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Are the Dress Manufacturers of Dallas, Texas, Meeting the Needs of the Tall Women? (open access)

Are the Dress Manufacturers of Dallas, Texas, Meeting the Needs of the Tall Women?

The purpose of the present study is to determine what per cent of dresses manufactured by Dallas dress manufacturers is produced to meet the needs of tall women.
Date: 1947
Creator: Hannah, Clementena Parker
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ascorbic Acid and Vitamin A Content of Lunches Served Nursery School Children (open access)

Ascorbic Acid and Vitamin A Content of Lunches Served Nursery School Children

The present study was made in an attempt to determine what contributions the mid-morning feeding and the noon meal served children in a nursery school make toward the day's total intake of vitamin C and vitamin A.
Date: 1947
Creator: Tompkins, Virginia Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carotene and Vitamin A Metabolism of College Women on Self-Selected Diets (open access)

Carotene and Vitamin A Metabolism of College Women on Self-Selected Diets

The object of this study is to determine the intake (in food) and output (in feces) of vitamin A and carotene of several groups of college women living in the Home Management House.
Date: 1947
Creator: Kelsay, June
System: The UNT Digital Library
Implications for the Homemaking Program Found in the Home Activities of Junior High School Girls (open access)

Implications for the Homemaking Program Found in the Home Activities of Junior High School Girls

The purposes of this study are these: (1) To determine the types of home activities carried on by junior high school girls; (2) To determine the time spent on these activities; (3) To determine the extent to which the activities are self-directed; (4) To point out some implications which these activities have for the school homemaking program.
Date: 1947
Creator: McLean, Estella Price
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iron and Copper Metabolism of Young College Women on Self-Selected Diets (open access)

Iron and Copper Metabolism of Young College Women on Self-Selected Diets

The object of this study is to determine the copper and iron intake in food and the output in the urine and feces of women students living in the Home Management House eating a self-selected diet.
Date: 1947
Creator: Holt, Nora Flowayne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nitrogen Metabolism of College Women on Self-Selected Diets (open access)

Nitrogen Metabolism of College Women on Self-Selected Diets

The purpose of the present study is to determine the nitrogen intake and output (in both urine and feces) of two groups of Texas college women living in the Home Management House at North Texas State College.
Date: 1947
Creator: Boshart, Gayle Jewel
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ascorbic Acid Content of Frozen and Canned Fruits Before and After Preparation for Quantity Serving (open access)

Ascorbic Acid Content of Frozen and Canned Fruits Before and After Preparation for Quantity Serving

The present study was undertaken to compare the ascorbic acid content of canned and frozen fruits before and after preparation for quantity use.
Date: 1948
Creator: Boney, Lila Marette
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Copper and Iron Intake and Hemoglobin of Student Nurses (open access)

The Copper and Iron Intake and Hemoglobin of Student Nurses

The object of this study is to determine the effect, if any, of the copper and iron intake upon the hemoglobin levels of student nurses on self-chosen diets.
Date: 1948
Creator: Badgett, Lula Mae Starnes
System: The UNT Digital Library
Crude Fiber and Laxation of Young College Women on Self-Selected Diets (open access)

Crude Fiber and Laxation of Young College Women on Self-Selected Diets

The purpose of this study is to determine the amount of crude fiber in the diet and the laxation rate of college women consuming self-selected diets.
Date: 1949
Creator: Collier, Charlotte Collins
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of Relationship Films in Changing Attitudes of Adult Homemakers (open access)

The Effectiveness of Relationship Films in Changing Attitudes of Adult Homemakers

It is the purpose of this study to determine whether the use of sound films alone, shown to homemakers in adult homemaking classes, is effective in improving attitudes relative to family and social relationships, civic responsibility, and the use of leisure time.
Date: 1950
Creator: Hall, Avis Moran
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Housing Conditions of Selected Rural Families in Howard County, Texas (open access)

A Study of Housing Conditions of Selected Rural Families in Howard County, Texas

"The purpose of this study was to make a housing survey in the rural areas of Howard County to determine the needs of the farm families in order that a more adequate program for the improvement of housing conditions could be planned by the county home demonstration council with the help of the county home demonstration agent." -- leaf 10.
Date: January 1950
Creator: Christie, Margaret L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Relationship Films on the Attitudes of Homemaking Girls (open access)

The Effect of Relationship Films on the Attitudes of Homemaking Girls

Films have been used with varying degrees of success to influence the attitudes of pupils of different ages and interests. Little has been done, however, to measure the attitudes of girls in high school homemaking classes. It is the purpose of this study to use films as an integral part of a group relationships unit and to determine what attitude changes, if any, are directly attributable to film content.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Brown, Mary Angeline
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Calcium, Phosphorus, and Protein Content of Nursery School Lunches (open access)

