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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. ...
Location of Wabash-M.K. & T. cut-off at Columbia, Missouri
(University of Missouri, 1910)
The object of this investigation is to determine the best and cheapest route connecting the Missouri Kansas and Texas R. R. with the Wabash R. R. Such a connection, we believe would be feasible because of the amount of ...
Observation one of the activities in the third grade of the University elementary school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
In various forms Nature-study has become a part of the curriculum of the schools, often holding an equal place with the "Three R's". Frequently the usual studies are too remote from the daily lives of the children to be ...
On the pharmacological action of certain organic derivatives of arsenic with special reference to salvarsan and sodium cacodylate
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
Since the introduction of Salvarsan by Ehrlich in the latter part of 1910 many facts have been brought out concerning its reactions in the body. The most important of these pharmacologically are the deaths which have been ...
Errors in graphical methods
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
The author suggests methods for determining errors in graphical computations and discusses errors in the graphical methods in the infinitesimal calculus.
The use of the fable in Roman satire
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
It is the purpose of this paper to collect, discuss, and as far as possible to trace to their origin the fables which are used in Latin Satire. The term Satire has been used throughout the discussion to designate those ...
Taxation and regulation of railways in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1911)
The state of Missouri is officially related to the railways of the State in two very distinct matters; that of taxation and that of regulation of rates of pay and quality of service of the roads. This paper will deal ...
Teaching of physics in the high school
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1911)
There is much unrest as to physics instruction in the high schools, as evidenced by the many and varied discussions of methods of teaching that subject. No phase of the question has been overlooked, laboratory methods, ...
Study of the spectroscopic binary [alpha] Andromedae
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)
Spectrum analysis may perhaps be said to date from the year 1666 when Sir Isaac Newton discovered that rays of light of different colors are of different refrangibility. Later he discovered that a beam of white light coming ...
The cyclic relations of the Chanson de Willame
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1911)
Its object is to examine the Chanson de Willame and various related sources and to compare the latter, both with one another and with the Willmne. These comparisons will include many minor points of resemblance and difference, ...
The physiological significance of the anatomical changes produced in nerve cells by the action of certain bacterial toxins
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
During the last four years there has been a considerable amount of original investigation in this laboratory of the changes in nerve cells resulting from many forms of stimulation, both normal, and in the sense of being ...
Mental tests of school children
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
The gradation and classification of pupils, the nature of the curriculum and methods of teaching, have long been vital questions for educators. The mental measuring rods for classification and promotion which have been ...
The effect of liming an acid soil on the growth of certain legumes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
The experimental work for this thesis was planned to secure information as to the effect of limestone applied to an acid soil (1) on the growth of legumes, (2) on the activities of tuberclue bacteria, and (3) on the amount ...
Minimum protein requirements for the growth of dairy heifers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
In order to reduce the feed cost as much as possible, it is of considerable importance to know the required amount of protein necessary to develop the heifer normally. To best arrive at a protein standard for dairy heifers ...
The use of fats in cooking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
The cost of food is the all important question at the present time. Our people must be fed. The problem is to discover what available foods will give the most nutritive value at a minimum cost. When we observe that a pound ...
Use of formamidines in the determination of structure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1910)
In our research we have endeavored to make a number of condensations with the formamidines with compounds containing CO-CH2-CO- as did Jones, save that in some cases we used different bodies and also endeavored to make ...
Life and work of George Caleb Bingham
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
Attracted by the artists of the periods of great art activity, we are likely to forget those who have kept the light burning when conditions have been most unfavorable. The wonder is often expressed concerning Bingham that ...
High school records and reports
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)
School reports published annually are compiled from the records and reports made during the school year, and unless there is something of uniformity in the records and reports kept by the various schools, the reports ...
A comparison of some methods of estimating radium
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
The quantitative determination of the small amounts of radium present in the atmosphere, spring waters, minerals and rocks involves two steps: (1) The quantitative separation of the radium emanation in a known weight of ...
The history of Bithynia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
If the true test of a culture lies in the men of learning that it produces, Bithynia, though not so fast in development as the other states of a Hellenistic pattern, attained a standard equal to any and deserves a position ...