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Theses from 1956
A comparative study of the philosophies of education of John Dewey and Jacques Maritain., Bernard John Fleury, Education
The problems and suggested solutions of the students of South Hadley High School., John F. Keith, Education
Conceptual block-sorting as a function of type of assignment of verbal labels and strength of labeling responses., Harvey. Lacey, Psychology
Paired-associate learning as a function of manifest anxiety, stress, intra-list similarity, and stimulus association value., Herbert. Levitt, Psychology
A survey of audio-visual equipment in some small city elementary schools of Massachusetts., William Richard Minardi, Education
An investigation into the relation of soil compaction and soil fertility as affecting root development in soils., Philip R. Pearson, Agronomy
Football policies to promote educational objectives., Noel Reebenacker, Education
A comparison of the effects of two types of electrical stimulation on the white rat: electroconvulsive shock and prolonged electrical shock to the tail., Sidney Robins, Psychology
A survey of the use of the guidebook in the teaching of reading., Margaret Elizabeth Sullivan, Education
The comparison of systems of final placing of contestants in rural youth contests., Frederick N. Trimm, Education
The reinforcement variable in response fixation., Richard Royce Waite, Psychology
Theses from 1955
A study of 200 negro farm families and its implications to the school program in Jackson County, Florida., Roy Anderson Allen, Education
A study of inexpensive equipment for junior high school science experiments., Edward J. Bourdeau, Education
Is the criticism of little league baseball justified?, George F. Bush, Education
A survey of the leisure time interests of intermediate grade pupils in the Greenfield Public Schools., Catherine Louise Carney, Education
A study of certain Massachusetts Trichoptera with special reference to the genus Frenesia (Limnephilidae)., Oliver Simeon Flint, Entomology
A taxonomic and biological study of certain immature Lampyridae (Order Coleoptera)., Ruth Allaire Flint, Entomology
A survey of physical education in the elementary schools of Hampshire County, Massachusetts., George W. Graham, Education
The Education of the mentally retarded., Joseph Copley Harrington, Education
A study of the factors which aid the teacher in successful grouping of children for the purpose of reading instruction., Marilyn A. Hemmert, Education
An evaluation of the Northampton Parent-Teacher Associations., Henry Hoschander, Education
The biology of the clover mite, Bryobia praetiosa Koch, with preliminary investigations on its control., Roger Weston Kelley, Entomology
Comparative morphology and taxonomy of the mature naiads of the genus Plathemis (Odonata: Libellulidae)., Harvey Robert Levine, Entomology
Color and form variables in relation to the Rorschach Test., Saundra. Lisk, Psychology
The Biology of the soft brown scale, Coccus hesperidum Linn. and its control in the greenhouse., Donald Lewis McLean, Entomology
Common criticisms of student teachers., James T. O'Donnell, Education
The control of certain pests of greenhouse plants and ornamental trees and shrubs by systematic insecticides., Richard Sheldon Patterson, Entomology
A study of the physical properties of eolian influenced soils in the central lowland of Connecticut and Massachusetts., A. Ritchie, Agronomy
Theses from 1954
The use of systemic insecticides for the control of some insects attacking ornamental trees and shrubs., Frederick Oliver Ames, Entomology
Studies on the biology and control of certain mites affecting poultry., Gordon Marston Clark, Entomology
Chalkboard patterns and colors., Donald Curtis, Education
A study of the in-service needs of Western Massachusetts elementary public school teachers., Muriel M. Curtis, Education
A survey of elementary school general-purpose rooms in the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin in Massachusetts., Henry G. Dihlmann, Education
The role of mediating verbal responses in the conceptual sorting behavior of normals and paranoid schizophrenics., James Donald Fenn, Psychology
Studies on Geckobiella Texana, Banks, with a key to the family Pterygosomidae., Margaret Ann Grayson, Entomology
A test of the mechanism of reinforcement: the role of decreased and increased intensities of light, Norman Greenfeld, Psychology
The responses of two hybrid varieties of Antirrhinum majus to various times of planting after steam sterilization of a greenhouse soil., William Leonard Ives, Floriculture
Should art be taught as an art or a craft?, Frances J. Lake, Education
An evaluation of the techniques used in the teaching of poetry on the secondary level., Paul J. Latino, Education
A study of the attitudes of junior high school teachers toward certain phases of their work., Ralph A. Leonard, Education
The effect of simulated hail damage on selected vegetable crops., Edward Joseph Machno, Olericulture
A comparison of enrollment of public and parochial schools in the Archdiocese of Boston., John J. Magee, Education
Orienteering; its development, present status, and experimental applications., James Willis Manley, Entomology
Paired-associate learning as a function of varying proportions of reinforcement., Churchill Howard Morgan, Psychology
The development of audio-visual education at the University of Massachusetts., Arthur Olson, Education
Studies with new insecticides against the Mexican Bean Beetle., Francisco Pacheco, Entomology
A study to determine the direction to be taken to enrich the curriculum of Leland and Gray Seminary, Townshend, Vermont., Charles F. Plumer, Education
The effects of fungicidal treatments on the rooting of winter cuttings of some woody plants., Paul Nicholas Procopio, Floriculture
Problems of American democracy as taught in high school., Mark S. Rand, Education
A study of some of the physical factors influencing the sugar concentration of nectar., Milton George Savos, Entomology
