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Theses from 1938
Pre-harvest drop of the McIntosh apple., Lawrence Southwick, Pomology
The genus Camellia with special reference to the propagation by cuttings., Robert F. Stevens, Floriculture
A turntable method for testing liquid household insecticides against house flies., William Nicholas Sullivan, Entomology
Fluctuation in tent caterpillar abundance and some of the factors influencing it., William Edward Tomlinson, Entomology
The construction of an industrial arts achievement test in woodworking., William H. Torno, Psychology
Some storage methods and their effect on ripening and quality of tomatoes., Eleanor A. West, Olericulture
The effect of diet on survival and rate of growth of the firebrat, Thermobia domestica Packard., Frederick Winsor Whittemore, Entomology
Rates of decomposition of various bedding materials., John M. Zak, Agronomy
Theses from 1937
A study of the relation of industrial arts to school failures, Harry A. Barnicle, Education
A study of individual fatigue curves, R. Frederic Becker, Psychology
A review of the insect pests of elm,: with a detailed study of the biology of the native elm bark beetle (Hylurgopinus rufipes Eich), William Bernard Becker, Entomology
What theories of Rabelais, Montaigne and Rousseau are incorporated in modern education, Georges. Bernique, Education
A powdered buttermilk dog ration, John William Bernotavicz, Horticulture
The effect of bacteriophage on reactions of certain members of the coli-aerogenes group of bacteria, Amedeo Bondi, Bacteriology
The present day relationship between botany and pharmacology, Marguerite. Bourgeois, Botany
A study of some intermediates in the preparation of new derivatives of barbituric acid, Cornelius Kennedy Cain, Chemistry
A study of the use of diagnostic tests followed by drill in the teaching of agricultural arithmetic., Calton Oliver Cartwright, Education
A study of the assimilation of some trace elements by plants, Robert A. Caughey, Chemistry
Influence of added iodine on the bacterial flora of milk, George S. Congdon, Bacteriology
A survey for the purpose of consolidating the schools in Belchertown, Thomas Francis Coughlin, Education
On lignitized cones from the Miocene of Oregon, Chester E. Cross, Botany
Effect of freezing, canning and drying on the vitamin A (Carotene) content of spinach, Domenic Defelice, Food Technology
An Industrial history of Easthampton, G. B. Dennis, Economics
Nutritive studies on distillers' by-products, Augustino D. D'ercole, Horticulture
An experimental study of assimilation between abutting consonants;: an investigation of the degree and the direction of assimilation under varying conditions of rate and accentuation., Louis Michael Di Carlo, Psychology
A personality study of college speakers, Clyde Walton Dow, Education
The stability of vitamin C in spinach to cooking, freezing, canning and drying, Carl F. Dunker, Horticulture
The status of pupils of different foreign ancestry in the Valley Wheel Schools., Philip Lloyd Ely, Education
The cooperative method for providing dairy replacements in southern New England, Carl A. Fraser, Animal Husbandry
A Study of trends in summer science teaching at the Essex County Agricultural School, James Francis Gallant, Education
A study of iodization and buddeization on the enzymes, bacterial content, physical and chemical properties, and nutritional value of milk, Myer. Glickstein, Dairy
A study of the external morphology of a stonefly, pteronarcys californica (Newport) Family, Pteronarcidae; Order, Plecoptera, Harry K. Gouck, Entomology
Lipolytic activity of gram-negative intestinal bacteria, Edward Winslow Harvey, Food Technology
The stability of fat emulsion in creams, Herbert. Jenkins, Dairy
Cephalosporium elm wilt in Massachusetts, Eunice Moore Johnson, Botany
The religious ideas of some modern scientists, Isaac. Klein, Philosophy
Increasing the iron content of hay grown on soils producing nutritional anemia in Massachusetts livestock, Karol Joseph Kucinski, Agronomy
The effect of daily quizzes on achievement, Lester Henry Levine, Education
A case study of the problems encountered upon assuming a high school principalship., Edward W. Martin, Education
Possibilities of reducing juvenile delinquency through industrial arts program in Hartford public schools, Walter F. Mcandrews, Education
A study of the "th" speech defect in English, Edward. Meyer, Education
Contributions in the field of education made by the youth hostel movement, Carroll P. Moore, Education
The biology of Apanteles carpatus Say, George E. Nettleton, Entomology
A study of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and his influence on Johann Gottfried Herder,: as evidenced in a selection of Herder's written works., Samuel. Neuman, Education
The utilization of dextrose in the manufacture of fruit sauces and syrups, Kenneth Raycraft Newman, Horticulture
The precipitation of ammonium molybdates by nitric acid, Alfred Eastman Newton, Chemistry
The determination of lactic acid, George Raymond Pease, Chemistry
Effect of pasture improvement on the organization of four Massachusetts dairy farms, Daniel C. Plastridge, Agricultural Economics
A study of the place of music in the religious service, Ruth. Pushee, Education
The adjustment of social studies subject matter to fit the needs of high school students in Windham, Connecticut, Jeanette Marie Roney, Education
Homogenized cream as an ingredient in ice cream mix, Thomas J. Savaria, Dairy
Effect of apples, tomatoes and dates on urinary acidity and blood alkali reserve, Kevin Griffin Shea, Horticulture
Some economic aspects of marketing fluid milk in Worcester, Massachusetts, Chester W. Smith, Agricultural and Food Economics
