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The Factors Influencing Out-of-State Companies to Establish Manufacturing Facilities in Dallas County (open access)

The Factors Influencing Out-of-State Companies to Establish Manufacturing Facilities in Dallas County

"The purpose of this study was to collect and analyze locational data on all branch maufacturing plants established in Dallas County in 1954, 1955, and 1956; these data were acquired through personal interviews in 1957. For comparative purposes the same data on branch plants established in 1959 were obtained in 1960. The following elements of the locational process were determined and analyzed: 1. Origin and character of the new plants; specifically location of home office, types of products, size and location of the plant in Dallas. 2.locational process, including company personnel assigned the task of locating a suitable site and local agencies assisting in the locational process. 3. reasons for establishing the branch plant 4. factors that influenced management to locate the plant inDallas in preference to any other locations."-- leaf 4.
Date: June 1961
Creator: Baird, Mellon Campbell
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Composers and Music Forms Which Influenced the Organ Works of J.S. Bach (open access)

Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Composers and Music Forms Which Influenced the Organ Works of J.S. Bach

The music of Bach becomes much more understandable through an examination of the composers who work before him. An examination of the music of the pre-Bach composers proves it to be amazingly fresh and vital, and it was in this field that Back sought inspiration.
Date: June 1941
Creator: Smith, Laura Beattie
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Classification and Evaluation of Concert and Occasional Music for Junior High School Band (open access)

A Classification and Evaluation of Concert and Occasional Music for Junior High School Band

It is the purpose of this thesis to list and evaluate the published materials for junior high school band that the director may have a comprehensive knowledge of materials adapted to that level.
Date: June 1947
Creator: Graham, John Patrick, 1917-
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Stylistic Analysis of Béla Bartók's "Mikrokosmos" (open access)

A Stylistic Analysis of Béla Bartók's "Mikrokosmos"

Bela Bartok's art is a perfect microcosm of the art of the twentieth century. It is interwoven with the musical conceptions and techniques of the great Western European masters, without in any way obscuring the individuality, the national consciousness, and the personal style and originality of the composer's own musical language -- a language rooted in the glorious tradition of his people. In the six volumes of the Mikrokosmos, or "little world," Bartok has presented a series of progressively difficult pieces designed -- if not intentionally, at least effectively -- to introduce to the piano student a technical approach to piano playing in the modern idiom. Admittedly, the etude does not cover every pianistic technical problem. It clearly shows that Bartok fully appreciates the worth of the great wealth of piano literature, and does not prescribe his method as a "cure-all" for the technical problems of piano playing.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Daniel, Ralph Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Course of Study for Instrumental Music Courses in the High Schools of Texas (open access)

An Analysis of the Course of Study for Instrumental Music Courses in the High Schools of Texas

The purpose of this survey was to analyze the course of study in instrumental music prescribed by the Texas State Department for the high schools of the state and to determine whether or not a coordinated and well-rounded program of education in instrumental music is being offered in the schools of Texas. It was hoped, furthermore, that, by comparing this program with others elsewhere, this analysis might show whether or not Texas is following any general trend in instrumental music education.
Date: June 1941
Creator: Howard, William Harmon
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Operation of Centralized Purchasing for the State-Supported Institutions of the State of Texas and Selected States (open access)

The Operation of Centralized Purchasing for the State-Supported Institutions of the State of Texas and Selected States

The investigator made a study of the history, philosophy, method, and operation of centralized purchasing as it now exists for the state-supported institutions in the State of Texas and other selected states (New Hampshire, Montana, Michigan, Nebraska, and Minnesota).
Date: June 1950
Creator: Duckworth, Earl Mead
System: The UNT Digital Library
Children's Preferences Between Realistic and Fantastic Stories in the First and Second Grades (open access)

Children's Preferences Between Realistic and Fantastic Stories in the First and Second Grades

The purpose of this study was to find the type of stories in which the children in the first and second grades were most interested. The writer wanted to determine whether or not there was a preference for fantastic or realistic stories in these grades, whether or not boys preferred one type of stories and girls another, and whether or not age and intelligence entered in as determining factors.
Date: June 1938
Creator: Ragland, Eulelia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adjusting the Commercial Curriculum of Denton Senior High School, Denton, Texas, to the Needs of the Community (open access)

Adjusting the Commercial Curriculum of Denton Senior High School, Denton, Texas, to the Needs of the Community

