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Theses from 1952
An investigation of informal group discussion behavior as a function of certain personality characteristics., James O. Martin, Psychology
The effect of transparent and opaque screen guidance in the alteration of learned responses in the rat., J. Rober Newman, Psychology
An historical study of the changing concepts of mind., Robert Dyfrig Ostle, History
The effect of electroconvulsive shock and opaque guidance on the alternation of fixated behavior in the rat., David Stuart Palermo, Psychology
A study of the town forest of Russell, Massachusetts, with particular reference to the economic, educational, and recreational aspects., John S. Pullman, Entomology
The effects of electroconvulsive shocks on retention of simple visual pattern discrimination habit in the albino rat., Allen Otto Sachs, Psychology
Follow-up study of the Agawam High School Agriculture Department graduates and drop-outs., David Skolnick, Education
The workshop : a tool for in-service teachers., Helen A. Slosberg, Education
The role of acquired distinctiveness of cues in the acquisition of a motor skill in children., Stanley Lyman Smith, Psychology
An experimental study of the influence of color on the paired-associate learning and retention of nonsense syllable responses to inkblot stimuli., William Francis Smith, Psychology
A manual on play production for inexperienced high school directors., Phyllis Ann Tatt, Education
Control of fabric pests with heat dispersed insecticides., Albert Henry Tozloski, Entomology
The biology of the blueberry fleabeetle, Altica sylvia Malloch, with preliminary investigations on its control., John August Weidhaas, Entomology
Theses from 1951
The effects of various growth regulating substances on bud-drop in gardenias., Robert Edmund Bertram, Plant & Soil Sciences
An investigation of the reliability of ratings of attributes of teaching behavior., Richard Higham Best, Psychology
The precipitation of phosphorus by iron and aluminum as influenced by pH and pure organic substances., Donald Bigelow Bradley, Agronomy
Cranberry insect control methods in Massachusetts, 1950., Anthony R. Briggs, Entomology
Germination studies on the seeds of certain tropical and subtropical plants., Horace F. Clay, Floriculture
The use of the excursion technique in the elementary school., Anna H. Cronin, Education
A study of the place of health education in the curriculum of the secondary schools of Hampshire County., Myrtle I. Derby, Education
A study of the school building needs of Amherst, Massachusetts., Richard Edmund Desjarlais, Education
The teaching of student personal economics., James L. Dinsmore, Education
A survey of audio visual aids facilities at land grant institutions., Henry F. Drewniany, Education
A study of the factors which make for success at the State Board examination in pharmacy., Ann V. Dubour, Education
State laws dealing with school finance., G. Fred Ensworth, Education
A study of McIntosh apple prices on the New York market during the 1950-51 season, with specific emphasis on quality, size and pace., Alex David Greenblatt, Pomology
Educational needs of Northfield, Massachusetts., Mott P. Guhsé, Education
The Establishment and growth of Catholic secondary education in Western Massachusetts., Mary V. Harrington, Education
An investigation of certain aspects of blackfly control., Hugo Andrew Jamnback, Entomology
Maturity measurements of sweet corn., William Bradford Johnson, Olericulture
A comparison of the retirement systems for teachers in the six New England states., Leila Simonds Knapp, Education
Solubilization effect of citric acid on some insoluble phosphate salts., Jean Joseph Lucien Leclerc, Agronomy
Physical education programs in selected Western Massachusetts high schools., Richard H. Lee, Education
An evaluation of the traditional and conversational methods of teaching foreign languages., Mary-Jane McCarthy, Education
Application of teaching-coaching methodology to the level of a vocational school., Edward J. McGrath, Education
A study of effectiveness of vaporized Lindane against certain structural pests., Stevenson Moore, Entomology
An evaluation of the various methods employed in the teaching of current events in Western Massachusetts high schools., Edward Naroian, Education
The drop-out problem in West Springfield, Massachusetts., Edward Walter Pepyne, Education
Nature recreation in resort hotels., Philip Ross, Entomology
The need for a regional school in Union 22., Russell Elliot Snow, Education
Primer for principals on school law in Massachusetts., Richard A. Ward, Education
The mortality of house flies (Musca domestica L.) due to DDT applied topically under controlled conditions., Lewis Francis Wells, Entomology
The use of public school personnel and facilities, outside of school time for recreation in Massachusetts., Harold Bancroft White, Education
Theses from 1950
Elementary school needs in Dennis, Massachusetts., Jean. Bayles, Education
An analysis and evaluation of the Wechsler-Bellevue patterns of alcoholics with auditory and visual hallucinations with an attempt to discover any discriminable diagnostic pattern., Arnold. Binder, Psychology
A comprehensive study of the Belchertown, Massachusetts school system, 1929-1949., Warren Maxwell Bock, Education
John Henry Newman and Robert Shafer compared on a liberal education., Richard N. Bowler, Education
A study of the grades of freshmen at the University of Massachusetts., Hall Gerald Buzzell, Education
A study of the life history and control of the Euonymus scale, Unaspis euonymi (Comst.)., William Wesley Cantelo, Entomology
