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The Effects of Three Physical Education Activites on Selected Physical Fitness Components (open access)

The Effects of Three Physical Education Activites on Selected Physical Fitness Components

This study was designed to investigate the relative effects of selected physical education activities upon four components of physical well-being of college men. This study was intended to determine if changes occur in endurance, flexibility, balance, and agility by groups participating in either apparatus gymnastics, wrestling or swimming.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Hampton, Gary Wade
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Written Comment on Expository Composition (open access)

The Effects of Written Comment on Expository Composition

This study was planned to investigate the effects of written comments on the expository compositions of eleventh-grade students using a cross section of ability groups. Data for combined groups and data for high-, middle-, and low-ability groups were used to determine whether one type of comment was more effective than another in improving the quantity and quality of student compositions and in improving student attitudes toward composition. Teachers may use the findings as a guide to what kinds of comments are most effective in reinforcing good writing skills and attitudes.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Gee, Thomas C., 1940-
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
ESR Studies of Group IV Substituted Anilines (open access)

ESR Studies of Group IV Substituted Anilines

The purpose of the investigation described herein was to investigate the degree of delocalization of the unpaired electron in ion radicals formed in the oxidation process of compounds with aromatic rings connected by means of various groups and atoms not entering the ring; then, to establish the relationship of coupling constants in radical cations with substituent σ values. The parent cation radical, in which the co-planar ion was derived from N,N-dimethylaniline, was selected in order to maximize the substituent effects on coupling constants and to obtain couplings at several positions (specifically, CH3, N, and ring protons).
Date: June 1970
Creator: Wong, Pui-Suen
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Factors Affecting Pigment Production in Mycobacterium rhodocrous (open access)

Factors Affecting Pigment Production in Mycobacterium rhodocrous

This study was undertaken in order to isolate and identify the pigment, if possible, and to determine the effect of substrate, substrate concentration, light exposure, and pH on pigment production in this organism.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Chamberlain, Charlene
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Georg Benda and His Melodrama, Ariadne auf Naxos (open access)

Georg Benda and His Melodrama, Ariadne auf Naxos

The orchestral interpolations in this melodrama are written to support and enhance the spoken parts rather than compete with them. The alternating music and speech result in an intricately woven pattern which presents, ultimately, one dramatic picture. While the fragmented quality of the production could present many problems to a composer, Benda has woven the dramatic and the musical aspects of the composition together so well that one does not detract from the other.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Richards, Doris J. (Doris Jean)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Group Systematic Desensitization with Test-Anxious College Students (open access)

Group Systematic Desensitization with Test-Anxious College Students

The purposes of the present investigation were (1) to determine whether systematic desensitization could be administered in a group setting, (2) to evaluate the stability of any reductions in test-anxiety which resulted from group desensitization, and (3) to make recommendations for counseling research and practice which were warranted by the results of the investigation.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Taylor, Davis W.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Guide to the Teaching of Negro Literature in High School (open access)

A Guide to the Teaching of Negro Literature in High School

This paper will be a survey of the major American Negro writers from pre-Civil War days to the present time. Background information concerning each major period will be given, along with information about each author and comments about the selections which are appropriate for classroom discussion. Teachers will also be given suggestions for presenting the material to class, as well as suggested questions and assignments. In conclusion, it will be shown how the literature presented can be fused into the eleventh grade course of study for the Fort Worth Public Schools.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Tucker, Rose Warren
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
High Temperature Enthalpies of the Lead Halides: Enthalpies and Entropies of Fusion (open access)

High Temperature Enthalpies of the Lead Halides: Enthalpies and Entropies of Fusion

The objectives of this investigation were: 1. To establish calorimetrically the transition temperature for the orthorhombic to cubic transition exhibited by PbFâ‚‚ and to determine the enthalpy of this transition. 2. To determine if the solid-solid phase transitions claimed in the literature for PbClâ‚‚, PbFâ‚‚, PbBrâ‚‚, and PbIâ‚‚ were of thermodynamic importance, and if so, to determine the enthalpies of transition. 3. To determine if the discontinuous thermal expansions reported by Hsu for the lead halides were of thermodynamic importance. 4. To obtain reliable heat content data for the lead halides in both the solid and liquid states.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Linsey, Clarence W.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of a Short-Term Program to Improve the Self-Concept of Selected Negro Children (open access)

The Influence of a Short-Term Program to Improve the Self-Concept of Selected Negro Children

The problem of this study was to determine the influence of a short-term program to improve the self-concepts of elected Negro elementary school children. Particular emphasis was placed upon the development of positive self-concepts and self-expression.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Manning, Jean Bell
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Influences Seen in Prokofiev's Piano Style (open access)

