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A comparative study of the differences existent between the academic ability, motor ability, and personality adjustment of physical education majors and non-majors at Sam Houston State Teachers College, Huntsville, Texas
(1964)Purpose: it was the purpose of this study to determine the quality of the students who have chosen to major in physical education by comparing physical education majors with students who were majoring in other academic ... -
The evolution of Benjamin Franklin's thought in relation to the role and the authority of the British Parliament over the North American colonies, 1763-1775
(1965)Purpose: It was the purpose of this study to trace the evolution of Franklin’s thought in relation to the role and authority of the British Parliament over the North American colonies. Special consideration was given to ... -
The use of news events of 1965 as a basis for choreographic themes, illustrated in an original dance production
(1968)Purpose: It was the purpose of this study to explore the inherent choreographic possibilities of news events of 1965 and to utilize certain of these events in a major choreographic work. Methods: The investigator studied ... -
Preadolescent boys and body image :a study of 125 preadolescent boy achievers and underachievers and how they differ in their body images
(1969)Purpose: It was the purpose of this study to determine the extent to which seventy-five preadolescent boy achievers differed in the degree to which they conceived their body imaged from fifty preadolescent boy underachievers. ... -
The social implications and telesis of the reformation as reflected primarily in the writings and works of Desiderius Erasmus and Martin Luther
(1964)Purpose: It was the purpose of this study to make an objective analysis of the existing social, ethnic and cultural conditions prior to, during and after the Reformation period, in Europe as a whole and England in general. ... -
An investigation determining the effectiveness of physical fitness test scores as indicators of achievement in physical education class activities through the use of skill tests
(1967)Purpose: It was the purpose of this thesis to (1) administer a physical fitness test to seventh grade boys at Deer Park Junior High School; (2) administer three sports skill tests to the same group of boys; (3) calculate ... -
Struggle for religious freedom and disestablishment in Virginia during the American Revolutionary period
(1968)Purpose: It was the purpose of this study to show the struggle which dissenters of Virginia undertook to obtain complete religious freedom and disestablishment. Special consideration has been given to (1) the impetuousness ... -
A comparative study of the nature of guilt and responsibility in the works of O. Hobart Mowrer and William Glasser with classical Freudian theory
(1967)Purpose: The purpose of this project was to examine the works of O. Hobart Mowrer and William Glasser and to compare their understanding of the nature of guilt and responsibility with classical Freudian theory. It was the ... -
Measurement and analysis of linguistic development in six three-year-old children
(1966)It was the purpose of this study to measure and analyze the linguistic development of six three-year-old children. Special consideration was given environmental influences, vocabulary, speech, and usage. Because of the ... -
The Boer in the African writings of Stuart Cloete
(1967)It was the purpose of this study to determine those characteristics and qualities of the Boer, the Afrikaner, as set forth in Cloete's works, which serve to set the Boer apart and make him unique to Africa- those characteristics ... -
The religious issue in Texas in the 1960 presidential campaign
(1961)Purpose: It was the purpose of this thesis to bring forth many of the arguments of Texans for and against the separation of church and state, as well as for and against Kennedy, and to find out if there was a relationship ... -
A comparative study of the contributions made to physical fitness by the addition of planned isometric or isotonic exercise at the beginning of each class period of a regular program of physical education activity of forty-two women students during the fall semester of the 1964-1965 academic year at Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville, Texas
(1965)The primary purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of planned isometric or isotonic exercises at the beginning of each class period to physical fitness. A secondary purpose was to determine whether physical ... -
An investigation of techniques used for training distance runners and the development of a training program for high school distance runners
(1969)It was the purpose of this study to investigate the techniques of training used by the world’s leading distance runners and coaches. From this study a program of training was formulated that could be applied to high school ... -
Turbulence in the republic of Texas :1836-1838
(1969)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to point the political, social, and economic turbulence in the Republic of Texas from the time of her independence in March of 1836, until the end of Sam Houston’s first administration ... -
The relationship between anterior-posterior and lateral dynamic balance
(1969)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate dynamic balance and to ascertain relationships between dynamic anterior-posterior balance and dynamic lateral balance. The specific problem was to determine whether ... -
The federal concept of empire during the colonial period
(1967)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a major movement within the British Empire, particularly in the American Colonies, toward the development of a federal system of government in the period ... -
The role of Sam Houston in the Mier expedition
(1969)Purpose: It was the purpose of this study to show the role of Sam Houston, as President of the Republic of Texas, in the Mie expedition. Special attention has been given to (1) the role of Sam Houston in the organization ...