the character's sight is not true.</p>The Published Writings of Ernest McClain Through Spring, 19762015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663466/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663466/"><img alt="The Published Writings of Ernest McClain Through Spring, 1976" title="The Published Writings of Ernest McClain Through Spring, 1976" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663466/small/"/></a></p><p>This thesis considers all of Ernest McClain's published writings, from March, 1970, to September, 1976, from the standpoint of their present-day acoustical significance. Although much of the material comes from McClain's writings, some is drawn from other related musical, mathematical, and philosophical works.
The four chapters begin with a biographical sketch of McClain, presenting his background which aided him in becoming a theoretical musicologist. The second chapter contains a chronological itemization of his writings and provides a synopsis of them in layman's terms. The following chapter offers an examination of some salient points of McClain's work. The final chapter briefly summarizes the findings and contains conclusions as to their germaneness to current music theory, thereby giving needed exposure to McClain's ideas.</p>From Theory to Practice: an Analytical Study of Sartre's Fiction2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663467/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663467/"><img alt="From Theory to Practice: an Analytical Study of Sartre's Fiction" title="From Theory to Practice: an Analytical Study of Sartre's Fiction" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663467/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study is to ascertain the major aspects of the theoretical structure of Sartrian existentialism and to examine the portrayal of these in Sartre's fiction. The theoretical investigation is based largely on Sartre's "L'Être et le néant" and "L'Existentialisme est u humanisme." The fictional works are "La Nausée," the trilogy "Les Chemins de la liberté," and "Le Mur." The study is prefaced by an examination of the term existentialism and a brief historical comparison of essentialist and existentialist philosophy. The aspects of Sartrian existentialism discussed are: the question of the existence of God and its importance to Sartre's philosophy; the premise of existence preceding essence; the fact of contingency on absurdity and its attendant nausea; the doctrines of freedom and responsibility; the dilemma of choice, anguish, and commitment; and the themes of authenticity, transcendence, and death.</p>Legislative Trends in the Delegation of School Powers in Texas2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663468/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663468/"><img alt="Legislative Trends in the Delegation of School Powers in Texas" title="Legislative Trends in the Delegation of School Powers in Texas" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663468/small/"/></a></p><p>The delegation of powers by the Legislature in carrying out school laws has always been a function of that body. In 1929 Justice Walker, in the case of Richardson v. Liberty Independent School District, stated that all powers possessed by school districts have been delegated by the Legislature. The same is true in respect to the powers possessed by the State Board of Education and the county boards of education. All these divisions have been created by law and all their powers delegated by the Legislature.By this study the writer will try to show what trend the Legislature has taken in the delegation of powers concerning,schools. In this study the solution of the following questions will be sought: 1. Is there a tendency toward more delegation of power to the state level of administration? 2. Is there a tendency in the Legislature to give more power to county and local units in the school system? 3. Is the Legislature inclining toward exercising more power on its own initiative? By the study of laws passed by the Legislature delegating powers and retaining powers, these problems can be answered and a definite trend shown.</p>Jamesian Women: A Readers Theatre Adaptation from Selected Novels of Henry James2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663469/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663469/"><img alt="Jamesian Women: A Readers Theatre Adaptation from Selected Novels of Henry James" title="Jamesian Women: A Readers Theatre Adaptation from Selected Novels of Henry James" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663469/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study is to illustrate the power image of Henry James's female protagonists through a Readers Theatre adaptation of his novels, Daisy Miller, The Wings of the Dove, and The Portrait of a Lady. Chapter I includes an introduction and defines the purpose of the thesis. Chapter II briefly examines biographical information on James. Chapter III includes the analysis of the three selected novels in relation to preparation of a performance based script for Readers Theatre. In the Appendix is the Readers Theatre script with the inclusive transition and introductory material. The illustration of a typical Jamesian woman reveals a philosophic view of the human possibilities in freedom, power, and the destructive elements that limit an independent spirit.</p>A Study of Sun Yat-sen's Propaganda Activities and Techniques in the United States During China's Revolutionary Period (1894-1911)2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663470/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663470/"><img alt="A Study of Sun Yat-sen's Propaganda Activities and Techniques in the United States During China's Revolutionary Period (1894-1911)" title="A Study of Sun Yat-sen's Propaganda Activities and Techniques in the United States During China's Revolutionary Period (1894-1911)" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663470/small/"/></a></p><p>Sun Yat-sen used six propaganda techniques in the United States to help overthrow the Ching Dynasty in 1911: (a) individual propaganda to gain supporters through personal contact and individual persuasion; (b) propaganda of deed to solicit donations and to mobilize his supporters for military actions; (c) travel propaganda to broaden the base of revolutionary support; (d) newspaper propaganda to publicize and explain his revolutionary program; (e) debate propaganda to refute antirevolutionary criticism through speeches and pamphlets; and (f) missionary propaganda to seek sympathy and support from American missionaries and Christians.