Influences Seen in Prokofiev's Piano Style

The influence of existing musical trends is evident in almost every composer. Prokofiev entered the musical scene in Russia when Scriabin was the recognized leader in innovation. To understand fully the rapid popularity of Prokofiev one must be aware of the musical forces of his time, the circumstances leading up to them and their influence on Prokofiev. In the latter half of the nineteenth century there began a movement toward nationalism in music. Among the most important of these nationalistic countries were Bohemia and Russia. Composers deliberately drew their inspiration from the musical resources of their native country. From all that is known a native Russian music did not exist before the nineteenth century. The music enjoyed by the upper class and royalty had to be imported. In the eighteenth century this included Italian opera and in the beginning of the nineteenth century, French opera. Pianists such as Field, Mayer and von Henselt were popular as both teachers and performers.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Lewis, Ronald Edwin
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Innovations in the Usage of the Damper Pedal (open access)

Innovations in the Usage of the Damper Pedal

The piano first came into existence about 1709, but until the 1770's it was probably used most successfully as an accompanying instrument because of the small volume of tone it could produce. In its earlier stages the piano was not capable of producing even as big a tone as a large. sized harpsichord, During these seventy years piano builders experimented a great deal with the piano and its mechanisms, As with any instrument, some ideas were kept and improved, and others were tried and then discarded.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Richards, Ruby Juliet
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Interacting Effects of Anxiety Levels, Task Complexity, and Warm-Up Conditions on Learning a Serial Type Motor Task (open access)

The Interacting Effects of Anxiety Levels, Task Complexity, and Warm-Up Conditions on Learning a Serial Type Motor Task

The major purpose of this study was to determine the effects of manifest anxiety, task complexity, and warm-up conditions on learning a two-phase serial type motor task. Another purpose was to consider the implications of these effects for physical educators, coaches, and others interested in improving educational practices and securing optimum performance levels.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Craig, Bruce Porter
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interdependency Within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area: A Test for the Determination of Megalopolitan Status (open access)

Interdependency Within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area: A Test for the Determination of Megalopolitan Status

The tendency for an increasing number of people to live, work, and play in metropolitan areas is perhaps the most distinguishing mark of the United States in the twentieth century. In 1961 the term, "Megalopolis," was used to describe the merging of thirty-one metropolitan areas into one supermetropolis extending in an unbroken urban chain from 'Boston to Washington, D. C.1 Other areas of the country, most notably around the Great Lakes and Los Angeles, also display similar tendencies. The purpose of this paper is, first, to operationally define "megalopolis" and, then to utilize this definition in determining the extent of megalopolitan development in the Dallas and Fort Worth Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's).
Date: June 1970
Creator: Tolbert, William A.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of Certain Factors Related to Self-Concept, Sexual Knowledge, and Attitude toward Sex Education of a Group of Elementary Teachers (open access)

An Investigation of Certain Factors Related to Self-Concept, Sexual Knowledge, and Attitude toward Sex Education of a Group of Elementary Teachers

The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between self-concept, expressed sexual knowledge, and attitude toward sex education of a group of experienced elementary teachers. A second dimension of the problem was to investigate the relationship of the three variables above with certain other factors that could possibly influence the effectiveness of the elementary teacher of sex education. These factors were age of the teacher, sex of the teacher ,grade level of teaching, educational level of the teacher, teaching experience, marital status of the teacher, number of siblings of the teacher, and church preference or affiliation of the teacher.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Hobbs, George W. (George William), 1932-
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of Sturctured Aural, Sturctured Visual, and Unstructured Group Counseling Techniques with Elementary School Children (open access)

An Investigation of Sturctured Aural, Sturctured Visual, and Unstructured Group Counseling Techniques with Elementary School Children

The purposes of this study were as follows: (1) to ascertain and compare the effect on self-concept, sociometric status including an index of emotional expansiveness, teacher-rated behavior and grades of three group counseling techniques (a structured aural stimulus approach, a structured visual stimulus approach, and an unstructured approach) upon sixth-grade subjects; (2) to compare the subjects involved in these three types of group counseling sessions with subjects in an control group; (3) to compare the differences in effects of the three techniques separately upon girls and upon boys; and (4) to analyze the implications of these findings for elementary school counselors and teachers.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Crow, Mary Lynn Cox
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Life and Music of Jacques-Christophe Naudot (open access)

