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Theses/Dissertations from 1966
An experimental study of multiple element electrodes for an electric arc device, Robert Stanley Szacik
A method of book selection for a high school mathematics library, Thomas Tessmer
The theology surrounding St. Paul's notions of law and Christian freedom, John W. Tierney
Spectroscopic studies, Ernesto C. Tuazon
An evaluation of prevailing attitudes toward the educable mentally retarded in the City of Miamisburg, James A. Weaver
Reliability and maintainability of electro-mechanical business machines, Daniel J. Weber
A series of units designed to make social studies more relevant for the pupils in the third year at U.S. Grant School in Dayton, Ohio, Eileen R. Wening
Faulkner's use of irony as a unifying device in Light in August"", Mary Jane Werner
Nathaniel Massie: his role in the original organization of the State of Ohio, Gail Wiley
Assessment of the principal's role in the guidance program in selected schools of the Greater Pittsburgh area, Louis Mary Will
Truthfulness in advertising, Virgil L. Will
An analytical representation of an impact test facility, Thomas J. Wittmann
Analysis of the performance of the refrigeration compressor discharge valve, Anatol Wojtowicz
Theses/Dissertations from 1965
Death in existentialism as a philosophy of human finitude, Ad Abi-Karam
The radial deflection of a cylindrical shell segment under the influence of circumferentially moving, locally distributed loads, Chester A. Albosta
A survey of some selected operative programs for gifted children in kindergarten through grade six in the public schools, Dorothy E. Baumann
A comparative study in reading in two first grade classes at Coldwater Exempted Village School, Thelma Louise Biggs
The I-narrator in Cotton Nero A.x, Roberta C. Blake
A critical analysis of a business course of studies for the terminal student in the English IV program at Fairmont West High School, Kettering, Ohio, Mary Elizabeth Carr
A maneuver model for aircraft design criteria, Larry E. Clay
The infrared spectra of furan, tetrahydrofuran, and some of their methyl substituted derivatives, Allan D. Davidson
A history of the Liberty Engine, Philip Sadtler Dickey
Biblical theology of Baptism, William J. Dineen
An analysis of the criticism in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine on the eighteenth century novel, Roger A. Emmert
A study of the effects of personal counseling on grade improvement of eighth and ninth grade girls at Indian Riffle Junior High School, Kettering, Ohio, Mary Ruth Casebolt Fletcher
The common good and the rights of the individual according to Jacques Maritain, Maurice Richard Graney
Validity and reliability study of the Prueba de Aptitud Academica, Hernan Guajardo
The Biblical witness to the Sacrament of the Sick, Robert A. Hafner
An investigation to determine the possible uses of role-playing techniques for guidance and counseling personnel, Duane Ernie Hauch
Catholic involvement in Civil War diplomacy, Eric Edward Hausfeld
Reliability of magnetic read and record processes, Robert Vincent Hery
Production of overhead projection transparencies for use with the School Mathematics Study Group texts, intermediate mathematics and elementary functions, Francis Mary Hesser
Combining basal and individual reading in a fourth grade class: an analysis and report of a reading program, Louise A. Hinders
A synthesis of the techniques used in relating to the socially maladjusted high school student, Sue Ann Hurst
An investigation into the time expended for assorted duties by the elementary school principal, Frank Andrew Kozarec
Sarah Worthington King Peter's influence on the foundation and growth of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor in America, 1858-1877, Mary Rose Agnes Kruthaupt
The life of John Whitten Van Cleve, Disney Leith
The sign of confession, Phillip Payne Mattingly
A study of the improvement of the guidance competencies of experienced Catholic elementary school teachers, Trinita Maria McGriffin
Analysis of an orbital hard" rendezvous concept ", Lawrence Louis Midolo
Newspress and conscience, Ronald H. Moorman
Dimension and direction of the thought of Fr. Bernard Lonergan, S.J, Alfred E. Naseman
Damping properties of a viscoelastic material under biaxial stress, Ahid D. Nashif
Reflectors of an era: Maxwell Anderson's plays from White Desert " to "Winterset."", Robert S. Nevin
Father-daughter relationships in Shakespeare's plays, Suzanne Davies Palumbo
Weaknesses of the American militia system in the Revolutionary War, Paul Joseph Rizzo
An evaluation of religious teaching at Hayden High School, Topeka, Kansas, Thomas Michael Santa
The morality of moral imperfections according to four modern authors, Patrick J. Sena
