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Administering the Use of Instructional Space in Texas State-Supported Colleges and Universities

The problem of this study is to determine the administrative practices for securing the optimum use of instructional space in colleges. This necessitates the development of an instrument to evaluate these practices.

Date: August 1957

Creator: Craig, Robert E.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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An Analytical and Descriptive Technique for Rating Student Teachers

The problem of this study was to develop an analytical and descriptive technique for rating the performances of student teachers. In order to arrive at a solution to this problem, the following sub-problems were to be solved; namely, 1. To develop and validate a set of criteria for describing and rating the performances of student teachers; 2. To develop and validate a descriptive rating scale utilizing those criteria; 3. To develop a technique for using this descriptive rating scale; 4. To est… more

Date: June 1957

Creator: Latham, James L.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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An Analytical Study of Basketball Goal Shooting in Fifteen Girls' Commercial Basketball Games of the Major City and Industrial Leagues of Fort Worth, Texas, during the Season of 1951-1952

The investigator became interested in the status of basketball goal shooting in modern girls' basketball as compared to that of boys' goal shooting. Types of shots, their frequency and accuracy, and the zones on the court from which they were taken, were all considered as components of the status of basketball goal shooting. It was on the basis of this interest that the present study was undertaken.

Date: 1957

Creator: Moore, Miriam Iles

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Archer County Through Ninety-Eight Years

The purpose of this study was to catch and record some of the early-day happenings, county history, and recent changes for the boys and girls of the area.

Date: January 1957

Creator: Gage, Leta Byrne

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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A Comparative Analysis of the Business Administration Offerings with Special Emphasis upon Marketing in Thirty-two Senior Colleges of Texas with Similar Offerings at North Texas State College, 1954-1955

In this study, a comparative analysis was made of the marketing courses offered in thirty-two senior colleges of Texas including the marketing courses offered at North Texas State College. An analysis was also made to determine what courses in business administration are being offered in the senior colleges in Texas.

Date: 1957

Creator: Bucklew, J. W.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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A Comparison of Insurace Curricula of Accredited Colleges and Universities in Texas with the Curricula Recommended by 100 Selected Insurance Companies Operating in the State of Texas

This study was undertaken to determine whether the curricula of the colleges and universities are meeting the needs of the growing insurance industry. This study will determine, first, whether the insurance curricula of the accredited four-year colleges and universities in the state of Texas fulfill the needs of the insurance industry as reported by 100 selected insurance companies operating in the state of Texas. Second, this study will compare the insurance program at North Texas State Colleg… more

Date: 1957

Creator: Lyles, Henry Francis

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Confederate Military Operations in Texas, 1861-1865

This study examines several of the Confederate military operations in Texas from the years 1861 to 1865, including early defensive moves, the Battle of Galveston and the Battle of Sabine Pass.

Date: August 1957

Creator: Crow, James Burchell

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Education of Women in Texas

Study of the history of women's education in Texas. This work discusses the foundations of education in Texas and the factors that influenced the growth of women's education within the state. The index begins on page 179.

Date: 1957

Creator: Aiken, Wreathy Price

Item Type: Book

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A Follow-up Study of the Semi-professional Engineering Graduates of Arlington State College

The purposes of this study are to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program at Arlington State College; to evaluate the curricula of the Semi-Professional Engineering Program at Arlington State College; and if needed, suggest improvements in the Semi-Professional Engineering curriculum at Arlington State College.

Date: 1957

Creator: Eller, Charles Manning

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Function of Craft Activities in Early Adolescence

This paper presents the thesis that a major emphasis on craft activities in the creative art program for early adolescence is indicated as an aid in the adjustment of the child to the more mature status in which he finds himself. As a test, during the school years 1955-56 and 1956-57, children in grades six and seven at the W. W. Bushman School in the Dallas Independent School District, Dallas, Texas, participated in various projects in crafts as part of the course of study in art, which also i… more

Date: 1957

Creator: Hull, Margaret Leatherwood

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The History of the Brazos Electric Power Co-operative

A history of the establishment of the Rural Electrification Administration and the Brazos Electric Power Cooperative.

Date: January 1957

Creator: Mitchell, Merlin Merton

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Relationship between Aptitudes and Major Fields of Study

As new measures of aptitude are devised, their implications to education are a fertile source for research. All facets of aptitudes as they relate to education are explored. This study is concerned with such exploration in that it investigates the relationships between aptitudes, as measured by the General Aptitude Test Battery and selected major fields of study at North Texas State College, Denton, Texas. The major fields of study selected for this research are Accounting, Business Education, … more

Date: January 1957

Creator: Nicksick, Theodore

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Relative Social Development of Children with Pre-school Background as Opposed to Those who Lack Such Experiences

This study, as stated in Chapter I, is designed for the purpose of determining the relationship between an individual's degree of social acceptance and social adjustment in the classroom and the presence or absence of pre-school training.

Date: 1957

Creator: Nicholson, Ertie Lou

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Southwest Retort, Volume 9, Number 5, January 1957

This publication of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section of the American Chemical Society includes information about research, prominent scientist, organizational business, and various other stories of interest to the community. Published monthly during long academic semesters. This issue includes pictures from the southwide meeting.

Date: January 1957