Survey of Procedures Employed and Progress made by Dallas City Schools for the Immunization of Contagious Diseases (open access)

Survey of Procedures Employed and Progress made by Dallas City Schools for the Immunization of Contagious Diseases

The purpose of this study was to determine the progress of the immunization program for Contagious Diseases in the City Schools of Dallas, Texas, over a period of ten years, dating from September 1928, to September 1938. An endeavor was made to determine how the Health Works Program of the Dallas Public Schools developed, and the protection it gave the public children.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Manire, Vera Olivia
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Growth and Development of the Recreation Program of Fort Worth, Texas as a Related Factor to the Growth of the City from 1888 to 1947 (open access)

The Growth and Development of the Recreation Program of Fort Worth, Texas as a Related Factor to the Growth of the City from 1888 to 1947

This study was made to show the relationship of the growth and development of the city, and the park system to the recreation movement of Fort Worth, Texas from 1873-1947. This information was gathered from the following sources: annexation files of the city secretary and city engineer, annual reports of the city of Fort Worth, Texas, the charter of the city of Fort Worth, Texas, the History of Fort Worth Park system, the minutes of Public Recreation Board, and the personnel of city officials.
Date: August 1947
Creator: Vick, Harold V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Quarter of a Century of Health and Physical Education in North Texas State Teachers College (open access)

A Quarter of a Century of Health and Physical Education in North Texas State Teachers College

The purpose of this study was to trace the history and development of the Health and Physical Education Program in North Texas State Teachers College from the year 1914 to 1939 to determine the contribution this department has made in the development of the College. As a reslut of the foregoing study, the following conclusions were reached: 1. The success of the Health and the Physical Education Department was due to the foundation upon which it was built; this foundation was laid by responsible and well-trained men and women. 2. The personnel has increased from one teacher to nine regular staff members. 3. The number of credit courses in the department has increased in twenty-five years from one to forty-three. 4. The students trained in this department are equipped to teach all phases of Health and Physical Education work in the public and private schools, and in the various types of summer camps. 5. The Health and Physical Education facilities have grown from a two room gymnasium in the basement of the Historical Building, a baseball field, a tennis court and basketball court, to a well-equipped Health and Physical Education plant. This plant now consists of a modern fire-proof sanitarium …
Date: August 1939
Creator: Johns, Lorenzo M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Varied Intervals of Rest between Warm-Up and Performance on 440-Yard Dash Times (open access)

Effects of Varied Intervals of Rest between Warm-Up and Performance on 440-Yard Dash Times

A comparative study was made of the effects of varied time intervals of rest between warm-up and performance in the 440-yard dash by students in selected physical education classes at North Texas State University during the spring semester of 1967. This study was made to determine if the length of a rest interval after cessation of warm-up activity has any significant effect upon the subsequent performance in a 440-yard dash, and to determine if any length of rest interval facilitates performance in a 440-yard dash.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Hutterly, William U.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Administrative and Curriculum Procedures Used for the Development of Men Physical Education Major in State Supported Colleges and Universities in Thirteen Selected States in the Southeast Portion of the United States of America (open access)

A Study of the Administrative and Curriculum Procedures Used for the Development of Men Physical Education Major in State Supported Colleges and Universities in Thirteen Selected States in the Southeast Portion of the United States of America

This study was undertaken for the following purposes: 1. To determine whether or not the department attempts to find or evaluate the students' level of proficiency in physical activities, and, if so, what method is used. 2. To learn methods employed by the institutions of the study to determine the skills which should be required of men physical education majors. 3. To determine provisions made in the curriculum for the major student to acquire these skills.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Dungan, Hubert Gray
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Status of Six-Man Football in the High Schools of Texas and a Manual for Coaches (open access)

The Status of Six-Man Football in the High Schools of Texas and a Manual for Coaches

This thesis examines the status of six-man football in Texas high schools.
Date: August 1953
Creator: O'Neal, J. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Relationship between the Running Broad Jump and the Standing Broad Jump and of the Validity of the Three Trial Method (open access)

A Study of the Relationship between the Running Broad Jump and the Standing Broad Jump and of the Validity of the Three Trial Method

The investigation proposes a comparative study to determine whether or not there is a relationship between the running broad jump and the standing broad jump based upon the results of the performances of two hundred and seventy girls enrolled in Jefferson Junior High School, Abilene, Texas, and to determine whether or not one of the three allowed performances consistently results in the greatest distance.
Date: August 1965
Creator: Sneed, Clara Janis
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Audio-Visual Aids in the Conduct of Interscholastic Athletics for Boys in AA High Schools of Texas (open access)