Polymerization and characterization studies of a-cyano-n-butyl sorbate, Charles Philip Shank
An investigation of the autobiographical elements in the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Martha Smith Shull
Mechanism of aspects of the Bouveault-Montagne reaction, John J. Spiwak
The scope of mysticism in the thought of Martin Buber, Robert C. Stith
A study of character and character delineation in Charles Lamb's Essays of Elia"", Mary Gratia Thomas
A study of the occupational information and vocational guidance services in Seventh-Day Adventist secondary schools throughout the United States and Canada, Wesley Arthur Wolcott
Theses/Dissertations from 1964
Changes in body water and extra-cellular fluid during hypovolemia in rabbits, Ava Lee Allsman
A teacher's guide for language development for Spanish-speaking children in the primary grades, Mary Claudia Burns
An inquiry into the motives of candidates for entering the brotherhood or priesthood, Thomas J. Caffrey
A study of the teaching materials that are available from the Dayton Board of Education on the subject of soil and water conservation, Gertrude Helen Sternberger Chasens
The structuring and operation of the guidance program at Marycrest High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mary Joan Coultas
The satirical achievement of Sinclair Lewis in Babbitt."", James B. Fisher
The concept of God in Averroes' (Ibn-Roshd) philosophy, Anthony Gemayel
A study of the incidence of cheating among sixth, seventh and eighth grade children in my school and some proposed remedies, Francis Graham
A comparative evaluation of Algebra I SMSG and conventional course for Penn High School, Mishawaka, Indiana, Floyd Hershberger
The effect of classroom instruction and the use of the SRA laboratory on the improvement of study skills, Mary Raphael Hoben
A simple quantum mechanical treatment of aromatic nitrogen heterocycles and correlation of polarographic potentials with spectral data, Panos Kokoropoulos
A study to strengthen the guidance program of C. F. Holliday School, West Carrollton, Ohio, Theodore Emil Kutscher
A study of radiation sensitivity in germ cells of Drosophila persimilis."", Henry N. Maimon
An approach to the improvement of reading through the use of the controlled reader in grade two, Holy Family Scool, Dayton, Ohio, Mary Kevin McBride
A study in the effectiveness of an individualized program for the establishment of standard English usage habits in fourth grade children, Anna McDermott
A study of the effectiveness of a group guidance class in academic and social values at Grace A. Greene Elementary School, Dayton, Ohio: a field project, John David Nealon
A program of group guidance for college-bound students of Bishop Guilfoyle High School, Mary Camilla Ordner
A study of individualized reading as compared to a basal reader program in a sixth grade class at Grace A. Greene School, Dayton, Ohio, Marian W. Schaefer
Feasibility of gas chromatography for the quantitative determination of the aluminum (III), gallium (III), indium (III), and beryllium (II) trifluoroactetylacetonates, James Erwin Schwarberg
The parliamentary career of Lord Macaulay, 1830-1833, Priscilla Jones Steedly
Faith and knowledge in the philosophy of Gabriel Marcel: a Thomistic contrast, Gerald G. Wening
An evaluation of an individualized spelling program for the eighth grade at Frank Nicholas School applying the Botel Multi-Level Spelling Program, Ronald L. Wilson
The establishment of norms on the sixteenth personality factor questionnaire for the Sisters of Divine Providence, Mary John Young
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
Necessary preparations for effective student scheduling with the use of data processing equipment, James Barhorst
A Study of adult member drop-outs from the Dayton Community Theatre, Diana R. Dunn
A study to determine the value of a general vocabulary development program conducted at Marion High School, Maria Stein, Ohio, Leo E. Finnen
An evaluation of a prognostic program for high school Latin students, John Maierle
Enrichment of ninth and tenth grade mathematics in Cathedral High School, St. Cloud, Minnesota, Mary Antone Malerich
A description of the teaching of modern mathematics through programmed instruction on the ninth grade level at Dayton Chaminade High School, Edward L. Marrinan
A comparative study of the emotional and intellectual adjustment of four-year old and five-year old children entering kindergarten, Juanita E. Mayo
A guidance program for the Greeneview schools, Kenneth M. McDonough
An analysis of the relationship of certain factors to the level of achievement of Stivers High School ninth grade language arts students, Russell H. Nicely
A reinvestigation of the Bouveault-Montagne reaction for the preparation of amines, Paul O'Brien
