A Stylistic and Structural Analysis of the Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor (open access)

A Stylistic and Structural Analysis of the Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor

This problem has been limited to a study of the largest form among Grieg's piano compositions, the Piano Concert in A Minor. References are made to his smaller piano pieces, for the concerto has proved representative of his style of composition and, being one of his earlier works, it reflects a vigor and enthusiasm not present in his later work. Rhythm is discussed with relationship to the harmony and melody in the sections devoted to these two elements. The present study does not include consideration of the orchestral score and its relationship to the piano part.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Gurnee, Nell Frances
System: The UNT Digital Library
Initiating a Music Supervisory Program in a Small School (open access)

Initiating a Music Supervisory Program in a Small School

An inadequate music education program should give rise to some thought and action on the part of any serious-minded progressive teacher in that field, It is not enough to suspect or to discover faults, but a way to improve the situation should be attempted. Best practices should be evaluated and objectives formulated for future procedure through cooperative planning.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Carney, Ruth, 1907-
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Stylistic Analysis of Serge Prokofieff's "Second Concerto for Violin" (open access)

A Stylistic Analysis of Serge Prokofieff's "Second Concerto for Violin"

The purpose of the following study is to make an analysis of the structural elements and stylistic characteristics in the Second Concerto for Violin by the modern Russian composer, Serge Prokofieff. These include the composer's treatment of form, melody, rhythm, harmony, and medium of expression.
Date: September 1943
Creator: Kerr, Esther Stephens
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Music Preparation of Elementary Education Majors in the Teacher Training Institutions of Texas (open access)

The Music Preparation of Elementary Education Majors in the Teacher Training Institutions of Texas

A. What training are senior colleges giving students in Texas to prepare them for teaching music in the grades? B. What training are junior colleges giving students in Texas to prepare them for teaching music in the grades? C. What observations can be made on training now given? What recommendations can be made for improvement? D. 'What conclusions have supervisors of music in Texas reached concerning the ability of teachers trained in teachers' colleges? E. What is the reaction of teachers who are teaching music and who have had the six hours of music required by the state department?
Date: May 1943
Creator: Elliott, Elois Allison
System: The UNT Digital Library
An American Edition of the Bach "St. Matthew Passion" Part I (open access)

An American Edition of the Bach "St. Matthew Passion" Part I

This subject has been chosen by the writer for the purpose of discussing these problems of performance, arising with the composition, the St. Matthew Passion, by J. S. Bach. Since Bach was a German and wrote in that language, the edition used is called the American edition. The performances in America are, with few exceptions, based upon translations which must be accurately edited so as not to obscure Bach's intentions.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Payne, Virginia S. (Virginia St. Clair), 1920-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The History of the Development of Public School Music in Taylor County, Texas (open access)

The History of the Development of Public School Music in Taylor County, Texas

The first of any formal education in music that can be found from the records or from the memories of those who were present at the time was the singing school. One ranch in the Blair community has files in which records were found of all import ant events of the school and community life. These files relate the coming of the singing school regularly every summer. Shaped notes were taught front hymn books. At the end of the course, a certificate was given to those who graduated. The teacher of the school then moved on to the next engagement.
Date: July 1943
Creator: Moore, Katrina Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hawthorne's Use of Symbolism in Four Romances (open access)

Hawthorne's Use of Symbolism in Four Romances

This thesis is a study of the four long romances, The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun, with emphasis upon Hawthorne's use of symbolism as a means of presenting the basic moral and spiritual truths of human life. The first chapter explains the nature of symbolism and the reasons why Hawthorne used it so extensively. In each of the last four chapters, the symbolism in a single romance is considered for the purpose of discovering the manner and effectiveness of its use in exemplifying the central theme of that particular story. Although Hawthorne's short stories are extremely rich in symbolism, it was not possible to include them in the present study.
Date: September 1943
Creator: Goldsmith, Oma Kathryn
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United States-Mexico Oil Relations (open access)

The United States-Mexico Oil Relations

This thesis presents a brief history of oil drilling and the oil industry in the United States and in Mexico, and the diplomatic and political challenges that arose between the two nations as the industry grew.
Date: 1943
Creator: Watkins, Carrie May
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scope of Workshop Procedures as Indicated in Recent Professional Literature (open access)

Scope of Workshop Procedures as Indicated in Recent Professional Literature

The purpose of the study was to determine the various levels on which the Progressive Education Association summer workshops have been conducted and to determine what fields of subject matter have been considered. In other words, an effort was made to determine how many of the workshops were designed for college or university teachers, secondary school teachers, elementary school teachers, administrators, or special groups, and what subject matter was considered for each group.
Date: 1943
Creator: Williamson, Ruth
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Program of Phonetic Instruction in Relation to Reading in the Schools of Panola County (open access)

An Evaluation of the Program of Phonetic Instruction in Relation to Reading in the Schools of Panola County

The problem of this study is to evaluate the program of phonetic teaching in the Panola County schools in terms of criteria developed from current literature on the history, theories, and studies relating to the teaching of phonics in connection with the reading program in the elementary grades.
Date: 1943
Creator: Atkinson, Emma Jane
System: The UNT Digital Library
Symbolism in Leaves of Grass (open access)

