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Maplewood Barn Theatre book
(1974-04)
The concept of Arts in the Parks is not new in the United States. The provision of natural and manmade theatres and amphitheatres in major American
cities has been actively in process from the late Nineteenth Century. ...
A study of orchestral audition repertoire for violin
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-09-26)
Very few colleges have a career-intensive program of orchestral audition preparation in their applied violin curriculum. This dissertation attempts to satisfy the need for a curriculum of audition repertoire study in the ...
Acquisition of the Hawaiian Islands : a step in the territorial and commercial expansion of the United States
(University of Missouri, 1912)
During the Middle Ages, the rulers of the countries of Europe were little interested in colonial or commercial expansion. The questions which interested them were those relating to the increase of the royal power or the ...
Recent Jewish immigration to the United States
(University of Missouri, 1913)
The attempt was made to present the results of an investigation of the problem of Jewish immigration to this country. Since an original study of this problem was not possible, it devolved upon the writer to take all that ...
A study of the relation of type and conformation to production in dairy cattle
(University of Missouri, 1913)
The subject of dairy type and conformation is a question of vital importance to all breeders and students of dairy cattle. It is a well-known fact that from the standpoint of milk production there is no method of ascertaining ...
A study in seventh grade subject-matter
(University of Missouri, 1913)
Two years ago the writer came into the University Elementary School to devote about half time to teaching the seventh grade and the other half to graduate work in the University. As the writer worked along he found that ...
Work stock management
(University of Missouri, 1913)
The object of this investigation is to arrive at some conclusion or determine, if possible, the most satisfactory means or methods of management of the work stock or work animals on the farms in actual operation.
The absorption of fat by the mammalian stomach
(University of Missouri, 1913)
A proper analysis of the function of the stomach in alimentation involves not only those factors which produce chemical and mechanical changes in the foods during its stay in the gastric cavity; but also, the extent to ...
The action of Digitalis on the cardiac inhibitory centre
(University of Missouri, 1914)
So long has digitalis been in use as a clinical drug and so long has its action been the subject of experimentation that it would seem that there is little hope of presenting anything new on the subject. Yet so long as ...
Opposition to the reelection of Thomas Hart Benton in 1844
(University of Missouri, 1913)
In February, 1850, Thomas Hart Benton was defeated for reelection to the Senate of the United States. This defeat of Benton marked the culmination of one of the most exciting senatorial campaigns ever waged in the state. ...
The work of the Board of public welfare of Kansas City, Missouri
(University of Missouri, 1913)
The Board of Public Welfare idea is a universal one, by which we mean that such an institution is applicable to other communities. Its spirit, aim, and principles have been tested, and found not wanting; they meet the ...
A study of the effect of the periods of gestation and lactation upon the growth and composition of swine
(University of Missouri, 1915)
Growth is at the base of organic production. In recent years an increasing importance has been attached to its study and to the conditions affecting it. Davenport says: "The importance of the study of growth cannot be over ...
Die epische zwischenrede in Goethes erzahlungen
(University of Missouri, 1913)
This piece explores Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's epic works.
The preparation of some of the liquid halogen compounds of vanadium and the measurement of their dielectric constants
(University of Missouri, 1915)
The present investigation consists of (1) a study of the different methods of preparing the halogen compounds of vanadium and (2) the measurement of the dielectric constant of the three compounds liquid at the ordinary ...
Conditionally convergent vector series
(University of Missouri, 1914)
In this paper we propose to study the behavior of series of complex numbers, or of vectors in two dimensions; and to generalize this study to the case of vectors in n dimensions. The particular properties to be studied are ...
University of Missouri as a centralizing factor in the educational activities of the state
(University of Missouri, 1910)
In many lines of activity to-day, there is a strong tendency toward centralization, for organization is a great solvent of waste. In the business world this has resulted in the corporations of the country. In the state it ...
Omission of the central action in the English and Scottish popular ballads
(University of Missouri, 1914)
There are four main divisions of the examples of omission and suspense: minor omissions, suspense, omission of the central motive, and omission of the central action. The term "minor omissions" includes not only the ...
Influence of Catullus on Latin poetry of the Augustan age
(University of Missouri, 1915)
To what extent Catullus was a factor in the poetry of the Augustan age, or more accurately, what he contributed to it in form and substance is the object of this inquiry. A sympathetic reading of his poems alone assures ...
Physiological changes occurring in plant tissue as a result of stimuli administered to break the rest period
(University of Missouri, 1914)
It is a matter of common knowledge that most of our woody plants do not grow continuously throughout the year. The fact is brought to our attention especially in spring, when we may observe the awakening of the vegetation ...
A study of the effects of cotton seed products upon the composition of butter fat and the churnability of cream
(University of Missouri, 1913)
Practical feeders raise many objections to the feeding of cotton seed meal. In addition to various alleged evil effects on the health of animals to which no consideration will be given in this thesis, cotton seed meal has ...