A development of a statement of policy for pre-college testing at Colonel White High School in Dayton, Ohio, Donald A. Oldiges
A follow-up study of former students of vocational agriculture in Graham High School, Donald E. Overly
The 1961 crisis in freedom of choice in education, Olivia Westendorf
A report on a survey of selected factors that may influence the level of achievement in general science by Stivers High School freshmen, Robert D. Worst
Theses/Dissertations from 1962
Building a vocational guidance program in Minster High School, Charles J. Bensman
A proposed guidance program for Beavercreek Schools, Greene County, Ohio, William R. Drury
Teaching aphasic children: a classroom study using a phonetic approach to teach aphasic children at the Kennedy School for the Oral Deaf, Dayton, Ohio, Genevieve Marie Wening
Theses/Dissertations from 1949
A study of the causes and effects of juvenile delinquency among Negro youth in Dayton, Ohio, Rosa Lee Ellington Crane
The teacher supply situation as it is affected by the greater or less degree of teacher satisfaction, Grace Alice Crauder
The history and present status of instrumental music in Montgomery County, Carl E. Forbriger
Evaluation and interpretation of various criteria for predicting success in mathematics 115 at the University of Dayton, Landis Gephart
A critical study of the origin, trend and development of the visiting teacher movement in Dayton, Kathryn M. Hayes
Intellectual aristocracy: the aim of Poe's journalism, Philip A. Lake
A study of World War II veterans of the Dayton, Ohio area in relation to the interruption of their previous education for military service or for other reasons, George J. Lemmon
A survey to determine the causes of failure in the elementary schools of Montgomery County for 1947-48, Verdena Arline Fox Mardis
Poet's conception of the Messiah and incarnation, Magdalena Eleanore C Millonig
Dramaturgy of David Belasco, Angela Mae O'Brien
A coordinated science program at Dunbar High School, Dayton, Ohio, Lloyd G. Phillips
Girl Scouting: its organization and educational values to Tiffin, Ohio, Mary Cosner Prugh
A survey of adult education in Dayton, Ohio, Madeline Georgiev Rawson
The development of the public secondary schools of Montgomery County, Ohio from 1870 to 1949, John Charles Rehmund
The social and economic benefits of a permanent program of non-Federal public works in the State of Ohio, Charles L. Ruppert
Dickens and his influence on education, Anna Mae Smith
A complete history of Steele High School, Dayton Ohio, Frederick Dickinson Sommers
A study of the effects of federal war and defense activities upon the schools of Mad River Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, Walter E. Stebbins
The origin, development and the present status of the Dayton and Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations, Florence Throckmorton
A recommended program for the teaching of vocal and instrumental music in the elementary grades in Mercer County, Ohio, Jeanette E. Wagner
Theses/Dissertations from 1948
Impact of World War II on the Federal Reserve System, Rodger Lewis Bliss
The teaching of Mariology in the Congregation of the Sisters of the Precious Blood, M. Audrey Bourgeois
Coeducation in the Catholic secondary schools of the United States, Margaret Finke Brenner
The language and the atmosphere in the plays of John M. Synge, Samuel S. Chasens
A study of the causes of reading failure in the Mad River Township schools and some suggestions for improving the reading program, Helen Jeanette Binder Freed
A study in eighth grade english teaching in relation to possible prognosis in Latin, Ann Louise Groene
A Local Supervisory Program, Genevieve Bridget Hickey
The stanzaic structure, language, and thought in Alice Cary's poetry, Marie Edyth Hughes
The postwar housing problem, Jack Jenefsky
The message of the new Negro poet, Tecora Webster Neil
An analysis of the expansion of the public schools in the rapidly growing metropolitan area of Sacramento, California, Clarence H. M. Perry
The development and growth of home economics in the public schools of Dayton, Ohio, Mae Johnson Reed
A study in humane education, Mary Lenore Whyte
Speculations on Emily Dickinson's religious orientation, Grace Doyan Wolff
Theses/Dissertations from 1947
The history of industrial arts in the public schools of Dayton, Ohio, Arthur S. Caylor
Reading interests of eighth grade children, Norah M. Covert
A brief history of the United States Armed Forces Institute abroad: and the participation of Dayton servicemen in the USAFI program, Albert R. Evans
Gerard Manley Hopkins, S. J.: poet of the spiritual exercises, Agnes Fasy
The administrative and organizational development of materiel division, Wright Field, 1926-1941, Mary L. McMurtrie
