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Theses from 1962
Conceptual sorting and corresponding verbalization in children of good and poor personality adjustment., Kieran Edward Kennedy, Psychology
The client - counselor relationship., Dennis W. Kiernan, Education
Some problems encountered in Sidgwick's utilitarianism., Paul Chester Killam, Philosophy
The effect of frustration upon performance on a motor task with high grade mental retardates, Joel M. Liebowitz, Psychology
Concept attainment on thematic materials by deaf and hearing adolescents., James Michael, Psychology
Kant and language., Stephen Joel Noren, Philosophy
A survey of the ectoparasites of the wild mammals of New England and New York State., Margaret Alice Parsons, Entomology
Inaugurating a school committee policy handbook and a faculty handbook for Frontier Regional School South Deerfield, Massachusetts., Jack D. Phillips, Education
The development of the black-headed budworm, Acleris variana (Fernald) in response to environmental factors., William Edwin Rose, Entomology
Use of the scientific method as an approach to improvement in eighth grade pupil thinking., Edwin L. Tucker, Education
A developmental study of concept attainment., Lee William Yudin, Psychology
Theses from 1961
Biology and control of the boxwood mite : Eurytetranychus buxi (Garman) on boxwood., Rafael Padilla Aranda, Entomology
The use of fish by-product materials as fertilizers - alone and in mixtures or formulations., Roy Augustus Barrett, Agronomy
The question of method in teaching first year Latin., Arthur J. Breen, Education
The debate on limited war, 1957-1959 ;: a study of attitudes., Norman. Breines, History
The guidance program at the secondary level., Lois Wolfe Bremner, Education
Some personality correlates of probability-preferences in imaginary and actual risk-taking., Bernard. Cameron, Psychology
An analysis of the predictive validity of the Lee-Clark Reading Readiness Test as used in the Athol schools., Gordon C. Durnford, Education
The influence of nitrogen fertilization, vine killing and storage temperatures on chip color of Massachusetts grown potatoes., Chaim Frenkel, Horticulture
Conceptual performance in schizophrenics as a function of premorbid adjustment level and mild verbal censure., Barry Martin Hellman, Psychology
Monetary incentive and range of payoffs as determiners of risk taking., Leonard Katz, Psychology
The relation of Rorschach movement responses to an inventory score of energy level., Sheila Margaret Kelly, Psychology
Political ideas of Harold J. Laski., Yŏng-jun Kim, Political Science
The reliability of Rorschach movement responses., Gail Kathryn Lambert, Psychology
Relationships of plant roots to the lesion nematode : Pratylenchus penetrans (Cobb, 1917) Filipjev and Schuurmans Stekhovan, 1941., Winston Hayden Lavallee, Entomology
Some political novels of the New Industrial Age, 1873-1915., Roger P. Leemhuis, Political Science
"On Wittgenstein's approach to language and reality.", John Moulton Lovejoy, Philosophy
Concept attainment performance of poor premorbid schizophrenics, good premorbid schizophrenics, and normals on conceptual material involving approval and disapproval/, David Joseph Moriarty, Psychology
A study of factors related to underachievement among a group of gifted high school students., John Murphy, Education
Thematic sexual responses as related to phase of the menstrual cycle/, Jane Anne Nelson, Psychology
Approach and avoidance responses to a Tat dimension as related to reaction time and galvanic skin response on a word association test, J. Thor Nelson, Psychology
Predicting success in the advanced Air Force ROTC at the University of Massachusetts., Leon K. Pfeiffer, Education
Effects of a redundant informing tone in a closed-loop monitoring task., Harvey A. Taub, Psychology
A comparison of good and poor lip readers among the deaf in the attainment of concepts., Ronald Kenneth Tiffany, Psychology
An investigation of the drive properties of conflict in rats., Jay Allen Trowill, Psychology
The role of the science fair in science education., Stanley R. Wachs, Education
A study of the external morphology of the larva of Rhynchophorus palmarum (L.) family, Curculionidae; order, Coleoptera., William Hunton Ziener, Entomology
Theses from 1960
A speech intelligibility test for young deaf children., Bill G. Blevins, Education
A comparison of the impressions of schizophrenic and normal subjects on two simulated scenes of social interaction., Lucien A. Buck, Psychology
An analysis of some of the characteristics of a group of students at South Hadley High School in relation to their use of automobiles., Donald J. Buss, Education
The effects of dexedrine and orderly punishment on "abnormal fixations"., Theodore E. Cadell, Psychology
Inaugurating a teachers' handbook for Tenney High School, Methuen, Massachusetts., Anthony J. Carpenito, Education
A study of the stylet-bearing nematodes associated with cranberries in Massachusetts., John W. Coughlin, Entomology
A case history in zoning: the Holyoke, Massachusetts experience., Michael P. Curran, Political Science
Life history studies and the control of northern nutgrass (Cyperus esculentus L.)., John Wilbur Durfee, Horticulture
A program to orient sixth graders entering Frontier Regional School., Jeannette Stanford Field, Education
Extinction of a free operant response in pre-school children following partial and regular schedules of primary and potential secondary reinforcement., Jane Geraldine Fort, Education
Guidance in the curriculum : some theories and practices., Norman J. Lapointe, Education
The effects of Sevin : alone and in fungicidal combinations, and DDT on the honey bee, Apis mellifera L., John R. Lupien, Entomology
An arithmetic program for grade one., Virginia MacDonald, Education
Effects of the shape and degree of structure of the visual field on target detection and location/, Raymond Edward Reilly, Psychology