This study was made: first, to determine the vocational opportunities for commercial graduates of Denton Senior High School as a basis for more effective guidance; second, to determine whether the commercial training program in the local high school is providing adequate vocational preparation for the principal commercial positions in Denton, Texas, third, to discover the chief commercial weaknesses of the present employees in Denton, Texas; fourth, to secure information necessary for appropriate commercial curriculum for the local high school. It is the further aim of this investigation to determine the social as well as the personal business needs of the average individuals." --leaf 1
Date: June 1939
Creator: Hodge, James
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Physical Education, Health, and Recreation Program of the Waco State Home (open access)

An Evaluation of the Physical Education, Health, and Recreation Program of the Waco State Home

"The purpose of this study was to evaluate the program of physical education, health, and recreation of the Waco State School from 1933 to 1940...In view of these definite results, the conclusion is made that the Physical Education, Health, and Recreation Program of the Waco State Home has been successful in the following respects: 1. It has developed normal, happy children who have a chance to become useful, self-supporting children. 2. The Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Program of the Home has met and exceeded in many respects the educational standards for such activities. 3. The Waco State Home has performed a great educational service in remolding warped, underprivileged children."--leaf 2.
Date: June 1941
Creator: Smyers, John D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Instrumental Program Especially Suitable for the Goose Creek Independent School District (open access)

An Instrumental Program Especially Suitable for the Goose Creek Independent School District

Within this document, the writer hopes to present a thorough study of the various methods and materials which are available for the beginning, intermediate, and advanced band classes of the Goose Creek Independent School District, Goose Creek, Texas, taking into consideration the organization of the school system as it exists at the present time.
Date: June 1947
Creator: Parker, Fred Sherman
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the Academic Achievement of Three Hundred and Eighty Athletes and Non-Athletes at North Texas State Teachers College from 1930 to 1938 (open access)

A Comparative Study of the Academic Achievement of Three Hundred and Eighty Athletes and Non-Athletes at North Texas State Teachers College from 1930 to 1938

It is the objective of the writer to compare the grades of the athletes and non-athletes as well as to consider factors other than intelligence to show the difference in Academic Achievement at North Texas State Teachers College between athletes and the average student.
Date: June 1947
Creator: Davis, Harold L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
To Determine the Correct Organization, Content, and Method of a Course of Marital Relations for Senior High School Students (open access)

To Determine the Correct Organization, Content, and Method of a Course of Marital Relations for Senior High School Students

It is the purpose of this study to determine the correct organization, content, and method of a course on marital relations for senior high school students. The organization, content, and method are to be determined by the needs and interests of the individuals concerned; educational theory, psychology, and philosophy; and medical, clinical, and research science.
Date: June 1940
Creator: Yost, Thelma Chitwood
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Human Relations in a Dormitory Situation (open access)

A Study of Human Relations in a Dormitory Situation

"The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the social interaction and the social dynamics which existed in one section of the Men's quadrangle at North Texas State College, giving particular attention to the attraction and repulsion between roommates."--1.
Date: June 1953
Creator: Dreyer, Arnold H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Digest of Published Opinions About the Teaching of Music Reading in the Elementary School (open access)

A Digest of Published Opinions About the Teaching of Music Reading in the Elementary School

Throughout the history of public school music in the United States, one of the problems which has continually been in the foreground is that of music reading, It is primarily a problem for the elementary school as that is the place where reading must begin in order for the children's interest and ability to be balanced. The elementary school is the focal point for the teaching of all skills and tools in learning. Certainly, reading is one of the major tools in the process of musical learning. In many cases the ability of the students to read music has been the basic criterion of the entire music program. Davison states that the aim and end of a large percentage of instruction has for so long been to train students to sing music at sight that it has grown to be a fetish. While such a standard as that is an over-emphasis of reading, most music educators will agree that the place of music reading in the elementary school is of utmost importance. The differences of opinions lie not so much in the goals to be reached as in the methods of reaching them. The purpose of this study is not …
Date: June 1950
Creator: Hill, Frankie Jean
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Proposed Music Theory Text Book for Instrumental Students of High Schools of 250-750 Enrollment, Who Have a Limited Amount of Public School Music (open access)

A Proposed Music Theory Text Book for Instrumental Students of High Schools of 250-750 Enrollment, Who Have a Limited Amount of Public School Music

It is the author's purpose, after a thorough study of published theory books, to present a proposed textbook in music theory to meet the needs of the average high school student.
Date: June 1941
Creator: McMath, Robert Carroll, 1919-1996
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Treatment of Time in the Plays of Lyly, Marlowe, Greene, and Peele (open access)

A Study of the Treatment of Time in the Plays of Lyly, Marlowe, Greene, and Peele