Contamination of food and air by lindane vapor., Aristotle Nicholas Siakotos, Entomology
The occurrence of animistic thinking as a function of sentence context and set factors., Alvin Joseph Simmons, Psychology
The influence of identification with a religious group on expressed and inventoried choice of occupation, Jack Lawrence Slatoff, Psychology
The relationship between conscious and unconscious hostility and responses to hostile cartoons., Richard Smith, Psychology
A survey of the aims, organization, methods, and activities of the American Federation of Teachers., Robert D. Sullivan, Education
The adequacy of inkblots as a technique for characterizing individuals., Robert Tanofsky, Psychology
The effects of experimentally induced frustration on the subsequent imaginative productions of career-oriented and non-career-oriented female college students., Norman Gerard Tolman, Psychology
The life history of the Garman spider mite, Eotetranychus uncatus Garman., James Arthur Ubertalli, Entomology
Effects of storage temperature, set, size, and planting time on the bolting of onions grown from sets., Edward Frank Upham, Olericulture
Comparison of items on high school permanent record forms and employee merit rating forms., John Olin Walker, Education
Theses from 1953
The effect of several organic salts with hydrogen ion in solubilizing rock phosphate., Joseph Angelini, Agronomy
A criticism of teaching grammar as a formal subject to improve students' personal use of language., Martha Fellers Averill, Education
A survey of the spider mites (Tetranychidae) infesting greenhouse plants with an emphasis on their control., David Adams Benson, Entomology
The use of cyanamid for weed control in vegetable crops., Charles W. Carr, Olericulture
The projective expression of the achievement motive in relation to career orientation and social satisfaction in home economics freshmen., John Warner Davenport, Psychology
A comparison of the reactions of deaf and normal adolescent boys to the Blacky test., Frank Anthony Dechristopher, Psychology
An approach to the teaching of science in the elementary grades., Catherine F. Dillon, Education
The effect of praise and reproof on the cancellation performance of the individual child., Willa Davey Dinwoodie, Psychology
The Yellow-headed Spruce Sawfly in Maine., Edward John Duda, Entomology
Are modern educational theories really new?, John P. Dufault, Education
Studies on cation exchange capacity of plant roots with reference to their ecological phenomena., Eliot Epstein, Agronomy
A study of the amount, type, and source of professional literature read by selected elementary teachers in Western Massachusetts., William Michael Finnegan, Education
Some experimental aspects of the perception of contour as a gradient, Wyatt R. Fox, Psychology
A survey of educational facilities in tuberculosis sanatoria of New England., John W. Fruin, Education
A survey of the feasibility of developing an Adult Education Program in the town of Hollis, New Hampshire., Laurie L. Harris, Education
The effects of five types of verbalization on acquisition of discriminative motor responses., Ruth Brettle Holton, Psychology
Teaching unit on livestock loss prevention for agricultural education., Robert Carroll Jones, Education
An educational history of Stockbridge, Massachusetts., Paul Augustus Klein, Education
A study of pupil grouping in the eighth grade., Jerome Raymond Landry, Education
The external morphology of the last-instar nymph of Magicicada septendecim (L.)., Grace Li-en Lew, Entomology
A group of inexpensive, easy-to-make multi-sensory aids for the enrichment of third grade arithmetic., Joan Elizabeth McCurdy, Education
A psychological study of leaders., Leo F. McManus, Education
An interview survey of the training work, and attitudes of twenty-eight congregational ministers, Elmer H. Ost, Psychology
How conservation of natural resources is being taught in the public elementary and secondary schools of New England., John H. P. Rodda, Education
An investigation of the biology and control of the Gray Garden Slug, Deroceras reticulatum (Müller)., Frank Philip Sivik, Entomology
The curing of cigar tobacco with the use of kerosene as a source of heat, in comparison with the use of liquified petroleum gas for the purpose., Claus Hans Tameling, Agronomy
A comparison of school and factory attendance and attitudes., Charles E. Witherell, Education
The effect of soil fertility, rate of planting and variety on the value of corn for silage., Hrant M. Yegian, Agronomy
Theses from 1952
Evaluation and five year follow-up study : Smith Academy, Hatfield, Massachusetts., Joseph Bart, Education
The use of local radio stations by public school systems in New England., Robert F. Belding, Education
Elementary school physical education for the Cassadaga Valley Central School., Janet A. Childs, Education
The influence of some growth regulating substances on ripening, red color development, and preharvest drop of apples., Irving Everett Demoranville, Pomology
A study of the factors affecting quality and rate of spoilage of certain fresh vegetables held under ice refrigeration., Donald Francis Fair, Olericulture
Potassium competition in grass-legume associations as a function of root cation exchange capacity., Bryce Carroll Gray, Agronomy
A comparison of two methods of teaching clothing : differences in the finished external appearance of the garments and effects on the attitudes of students., Barbara B. Hanson, Education
Social facilitation in the feeding of male albino rats., Joyce Gibbs Harrington, Psychology
A study of effectiveness of the annual reports of the superintendents of schools of Massachusetts for 1950., Elizabeth Louise Kobak, Education
A comparison of the correction versus the non-correction methods of discrimination learning., Paul Anthony Lane, Psychology
School journeys to the major literary shrines in Massachusetts : a device in teaching literature., Henry W. Lawrence, Education