Programming and scheduling in secondary schools., John R. Rosenberg, Education
Stimulus generalization with inkblot stimuli in a novel test context/, William K. Shrader, Psychology
An analysis of the professional reading habits of secondary school science teachers of Suffolk County, Long Island, New York., Albert L. Specht, Education
A survey of plans for the extension of the school year in the American public schools., Charles A. Szuberla, Education
The British Labour Party and the reform of the House of Lords, 1918 to date., Yousan Wang, Political Science
A study of certain aspects of the chemistry curricula in selected Massachusetts high schools., Lewis M. Whitcomb, Education
The unity of Buber's thought : the I-Thou in his ethics, social philosophy, epistemology and ontology., Rudolf Zuckerstaetter, Philosophy
Theses from 1959
Thomas Oliver Larkin, pioneer merchant of California, 1832-1846., Virginia Hull Baker, History
Interaction between height of cut and various nutrient levels on the development of turfgrass roots and tops., Evangel John Bredakis, Agronomy
Junior high school administration and philosophy., Kenneth G. Hewitt, Education
Studies on the biology and distribution of the Rockpool mosquito, Aedes atropalpus (Coquillett)., Seymour A. Maisey, Entomology
Social concepts of pupils in the intermediates grades in the Granby School., Margaret Helen O'Connell, Education
A comparative study of achievement between bilingual and unilingual children., Edward J. Rabaioli, Education
Observations on the biology and ecology of the little house fly, Fannia canicularis (L.)., Peter Christy Steve, Entomology
Marking and reporting : a report of a study conducted for the Amherst-Pelham regional junior and senior high schools., James J. Vickerson, Education
Theses from 1958
The effects of chlorophenyl-n-3 isoproply carbamate (CIPC) and the interrelation of some environmental factors on the growth of onions., David Allen, Olericulture
A description of a year as fifth grade teacher in the Army Overseas Dependents School in Paris, France., Florence Dmytryk, Education
The core curriculum in public secondary schools., James F. English, Education
The effect of additional illumination at various stages of growth on delaying flowering of poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima Wild.)., George Benjamin Goddard, Floriculture
Spraying to prevent fruit formation on certain shade and ornamental trees., Gordon S. King, Floriculture
A comparative evaluation of consumer units for the marketing of nearby grown tomatoes from the viewpoint of the producer, retailer, and consumer., Donald R. Lambert, Olericulture
The biology of the meadow spittlebug, Philaenus leucophthalmus (L.), in Massachusetts., Robert J. Lavigne, Entomology
Report on a practicum in school administration., John M. MacLeod, Education
A comparison of liquid and solid fertilizer for turf., Norman Henry MacLeod, Agronomy
The effect of correct response location on the item difficulty level of multiple-choice questions., Arthur. Marcus, Psychology
The influence of chemical thinners on preharvest drop of McIntosh apple /, Herbert V. Marsh, Pomology
The effects of self-esteem stress upon the perception of self and others., Ray K. Mcnamara, Psychology
The extension of the school program into the summer months by some public schools of the United States., Daniel Giles O'Connor, Education
Theses from 1957
Evaluation of non-projected free commercial teaching aids for teaching foods courses in junior high school., Mildred L. Ambuhl, Education
Food-related responses on an inkblot test as a function of experimentally induced set and time without food., Alan R. Clarke, Psychology
Investigations with the use of systemic insecticides for the control of spruce gall aphid, aborvitae soft scale, birch leaf miner, oystershell scale, and oak mite., James Harold David, Entomology
A study of pupil participation in extra-class activities in Brattleboro High School, Brattleboro, Vermont., Charles C. Davis, Education
A comparative development of school supervision in the cities of Massachusetts., Paul Andrew Jolicoeur, Education
Supply and demand for engineers in Canada 1956-1965., J. J. Prairie, Business Administration
Frequency discrimination of deaf children and its relationship to their achievement in auditory training., Gerald Strizver, Education
The effect of certain modern pesticides on Apis mellifera L. and Bombus spp., Donald J. Sutherland, Entomology
The development of audio-visual education in Chicopee, Massachusetts 1952-1957., Daniel John Szelag, Education
An evaluation of certain music-teaching aids, materials and equipment., Benjamin Weiner, Education
Relationship of root cation exchange capacity to calcium uptake., John M. White, Agronomy
Theses from 1956
The role of nitrogen on the increased availability of fertilizer phosphorus., William Makepeace Atwood, Agronomy
A status study of specified areas in selected elementary schools since 1946 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts., Paul R. Bourdeau, Education
An evaluation of critical thinking ability based on intelligence., William J. Broderick, Education
Follow-up study of the New Salem Academy Agriculture Department three year students and graduates., William M. Cary, Education
An educational history of the public schools of Fitchburg, Massachusetts., Umberto Catalini, Education
Performance of schizophrenics and controls on a fantasy inventory., Jane F. Cazavelan, Psychology
A study of the school building needs of Leverett, Massachusetts., Francis Gerald Ciarfella, Education
The library-study hall combination., Robert J. Curran, Education
A status study of the flannelgraph., Frank P. Di Giammarino, Education
Time spent on out-of-school activities by rural and urban high school pupils., Ronald Joseph Fitzgerald, Education