Browsing Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (1940-2009) by Issue Date
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The 46th Texas Legislature: a study of the qualifications, attitudes, and record of the personnel
(1940)A major objective of government is the formation of laws by our legislatures that reflect to a marked extent the wishes of the majority of the people whose lives and manner of living are conditioned and affected by these ... -
The Caribbean orbit of American influence
(1940)Statement of the problem. It is the purpose of this thesis to show how the Monroe Doctrine was modified to enable the United States to deal with each complicated situation as it arose in the countries bordering on the ... -
Pirates of Hawaii
(1942)Until recent years, all who guided children's reading relied upon the "classics," which have received general acceptance as worthy literature; or else they relied upon the books which they had found satisfactory during ... -
The trend toward the development of state systems of junior colleges as evidenced by legislative enactments, court and other official decisions, in the Southwestern states and Iowa
(1947)In the Southwest, Texas and California are among the leaders in the junior college movement in the United States. It is the purpose in this study to show that an analysis of the trends evidenced by these states and those ... -
A proposed plan of instruction in business education for secondary schools of the United States
(1947)Part I of this study includes four periods of development, the period of colonial development, the period of the struggle for national, commercial, and economic independence, the period of economic integration and industrial ... -
The curriculum needs of the La Marque, Texas, High School pupils: Field study number 3
(1947)For two years the administrators and faculty of the La Marque, Texas, Independent School District have been concerned about the curriculum of the high school. The question has been raised many times as to whether it is ... -
A study of leisure time and recreational interests of 982 fifteen and sixteen year old Reagan (Houston, Texas) Senior High School students
(1948)There were two main purposes for this study: (1) to discover as accurately as possible how fifteen and sixteen year old boys and girls of the Reagan (Houston, Texas) Senior High School make use of their leisure time; and ... -
A proposed course of study for legal stenographers
(1948)The purpose of this study was: to prepare a one- semester course of study on the college level, which could be used In the training of students for employment as legal secretaries. The Investigation was made (1) by mailing ... -
The light of liberty: A guide to better human relations for use in the social studies program of junior high schools
(1948)The purpose of this dissertation is to present an original textbook for use in the social studies program of the junior high school. It has been clear to educators in the United States, for a long time, that the greatest ... -
An analysis of the equity of the census enumeration method of distributing state school funds in Texas
(1948)This investigation was concerned with the per capita apportionment plan of distributing the State Available School Fund in Texas and with the probable effects of this plan on school conditions and financial practices. ... -
An evaluation of high school grade indices and academic aptitude test scores as predictive measures of scholastic success of Negro college students
(1949)The purpose of this study was (1) to evaluate the high school academic record as a method of predicting academic success or failure of Negro freshman students in the first semester of college work at the Texas State ...