A study of the effect of summer project teaching upon the quality of work by first year students in vocational agricultural schools., Carleton Mcintyre Stearns, Education
Methods of eliminating breathiness in the voices of deaf children, Roy Moore Stelle, Education
A comparative study of the Mt. Holyoke diabase and the dike at Dry Brook, Nelson Pierce Stevens, Chemistry
An economic analysis of farm woodland in Massachusetts, Robert Carl Tetro, Agricultural Economics
A proposal for changing Suffield Academy from a private academy accepting public funds to a private academy which does not accept public funds, Howard. Thomas, Education
Theses from 1936
A study of certain phases of the physiology of reproduction of farm animals, Frederick Newcomb Andrews, Animal Husbandry
Studies on the utilization and nutritive value of whiting (Merluccius bilinearis), Donald A. Bean, Horticulture
The economic status of hired labor on Massachusetts market-garden farms, Marguerite E. Bicknell, Economics
A study of truancy on the part of boys from thirteen to sixteen years of age, Jeannette Sears Casey, Education
A study of brucella abortus in relation to phagocytosis with reference to strain variation and activities of culture filtrates against leucocytes, Carl Francis Clancy, Bacteriology
The use of the banana versus other fruit in a reducing regime, Gladys Mae Cook, Home Economics
A critical study of the development of elementary mathematical pedagogy in Massachusetts, Bernardine Joan Cooney, Education
Factors in the management of golf courses as illustrated by the study of a specific golf club, Lawrence Sumner Dickinson, Horticulture
The short shoots of gymnosperms, Alice Isabel Dwight, Botany
The effect of additions of calcium hydroxide upon the solubility of phosphorus in certain Massachusetts soils, John Nelson Everson, Agronomy
A Study of the effectiveness of teaching French pronunciation to young pupils by means of the phonetic symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet and by direct imitation, Ione K. Flower, Education
A proposed plan for the use of supervised correspondence courses in extending the program of small high schools, Alan Foster Flynn, Agricultural education
The nutritive properties of deaminized casein, Rudolph. Frundt, Chemistry
Mary Stuart on the English and American stage, Marian. Gleason, English
The comparative validity of sense and non-sense material in determining mathematical aptitude, J. Frank Hassett, Psychology
The aquatic botany of Cranberry Pond, W. H. Hodge, Botany
Utilization and composition of green and red peppers (Capsicum annum), Vladimir. Jancik, Horticulture
A study of the present consumption of dairy products and suggestions for increasing the use of these products by Negroes in Nash County, North Carolina, David Jasper Knight, Dairy
Contribution of the National Education Association committees to secondary education - summation and justification, Anna. La Rose, Education
A study of some factors involved in the thermal treatment of all-glass containers, Arthur S. Levine, Food Technology
The immigration of Slavic farmers to Hadley,, Alexander A. Lucey, Economics
Nutritive studies on wild and cultivated blueberries, Oreana Alma Merriam, Horticulture
Utilization of dextrose (purified corn sugar) in the manufacture of fruit and pickle products, Joseph Miller, Dairy
A consideration of planned production of tomatoes with the available market and technical data as it may be used in teaching planned production in vocational agricultural courses in high school, Louis Hale Moseley, Education
Preparation and preservation of apple pectin extracts, Robert Vincent Murray, Horticulture
Fruit syrups, Julius. Novick, Food Technology
Articulatory errors leading to unintelligibility in the speech of eighty-seven deaf children,, Fred Cheffins Numbers, Education
Mental hygiene as an aid to the teacher in dealing with maladjusted school children, Miriam. Pomerantz, Education
Nutritive studies on the basic cereal grains,: studies on the individual reactions of pullets fed rations containing a relatively large quantity of a single cereal grain., Henry Frank Riseman, Poultry
Crushed fruits and syrups, William Fenton Robertson, Horticulture
How Madison meets the present demands on our educational institutions for trained leadership, Charles G. Sharpe, Education
A method for studying the industrial-agricultural relationship in Massachusetts, Gilbert. Simpson, Agricultural Economics
A contribution to the morphology and the distribution of the Arctiidae of New England, Marion Estelle Smith, Entomology
A comparison of abilities and interests during adolescence, Leon J. Stanisiewski, Psychology
A study of the external morphology of a predacious stink-bug,: Apateticus cynicus (Say); Family, Pentatomidae; Order, Hemiptera-Heteroptera, Philip Carlton Stone, Entomology
Theses from 1935
The order Ranales in Massachusetts, Carrolle Elizabeth Anderson, Botany
The validity of high school principal's certificates for forecasting success at Massachusetts State College, Elmer E. Barber, Education
Dickens' relationship to Tobias Smollett, Evelyn Armstrong Beaman, English
A study of the interrelationships of intelligence, school marks, home environment, personality, and conception of values, William Ezra Bosworth, Education
Nutritional studies of mackerel, William S. Conway, Food Science and Technology
Comparisons of ciders made from several varieties of apples, with special emphasis on the effect of clarification treatments on composition, Eunice M. Doerpholz, Food Science and Technology
Study of rural credit in certain areas in Massachusetts, J. Elizabeth Donley, Agricultural Economics