The Calcium, Phosphorus, and Protein Content of Nursery School Lunches

The problem of this study is to show the calcium, phosphorus, and protein content of nursery school lunches. Many studies have been made of the calcium and protein requirements of preschool children. Fewer studies have been made of the phosphorus requirements of normal preschool children.
Date: 1951
Creator: Davis, Addie Nell
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Contribution of Meats and of Breakfasts to the Thiamin Content of Cafeteria Selected Diets (open access)

The Contribution of Meats and of Breakfasts to the Thiamin Content of Cafeteria Selected Diets

The purpose of this study is to show how much of the thiamin content of the noon and evening meals is contributed by meats and meat dishes which appear on the cafeteria menu, as well as the thiamin contribution of the breakfast meal to the total daily intake.
Date: 1951
Creator: Holley, Bennie Caraway
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of a Child Development Unit on Attitudes of Homemaking Students (open access)

The Effect of a Child Development Unit on Attitudes of Homemaking Students

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a unit on child development, planned cooperatively by the teacher and pupils, is effective in changing the attitudes of junior high school girls toward younger children.
Date: 1951
Creator: Davis, Louise
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of a Specialized Unit in Improving the Social Adjustment of Homemaking Students (open access)

The Effectiveness of a Specialized Unit in Improving the Social Adjustment of Homemaking Students

The investigator attempted to measure the effectiveness of a specialized unit on personal development in improving the social adjustment of homemaking girls.
Date: 1951
Creator: Wester, Edna Dean
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Effect of Three "Non-Rinsing" Compounds on the Tensile Strength of Cotton Percale (open access)

A Study of the Effect of Three "Non-Rinsing" Compounds on the Tensile Strength of Cotton Percale

The purpose of the present study is to determine the effect of three "non-rinse" washing compounds upon the tensile strength of cotton percale, in order to have some basis for recommendation as to use when teaching laundering to homemaking students and homemakers.
Date: 1951
Creator: Bell, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cobalt Metabolism of Young College Women on Self-Selected Diets (open access)

Cobalt Metabolism of Young College Women on Self-Selected Diets

This study was undertaken to determine the cobalt intake in food and milk, and the excretion of cobalt in the urine and feces of young college women living in the home management house at the North Texas State College and consuming a self-selected diet. Cobalt as a trace inorganic element has long been recognized according to Martin (1945) as a nutritional essential in ruminants in whom cobalt deficiency is a typical anemia. For that reason emphasis has been placed upon studies with ruminants, since it seems logical to use a species for which cobalt is known to be essential.
Date: August 1951
Creator: Harp, Mary Wanda Jones
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Lunchroom Study of Specific Elementary, Junior, and Senior High Schools in the City of Dallas (open access)

A Lunchroom Study of Specific Elementary, Junior, and Senior High Schools in the City of Dallas

The present study was made without benefit of poster, films, bulletin board, or other teaching aids. It was undertaken to determine the nutritive values of the menus served, the foods selected by the plate lunches, and the amount of food wasted in two elementary, two junior high, and two senior high school lunch cafeterias in the City of Dallas during a six month period of time.
Date: 1952
Creator: Rodgers, Mary Virginia
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Two Types of Home Project Report Forms (open access)

A Comparison of Two Types of Home Project Report Forms

The purpose of the present study is to compare two forms of home project reports and to determine the preferred form.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Moore, Marian Buell
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contributions of a Social Fundamentals Course to the Adjustment Progress of College Students (open access)

Contributions of a Social Fundamentals Course to the Adjustment Progress of College Students

The purpose of this study is determine whether increased knowledge of social conduct is accompanied by the personal and social adjustment of freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors; then to compare the adjustment progress of the college groups.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Gresham, Ena McWilliams
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Teacher-pupil Planning on Personality Development (open access)

The Effect of Teacher-pupil Planning on Personality Development

The dual purpose of the present study is to determine if teacher-pupil planning in homemaking classes will meet the basic needs of the individual to such an extent that it will aid in furthering learning and accelerate personality development.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Turner, Martha Lou
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of Films in Summarizing Food Units for Homemaking Classes (open access)

The Effectiveness of Films in Summarizing Food Units for Homemaking Classes

It is the purpose of this study to compare the effectiveness of the film method with the pupil-teacher discussion method for summarizing certain food units.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Maughan, Marie A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of Teacher-pupil Relationships on the Social Adjustment of Homemaking Students in a Small Rural High School (open access)

The Influence of Teacher-pupil Relationships on the Social Adjustment of Homemaking Students in a Small Rural High School

The present study purposes to determine whether or not teacher-pupil relationships bring about improvement in the social adjustment of homemaking students in a small rural high school. It further purposes to determine the nature and extent of any measurable improvement.
Date: January 1953
Creator: Malone, Rebecca Park
System: The UNT Digital Library