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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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 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
Socio-Economic Status and Problems of Anglo-American and Latin-American High School Girls (open access)

Socio-Economic Status and Problems of Anglo-American and Latin-American High School Girls

The purpose of the present study is to study the problems of Anglo-American and Latin-American girls in relation to their socio-economic status.
Date: 1955
Creator: Davis, Eddith Mantooth
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
The Use of Weight and Height in Calculating Lean Body Mass Indexes of Young College Women (open access)

The Use of Weight and Height in Calculating Lean Body Mass Indexes of Young College Women

Since no lean body mass (LBM) index was available for women, the purpose of the present study was to use the formula of Behnke et al. in the calculation of an LBM Index for women.
Date: August 1963
Creator: Hartman, Billye Reynolds
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Home Experience Phase of the Vocational Homemaking Program in Saint Jo High School (open access)

A Study of the Home Experience Phase of the Vocational Homemaking Program in Saint Jo High School

There seemed to be an urgent need for the improvement of attitudes toward home experiences from the viewpoints of both homemaking teachers and homemaking pupils. Also, there appeared to be a need for the improvement of procedures used in planning, reporting, and evaluating home experiences. Because of these needs this study was made during the 1961-1962 school year in the Saint Jo High School, Saint Jo, Texas.
Date: August 1963
Creator: Phillips, Gloria Jones
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Calculated Creatinine Coefficients of Young College Women (open access)

A Comparison of the Calculated Creatinine Coefficients of Young College Women

The purpose of the present study is to compare the calculated creatinine coefficients of young college women based on lean body mass weight with those based on actual body weight.
Date: August 1963
Creator: Straughn, Dorothy M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Adolescents' Concepts of Their Relationship with Their Families (open access)

A Study of Adolescents' Concepts of Their Relationship with Their Families

This study was conducted in an effort to examine: (1) adolescents' concepts of their relationships with their families, (2) possible correlations between adolescents' percentile ranks indicated in family relationships with a limited number of other factors which appear to be associated with personal and social adjustment, and (3) any significant differences in responses of adolescent girls enrolled in homemaking education and those not currently enrolled in homemaking.
Date: August 1962
Creator: Williams, Rubye L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Predicting the Success of Homemaking Teachers from Interest and Personality Scores (open access)

Predicting the Success of Homemaking Teachers from Interest and Personality Scores

This thesis attempts to predict the success of homemaking teachers from interest and personality scores.
Date: 1956
Creator: Wilson, Patsy Taylor
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
Implications of Sociometric Grouping for Personal and Social Adjustment of Secondary Homemaking Pupils (open access)

Implications of Sociometric Grouping for Personal and Social Adjustment of Secondary Homemaking Pupils

The purpose of this study is to describe the effect of sociometric grouping on adolescents' concept of themselves in relation to society.
Date: August 1960
Creator: Sands, Henryetta E.
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