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Theses from 1960
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
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