Symbolism in Leaves of Grass

This thesis discusses the symbolism found in Walt Whitman's second poetic period, as found in the collection Leaves of Grass.
Date: 1943
Creator: Bell, Clara Pierce
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nature in William Cullen Bryant's Poetry (open access)

Nature in William Cullen Bryant's Poetry

The purpose has been to discover from the study of Bryant's life and poetry the extent to which his work was influenced by nature and how he interpreted it.
Date: 1943
Creator: Littlejohn, Neva Jewell
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Hobbies of Sixth Grade Girls of Twelve Elementary Schools of Dallas, Texas (open access)

An Analysis of the Hobbies of Sixth Grade Girls of Twelve Elementary Schools of Dallas, Texas

The purpose of this study was to determine the number of girls enrolled in the sixth grade in twelve elementary schools of Dallas, Texas, who had hobbies; what types of hobbies had been selected; what factors had influenced their choice of hobbies; and the duration of the hobbies.
Date: 1943
Creator: Piester, Kathleen
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Professional Vocabulary for Art Students at North Texas State Teachers College (open access)

A Professional Vocabulary for Art Students at North Texas State Teachers College

The purpose of this investigation is to present to teachers in the field of art education a list of words which are essential to successful mastery of the subject matter found in certain textbooks used in the art department at the North Texas State Teachers College.
Date: 1943
Creator: Prestini, Antoinette L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Theodore Roosevelt and His Foreign Policies (open access)

Theodore Roosevelt and His Foreign Policies

A study of the foreign policies of Theodore Roosevelt.
Date: 1943
Creator: Lowrance, Mary Lois
System: The UNT Digital Library
Demonstrating the Use of Wells's Criteria by Evaluating the Administration of Two Elementary School Principals (open access)

Demonstrating the Use of Wells's Criteria by Evaluating the Administration of Two Elementary School Principals

The problem of this study is to demonstrate the use of Wells's criteria for evaluating the administration of the elementary school by evaluating the administration of two elementary school principals.
Date: 1943
Creator: Medlin, Reginald Otto
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Production of Material Suitable to the Reading Level of Dull-Normal First-Grade Children (open access)

The Production of Material Suitable to the Reading Level of Dull-Normal First-Grade Children

The purpose of the study was five-fold: (1) to discover what criteria have been set up by recognized authorities for teaching dull-normal children; (2) to determine the interests and needs of the dull-normal children under consideration; (3) to determine their vocabulary range; (4) to produce interesting, easy reading material for them and to determine their response to the reading material produced, based upon their activities and interests; and (5) to recommend a reading program for the dull-normal children in the Memphis, Texas, public school in the future.
Date: 1943
Creator: McElrath, Esta
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Critical Analysis of the Community School Idea (open access)

A Critical Analysis of the Community School Idea

It is the purpose of this investigation to make a careful study of different community schools, and to determine to what extent they are promoting the education of the child and meeting the needs of the community in which he lives.
Date: 1943
Creator: McKissick, Elvira Francena
System: The UNT Digital Library
Humanism:  Its Application to Religion, Literature, and Social Reform (open access)

Humanism: Its Application to Religion, Literature, and Social Reform

It is the purpose of this study to make an examination of critical comment on humanistic philosophy, and, thereby, get a response that will answer some of the questions which arise in the minds of those who are made conscious of intellectual wonder or curiosity within themselves.
Date: 1943
Creator: Nobles, Mary Elizabeth
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Critical Analysis of Arithmetic Achievement in the Intermediate Grades of the Fort Worth, Texas, Elementary Schools (open access)

A Critical Analysis of Arithmetic Achievement in the Intermediate Grades of the Fort Worth, Texas, Elementary Schools

This thesis looks at what the Forth Worth public schools have accomplished with their revised curriculum in arithmetic, and whether such achievement can be demonstrated.
Date: 1943
Creator: Payne, Ralph Chesley
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social and Emotional Influences of Home Life on Children in School (open access)

Social and Emotional Influences of Home Life on Children in School

The problem of this investigation is three-fold in its objectives: (1) to discover what authorities in the field of education believe about personality in relation to home and school influences, (2) to determine the personality characteristics and the home status of a group of third-grade children in the Stonewall Jackson School of Denton, Texas, and (3) to make analyses and comparisons in an effort to determine whether any perceptible relationships exist between home status and the degree of self and social adjustment possessed by the pupils.
Date: 1943
Creator: Perryman, Martha Lois
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Certain Reading Textbook Manuals with Certain Reading Authority Standards for Intermediate Grades (open access)

A Comparison of Certain Reading Textbook Manuals with Certain Reading Authority Standards for Intermediate Grades

This study was made in an attempt to determine whether or not the manuals for the reading textbooks published since 1930 meet the standards set up by the leading educators in the field of reading.
Date: 1943
Creator: Phillips, Neva Nelle
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 Effect of the War Emergency upon Teacher Turnover in Small Texas Schools (open access)

The Effect of the War Emergency upon Teacher Turnover in Small Texas Schools

The purpose of this study is to determine the ways and the extent that the war has affected the teacher shortage problem in the small schools of Texas.
Date: 1943
Creator: Smith, Alvin A.
System: The UNT Digital Library