Browsing Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "1916"
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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 ... -
The artistic crafts in the public schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)Text from page 3: The intention here is, to deal with the subject from the standpoint of the crafts themselves, their direct and indirect functions, and the justification for their place in the course of study for elementary ... -
Concretes and abstracts in the Old English epic Beowulf
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)That poem may surely be said to be abstract in character in which the motive is more real than the deed, in which the thoughts of a man's heart are given more dramatic prominence than the facts of his appearance, in which ... -
The construction of sound intensity apparatus and experiments on the relative intensity of successive, simultaneous, ascending and descending tones
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)"From the impression which gradually developed during the course of the experiment it seems probable to the writer that both difference in vibration rates and the ratios of the intervals have an influence upon the judgments ... -
Corn preparation for fattening lambs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)The question of the advisability of grinding grain for farm animals is one which is causing a great deal of discussion at the present time. Theoretically it would be expected that any preparation of a feed, for any class ... -
Cotton seed and cotton-seed products as feeds for live stock
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)The purpose of this work was to get together the results of the different experiments with cotton seed and cotton seed products in order that comparisons might be made of the feeding values of the different products with ... -
A critical study of the chemical and physical factors involved in cake making
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)There is no specific history as to how and when the first cake was made. However, it is reasonable to suppose that it developed logically from bread making at an early date, when some clever cook found that the addition ... -
Critism of the methods of Christian missions in China from a sociological point of view
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)Text from page 1: "Christian Missions have been a powerful agency toward the social transformation of mission lands. While it has been as a rule the avowed purpose of missionaries to work for individuals, they have from ... -
Determination of the variation of the fat, the lipase, the glycogen and the amylase of the liver after feeding and during fasting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)"In this study the attempt has been made to collect data on the four varying factors in liver composition, - in fat; in lipase, in carbohydrate, and in amylase under conditions of one variant influencing metabolism with ... -
The development of the fruit tree as influenced by the season of transplanting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)There seems to be a conflict of opinion as to that part of the dormant season in which fruit trees may be transplanted with the greatest assurance of success. There is perhaps not a month from October to May that has not ... -
The diplomacy of the congress of Berlin
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)First paragraph of the Conclusion section of this thesis: A study of the diplomacy of the Congress of Berlin, necessarily, calls for a brief review of tha work of the Congress and some notice of its more important features. ... -
The distribution and reactions of the land snails in the vicinity of Columbia Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)Text from page 3: "Introduction: The following study was undertaken at the suggestion of Dr.G .S .Dodds, ,with the intent of discovering the factors which determine the distribution of a group of our local fauna, the land ... -
An ecological study of the insects of Crater Creek, Colorado
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)Text from page 2: The observations and collections described in this paper were made during the summers of 1914 and 1915, while at the Mountain Biological Laboratory of the University of Colorado, at Tolland, Colorado, ... -
The effect of age and condition on the mineral composition of the ash of the bovine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)It has long been known that the ash constituents or the mineral elements of the body bear an important relation to body structure and life processes of animals. However, the amount of data on the composition of the ash of ... -
The effect of early pregnancy and lactation on the growth of young breeding animals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)The purpose of the investigation described in this thesis was to determine the effects of early breeding in swine. If breeding immature animals results in evil consequences, these bad results should be observed in one or ... -
The effects of various planes of nutrition upon the cost of maintenance, reproduction, and development of beef cows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)The frequency with which valuable animals reproduce themselves has always been a factor of economic importance in the pure bred cattle business. Great economic changes during the last few years have made this an important ... -
The English Civil Parish
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)English constitutional history, since the beginning of the political revolution in the seventeenth century, has been the subject of study of every civilized nation. This wide spread interest has resulted in a thorough ... -
An experimental study of the rest period of plants : the effect of rest period breaking agencies upon hardwood cuttings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)Much work has been done within the past twenty years upon forcing into growth of plants of all kinds, hard wood twigs and pot grown plants, herbaceous perennials, bulbs, tubers, seeds and vegetables by the use of such ... -
Factors affecting the growth of dairy animals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)Text from introduction: All successful breeders are continually striving to improve the quality of their herds. The value of any dairy herd is determined to a great extent by the way in which the heifers within that herd ... -
First year mathematics courses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)Abstract taken from title page: "A critical study of the purpose, form, content and organization of first year mathematics work a the University of Missouri and elsewhere, with a view to finding the courses in mathematics ...