</p>A Comparison of Anxiety Levels of Partially Sighted and Totally Blind Adults2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663471/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663471/"><img alt="A Comparison of Anxiety Levels of Partially Sighted and Totally Blind Adults" title="A Comparison of Anxiety Levels of Partially Sighted and Totally Blind Adults" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663471/small/"/></a></p><p>Anxiety levels of partially sighted were compared with totally blind people. Using the Anxiety Scale for the Blind, the primary hypothesis tested was that the partially sighted would manifest more anxiety than would the totally blind. The study was designed to ascertain whether the primary hypothesis would hold within the structure of this study, and to obtain information useful in future anxiety studies of the visually handicapped. A residential center for the blind furnished subjects, facilities, and biographical data. The primary hypothesis lacked statistical significance at the .05 level as did comparisons of anxiety levels by age, sex, economic need, and age at onset. The use of a different instrument may be indicated for future studies.</p>Influence of Two Methods of Teaching Reading on Personality, Interest, Mental Health, and Behavior2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663472/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663472/"><img alt="Influence of Two Methods of Teaching Reading on Personality, Interest, Mental Health, and Behavior" title="Influence of Two Methods of Teaching Reading on Personality, Interest, Mental Health, and Behavior" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663472/small/"/></a></p><p>The problem of this study was to evaluate the traditional method of teaching reading and the modern method of teaching reading as they influence personality, interest, mental health, and behavior.</p>Adolf Hitler's Decision to Invade the Soviet Union2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663473/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663473/"><img alt="Adolf Hitler's Decision to Invade the Soviet Union" title="Adolf Hitler's Decision to Invade the Soviet Union" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663473/small/"/></a></p><p>This study makes use not only of German documents captured during the Second World War but of personal accounts of major figures of the Third Reich and their testimony at the Nuremberg Trials. Organized into five chapters, this study surveys Nazi- Soviet relations from 1939 to 1941, from the German viewpoint, with emphasis on Adolf Hitler's assessment of Russian policies and Germany's wartime situation, both of which factors shaped his decision to invade the USSR. The conclusion is that Hitler saw his attack on the Soviet Union as a preventive war, carried out to destroy a growing threat to the Reich. He interpreted Russian activities during the period 1939-1941 as designed to strengthen the USSR strategically against Germany in preparation for intervention in the ongoing conflict with Britain.</p>Mexican Military Movements in the Texas Revolution2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663474/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663474/"><img alt="Mexican Military Movements in the Texas Revolution" title="Mexican Military Movements in the Texas Revolution" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663474/small/"/></a></p><p>"This thesis describes the art of logistics practiced by Santa-Anna and his staff in the marches from Northern Mexico to San Jacinto and Goliad, and the subsequent withdrawal. The method, or methods, employed to keep such an army in fighting condition are analyzed as it moved slowly and uncertainly across the desert and semi-desert areas, over burnt-out prairies and flooding rivers. To obtain the most complete picture of the Mexican army's movements and needs, the letters and diaries of the outstanding Mexican participants were used. Whenever possible American sources were studied to substantiate any seemingly questionable information in the Mexican accounts...As this thesis is primarily concerned with logistics, battles are not covered in detail. In cases where a conflict between American and Mexican sources exists concerning any phase of the Mexican military movements during the Texan revolution, both sides are presented, and an attempt made to evaluate them objectively." -- leaf x.</p>Representative Nineteenth-Century Choral Symphonies2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663476/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663476/"><img alt="Representative Nineteenth-Century Choral Symphonies" title="Representative Nineteenth-Century Choral Symphonies" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663476/small/"/></a></p><p>This study is concerned with the examination of choral symphonies by major nineteenth-century composers. Its purpose is to delineate the common characteristics which these works have. Emphasis is given to the investigation of the choral elements in the symphonies. Detailed musicological studies of nineteenth-century music are minimal; there has. been a particular lack of interest in nineteenth-century works for chorus. Therefore, the principal sources of data for this study were the full scores of the following nine symphonies: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Berlioz' Romeo and Juliet and the Funeral and Triumphal Symphony, Mendelssohn's Lobgesang, Liszt's Faust Symphony and Dante Syrmphony, and Mahler's Symphonies Nos. 2., 3, and 8. Other important sources included major biographies of the composers of the symphonies listed. chapter is devoted to each of these composers, subdivided as follows: a general survey of the composer's other works for chorus and/or orchestra; the historical facts connected with the composition and first performance of the individual symphonies; analysis; and conclusions.