Emotional direction of primary grade children, M. Hermina Owen
Bretton Woods agreements, Joseph Francis Peppard
Jane Addams: her social thought, Lucy Selig
The implications for moral education as found in the various codes of ethics for public school teachers, Norman Henry Uphouse
A critical analysis of secondary education for Negroes in the south, Omar K. Ward
Theses/Dissertations from 1946
Mariology in the poetry of some Marianist brothers, John George Dickson
The field trip: its educational possibilities on the intermediate grade level in Dayton, Ohio, Ellen E. Hanbuch
The concept of the human person and its relation to society and state, Alois Handlbauer
The growth and influence of book clubs in America, Helen E. Markus
Guinevere as portrayed by Malory and certain poets of the last century, Teresa McGinniss
The place of the trained practical nurse in the bedside nursing program of the general hospital, Vernice Swenson Mowry
Edgar Allan Poe: the poet of beauty, of love and of death, Mary Theona Smith
The Blessed Virgin and the major non-Catholic poets, British and American, of the nineteenth century, Francis Xavier Welsh
Theses/Dissertations from 1945
Dayton's post-war needs in vocational education, Vincent Carl Di Pasquale
William Shakespeare's treatment of sleep, Maria Gonzaga Donnelly
John A. Waldron: the man and the educator, Paul C. Goelz
Poet of the return to God, Mary Alocoque Hartman
The educational heritage of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Teresa S. H. Higi
A survey of the secretarial curricula in the colleges and universities of Ohio, Roland Kinder
Teaching the Mass in the schools of the Sisters of Charity, Ethna Ledger
A slide rule manual for high school students, Arthur R. Modler
A critical study of the character education program in the schools of the Sisters of St. Francis, Cecilia Modzinski
Proposed guidance program for Bath High School based on a survey of the alumni from 1924 through 1942, Millie Parker
A study of the versatility of the Dayton public school teachers during World War II, Thelma M. Williamson
Theses/Dissertations from 1944
The formation of character and the problem of leisure, Blandine Ahern
A study of the juniorates of the communities of religious women in the United States, M. Clarita Bockman
A study in raising the reading ratio of retarded boys in Dayton, Ohio, Ella B. King
Improving religious education by visual aids and pupil activities, M. Hildegard Overhues
Educational activities of the Santa Maria Institute, Mary Walter Wehmhoff
Theses/Dissertations from 1943
A survey of pupil activity program in the secondary schools of the Society of Mary in the Cincinnati Province, William Daniel Busch
The problems of remedial reading in the classroom, Mabel Grove
A study of the importance of objectives in nursing education with emphasis on their statement in bulletins of information of Ohio nursing schools, Minalia Harrigan
Practical ideas for a typewriting course, Arthur E. Hortin
An evaluation of the Catholic Youth Organization as a guidance program in Dayton, Mary Edward Meyer
The Yankee character in early American drama, Marion Rebecca Self
Negro education in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, Arlena Leonora Sherard
Gamaliel Bradford's theory and practice of biography, Mary McRoberts Sleeter
A survey of the legal aspects of the teaching of religion in the public schools, Katherine Struck
Theses/Dissertations from 1942
The extent of the health program for graduate staff nurses in hospitals in Ohio, Mary Elizabeth Horrigan
The seven capital sins as treated in Shakespeare's dramas, M. Vinciana Karabinos
Radio drama: its beginnings, development, influence, and future, Margaret Ann Markus
Kiwanis youth services: their educational implications, Charlotte L. Rist
A critical study of the origin, trend and development of the column in American newspapers, Josephine Ardene Stephens
Prayer as treated in Shakespeare's dramas, M. Britta Stienemeier
A study in reading readiness, Loretta Josephine Tetzlaff
A pupil personnel program for Kiser High School, Dayton, Ohio, Leo Paul Traen
Theses/Dissertations from 1941
Pupil activities in the diocesan high schools of Hamilton County, Ohio, M. Angelis Beyer
Factors affecting the employment and dismissal of football coaches in the state of Ohio, Roland Willard Myers
Educational supervision in the four year high schools of Ohio, Thomas Michael Ryan
A program for the study of art in a four year high school, Martha K. Schauer
Theses/Dissertations from 1937
The use of contemporary zeolites in the treatment of water for steam boilers, Leo Francis Collins
Theses/Dissertations from 1929
The Catholic teacher in the history of education, Mary Corrine Riffel
