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Theses from 1940
What are some of the causes that produce discipline problem cases in the junior high school?, Margaret T. Clifford, Education
The relative toxicity of certain ions and the function of the calcium ion as an antagonist, as indicated by soybean roots., Plese Corbett, Agronomy
A study of student achievement in secondary schools in the study of French for a greater articulation between secondary schools and colleges., Francis Joseph Crane, Education
Reported values of industrial arts., Frederick Thomas Dacey, Education
Feeble-mindedness and mechanical aptitute., Paul E. Dion, Education
The status of the correlation of English with other fields and the obstacles in the way of its attainment in the high schools of Massachusetts., Martin J. Earls, Education
A study of the comprehensive examination administered to graduate students in the Department of Education, Massachusetts State College, 1939., John A. Fitzgerald, Education
A study of the effect of light on the oxygen content of the headspace of glasspacked fruit juices., William Henry Fitzpatrick, Horticulture
The lignin and methoxyl content of some common crops., John Wendell Hurdis, Agronomy
The effect of vocabulary drill on achievement in grade seven., Margaret Josko, Education
A comparative study of parochial school and public school pupils entering grade 9., Leonard Parker Kimball, Education
A history of Jewish education in Buffalo., Aaron Klein, Education
Some factors affecting the toxicity of red squill., Joseph Arthur Lubitz, Horticulture
The educational history of Northampton, Massachusetts 1663-1940., Gertrude E. MacFarlane, Education
A study of the comparative validity of the Stanford-Binet Scale and the revised Stanford-Binet Scale., Lois Rogers Macomber, Psychology
A study of mechanical drawing to determine a suitable sequence of subject matter offerings with the stressed objective of maintaining a proper "simplicity to complexity" relationship of included material., Vincent P. Mango, Education
An analysis of the errors made in elementary algebra., Elizabeth Anne McKenna, Education
A simplified mathematical marking system., Frank J. McMahon, Education
The effect of the calcium ion on the development of soy bean seedling and the antagonism of this ion to arsenic, boron, and selenium ions., Elvin Ted Miles, Agronomy
Prediction of grades in college physics., Raymond A. Minzner, Education
Experimental neurosis in the white rat., Jack Nat Peterman, Psychology
What is the possibility of pre-determining success or failure in the first two years in high school science through Terman Group Intelligence Tests., John M. Quirk, Education
Differentiated abilities in clothing., Barbara L. Richardson, Education
The value of requiring the memorization of dates in the teaching of United States history in high school., Grattan H. Rooney, Education
The effect of dextrose and sucrose on the growth of Saccharomyces cereviseae and Aspergillus niger., Leonard Tarkow, Horticulture
The effect of certain plant residues upon the buffer capacity of two Massachusetts soils., Moody Francis Trevett, Agronomy
An investigation of apple cider jelly and apple cider marmalade., Fred Benidict Voit, Horticulture
Nutritive and enzymic studies on the cranberry., Frank John Yourga, Horticulture
Theses from 1939
The dissemination of carnation rust (Uromyces caryophyllinus (Schr.) Wint.) by the common red spider (Tetranychus telarius Linn.)., Dean Asquith, Entomology
A study of educational and vocational guidance information from eighth grade pupils at Belle Glade, Florida., Lewis William Bartlett, Education
A study of the percentage and total intake of certain elements by calciphilic and calciphobic plants grown on soils varying in pH., William H. Bender, Agronomy
A cost analysis of home canning, and the acidification of non-acid vegetables in order to reduce the thermal treatment necessary for preservation., Kenneth E. Benson, Horticulture
The problems of the beginning teacher., Jennie Pollard Blaisdell, Education
Effect on composition of calciphile plants when grown in soil media containing calcium hydroxide, calcium sulphate, and calcium sulphate plus sodium hydroxide., William Henry Booth, Plant & Soil Sciences
A study of the general achievement of prospective teachers at Massachusetts State College., Alfred A. Bracy, Education
The effect of visual aids on achievement., Lawrence Dewey Brady, Education
A study of the value of physics note books as contrasted with substitute activities., William J. Clancy, Education
Relationships of natural vegetation to physico-chemical properties of soils in Massachusetts., Walter S. Colvin, Plant & Soil Sciences
Curriculum revision in the high schools of Springfield, Massachusetts., Ulmont Cleal Cowing, Education
A study of four plans of drawing instructions in the primary school., Mary Monica Crowley, Education
External morphology of Lucidota corrusca Linn. (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)., Robert Earle Evans, Entomology
A study of ratios of school expenditures to total city expenditures and per pupil expenditures in Massachusetts cities with a view to determining minimum school expenditures in the state., Arthur L. Frellick, Education
Salesmanship courses in high school., Ralph S. Frellick, Education
The Activity method in teaching literature., Anna Patricia Garvey, Education
Citrus by-products., Norman Glaskin, Horticulture
A survey and recommendation for municipal recreation in the city of Gardner, Massachusetts., Cleo Roger Goderre, Education
A case study of the problems encountered in establishing a Smith-Hughes vocational agricultural course in the Brattleboro High School and its patronage area., Ralph Hawtheron Granger, Education
A Comparison of school marks with standard norms., Herbert Grayson, Education