</p>The Tachistoscopic Approach to Remedial Problems in Reading Musical Notation2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663477/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663477/"><img alt="The Tachistoscopic Approach to Remedial Problems in Reading Musical Notation" title="The Tachistoscopic Approach to Remedial Problems in Reading Musical Notation" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663477/small/"/></a></p><p>One of the difficulties most frequently encountered among music students is reading inadequacy. In this particular study we shall attempt to measure and increase the visual span of reading musical notation.</p>The Construction and Orchestration of a Composition2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663478/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663478/"><img alt="The Construction and Orchestration of a Composition" title="The Construction and Orchestration of a Composition" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663478/small/"/></a></p><p>The problems arising in the conception, composing and perfecting of a composition may be divided into two types (1) Those connected with the composition itself; and (2) Those pertaining to the interpretation of the moods and thematic variations of the composition by the orchestra.</p>Edgar Allan Poe's Journey and Abyss Motifs: Order vs. Disorder2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663479/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663479/"><img alt="Edgar Allan Poe's Journey and Abyss Motifs: Order vs. Disorder" title="Edgar Allan Poe's Journey and Abyss Motifs: Order vs. Disorder" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663479/small/"/></a></p><p>The key to an understanding of what Poe attempted to accomplish with his art lies in his depictions of order and disorder in the universe. Poe's explorations of order and disorder revolve around journey and abyss motifs exemplified in his imaginative approaches toward nature, conscience, art, intuition, and apocalypse. These imaginative approaches serve to unify Poe's- work as a whole and emphasize his importance as a questing artist who not only sought to define the shape of reality in terms of stability and chaos but also sought to formulate a final metaphysical ordering of chaos and finitude.</p>The Effects of Positive Reinforcement on the Self-Concept of Children in a Classroom2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663480/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663480/"><img alt="The Effects of Positive Reinforcement on the Self-Concept of Children in a Classroom" title="The Effects of Positive Reinforcement on the Self-Concept of Children in a Classroom" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663480/small/"/></a></p><p>This study tests whether positive reinforcement consisting of a positive word, eye contact, and a smile would improve the self-concept of students. Sixty boys and girls in two sixth-grade classes were given an adaptation of Gordon's, How I See Myself scale. A baseline consisting of positive reinforcements given by the teacher to the students was taken. Then a positive reinforcement schedule was instituted by the sixth-grade teacher. The experimental group of thirty students received a mean of 24.78 positive reinforcements per class; the control group received a mean of 1.1 positive reinforcements. The subjects were again given the HISM scale, and no significant score differences were found between the experimental group and control group.</p>The Tragedy of Shakespeare's Hotspur2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663481/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663481/"><img alt="The Tragedy of Shakespeare's Hotspur" title="The Tragedy of Shakespeare's Hotspur" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663481/small/"/></a></p><p>It seems obvious that Shakespeare was interested in Hotspur as something more than a strictly historical character. The firey character found in I Henry IV is no longer recognized as the Ill-fated rebel from Holinshed and Daniel. Holinshed offers only a spark which Shakespeare uses to build a very real flame. The events leading up to the rebellion and the rebellion itself are historical, but the name of Hotspur in Holinshed is no more outstanding than that of Worcester, Glendower, or any of the other rebels. In Shakespeare's drama no other rebel character even approaches the development of Hotspur.</p>Attitudes Toward Shopping for Apparel and Apparel Shopping Behavior of a Selected Group of Working Women2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663482/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663482/"><img alt="Attitudes Toward Shopping for Apparel and Apparel Shopping Behavior of a Selected Group of Working Women" title="Attitudes Toward Shopping for Apparel and Apparel Shopping Behavior of a Selected Group of Working Women" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663482/small/"/></a></p><p>The purposes of this study were to investigate attitudes toward apparel shopping and apparel shopping behavior of a selected group of working women in the Dallas, Texas, area. The study also examined relationships of occupation, education, age and marital status to apparel shopping attitudes and behavior. The study concluded that working women enjoy shopping for apparel but do encounter certain frustrations. Working women shop for apparel every few weeks or more and most often purchase apparel in department stores. The majority use charge accounts and often purchase apparel at reduced prices. Chi square analysis revealed few significant relationships between attitudes toward apparel shopping and apparel shopping behavior and the demographic variables of occupation, education, age and marital status.</p>Inverse Limit Spaces2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663483/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663483/"><img alt="Inverse Limit Spaces" title="Inverse Limit Spaces" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663483/small/"/></a></p><p>Inverse systems, inverse limit spaces, and bonding maps are defined. An investigation of the properties that an inverse limit space inherits, depending on the conditions placed on the factor spaces and bonding maps is made. Conditions necessary to ensure that the inverse limit space is compact, connected, locally connected, and semi-locally connected are examined.