The Life and Music of Jacques-Christophe Naudot

Favorable judgment of a work of art, or of a man, usually means that the work of art, or a record of the man, will be preserved for future generations to judge for themselves. An unfavorable judgment may result in a richly deserved obscurity or an irreplaceable loss, unless favorable circumstances combine to preserve the evidence for a more perspicacious generation. One can be forgiven if he distrusts history's judgment; mistakes which have been corrected are legion (the case of J. S. Bach comes most vividly to mind) and skepticism is warranted unless or until the facts are available for confirmation. It is difficult to explain the paucity of information about Jacques-Christophe Naudot, Not that he is another J. S. Bach; neither Fleury, who made the first serious effort to revive interest in his music in the early 1920's, nor Ruf, who has done much in this regard recently, nor this writer makes any such claim. He does not, however, deserve the obscurity that has been his lot. If his music is not always profound, it nevertheless has both intrinsic and historical value, and some of his works reveal considerable contrapuntal skill. It may be that Naudot stood in the …
Date: June 1970
Creator: Underwood, T. Jervis (Troy Jervis), 1932-
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metabolism of Methylglyoxal by Scenedesmus Quadricauda (open access)

Metabolism of Methylglyoxal by Scenedesmus Quadricauda

The purpose of this study was to investigate the metabolic pathways of methylglyoxal in S. quadricauda.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Rounsavall, Terry Yale
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Method of Filming a Music and Fine Arts Program (open access)

A Method of Filming a Music and Fine Arts Program

In reviewing the events of the advances of science and technology of the past two decades one is struck by the magnificence of man's accomplishments. The first moon walk televised live in 1969, the widespread utilization of color television receivers, the educational uses of sophisticated audio-visual equipment such as overhead projectors, slide projection, sound tape recorders, close-circuit television and videotape and the almost omniscient usage of television, is ample evidence to demonstrate that the tools necessary to accomplish a task are readily accessible items in this age. We are introduced to new gadgets, innovations, and events (like the moon walk) at such a rapid pace that we have become more flexible and more receptive to change; so much so that at times many of us are even blase about nearly miraculous accomplishments.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Antahades, Mary Ella
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mythic Themes and Literary Analogues in Lowell's Prometheus Bound (open access)

Mythic Themes and Literary Analogues in Lowell's Prometheus Bound

The present study will be concerned primarily with an interpretation of Lowell's derivation of Prometheus Bound as he adapted that play from the Greek playwright Aeschylus' version, with a study of the development of his themes in that play, and with consideration of some of the sources upon which those themes are dependent.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Holford, Carolyn
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Oboe in Early American Music, 1600-1861 (open access)

The Oboe in Early American Music, 1600-1861

There are no records to substantiate that one of the passengers on the Mayflower brought an oboe with him in 1620, but diaries, journals, and newspaper articles document its presence and utilization in the United States a few years after that date. A reference to musical instruments occurs in the inventories of the goods of two neighboring New Hampshire "plantations" taken approximately ten years after they were originally settled. At "Newitchwanicke, ld of Julie, 1633. . . in the Great House, 15 recorders and hoeboys" were listed, while "at Pascattaquack 2d Julie, 1633," one day later, there were no less than "hoeboys and recorders 26" and "1 drume"!1 By 1635 New Hampshire had 56 oboes and recorders alone. 2
Date: June 1970
Creator: Rager, Brenda Marie
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Order Topology on a Linearly Ordered Set (open access)

The Order Topology on a Linearly Ordered Set

The purpose of this paper is to investigate from two viewpoints an order-induced topology on a set X.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Congleton, Carol A.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oxovanadium(IV) Complexes of Substituted N-(2-Thiophenyl)Salicylideneimine (open access)

Oxovanadium(IV) Complexes of Substituted N-(2-Thiophenyl)Salicylideneimine

In an effort to study the spectral, magnetic, and stereochemical properties of vanadyl complexes, both a new series of vanadyl complexes derived from type (VII) ligands with subnormal magnetic moment and from type (VIII) ligands with normal magnetic moment are synthesized and characterized.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Lee, Cheng Chang
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Problem of the Hero in Shakespeare's King John (open access)

The Problem of the Hero in Shakespeare's King John

This thesis is an attempt to evaluate the evidence for and against the presence of a hero in King John. As such, it is actually a search into the artistic abilities which Shakespeare exercised in this drama to determine whether he created a dramatic work of art which merits recognition for its own sake.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Ratledge, Wilbert Harold
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship between Incongruency, Dogmatism, and Social Desirability in College Students (open access)

The Relationship between Incongruency, Dogmatism, and Social Desirability in College Students

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between the concepts of incongruency, dogmatism, and social desirability. It was assumed that high scores of social desirability would be related to low incongruity scores while high dogmatism scores would be related to high incongruity scores. The relationship between social desirability scores and dogmatism scores was also investigated.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Robertson, Floyd V.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library