The relative effectiveness of the lecture-demonstration method and an experimental method in the teaching of general science., Saul G. Gruner, Education
An Objective evaluation of music in the school., Harold C. Hemond, Education
Grade placement of units in general science., George E. Higgins, Education
A park activities program for Mount Tom Reservation., Robert P. Hunter, Education
A study to determine emphasis of biological interests in social and industrial groups as basis of biology course in New Bedford High School., Frank Farley Hutchings, Education
Analysis of the health cards of one hundred pupils in the Longmeadow public schools., Francis X. Keating, Education
The external morphology of the tomato worm (Protoparce sexta Johan.; Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)., Archie Hugh Madden, Entomology
Studies on the canning of apples in syrup., Andrew A. McCornack, Horticulture
Some factors influencing the activity of Aspergillus niger., Charles H. Moran, Agronomy
The relation of persistence to academic success ;: a validation of the Seckler maze as a test of persistence and its relation to academic success in the junior high school., Edward P. Ponte, Education
The relative rate of nitrification of nitrogen materials on certain tobacco soils from Canada., Julien Richard, Agronomy
Creating an art interest in pupils of junior high school level., Katherine Helena Richard, Education
The effect of segregating classes in commercial law., Howard Reynolds Simons, Education
The educational effect of camp experience., Ralph A. Stout, Education
A study of nursery growth habits of some American varieties of apples budded on East Malling rootstocks., Max Elvin Turner, Pomology
A study of the possible effects of the freshman physical education program at Massachusetts State College on the strength tests and physical fitness indices., Robert W. Vincent, Education
A study of increasing opportunities for the "special class" boy in industry., Edward James Whalen, Education
A comparative study of certain aquatic insects, during the winter, in Western Massachusetts., Gordon Woodward, Entomology
Theses from 1938
The evolution of the public school building of Massachusetts., Doris Beaudreault, Education
The external morphology of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar (order, Isoptera)., Vernon A. V. Bell, Entomology
The transfer of Latin to English usage., Roger Gerard Bertrand, Education
An evaluation of the Dunlap method of the treatment of stuttering., Thomas J. Callahan, Psychology
A survey to determine the establishment of an industrial arts course in a high school., Daniel Joseph Connor, Education
A study of the suitability of native citron melon and watermelon for preserves, pickles and candied fruit., Lavada Katherine Curtis, Horticulture
The external morphology of Prionus laticollis Drury (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)., Charles H. Daniels, Entomology
Knowledge of results as a factor in motivation., Angelo F. Deangelus, Psychology
Nitrification in soils of Massachusetts as influenced by soil type and source of nitrogen, Raymond B. Farnsworth, Agronomy
A history of the child labor amendment., Constance H. Hall, History
Student personnel service at the Massachusetts State College., Calvin S. Hannum, Psychology
A detailed study of the external morphology of a species of Leuctra ; and, A taxonomic study of certain of the New England stoneflies., John Francis Hanson, Entomology
The influence of the type of audiogram upon the child's ability to interpret speech sounds., Louise A. Hopkins, Education
The utilization of dextrose in manufactured pickle products., Harlan A. Howard, Horticulture
A study of the free association test with deaf children., Thomas Kline, Education
The effect of pectin supplements in avitaminosis A in rats., Abraham Kobren, Horticulture
A study of the insects inhabiting the forest floor in certain forest types on Mount Toby, Sunderland, Massachusetts., Walter Michael Kulash, Entomology
The details of mathematics of years one and two that function in science of years three and four in the high schools of the Valley Wheel., Madeline H. Lincoln, Education
The high school auditorium: its place in high school planning., Roger Nye Lincoln, Education
A follow-up study of vocational students., Melvin A. Lynch, Education
The development of canned rat bait., Ernest Merle Mills, Horticulture
The effect of fruits in the diet of rats on calcium retention., Abraham. Mindell, Horticulture
Factors influencing quality of apple pectin extracts., Sylvester C. Mitchell, Horticulture
A study of the possibilities of cooperation between the General Electric Company and Pittsfield School Department in the improvement of the present program of vocational education., John Francis Moran, Education
The utilization of dextrose in the manufacture of fruit sauces and syrups., Charles W. Morrison, Horticulture
Illustrations for the blind., Ralph William O'Rourke, Education
The determination of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) in highly colored plant tissues., Edwin F. Poland, Horticulture
Studies on the Ichneumonidae of New England (Hymenoptera)., Harry D. Pratt, Entomology
A comparison between deaf and hearing children in regard to the use of verbs and nouns in compositions describing a short motion picture story., Edward W. Reay, Education
Administration of physical education programs for Jewish community centers with limited facilities., Hyman O. Rosnick, Education
Technical and nutritional investigations on canned baked apples., John Ruffley, Horticulture
A study of books on athletic coaching to determine what books should be of greatest help to coaches of athletics., Glen Franklin Scrivnor, Education
Benzoate ice in fish preservation., Philip Nelson Simon, Horticulture
An historical survey of the development of education for special types in Massachusetts., Olive Smith, Education