A mapping from one inverse system to another is defined and the nature of the function between the respective inverse limits, induced by this mapping, is investigated. Certain restrictions guarantee that the induced function is continuous, onto, monotone, periodic, or open. It is also shown that any compact metric space is the continuous image of the cantor set.
Finally, any compact Hausdorff space is characterized as the inverse limit of an inverse system of polyhedra.</p>Intellectual Appraisal of Mexican-American Children: English vs. Spanish, Reinforcement vs. Nonreinforcement2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663484/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663484/"><img alt="Intellectual Appraisal of Mexican-American Children: English vs. Spanish, Reinforcement vs. Nonreinforcement" title="Intellectual Appraisal of Mexican-American Children: English vs. Spanish, Reinforcement vs. Nonreinforcement" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663484/small/"/></a></p><p>The purposes of this study are:
(1) to make a contribution to the increasingly urgent evaluation of an appropriate measure of the intellectual potential of South Texas Mexican-American children as studied through the community of Charlotte, Texas;
(2) to gain some insight into the intellectual abilities of Mexican-American children of Charlotte, Texas when compared to the national norm;
(3) to appraise the effects of bilingualism as it relates to the mental development of first through fourth grade children of Mexican- American parentage, particularly through the WISC from the standpoint of the language in which the test is given;
(4) to ascertain the value of tangible (candy) and intangible (praise) reinforcement for each correct response yielded during the testing session.</p>Oral Interpretation of Literature: An Approach to Teaching Middle School English2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663485/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663485/"><img alt="Oral Interpretation of Literature: An Approach to Teaching Middle School English" title="Oral Interpretation of Literature: An Approach to Teaching Middle School English" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663485/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study was to illustrate the usefulness of oral interpretation in the teaching of English literature at the middle school level. Four areas of literature: poetry, short story, mythology, and drama, were approached through methods of oral interpretation and/or recommendations in the teacher's resource manual accompanying the textbook. A descriptive review was made of the response to the material by the students and the methods of presentation by the instructor. The primary value of approaching the study of literature through oral interpretation was increased interest and motivation among the students and their generally positive reaction to the methods used.</p>The Development of Radio Broadcasting in Nigeria, West Africa2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663486/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663486/"><img alt="The Development of Radio Broadcasting in Nigeria, West Africa" title="The Development of Radio Broadcasting in Nigeria, West Africa" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663486/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study is to set forth the history of radio in Nigeria. Chapters explore the history of Nigeria, the history of Nigerian radio, and the present structure of Nigerian radio. In a final chapter, specific historical factors are isolated that have made Nigerian radio what it is today. The study concludes that the present structure of Nigerian radio is a direct product of the peculiar history of Nigeria as a former British Colony. Little can be done to solve the problems of Nigerian radio unless the problems of Nigeria itself are first solved.</p>The Self-Concept of the Hearing-Impaired Child2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663487/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663487/"><img alt="The Self-Concept of the Hearing-Impaired Child" title="The Self-Concept of the Hearing-Impaired Child" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663487/small/"/></a></p><p>This study was an investigation of the relationship between the self-concepts of hearing-impaired children and the self-concepts of normal hearing children. Sixty-four hearing-impaired children and nineteen normal hearing children were given the Primary Self- Concept Inventory, the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale, and were rated by a teacher using the Bristol Social Adjustment Guide. The differences between means were analyzed and tested for significance. It was concluded that there is no difference between the self concept of the hearing-impaired child and the self-concept of the normal hearing child. It was further concluded that the instruments currently available for measuring self-concept are poor and inadequate. Further research on the self-concept of the hearing impaired child was recommended.</p>A Descriptive Study of the Professional Preparation and Teaching Experiences of Male Physical Education Graduates of North Texas State University for the College Sessions From 1965 Through 19732015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663257/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663257/"><img alt="A Descriptive Study of the Professional Preparation and Teaching Experiences of Male Physical Education Graduates of North Texas State University for the College Sessions From 1965 Through 1973" title="A Descriptive Study of the Professional Preparation and Teaching Experiences of Male Physical Education Graduates of North Texas State University for the College Sessions From 1965 Through 1973" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663257/small/"/></a></p><p>The problem of this study was to obtain the professional opinion of male physical education graduates of North Texas State University with respect to appropriateness of their professional preparation in association with their teaching experiences. An opinionated questionnaire was developed and used to collect the data.