The Use of Audio-Visual Aids in the Conduct of Interscholastic Athletics for Boys in AA High Schools of Texas

The purpose of this study was to make an investigation of the use of audio-visual aids in the conduct of interscholastic athletics for boys in AA High Schools in Texas.
Date: August 1965
Creator: Slaughter, Daniel, C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Effects of Three Programs upon the Development of the Volley and the Serve as Used in the Sport of Volleyball (open access)

A Study of the Effects of Three Programs upon the Development of the Volley and the Serve as Used in the Sport of Volleyball

The problem of this study was to investigate through experimentation whether or not there would be any significant improvement of one hundred and fifty girls enrolled in the seventh and eighth grades of Azle Junior High School of Azle, TX, in their performance of the volleyball volley and serve upon the completion of prescribed programs.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Clark, Joyce Jean
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Relationship of Three Surfaces on the Performances of High School Girls in the Shuttle Run (open access)

A Study of the Relationship of Three Surfaces on the Performances of High School Girls in the Shuttle Run

This study was concerned with the differences of three surfaces (dirt, asphalt, or wood) on the performance of girls in the shuttle run.
Date: August 1966
Creator: DeFord, Carolyn Jane
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Determination of the Number of Trials for a Valid Measure of Two Selected Skills (open access)

A Determination of the Number of Trials for a Valid Measure of Two Selected Skills

A study was made to determine the number of trials required for a valid measure of skill of seventh grade girls for the softball throw for distance and for the standing broad jump at MacArthur Junior High School in Beaumont, TX.
Date: August 1965
Creator: Fergason, Wanda D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Status of Coaches of Boys' Interscholastic Basketball in Class A Senior High Schools in Texas (open access)

The Status of Coaches of Boys' Interscholastic Basketball in Class A Senior High Schools in Texas

This was a study of the status of coaches of boys' interscholastic basketball in class A senior high schools in Texas.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Bettes, Lawrence Edgare
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Status of Coaches of Boys' Interscholastic Basketball in Class AA High Schools of Texas (open access)

The Status of Coaches of Boys' Interscholastic Basketball in Class AA High Schools of Texas

The purposes of the study were as follows: 1. To determine personal aspects of the basketball coach of Class AA high schools of Texas. 2. To determine professional preparation and experience of coaches involved in the study. 3. To determine professional load of basketball coaches included in the study. 4. To determine economic status of basketball coaches of Class AA high schools of Texas. 5. To determine information concerning the status of basketball coaches within the school system. 6. To determine information concerning the community status of coaches of the study.
Date: August 1961
Creator: Maroney, Robert Eugene
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Physical Education Program of Arlington State College with Recommendations for Future Development (open access)

An Evaluation of the Physical Education Program of Arlington State College with Recommendations for Future Development

The problem undertaken in this investigation was that of making an evaluation of the Physical Education Program of Arlington State College with recommendations for future development.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Bearden, Burley
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Effect of a Creative Dance Program on the Physical Fitness Level of Mentally Retarded Subjects at Denton State School Denton,Texas (open access)

A Study of the Effect of a Creative Dance Program on the Physical Fitness Level of Mentally Retarded Subjects at Denton State School Denton,Texas

The study was undertaken for the following purposes: 1. To determine the present level of physical fitness of a group of mentally retarded girls at Denton State School. 2. To determine the effect of a creative dance program, devised by the author, on the physical fitness level of a group of mentally retarded girls at Denton State School. 3. To determine the feasibility of the inclusion of creative dance in an overall physical education program for mentally retarded girls.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Bradford, Minnie M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analytical Study of Conditioning Programs for Interscholastic Girls' Championship Basketball Teams (open access)

An Analytical Study of Conditioning Programs for Interscholastic Girls' Championship Basketball Teams

An analytical study was made concerning conditioning programs conducted by coaches of Conference AA and Conference AAA Texas senior high school girls' basketball teams which progressed to district championships in University Interscholastic League competition during the 1957-1958 season.
Date: August 1960
Creator: Atnip, Mary C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Growth and Development of the Physical Education Program for Men in the Colleges and Universities of the United States of America (open access)

