The Atlanta Campaign (open access)

The Atlanta Campaign

This thesis describes the events leading up to the capture of Atlanta by the Union army during the Civil War.
Date: January 1961
Creator: Swanson, Donald Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Background Variables as Possible Factors in the Clothing Interests of Negro Girls in Metropolitan High Schools (open access)

A Study of Background Variables as Possible Factors in the Clothing Interests of Negro Girls in Metropolitan High Schools

The purpose of this study was to discover the statistically significant relationships between selected background variables and the clothing interest scores of Negro girls and to indicate their nature. The variables selected for study were residence, age, number of siblings, father's occupation, marital status of parents, and family structure.
Date: January 1961
Creator: Thomas, Mildred Winston
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Needs, Interests, and Aptitudes of Students Enrolled in Industrial Arts Courses in Denton Senior High School during the 1959-1960 School Year (open access)

A Study of the Needs, Interests, and Aptitudes of Students Enrolled in Industrial Arts Courses in Denton Senior High School during the 1959-1960 School Year

The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the present industrial arts program adequately serves the interests, aptitudes, and needs of the students enrolled in the industrial arts courses in Denton Senior High School.
Date: January 1961
Creator: Thompson, Gerry Layton
System: The UNT Digital Library
Properties of Order Relations and Certain Partly Ordered Systems (open access)

Properties of Order Relations and Certain Partly Ordered Systems

The purpose of this paper is to present a study of partly ordered sets. It includes a rigorous development of relations based on the notion of a relation as a set, lattices, and theorems concerning the lattice of subgroups of a group.
Date: June 1961
Creator: Barros, David Nicholas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Increasing the Social Interaction in a Fifth-Grade Class: a Sociometric Study (open access)

Increasing the Social Interaction in a Fifth-Grade Class: a Sociometric Study

The purpose of this study is to change the structure of a fifth-grade class in order to increase the social interaction of the group.
Date: May 1961
Creator: Baugh, James Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Theory of Congruences (open access)

Theory of Congruences

This thesis presents a series of theorems along with proofs to establish a theory of congruences.
Date: June 1961
Creator: Green, Harold Rugby
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Active and Passive Immunity in Mouse Leukemia (open access)

A Study of Active and Passive Immunity in Mouse Leukemia

This thesis describes an attempt to increase the life span of mice after injection of a leukemic tumor. Fatty acids were used as a protecting agent against the leukemic tumor.
Date: June 1961
Creator: Hinkle, Dan C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Similarities and Convergences among Theories of Personality of Contemporary Personality Theorists (open access)

An Analysis of Similarities and Convergences among Theories of Personality of Contemporary Personality Theorists

The main purpose of this study is to present an organized summary of some of the outstanding contemporary psychoanalytic theories of personality which have evolved during the past fifty or sixty years and to identify the similarities and convergences of these theoretical positions.
Date: May 1961
Creator: Karraker, Mary E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dostoyevsky's American Reputation to 1930 (open access)

Dostoyevsky's American Reputation to 1930

Undoubtedly, Dostoyevsky's influence upon the novel is great, but, even yet, few concrete studies have been made and no full-length study has been published. It is hoped that this account of Dostoyevsky's reputation in America during the 1920's will be of assistance in the greater task of tracing Dostoyevsky's influence.
Date: June 1961
Creator: Lacy, Dallas L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Runge-Kutta Method (open access)

The Runge-Kutta Method

This paper investigates the Runge-Kutta method of numerically integrating ordinary differential equations. An existence theorem is given insuring a solution to the differential equation, then the theorem is modified to yield an analytic solution. The derivation of the method itself is followed by an analysis of the inherent error.
Date: June 1961
Creator: Powell, Don Ross
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of the Mask in the Plays of Eugene O'Neill (open access)

The Use of the Mask in the Plays of Eugene O'Neill

The purpose of this thesis is to indicate the use of the mask by Eugene O'Neill. It is probably possible to say that the mask has been used or implied in all of O'Neill's works, but this thesis will be confined to discussion of the works in which the mask or the implication of the mask is specifically evident.
Date: June 1961
Creator: Rasco, Roger Curtiss
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Group Discussion on Some Dimensions of Personality (open access)

The Effects of Group Discussion on Some Dimensions of Personality

It is the basic hypothesis of this study that there exists a relationship between personal attitude and value changes and participation in group discussion. The purpose of this study will be an attempt to assess how some personality variables change as a result of group discussion.
Date: May 1961
Creator: Remeny, John Allen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Linear Algebras (open access)

Linear Algebras

This paper is primarily concerned with the fundamental properties of a linear algebra of finite order over a field. A discussion of linear sets of finite order over a field is used as an introduction to these properties.
Date: August 1961
Creator: Smith, Nickie Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development of a Program in Humanities for the Junior College Curriculum (open access)

The Development of a Program in Humanities for the Junior College Curriculum

The purpose of this study is to develop a Humanities program for use in the junior college curriculum. This program shall derive as much as possible from a stated foundation of philosophy and shall be in accord with conclusions already achieved from research in the humane sciences.
Date: January 1961
Creator: Trieber, Jacob Marshall
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Historical Perspective Accompanying The Development of A Program in Humanities for the Junior College Curriculum (open access)