The external morphology of Onychogomphus Ardens Needham (Odonata, Gomphidae)., Hsiu-fu Chao, Entomology
An analysis of varying levels of achievement attained by pupils from rural communities in a consolidated high school., John E. Deady, Education
An investigation of the relationship of two variables to the accuracy of the perception of imbedded visual forms., George W. Doten, Psychology
The feasibility of the regional school., Robert Leo Fox, Education
Changes in intelligence test scores of psychotic patients given before and after electric shock treatments., Joseph Gruber, Psychology
An Evaluation of the Holyoke High School Commercial Department., Helen M. Hawley, Education
The foreign student in American education., Angela Holmes, Education
An evaluation of teacher trainees at the University of Massachusetts, 1938-48., Alphonse J. Jackowski, Education
A study of the audio-visual materials available for the teaching of social studies in the junior high school., Marguerite Eleanor Keough, Education
The chemical composition of the foliage of different plant species as affected by soils derived from different rocks., Jean-Marie Lapensee, Agronomy
A survey of the insect fauna of the lowbush blueberry in Massachusetts : preliminary studies on the biology and control of the blueberry flea beetle (Haltica sylvia Mall.)., Thomas Stanton Loeber, Entomology
Devising a new home report card for a secondary school., John A. Mullaly, Education
A study of the development of secondary education in Palmer, Massachusetts., Gertrude E. Murphy, Education
Development of a one-semester course in salesmanship., Dorathea M. Nagel, Education
Cyrus Peirce : educator of the nineteenth century., Kathleen L. O'Leary, Education
An experimental study of repression., Ruth R. Raphael, Psychology
The acquired distinctiveness of cues ;: the role of discriminative verbal responses in facilitating the acquisition of discriminative motor responses., Irma L. Rossman, Psychology
The development of an audio-visual program for the Warren East Elementary School., Herbert Alan Rouisse, Education
The propagation and culture of Mitchella repens L., Samuel Peaslee Snow, Floriculture
Laboratory tests with insecticides dispersed from the American Aerovap., Philip J. Spear, Entomology
A study of the teaching of economics in the high schools of Massachusetts., Ada W. Tague, Education
Effects of rates and ratios of calcium, magnesium, and potassium on composition and yield of Ladino clover., Philip Beaumont Turner, Agronomy
Some aspects of the transmission of the virus of aster yellows., Leonard H. Weinstein, Entomology
Evaluation of the psychological intern program at the Northampton State Hospital, Lewis Weinstein, Psychology
A theoretical basis for soccer strategy., David O. White, Education
Marking of achievement in West Springfield High School., Raymond Walkley Williamson, Education
Theses from 1949
Up-take of selenium by carnations, loss of selenium from treated soils by leaching, and occurrence of selenium in Massachusetts soils., Robert John Allen, Agronomy
The relative capacity of plant species to utilize phosphorus from aluminum or iron phosphate., Clinton Ralph Blackmon, Plant & Soil Sciences
The possible control of greenhouse mealybugs through the use of certain of the new organic insecticides in combination with suitable wetting agents., John Robarts Blalock, Entomology
The quantitative intake of chlorine by plants in the evolutionary age groups., Joseph Edward Brinson, Plant & Soil Sciences
The teaching of homemaking to boys., Margaret Carol Cassidy, Education
The elimination of white clover (Trifolium repens) from turf with particular reference to nitrogen levels., Geoffrey S. Cornish, Agronomy
A study of some of the natural resources of the region of Plymouth, Massachusetts, suitable for use in a Girl Scout camp program., Joan Brooks De Revere, Entomology
Planning an addition to Palmer High School, Palmer, Massachusetts., Margaret P. Donovan, Education
Methods of using ice in marketing locally grown vegetables., William O. Drinkwater, Olericulture
Generalization of fixated behavior in the rat., Paul Ellen, Psychology
Respiration studies of the tomato fruit with reference to the adaptability of this fruit as a subject for further respiration studies., Fred Herbert Emmert, Pomology
A survey of agriculture in the area served by New Salem Academy., Charles Clifford Entwistle, Education
American history for non-college students., William E. Fenton, Education
A follow-up study of the class of 1944, Amherst High School., Eleanor C. Fillmore, Education
Spent hops for construction of turf areas., Moyle E. Harward, Agronomy
A creative art program for grade ten., Nancy Jeanne Kelleher, Education
A study of the Skaggs-Robinson hypothesis., Theodore Hyman Levine, Psychology
Graded book list based on expressed reading interests of children in grades seven, eight, nine, and ten., Dorothea Ann Lohman, Education
School age recreation in the small community., Harold H. McLean, Education
A study of public relations in the public school systems in the cities and larger towns to Massachusetts., Leo F. Mulvaney, Education
The influence of parent material on the base exchange of soils., Michael Neznayko, Agronomy
The use of data on soil and climate resources of Essex County, Massachusetts in agricultural instruction., Alton G. Perkins, Education
The availability to plants of applied phosphorus as influenced by the presence of organic materials and fluoride., Glenn C. Russell, Agronomy
A study of physical education handbooks issued by colleges and universities., Stanley Francis Salwak, Education
Color as a soil amendment., Roy Edward Sigafus, Agronomy