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A Study of Curricular Offerings in Business in the Colleges of Arkansas for the Period from 1936 to 1946

Description: 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.
Date: 1947
Creator: Shores, P. T.
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The Effects of Media Constituents Upon the Growth and Pigment Production of Micrococcus Flavus, Micrococcus Roseus, Micrococcus Subcitreus, and Sarcina Citrea

Description: This investigation has for its aim the explanation of growth and pigment production of Micrococcus flavus, Micrococcus roseus, Micrococcus subvitreus, and Sarcina citrea by the addition of various nutrient test materials to a standard culture medium.
Date: 1947
Creator: Martin, Joseph Hearn
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Thiophene Analogs of DDT; O-Alkylhydorxylamine Hydrochorides; Dialkylaminoalkyl Esters of Phenoxyacetic Acid

Description: This thesis describes three separate and unrelated chemical experiments. The first investigates analogs for the compound DDT. The second investigates the properties of O-substituted hydroxylamines. The third investigates the action of slight changes to the structure of an antihistaminic agent.
Date: 1947
Creator: Mattison, Marjorie Bess
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A Comparison of Gainesville Junior High School with the Accepted Standards for Junior High School Outline

Description: The purpose of this study is to make an evaluation of Gainesville Junior High School to determine the extent to which it meets criteria for this type of school. The different phases of the school evaluated were: plant and equipment, library, course of study, techniques of teaching, and extra-curricular activities.
Date: 1947
Creator: Moore, Walter Travis
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To Determine the Present Relation of Mechanical Drawing to other Courses Taught in Junior High Schools of the North Texas Area and to Recommend an Outline for a Mechanical Drawing Course that will have a High Relationship to other Courses

Description: The purposes of this study were to determine the relations of mechanical drawing to other courses taught in the junior high schools of the North Texas area and to propose an outline for a course of study in junior high school mechanical drawing that will have a high relationship with other courses.
Date: 1947
Creator: Nelson, A. Frank
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The Responsibility of the Primary School in the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency

Description: It is not the intent of this study to deal with the legal term, juvenile delinquency, but to deal with maladjusted behaviors as symptomatic of frustrations or tensions who need help. The purpose of this study is to survey the needs of children, their difficulties, the attempts that have been made to meet these needs, and to solve these difficulties.
Date: 1947
Creator: Parrish, Bessie May
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Sentimentalism and the Survival of the Comedy of Manners as Reflected in the Farces of the Eighteenth Century

Description: A farce, insofar as this study is concerned, is any afterpiece which has plot, dialogue, and characters. This embraces such widely scattered varieties as burlesque, dramatic satire, pastoral, comedy, and opera. This study embraces more than a hundred farces, the most popular ones of their day.
Date: 1947
Creator: Pyle, James
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The Effect of Media Constituents on Growth and Pigment Production of Mycobacterium Phlei, Pseudomonas Fluorescens, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus Citreus

Description: Little is known concerning the production and significance of bacterial pigments. There is seemingly an open field for studying the effects produced by varying the nutritive content of culture media upon which organisms are grown. This has led to an especial interest in, and the purpose of this investigation.
Date: 1947
Creator: Robbins, Finis E.
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A Study of Sympathiomimetic Amines, Synthesis of O-Alkylhydroxylamines

Description: Although many sympathomimetic amines have been prepared, the perfect one has not yet been made. Chemists are still attempting to synthesize a selective drug with more prolonged effects and free from side reactions or compensatory vasodilation. With this idea in mind it seemed feasible to prepare a group of O-substituted hydroxylamines.
Date: 1947
Creator: Robbins, Margaret C.
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Educational Opportunities in the West Independent School District and the Surrounding Common School Districts could be Improved through Consolidation

Description: The purpose of this study is to determine the extent of educational inequalities existing in the West Independent School District and the eight surrounding rural school districts, and to suggest changes that might improve educational opportunities for all children involved.
Date: 1947
Creator: Kennedy, G. D.
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A Source Reference for the Study of the Petroleum Industry and its Terminology Especially for the Ector County School System

Description: The problem, to make a study of the petroleum industry in Ector County, Texas, and, in addition, a study of the terminology of this industry, was selected as a result of the realization that the major industry of the community was not understood by the teachers, and that it did not have a place in the curriculum.
Date: 1947
Creator: Smith, Evelyn M.
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A Survey of the Industries of Sherman to Determine a Vocation Program for Adults and a more Functional Program for the Senior High School

Description: The purpose of this survey is to present a program suitable for adult education and a more functional one for the senior high school. In order to do this, a survey of the industries will be necessary to determine the kind and types of classes that will be in the greatest demand.
Date: 1947
Creator: Keene, Arthur R.
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A Comparative Study of Coaches in Senior High Schools in Texas in the Pre-World War II and Post-World War II Periods

Description: The purposes of the study were: (1) To determine the status of Texas high school athletic coaches in the period preceding the entrance of America in World War II. (2) To determine the present status of Texas high school athletic coaches. (3) To compare the status held by the coaches in these two periods. (4) To supply information that is pertinent to school administrators concerning the status of high school athletic coaches in Texas. (5) To present facts that may be useful in vocational and ed… more
Date: 1947
Creator: Guyer, John H.
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A Critical Compilation of Graded Band Material at High School Level

Description: The instrumental composition of the band is an outgrowth of utilitarian improvisation. The well-developed percussion section, and the voluminous reed and brass sections are a carry-over from the Military, where the emphasis was on functional beating of time for marching. Mobility and volume sufficient for the accompaniment of troop movements were also necessary. Until recent times, the band existed only for functional matters, never as an independent and self-justifying medium with its purpose … more
Date: August 1947
Creator: Sonnenburg, Eldon M. (Eldon Malcome)
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To Determine Some Fundamental Principles Basic to an Effective Democratic Organization of Schoolteachers and Administrators

Description: The purpose of this study is to analyze and to determine some fundamental principles basic to an effective democratic organization of school teachers and administrators. In so doing, attention will be given to the need for such an organization, to the shortcomings of present organizations, and to the fundamental principles which should underlie any effective organization.
Date: August 1947
Creator: Rhea, Authur F.
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