An Historical Perspective Accompanying The Development of A Program in Humanities for the Junior College Curriculum

The volume contains a view of history based on ten time-zones. The countries of the world and the achievements in varied fields of learning are scanned in such a way as to present a general overview. Within this overview are summaries of work in certain fields, and there are glimpses of single individuals and events.
Date: January 1961
Creator: Trieber, Jacob Marshall
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Leadership Education Program of the Methodist Church in the Central Texas Conference (open access)

An Evaluation of the Leadership Education Program of the Methodist Church in the Central Texas Conference

The problem of this study is to compare the present practice in the field of leadership education in certain representative local Methodist Churches in the Central Texas Conference with 1) the procedures recommended by the Methodist Church, and 2) the specific needs of the local churches.
Date: January 1961
Creator: Wonders, Alice W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationships between Eight Situational Factors and High and Low Scores on the Leadership Behavior Dimensions of Instructional Supervisors (open access)

The Relationships between Eight Situational Factors and High and Low Scores on the Leadership Behavior Dimensions of Instructional Supervisors

The problem of this study was to determine whether there is a significant relationship between certain situational factors and high and low scores on the leadership behavior dimensions of industrial supervisors. The behavior dimensions studies were the two dimensions of Consideration and Initiating Structure, as measured by the instrument used in the study.
Date: June 1961
Creator: Campbell, Ona Lee, 1908-
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Experimental Study of Critial Thinking in Student-Centered Teaching (open access)

An Experimental Study of Critial Thinking in Student-Centered Teaching

The problem of this study was to determine the effectiveness of student-centered teaching in producing significant changes in certain critical thinking abilities among selected freshmen students at North Texas State College.
Date: June 1961
Creator: Graham, Daniel W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationships between Teacher Morale and the Ability to Establish Rapport with Pupils and Other Selected Variables (open access)

The Relationships between Teacher Morale and the Ability to Establish Rapport with Pupils and Other Selected Variables

The problem of this study was to determine and analyze the relationships between teacher morale as determined by the Group Dimensions Descriptions Questionnaire and the ability to establish rapport with pupils as determined by the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory. The purpose of this study was to discover possible implications from the relationships between teacher morale and the ability to establish rapport with pupils and other selected personal and professional characteristics.
Date: May 1961
Creator: Hill, Thomas Barlow
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine the Adequacy of Texas Public School Transportation Service and Support Under the Foundation Program Act (open access)

A Study to Determine the Adequacy of Texas Public School Transportation Service and Support Under the Foundation Program Act

The problem of this study was to evaluate the quality of service and the adequacy of financial support by the State of the Texas public school transportation system and to indicate what improvements, if any, are needed in order to met ideal standards.
Date: June 1961
Creator: McGregor, Alfred Louis
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Field Follow-Up Study of Beginning Elementary Teachers (open access)

A Field Follow-Up Study of Beginning Elementary Teachers

The present study was made to determine the relationship between the level of teaching effectiveness of beginning elementary teachers and three individual characteristics of prospective teachers. A secondary purpose was an attempt to improve the service rendered by the School of Education at North Texas State College, Denton, Texas, in the selection and guidance of students who indicate a desire to enter the program for preparing elementary teachers.
Date: June 1961
Creator: Tate, James Oliver, 1929-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Factors Related to Change of Major by College Students (open access)

Factors Related to Change of Major by College Students

The problem of this study is to discover what factors are associated with change of major in college students. Questions that need to be answered are (1) Is academic success or failure related to change of major? (2) Is mental ability associated with change of major? (3) Is change of interest related to change of major? (4) Are there reasons that are personal and peculiar to the individual that are associated with change of major? (5) Is inadequate occupational information related to change of major? (6) Do social reasons such as a desire for a vocation with greater prestige, increasing interest in being of service to people, or having to conform to the wishes of parents and relatives relate to change of major?
Date: August 1961
Creator: Firkins, Curtis James, 1906-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relationships between Personality and Leader Behavior of Elementary School Principals (open access)

Relationships between Personality and Leader Behavior of Elementary School Principals

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between certain personality traits and leadership actions of elementary school principals. To achieve this purpose it was necessary first to obtain a description of the leadership actions of elementary school principals. Second, it was necessary to obtain data concerning the personalities of these elementary school principals. Third, the significance of the relationships between personality and leadership actions was tested statistically. Fourth, the significant relationships between personality and leadership actions were expressed in the form of mathematical equations so that predictions concerning leader behavior could be made.
Date: August 1961
Creator: Fox, Augusta Meredith, 1930-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development and Validation of a Sound Plan of Reorganization of the Public School Districts in Texas (open access)

Development and Validation of a Sound Plan of Reorganization of the Public School Districts in Texas

The problem of this study was to develop and validate a sound plan of reorganization of the public school districts in Texas. It may best be stated if considered as two subproblems: (l) to develop and validate criteria for reorganization of public school districts in the light of sound guiding principles; and (2) to devise a plan for school district reorganization In Texas in the light of the criteria established.
Date: August 1961
Creator: Gilliam, L. Camp
System: The UNT Digital Library