Standard and Advanced First Aid and Safety Education, Teaching Physical Education in Secondary Schools and Foundations of Health were the required courses found to be most valuable to the participants in their teaching experiences. Basketball, track and field, football and volleyball were the activities most often used by the participants in their teaching activities.</p>The Relationship of Personality to the Selection of a Required Physical Education Activity by College Women2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663258/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663258/"><img alt="The Relationship of Personality to the Selection of a Required Physical Education Activity by College Women" title="The Relationship of Personality to the Selection of a Required Physical Education Activity by College Women" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663258/small/"/></a></p><p>This investigation was designed to determine whether or not a significant relationship existed between personality and the selection of a required physical education activity and whether or not personality traits exhibited by freshman women were related to specific type activities. Sources of data were 107 freshman women enrolled in activity classes at North Texas State University, 1974-75. The Cattell 16 Personality Factor Inventory, Form A and an information sheet were the instruments utilized in the study. An analysis of variance was calculated to ascertain whether or not differences existed among the four groups in personality scores. This study concluded that no significant relationship appeared to exist between personality and the selection of specific physical activities.</p>Analysis of Point of View in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., as Applied to Oral Interpretation2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663259/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663259/"><img alt="Analysis of Point of View in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., as Applied to Oral Interpretation" title="Analysis of Point of View in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., as Applied to Oral Interpretation" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663259/small/"/></a></p><p>This study analyzes the novels of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. from the aspect of point of view. Point of view refers to the reflective mind through which a reader perceives the story. Traditionally, the narrator delivers his narrative in either first or third person point of view, but Vonnegut frequently mixes points of view. Mixed point of view presents a particular challenge to the oral interpreter and the adapter/director of readers theatre scripts. The narrator and the narrative structure are discussed, as well as numerous innovative narrative techniques. Suggestions are made for script adaptations and production direction featuring the narrative structure and point of view.</p>The Role of the Peasant Masses in Marxian Political Theory and Practice: a Comparison of Classical and Indian Marxian Views2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663260/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663260/"><img alt="The Role of the Peasant Masses in Marxian Political Theory and Practice: a Comparison of Classical and Indian Marxian Views" title="The Role of the Peasant Masses in Marxian Political Theory and Practice: a Comparison of Classical and Indian Marxian Views" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663260/small/"/></a></p><p>The central thesis is classical Marxian views concerning the peasant masses have been adopted regarding India; two causal factors are the Hindu Caste system and parliamentary democracy.
Descriptive and analytical methodology is utilized to study classical and Indian Marxian theory and its relationship to "Marxist" practice in India.
Four major elements involved are: wealthy landowners, poor and landless peasants, the Indian government, and Indian communists.
