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A Study of some Relationships between Level of Self-Concept, Academic Achievement and Classroom Adjustment

Description: The purpose of this study is two-fold: (1) to evaluate an instrument for measuring the self-concept of middle grade children; and (2) to determine the relationship of a middle-grade child's self-concept to his peer status, his classification by the teacher as a problem in behavior or classroom management, and to his academic achievement.
Date: August 1953
Creator: Reeder, Thelma Adams
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Study of Industrial Arts Programs in Negro High Schools of Texas

Description: "The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which industrial arts is taught in the Negro high schools of Texas, the number of pupils enrolled in the schools, the types of programs offered the amount and kind of equipment provided for teaching industrial arts, and the qualifications of the teachers."--4.
Date: January 1953
Creator: Ottinger, Sam J.
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A Study of Denton's Shopping Goods Trade Losses to Dallas and Fort Worth

Description: "The primary objective of this study was to determine the proportion of shopping goods trade Denton merchants are losing to other cities. A secondary objective was to find reasons for the loss of trade. Since Denton is within the trade orbit of Dallas and Fort Worth, special emphasis was placed on finding the percentage of trade going to these two cities...The major finding of this study is the indication that approximately 81 percent of Denton's retail shopping goods trade is actually done in … more
Date: August 1953
Creator: Anderson, Roy C.
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The Faithful Wife Motif in Elizabethan Drama

Description: The major purpose of this thesis is to present a discussion of the motif of the faithful wife as it appears in the domestic drama of the Elizabethan Age; in addition, an account of the literary history of the theme will be given, in order that the use made of the story in Elizabethan drama may be correctly evaluated.
Date: August 1953
Creator: Sayles, Elizabeth Miller
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The Evolution of Certain Common Hand Tools Used in Woodwork

Description: The purpose of this study is to present in narrative form a discussion of the evolution of hand tools employed in woodwork. The purpose is to make this treatment as concise as possible, and at the same time to depict in some detail a comprehensive analysis of the topic under consideration.
Date: June 1953
Creator: Johnson, Thomas Burnett
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An Analytical Study of the Recreation Program of the Dallas County Juvenile Home Dallas, Texas

Description: "It has been the purpose of this study to make an analysis of the recreational program at the Dallas County Juvenile Home...certain conclusions concerning the recreational program have been reached. 1. The principles upon which the recreational program is based are in line with the recommendations of the National Recreation Association. 2. In practice, recreation in the Dallas County Juvenile Home has not reached maximum efficiency. 3. The program is built largely to fill the needs of the major… more
Date: August 1953
Creator: Taylor, Ralph R.
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An Historical Study of Wood Fasteners Used in Woodwork

Description: The purpose of this study is to determine how early man fastened wood together in order that it might be utilized to a greater extent and to trace the improvements and additions which have been made in these original fasteners of wood in the ensuing years.
Date: January 1953
Creator: Suter, Edwin Perry
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An Evaluation of the Efforts of Denton Apparel Stores in Securing Student Trade

Description: "The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which Denton apparel stores have succeeded in securing student trade, and from the findings, draw some conclusions concerning improvement of relations with students which would maximize the amount of student trade obtained by these stores... according to the findings, the Denton apparel stores as a whole do not seem to be achieving their maximum potential in securing student trade...It seems that most of the stores could substantially inc… more
Date: August 1953
Creator: McGee, Mack Edwin
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An Appraisal of Six Series of Music Textbooks for Grades One, Two and Three

Description: The education program in America began with the self-contained classroom and is today gradually moving back to that concept. It is believed that more attention can be given to the interests, needs, and abilities of the pupil if he is allowed to remain in his home room with his teacher throughout the school day. This is especially true in the primary grades. In many cases the primary teachers have only the minimum requirement by law of six hours credit in music.9 Furthermore, it is known that ma… more
Date: August 1953
Creator: Webb, Gladys H. (Gladys Heyser)
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A Study of Human Relations in a Dormitory Situation

Description: "The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the social interaction and the social dynamics which existed in one section of the Men's quadrangle at North Texas State College, giving particular attention to the attraction and repulsion between roommates."--1.
Date: June 1953
Creator: Dreyer, Arnold H.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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German Influence on the Russian Revolution

Description: A study of the German influence on the Russian Revolution in 1917, including the German-Bolshevik conspiracy and the treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
Date: January 1953
Creator: Shields, Alan John
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An Evaluation of Publications for the Use of Junior-High-School Art Teachers

Description: The writer, an art teacher of some experience, has felt the need for more easily accessible and more definite and tangible information concerning printed material which could be used by the junior-high-school art teacher in carrying on a program of creative art experiences. This research, "An Evaluation of Art Publications", was made in an attempt to meet this need.
Date: January 1953
Creator: Rogers, Enna Fay
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Swedish Art Song

Description: The aim of this thesis is to present a survey of Swedish vocal music.
Date: August 1953
Creator: Skoog, Alfred R. (Alfred Richard)
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Various Acrylic Acid Derivatives as Antispasmodics

Description: Limitations in the clinical applicability as well as undesireable side effects of the natural antispasmodic drubs, atropine and papaverine, turned early investigators to the problem of developing a more suitable antispasmodic through synthetic procedure.
Date: February 1953
Creator: Holst, Edward Harland
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Introduction and Allegro for Orchestra

Description: The Introduction is in two-part song form two-part song form with the tonality centered around d-minor.
Date: January 1953
Creator: Fominaya, Eloy
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Effectiveness of Sociometric Grouping in Improving the Social Status of Rejected Girls in Eighth-grade Homemaking Classes

Description: The purpose of the present study is to determine the effectiveness of sociometric groupings in bringing about improved social status of rejected girls in eighth-grade homemaking classes. Specifically, the study seeks to answer to the questions: Do significant changes occur in personal and social adjustment when pupils are placed in groups according to their choice? Is there evidence of improved social status of rejected pupils when sociometric groupings are used throughout the year?
Date: August 1953
Creator: Bissell, Mary Elvira
Partner: UNT Libraries
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