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Bacterial Survey of Representative Denton County Wells with Special Reference to Sanitation (open access)

Bacterial Survey of Representative Denton County Wells with Special Reference to Sanitation

This thesis aimed to study the seventy-two representative wells of Denton County and to determine the possibilities of infection with typhoid organism. The sanitary survey and the test for Colon-Aerogenes bacteria show that 55% of the 72 wells studied are unsanitary, 27% are sanitary, and 18% are doubtful.
Date: June 1937
Creator: Roberts, Sally Stevens
System: The UNT Digital Library
Correlation of Humus and Water Content on Saba Clay, Denton, Texas (open access)

Correlation of Humus and Water Content on Saba Clay, Denton, Texas

This study is an attempt to determine the relationship between humus and the water found in it and how both effect soil in Denton county, Texas.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Wilson, Clyde Byron
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Correlation of Humus with Water Content and Crop Rotation in San Saba and Denton Clays, Denton County, Texas (open access)

A Correlation of Humus with Water Content and Crop Rotation in San Saba and Denton Clays, Denton County, Texas

A study of the humus content and the water content of San Saba clay and Denton clay. Studies show that the physical properties of soil are conducive to moisture retention and the availability of moisture to plants.
Date: August 1939
Creator: Culwell, John Walton
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Limnological Study of Lake Worth (open access)

A Limnological Study of Lake Worth

This thesis presents the results of a three year study devoted to discovering the life and phenomena found in Lake Worth near Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: August 1939
Creator: Johns, William Barnette
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis and Evaluation of the Elementary Science Curricula in the State Universities and Leading Teachers Colleges in the United States (open access)

An Analysis and Evaluation of the Elementary Science Curricula in the State Universities and Leading Teachers Colleges in the United States

The purpose of this study is to determine the status of elementary science curricula in the different state universities and the leading teachers colleges in the United States.
Date: 1940
Creator: Sanders, Agnes Ruth
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Bio-Chemical Comparative Study of the Plankton in Lake Dallas and Pecan Creek (open access)

A Bio-Chemical Comparative Study of the Plankton in Lake Dallas and Pecan Creek

The purpose of this investigation is to compare the dissolved and suspended organic material in Lake Dallas to that coming into the lake through Pecan Creek.
Date: 1940
Creator: Brooks, Benjy Frances
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation in Soil Moisture in Soil and Water Conservation Practices in Denton, Texas (open access)

Evaluation in Soil Moisture in Soil and Water Conservation Practices in Denton, Texas

This investigation has attempted to show that soil and water conservation practices do increase the amount of soil moisture in five of Denton County, Texas soils: Denton clay, Durant clay, San Saba clay, Kirvin fine sandy loam, and Tabor fine sandy loam.
Date: 1940
Creator: Rylander, Halley G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plant Dermatitis: Hypersensitivity to the Oleoresins of Fifty Common Plants Indigenous to Hunt County, Texas (open access)

Plant Dermatitis: Hypersensitivity to the Oleoresins of Fifty Common Plants Indigenous to Hunt County, Texas

This investigation deals with the study of a possible hypersensitivity to the oleoresins of fifty common plants indigenous to Hunt County, Texas.
Date: 1940
Creator: Smith, Dean
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Vegetation and Habitat Factors of Rockwall County, Texas (open access)

The Vegetation and Habitat Factors of Rockwall County, Texas

This paper consists of a study of the soils and vegetation found in Rockwall County, Texas. This county is located in the northeastern part of the state. Rockwall County lies in the northeastern part of the Black Waxy Belt of the Coastal Plains province.
Date: 1940
Creator: Smith, W. Desby
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Seasonal Food Habits of Two Species of Texas Centrarchids (open access)

An Analysis of the Seasonal Food Habits of Two Species of Texas Centrarchids

This thesis explores the feeding habits of sunfish and bluegill in Texas lakes. Data gathered for this study is aimed to aid conservation of these pan fish by making a contribution toward a greater life history understanding of each species.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Faggard, John M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bottom Fauna of Lake Worth (open access)

Bottom Fauna of Lake Worth

This thesis describes the vertical distribution, quality, and quantity of the fauna found at the bottom of Lake Worth in Texas.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Jenkins, Jesse Denney
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Net Plankton Survey of a Small Perennial Pond (open access)

A Net Plankton Survey of a Small Perennial Pond

This thesis resulted from an examination of Lake Worth plankton in comparison to plankton found in similar bodies of water throughout the United States.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Legett, Jesse Harrison
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Report on the Status of the Mourning Dove in Throckmorton County, Texas (open access)

Preliminary Report on the Status of the Mourning Dove in Throckmorton County, Texas

This thesis presents the results of an examination conducted to determine the status of mourning doves in Throckmorton County, Texas.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Jackson, Alfred S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
To Determine the Status of Sex Education of High School Seniors (open access)