Nonimplemented land reforms and recent capitalist farming compounded the problem. Attacks were launched on the Congress government by three communist parties. Government coalition has included the CPI, and has implemented agrarian reforms advocated by the CPI(M), thereby postponing possible militant communist success.</p>Three Original Short Stories and a Critical Analysis2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663261/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663261/"><img alt="Three Original Short Stories and a Critical Analysis" title="Three Original Short Stories and a Critical Analysis" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663261/small/"/></a></p><p>This thesis is composed of three original short stories and a critical analysis of them. "Tricentennial Seaweed Stories: is a comic tale of the future, set in twenty-first century America. "Cousins" is concerned with the conflicting religious views of three young adults. "A Vacation in Utah" examines the psychological and social pressures which bring the protagonist near to committing homicide. The first story is narrated in an omniscient voice, the second in an objective voice, and the last in first person. The critical analysis examines the fictional elements in the stories, including plot, character development, theme, and narrative point of view. This analysis expresses an opinion upon the degree of success achieved in each short story in terms of style and content.</p>The Use of the Trombones in Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 5, 6, 9, and Schubert's Symphony No. 82015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663262/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663262/"><img alt="The Use of the Trombones in Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 5, 6, 9, and Schubert's Symphony No. 8" title="The Use of the Trombones in Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 5, 6, 9, and Schubert's Symphony No. 8" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663262/small/"/></a></p><p>The primary purpose of this thesis will be to examine the orchestration of the trombone section in the Viennese symphonies of the early Romantic period. In order to fully understand the function of the trombone section in these syphonies, a review of the trombones usage in previous centuries is in order.</p>The Failure of the Labor Management Relations Act to Protect Bargaining Rights of Newly Certified Unions2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663263/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663263/"><img alt="The Failure of the Labor Management Relations Act to Protect Bargaining Rights of Newly Certified Unions" title="The Failure of the Labor Management Relations Act to Protect Bargaining Rights of Newly Certified Unions" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663263/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study is twofold. First, it will examine employer techniques used to thwart the rights of newly certified unions. Second, this study will attempt to determine the effectiveness of the Act's remedies. Some statistical characteristics of cases and firms involved in violations of the duty to bargain collectively will be evaluated. Statistics from the Board's annual reports as well as from a recent study by Philip Ross will be used. The increase of Board cases dealing with violations of refusal to bargain, the average number of violations per case, and the prevalence of other unfair labor practices will be examined. The size of firms committing the majority of violations of collective bargaining will be compared with the size of firms involved in the majority of Board certification elections. National Labor Relations Board, circuit court of appeals, and Supreme Court cases will be used to investigate the effectiveness of three of the most prevalent violations of the duty to bargain collectively used by employers to circumvent the purposes of the Act. They are (1) refusal to meet with the newly certified union, (2) engaging in unilateral activity, and (3) refusal to bargain in good faith. This study will also examine the effectiveness of the remedies of the Labor Management Relations Act in protecting the worker's right to bargain collectively with his employer through representatives of his own choosing. Four of the standard Board remedies will be examined---(1) posting of notices, (2) reinstatement of employees discriminated against, (3) payment of back pay, and (4) a Board order to bargain in good faith.</p>Piano Sonatas Six, Seven and Eight of Prokofiev2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663264/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663264/"><img alt="Piano Sonatas Six, Seven and Eight of Prokofiev" title="Piano Sonatas Six, Seven and Eight of Prokofiev" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663264/small/"/></a></p><p>The Sixth, Seventh, and E Piano Sonatas of Prokofiev illustrate the composer's more mature style. In these works there is a definite return to the classic forms and contrapuntal devices which have been called Neo-classicism. Prokofiev, himself, has said that form is one of the basic elements of his style. It is the purpose of this thesis to discover the' formal organization and make a comparison of these sonatas with the works of Beethoven and his contemporaries.</p>An Analysis of Four Seattle Repertory Theatre Seasons: 1970-19742015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663265/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663265/"><img alt="An Analysis of Four Seattle Repertory Theatre Seasons: 1970-1974" title="An Analysis of Four Seattle Repertory Theatre Seasons: 1970-1974" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663265/small/"/></a></p><p>The Seattle Repertory Theatre is one of the most successful regional theatre companies in the country. This study attempts to determine the components-of its success.
It concludes that the unique community acceptance and support of the Seattle Repertory Theatre is due primarily to the innovations of its Artistic Director, W. Duncan Ross, including a departure from the "permanent company" repertory theatre concept to a more flexible "nucleus company" supported by special guest artists, a shift in play selection emphasis from traditional dramatic plays to more contemporary and comedic works, and shortened .duration for each play from four to three weeks.