The Growth and Development of the Physical Education Program for Men in the Colleges and Universities of the United States of America

The purpose of this study was to compile an account of the growth and development of physical education for men in the colleges and universities in the United States. The plan was to organize the historical literature and the material obtained from the investigation in such a way as to make it of value to the institutions of higher learning in the further development of their physical education programs.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Tergerson, Charles J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Educational and Recreational Value of Swimming in Texas as Revealed by the Municipal and Educational Institutions (open access)

The Educational and Recreational Value of Swimming in Texas as Revealed by the Municipal and Educational Institutions

The purpose of this study was undertaken first, to determine, in so far as possible, the extent of the growing popularity of swimming throughout Texas; second, to discover what provisions were being made to meet the new demands for more adequate facilities and instruction; third, to reveal the extent of swimming participation in the state; fourth, to reveal data showing the extent and kind of swimming facilities in the state; and fifth, to evaluate the data found.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Woodall, Earle S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methods and Procedures in Determining a Recreation Program for the City of Denton, Texas (open access)

Methods and Procedures in Determining a Recreation Program for the City of Denton, Texas

The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent the existing Recreation Program of Denton, Texas provides for the leisure time needs of the citizens of Denton. After the existing program was surveyed, the results were compared with the standards set up by the National Recreation Association for a city the size of Denton. From a comparison of the present program and the standards, an effort was made to formulate a program that would meet the leisure time needs of the citizenship of Denton.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Bales, Marguerite
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of the Growth and the Development of Extra-Curricular Activities in North Texas State Teachers College, 1919-1939 (open access)

A Survey of the Growth and the Development of Extra-Curricular Activities in North Texas State Teachers College, 1919-1939

"This survey of extra-curricular activates in North Texas State Teachers College from 1919 to 1939 was made to determine when and how extra-curricular activates made their appearances and developed in this institution."--v.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Davis, Dorothy Marie
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Hobbies of the Fifth Grade Boys of Twelve Elementary Schools of Dallas, Texas (open access)

An Analysis of the Hobbies of the Fifth Grade Boys of Twelve Elementary Schools of Dallas, Texas

"The purpose of this study was to determine the percent of boys who had hobbies; what influenced their choice of hobbies; what types of hobbies were selected; what were their recreational, educational, and vocational values; and what were their environmental influences...One hundred and ninety-eight questionnaires were filed out in the schools that were in the high economic districts, one hundred ninety-one in the medium districts, and one hundred ninety-seven in the low districts. This made a total of five hundred and sixty-five questionnaires used in the analysis... Comparisons and analyses of all the groups were made by means of numbers, percentages, and averages. "-- leaves 3,7
Date: August 1939
Creator: Dittrich, Cedonia E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of the Leisure Time Activities of the Senior High School Girls of Big Spring, Texas (open access)

A Survey of the Leisure Time Activities of the Senior High School Girls of Big Spring, Texas

"This study has two-fold purpose: (1) to determine how the senior high school girls of Big Spring, Texas spend their leisure time and the relation, if any, of certain home and community facilities and instruction as factors which govern the amount and type of leisure activities, (2) to determine whether the public schools are preparing the students for the wise use of leisure time. "-- leaf 3.
Date: August 1941
Creator: Ratliff, Mildred Mitchell
System: The UNT Digital Library
Personnel Study of North Texas State Teachers College Lettermen from 1936 to 1946 as to Military and Scholastic Attainments During World War II (open access)

Personnel Study of North Texas State Teachers College Lettermen from 1936 to 1946 as to Military and Scholastic Attainments During World War II

The purposes of this study are (1) to determine military and scholastic achievements made by North Texas State Teachers College lettermen during World War II; (2) to make tabulations of these achievements; and (3) to provide references and data on these athletes during World War II.
Date: August 1947
Creator: Curnutt, Wilburn
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the 1939-40 Living Conditions of Dormitory and Non-Dormitory Men Attending North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas (open access)

A Comparative Study of the 1939-40 Living Conditions of Dormitory and Non-Dormitory Men Attending North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas

"The purpose of the study is two-fold: (1) to compare the 1939-40 living conditions that prevailed in the men's college dormitory with living conditions that existed in sixteen college-supervised residences for men; (2) to compare the living conditions that existed in 1939-40 in both the men's dormitory and the college-supervised residences for men with standards set up by authorities in the field of college student housing."--1.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Walker, DeVere B.
System: The UNT Digital Library