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  • A Modern and Model Home

    Creator:
    Edwards, Velma
    Abstract:
    "The house does not make the home, but it has a great deal of influence on the health and character of the family. In planning a house, its special uses must be considered. The house intended for a home should be made s convenient, sanitary and attractive as possible. The...
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    Undergraduate Thesis
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    Science by Velma Edwards. Q9ó 7 v Dept. o f . C-- C.NL..O.A_ 1.7... OREGON AGRICULTURAL 7 r

  • The Porter house in Shedd, Oregon, circa 1874

    Creator:
    Willson, Mary
    Abstract:
    The 109-year-old Porter house in Shedd, Oregon is one of few remaining, well-preserved examples of Rural Gothic architecture in the Willamette Valley. This study attempts to record its history: the economic circumstances which led the pioneering David Putnam Porter family to build this relatively large house, the family background, and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    corners of case pieces, upholstery of velvet with fringe bordering the seat, illustrates that the style

  • Double exposure

    Creator:
    Raleigh, Elisabeth A.
    Abstract:
    DOUBLE EXPOSURE is a novel concerned with the phenomenon of memory. The story explores such questions as: To what extent does "memory" (and the narratives we construct from it) explain who we are? How is memory influenced by others-and does it matter if it is? Can a memory that is...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    seat. Someday she would be taller, her legs would be able to bend, her feet would reach the floor. She

  • Developing and testing a self-instruction unit in parent education

    Creator:
    Winters, Leona Claire
    Abstract:
    Most parents want their children to grow into independent adults, able to make decisions with which they can live, and able to cope with the pressures and problems of a world different from that which the parents have known. Parents are teachers of their children and as such they need...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    been correspondence instruc- tion. Velma Seat, Food Marketing Specialist, and Alberta Johnston

  • Attitudes toward science and critical thinking abilities of chemistry and non-chemistry students in the Tacoma Public schools

    Creator:
    Brown, Terrance Ralph
    Abstract:
    This investigation was designed to compare the growth in attitudes toward science and the critical thinking abilities of high school juniors in chemistry to juniors not enrolled in chemistry. One hundred and fifty-three chemistry students and 149 non-chemistry students were randomly selected to participate in the study. Criterion tests used...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • The effects of teacher gender on mathematics achievement of first-grade students

    Creator:
    Barnett, Werner Joseph
    Abstract:
    Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to determine whether there were significant statistical differences in achievement between first-grade students taught mathematics by male teachers as compared to first-grade students taught mathematics by female teachers. A substantive hypothesis was formed, which stated: "This writer hypothesizes that mean-gain...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Distribution and assemblages of demersal fish in Oman

    Creator:
    Ambusaidi, Hilal Saud
    Abstract:
    The Sultanate of Oman has 1700 km of coastline extending from the Arabian Gulf south to the Arabian Sea. The demersal fish distributions and assemblages have not previously been well defined. In winter, variations in the oceanography of the area are minimal. In summer, however, the Arabian Sea is strongly...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis