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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 ...
Age as a factor in animal breeding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)
Text from the Introduction: Animal breeding to-day offers opportunities for scientific study and research. We find two classes of men engaged in the breeding of domestic animals: First: The practical breeder, who wishes ...
A study of trunk injuries and diseases of apple trees
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
Owing to the prevalence of canker diseases in Missouri apple orchards, and the untold damage which they are causing, the growers are asking for information that will enable them to combat these diseases successfully. It ...
Women in the laundry industry in Columbia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
"In making this survey of the women in the laundry industry in Columbia, I have attempted to cover, as far as is possible, every condition and fact connected with their home and working life. To do this, I have interviewed ...
The heart of the 20mm. pig embryo.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
The present article is one of a series planned by Professor Franklin P. Johnson describing the anatomy of the 20mm. pig. This series, it is intended, shall supplement the descriptions of the 12 mm. pig by F. T. Lewis and ...
Industrial development functions of area vocational schools in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1976)
"Statement of the Problem: A review of the literature indicated that area vocational schools were important to industrial development and several studies generally agree on two factors: (1) area vocational schools supplied ...
Christian tomb mosaics of late Roman, Vandalic and Byzantine Byzacena
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1998)
Christians in North Africa in the Late Roman, Vandalic and Byzantine periods marked the tombs of loved ones with mosaics that combined epitaphs with symbols and images. This study focuses on 186 Christian tomb mosaics from ...
A study in seventh grade subject-matter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 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 ...
Art as an interpretation of history during the Hellenistic Age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
In this work, I have not been concerned so much with the trivial events and facts of art in history, as I have desired to interpret in a broader sense the political and social condition of the age through the medium of its ...
The Thomas Hart Benton faction in Missouri politics, 1850-1860
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1937)
The central event in the history of political parties in Missouri, between 1850 end 1856, was the fight between the Benton and the Anti-Benton factions tor the control of the dominant Democratic party in the state. At the ...
Study of difficult churning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
There is at the present time a lack of definite knowledge as to why cream, at certain times, fails to give up its fat in the form of butter. This trouble occurs most commonly where only one or two cows are kept, the usual ...
The preparation of novel carbanions in hexamethylphosphoramide
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1975)
Statement of the problem: The purpose of this investigation was to study the interaction of a variety of methylated aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds with several lithium dialkylamide-hexamethylphosphoramide complex ...
Opposition to the reelection of Thomas Hart Benton in 1844
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 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 publishing empire of Bernarr Macfadden
(University of Missouri., 1958)
"Bernarr Macfadden has often been written up in magazines and newspapers, and he has been the subject of a handful of biographies. This is not hard to understand when one learns something about the man. Macfadden was a ...
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 ...
Investigations on complement fixation in hog cholera
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
Abstract taken from first paragraph of the Introduction section of this thesis: At the present time no biologic test for the diagnosis of hog cholera exists by means of which the presence of the disease in a herd can be ...
A voice for justice : the Tuscaloosa News views the Autherine Lucy incident
(University of Missouri., 1958)
"This study, 'A voice for Justice--The Tuscaloosa News Views the Autherine Lucy Incident,' surveys the news and editorial presentation of the Alabama journal which found itself in the midst of a segregation issue during a ...
Cheyenne and Sioux Indian relations along the Oregon Trail
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1941)
"Summary: The relationship between the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians and the emigrants before the Treaty of Laramie in 1851 may be characterized as fairly amicable in spite of mutual irritations. The Indians were at first ...
The preparation of some of the liquid halogen compounds of vanadium and the measurement of their dielectric constants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 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 ...
The art of gardening in America : a discussion of American gardens past and present and the factors which influence their character
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text from page 1: The art of gardening in America is largely the result of proper adaptation of distinctive styles originating in other countries which afford individually, the great variety of climate soil and contour ...