Also examined are the growth of American Theatre, Ross's community involvement, guest directors, critical acceptance, and audience attendance.</p>The Texas Cotton Trade During the Civil War2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663266/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663266/"><img alt="The Texas Cotton Trade During the Civil War" title="The Texas Cotton Trade During the Civil War" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663266/small/"/></a></p><p>"This study deals primarily with the technical aspects of the cotton trade, examining the extent and nature of the trade, the activities of the state and Confederate governments to control cotton, and the specific problems of transportation. The concluding chapter, however, is devoted to the cotton economy in perspective, giving special attention to the financial aspects of buying and selling cotton and to the contribution of the cotton trade to Texas and the Trans-Mississippi Confederacy."--leaves iv-v.</p>The Bender-Gestalt Test and Its Relationships with Intelligence and Organicity in Neurologically Impaired and Emotionally Disturbed Children2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663267/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663267/"><img alt="The Bender-Gestalt Test and Its Relationships with Intelligence and Organicity in Neurologically Impaired and Emotionally Disturbed Children" title="The Bender-Gestalt Test and Its Relationships with Intelligence and Organicity in Neurologically Impaired and Emotionally Disturbed Children" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663267/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of the present study is to investigate the differences in performance of a sample of children with organically based test behavior and learning disabilities and those children whose disorders are functional in origin. It is the purpose of this paper to determine if there exists a particular profile on the Bender Gestalt and the WISC that would help to differentiate these two diagnostic categories which at some levels of behavior are quite similar. The present study is an attempt to compare the WISC and the BGT of emotionally disturbed children with the WISC and the BGT of those children who have been diagnosed as neurologically impaired. It is more important today than ever before to ascertain a correct estimate of ability, the reasons for difficulties in learning and behavioral problems of young school age children, while at the same time taking into consideration the global intelligence and potentials of the individual. This eminates from the growing interest in, and work with, the different diagnostic categories of children by clinics and schools. This increased interest is evident in the larger number of diagnostic personnel associated with the school systems and more individualized types of instruction for the child with unusual difficulties or abilities.</p>The History of the Arlington Citizen-Journal2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663268/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663268/"><img alt="The History of the Arlington Citizen-Journal" title="The History of the Arlington Citizen-Journal" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663268/small/"/></a></p><p>This study was conducted to detail the history of The Arlington Citizen-Journal newspaper and its editors and the effect of an active newspaper on the orderly growth of a town. The Arlington Citizen-Journal evolved from a merger of two Arlington weekly newspapers, The Arlington Journal and The Arlington Citizen, which for more than fifty years reported Arlington happenings. The study includes historical information about the city, its people, and its institutions, and direct quotations of both editorial comment and news reports of Arlington events and people. It was found that throughout the years of Arlington's rapid growth, The Citizen-Journal was a vital force behind its citizens.</p>The Effects of an Informational Briefing on the Attitudes of Certain High School Seniors in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area Toward the Air Force ROTC Training Program2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663269/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663269/"><img alt="The Effects of an Informational Briefing on the Attitudes of Certain High School Seniors in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area Toward the Air Force ROTC Training Program" title="The Effects of an Informational Briefing on the Attitudes of Certain High School Seniors in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area Toward the Air Force ROTC Training Program" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663269/small/"/></a></p><p>This study was a simple "before" and "after" attitude measurement experiment using an experimental group and a control group. The attitude measurements were made before and after the subjects in the experimental group were presented an informational briefing about the Air Force ROTC training program. Both the experimental group and the control group were subject to exposure to the Air Force mass communication advertising during the two-month study period. The results indicate that the increased knowledge gained by the experimental group through its exposure to the informational briefing caused a negative change of attitude within the group. However, the control group had no significant change of attitude during the study period even though more than 87 percent of those subjects were exposed to some form of Air Force advertising.</p>Early Function of a Virulent Staphylococcal Phage2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663270/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663270/"><img alt="Early Function of a Virulent Staphylococcal Phage" title="Early Function of a Virulent Staphylococcal Phage" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663270/small/"/></a></p><p>Early function of a temperature-sensitive mutant of staphylophage 44A HJD was examined during the twenty-five-minute period following infection. Host cell and phage DNA were labeled with C and3H respectively. DNA was separated into linear and covalently closed circular (CCC) forms by density-gradient centrifugation. The host, S. aureus, shows no CCC DNA, and apparently carries no plasmid. Following infection with wild type phage, CCC DNA forms occur in tritiated and 1 C DNA fractions 10 to 15 min after infection. Infection with mutant at permissive temperature also demonstrates CCC DNA with both labels. Infection with mutant at nonpermissive temperature produced no CCC DNA during the first 25 min after infection. The impaired function in this mutant may be a linker protein.</p>Accelerated EMG Biofeedback Relaxation Training and Tension Headache: The Effects of Home Practice and Headache Presence During Training2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663271/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663271/"><img alt="Accelerated EMG Biofeedback Relaxation Training and Tension Headache: The Effects of Home Practice and Headache Presence During Training" title="Accelerated EMG Biofeedback Relaxation Training and Tension Headache: The Effects of Home Practice and Headache Presence During Training" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663271/small/"/></a></p><p>This study investigated the value of headache presence during elecromyographic (EMG) feedback relaxation training and the contribution made by home relaxation practice in the elimination of tension headache. Eighteen participants, mainly coeds in their twenties, recorded headache and medication data for two baseline weeks, and were assigned to one of three training groups. Group A received EMG feedback training with headache presence during the session and home relaxation practice. Group B received EMG feedback without headache Presence and home practice. Group C received only home relaxation practice. Statistically significant treatment differences were not found, but declining trends of headache activity and medication use tend to support the efficacy of EMG training with headache presence.</p>A Design Approach for Digital Computer Peripheral Controllers, Case Study Design and Construction2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663272/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663272/"><img alt="A Design Approach for Digital Computer Peripheral Controllers, Case Study Design and Construction" title="A Design Approach for Digital Computer Peripheral Controllers, Case Study Design and Construction" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663272/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this project was to describe a novel design approach for a digital computer peripheral controller, then design and construct a case study controller.