Because Shakespeare borrowed so many ideas and devices from other writers, we wonder whether he also borrowed the trick of double time from some of his predecessors; therefore one of the purposes of this study is to discover whether or not this device was original with Shakespeare. In this study I have considered the works of John Lyly, Christopher Marlowe, Robert Greene, and George Peele because these four seem to have influenced Shakespeare more than did any of the other of his immediate predecessors. To discover what influence, if any, these men had upon Shakespeare ts treatment of time is not, however, the only purpose of this study; for I am also interested in the characteristics of the works of these men for their own values, independent of any influence which they may have had on the works of Shakespeare.
Date: June 1941
Creator: Fussell, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Origin and Development of the Clavier Dance Suite to J.S. Bach (open access)

The Origin and Development of the Clavier Dance Suite to J.S. Bach

A history of the evolution of dance music throughout time and the instruments used for each type of dance.
Date: June 1957
Creator: Smith, George Lyndal
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Nocturnes of Chopin (open access)

The Nocturnes of Chopin

John Field (1782-1837), an Irishman, was the first composer to use the French term "nocturne," and was the inventor of the nocturne for piano. It can be seen with a glance at the scores that the orchestral notturni by the eighteenth century composers were very different than what is generally thought of today as a nocturne. Field introduced the idea of the nocturne that has remained much the same since. Frederic Chopin enlarged and improved the genre invented by Field, but it was Field's originality that brought this type of piece to piano literature. Indeed, John Field is hardly remembered today except as the inventor of the nocturne for the piano and for his influence on Chopin's Nocturnes. For that alone musicians will remain indebted to him.
Date: June 1957
Creator: Alexander, Monte Hill Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Teaching Creative Rhythmic Activities to Children: A Function of Progressive Education (open access)

Teaching Creative Rhythmic Activities to Children: A Function of Progressive Education

The purpose of this study is to present a personal interpretation of progressive education and its function in "teaching" primary music. A few supplementary aids are provided to correlate with the Amarillo, Texas, Course of Study for Primary Grades to lend aid and encouragement toward a rhythmic approach to child learning.
Date: June 1950
Creator: Koesjan, Barbara Lee
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
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Guidance Program for Freshman Students at North Texas State College (open access)

An Evaluation of the Guidance Program for Freshman Students at North Texas State College

The purposes of this study are: (1) to discover the most prominent needs of the freshmen students at North Texas State College, (2) to find the extent to which the guidance program aids college freshmen in developing into normal and socially adjusted individuals, and (3) to evaluate the present guidance program at North Texas State College.
Date: June 1951
Creator: Waterman, William Hill
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Improvement and Code Enforcement in Fort Worth, Texas, 1961-1966 (open access)

Community Improvement and Code Enforcement in Fort Worth, Texas, 1961-1966

"The purpose of this study is to outline and analyze the efforts of the City of Fort Worth in the area of community improvement through code enforcement in the years 1961-1965. It is hoped that this study will enable those in the field of municipal government or other related fields to gain a better understanding of the need for community improvement through code enforcement and a better knowledge of methods to implement such a program."--leaf 1.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Liverman, Ralph L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A History of the Osage Indians Before Their Allotment in 1907 (open access)

A History of the Osage Indians Before Their Allotment in 1907

The history of the Osages from 1808 to 1839 may be conveniently divided into three major sections, each separated by a cession treaty. The first begins with the cession treaty of 1808 and terminates with the cession of 1818. It covers the Osages' relations with the whites and the eastern tribes during that decade. The second section begins with the 1818 session treaty and ends with the land cession of 1825. It likewise covers the tribe's relations with the eastern tribes and the whites. The concluding division covers the period from the Osages' last major cession treaty to their removal to Kansas in 1839, and includes their relations with the eastern tribes, the western tribes, and the whites. These three sections combined cover the most turbulent period in Osage history, a period in which the United States Government and the powerful eastern tribes took the extensive Osage lands by right of conquest.
Date: June 1961
Creator: Reeves, Carroll Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aspects of Idiomatic Harmony in the Harpsichord Sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti (open access)

Aspects of Idiomatic Harmony in the Harpsichord Sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti

Most of Domenico Scarlatti's harmonic progressions are quite orthodox when considered abstractly or free of their positioning in the score. The harmonic movement is given interest by subtle alterations in time; for example, (1) simultaneous upper and lower voices of different lengths, when repeated several times, change their relationship with each other; (2) one voice may be simply delayed so that it lags behind the other voice, thus combining to produce irregular harmonic sound on many succeeding beats; (3) the combination of two or more chords appearing on one beat is similar to number (2) but does not necessarily occur more than once.
Date: June 1961
Creator: Williams, Wiley John
System: The UNT Digital Library