To Determine the Status of Sex Education of High School Seniors

The average level of sexual knowledge and attitudes about sexual situations among surveyed high school seniors in Gregg County, Texas are presented in this thesis.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Knowles, Winlon
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Habit Analysis of the Two Species of Texas Crappie (open access)

Food Habit Analysis of the Two Species of Texas Crappie

This study is based upon information taken from stomach analysis of 302 black crappie and 561 white crappie; the following data will be presented: 1. Food of adults and fingerlings; 2. Diet variation in relation to food availability; 3. Seasonal variation of feeding habits; 4. Diet variation in relation to size of crappie. Collections were made from ten lakes located in North, East, Central, and South Texas.
Date: 1941
Creator: Mitchell Glenn C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Phototropic Properties of Lactuca Ludoviciana (Nutt.) DC. and Silphium Laciniatum L. (open access)

The Phototropic Properties of Lactuca Ludoviciana (Nutt.) DC. and Silphium Laciniatum L.

This paper deals with certain phases of phototropic properties of two exceptional plants, the pertinent behavior of each being decidedly individualistic and in remarkable contrast to that of herbaceous plants in general. The prickly lettuce, Lactuca ludoviciana (Nutt.) DC. and the rosinweed, Silphium laciniatum L., two common Denton County, Texas, plants, have been selected for this study.
Date: 1941
Creator: Neal, George C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seasonal Variations in Microflora of Four Denton County, Texas, Clay Soils (open access)

Seasonal Variations in Microflora of Four Denton County, Texas, Clay Soils

This investigation has for its aim the confirmation of the correlation between soil moisture and the microflora of soils, and a lesser relation between the soil temperature and the microflora. The soils used in this study are typical clay soils of Denton County, Texas. The samples were taken from virgin pasture lands and analyses made monthly or semimonthly. The wide seasonal variation of temperature and rainfall afford a good opportunity for this study.
Date: 1941
Creator: Manire, Philip
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seasonal Variations in the Microflora of Four Denton County, Texas, Sandy Soils (open access)

Seasonal Variations in the Microflora of Four Denton County, Texas, Sandy Soils

This investigation has been made to see whether there is a correlation between microorganisms present and the water content and temperature of four Denton County, Texas, sandy soils.
Date: 1941
Creator: Emerson, Robert L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bacteriological Studies of the Campus Drinking Fountains of North Texas State Teachers College Denton, Texas (open access)

Bacteriological Studies of the Campus Drinking Fountains of North Texas State Teachers College Denton, Texas

"In order to gain an adequate idea of the sanitary condition of the drinking fountains on the North Texas State Teachers College campus, it was found necessary to approach these bacteriological studies from a seasonal point of view."--1.
Date: August 1941
Creator: McCoy, Eloise
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Age, Growth, and Food Habits of the Lake Dallas White Bass, Lepibema Chrysops (Rafinesque) (open access)

The Age, Growth, and Food Habits of the Lake Dallas White Bass, Lepibema Chrysops (Rafinesque)

This study was made to secure certain new information concerning the food habits and growth of the white bass, Lepibema chrysops (Rafinesque), which is quite generally considered a good game and good fish.
Date: 1942
Creator: Micks, Don W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Edaphic Factors Which Control the Distribution of the Common Mesquite, Prosopis Chilensis (Molina) Stuntz in Denton County, Texas (open access)

Edaphic Factors Which Control the Distribution of the Common Mesquite, Prosopis Chilensis (Molina) Stuntz in Denton County, Texas

This paper deals with the distributional outgrowths of Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz, the common mesquite, in Denton County, Texas.
Date: 1942
Creator: Steph, Harlan J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sanitary Aspects of the Swimming Pool of North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas (open access)

Sanitary Aspects of the Swimming Pool of North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas

This investigation was conducted in order to show that insanitary conditions may exist in the swimming pool at North Texas State Teachers College provided the proper precautions are not taken; and, in contrast that this pool can be sanitary and entirely safe when operated and used according to the necessary sanitary specifications.
Date: 1943
Creator: Self, Louise
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Spermatophytes of Tarrant County, Texas (open access)

The Spermatophytes of Tarrant County, Texas

The problem consisted of thoroughly exploring Tarrant County, Texas, in an attempt to collect and study critically as many species of Spermatophytes as possible. In addition a thorough examination was made of herbarium specimens assembled from the region by other botanists.
Date: 1943
Creator: McCart, William Larrey
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bacterial Survey of Representative Wells of Canyon, Texas, with Special Emphasis on Sanitation (open access)

Bacterial Survey of Representative Wells of Canyon, Texas, with Special Emphasis on Sanitation

The problem of this thesis consists of a bacterial analysis of twenty-five representative wells within a radius of thirty miles of Canyon, Texas. An attempt has been made to determine the possible presence of the typhoid organism in these wells.
Date: 1944
Creator: Barnes, Adele
System: The UNT Digital Library