This document consists of three chapters and an appendix. Chapter II presents the design approach chosen; a variation to a design presented by Charles R. Richards in an article published in Electronics magazine. Richards' approach consists of a finite state machine circuitry controlling all the functions of a controller. The variation to Richards' approach consists of considering the various logically independent processes which a controller carries out and assigning control of each process to a separate finite state machine.
The appendix contains the documentation of the design and construction of the controller.</p>The Dallas Transit Company: Transition from Private to Public Ownership2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663273/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663273/"><img alt="The Dallas Transit Company: Transition from Private to Public Ownership" title="The Dallas Transit Company: Transition from Private to Public Ownership" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663273/small/"/></a></p><p>Dallas, Texas, faces transportation problems common to all metropolitan areas. This thesis will examine the effort of the City of Dallas to find a solution to a particular transportation problem, that of public transit. Events leading to the city's purchase of a privately owned transit company and problems encountered during the year after the purchase will be primarily considered in this thesis. The basic methodology consisted of interviews with persons directly connected with the transit operation, including city administrators, City Council members, and transit board members. A newspaper reporter, closely associated with the problem from beginning to end, gave an objective, eye-witness account of the situation. Additionally, newspaper accounts of the transition from private to public transit ownership provided a useful chronology, and letters and public documents supplied other information. City leaders realized that a good transit system was a vital part of a balanced Metropolitan program of transportation. Because the privately owned transit company was not providing adequate bus service, the city found it desirable to assume public ownership of the transit operation through purchase of the Dallas Transit Company in January, 1964.</p>Chemical Aversion Therapy for Morphine Addiction2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663274/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663274/"><img alt="Chemical Aversion Therapy for Morphine Addiction" title="Chemical Aversion Therapy for Morphine Addiction" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663274/small/"/></a></p><p>These studies led the experimenter to investigate the use of chemical aversion therapy using anectine as the aversive stimulus with a morphine addict. The success of Thomason and Rathod with heroin addicts suggested that their experimental method would be useful as a reference while designing this study. The treatment hypothesis was that the patient's use of intravenous narcotic drugs would be eliminated through the application of chemical aversion therapy. Chemical aversion therapy was operantly defined as the injection intravenously of anectine into the patient concurrent with his self-injection of his narcotic of choice.</p>A History of Dallas Newspapers2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663275/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663275/"><img alt="A History of Dallas Newspapers" title="A History of Dallas Newspapers" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663275/small/"/></a></p><p>"The development of newspapers in Dallas can be classified into certain definite dates: 1849-1865---the founding of the first newspaper to the Reconstruction period following the Civil War; 1865-1885--the postwar period and the expansion of newspapers; 1885-1906--the development of the present newspapers, the Dallas Morning News and the Dallas Times Herald, and others; 1906-1942--the advent of sensational journalism and the emergence of the newspaper as big business; and 1942 to the present--a decade of unprecedented growth and entrenchment."--leaf iv.</p>The Life History and Ecology of the Mayfly Neochoroterpes mexicanus Allen (Ephemeroptera: Leptophebiidae)2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663276/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663276/"><img alt="The Life History and Ecology of the Mayfly Neochoroterpes mexicanus Allen (Ephemeroptera: Leptophebiidae)" title="The Life History and Ecology of the Mayfly Neochoroterpes mexicanus Allen (Ephemeroptera: Leptophebiidae)" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663276/small/"/></a></p><p>The life history and ecology of Neochoroterpes mexicanus was studied from data collected September, 1971, to August, 1972, and January to December, 1973, in the Brazos River, Texas. Nymphal development, instar analysis, voltinism, standing crops, and production estimates were determined from the quantitative samples taken in 1971 and 1972. Aspects of the life history and food habits of 230 specimens were arrived at from qualitative samples and light box captures in 1973. Laboratory investigation in 1973 helped in establishing instar analysis, egg incubation and description, and first instar descriptions. Neochoroterpes mexicanus appeared to have three generations per year with brood overlap in the summer and fall. It displayed 16 and 19 instars for overwintering and combined summer generations respectively.</p>