This community houses work produced by South Dakota State University graduate students. The collection includes both born digital ETDs, and digitized versions of printed theses and dissertations from 1883 to present.
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ETDS from 1956
Modification of Selenium Distribution in the Rat, Ivan S. Palmer
A Farm Building Evaluation Technique for Tax Assessment, Joshua F. Robinson
Consumption and Preference Patterns for Butter and Margarine in Two South Dakota Cities, Norman L. Rollag
The Effects of Temperature and Leaf Sugar Content on the Electrical Conductance of Strawberry Leaf Exudates, Kenneth C. Schneider
A Status Survey of Twelve Teacher Training Institutions Pertaining to Graduate Majors in Industrial Education, Duane R. Serlet
Present Practices in Grading Boys' Physical Education in Secondary Schools of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, Wayne E. Sinning
A Study on the Inter-communication System as Used in South Dakota Schools for the Instruction of Non-ambulatory Students from 1951-1956, Samuel Edwin Stein
Digestibility of Rations and Nitrogen Balance by Lambs as Influenced by Animal Fat, Urea, Soybean Meal and Linseed Meal, James King Turner
Effects of the Intensity of Grazing on Range Livestock Production, the Native Vegetation, and the Soil Complex, George Mason Van Dyne
The Effect of a Soccer Unit on the Agility and Cardiovascular Fitness of Ninth Grade Boys, Archie Edgar Ward
ETDS from 1955
The History of Track and Field in South Dakota High Schools, Donald Hayes Allan
A Comparison of the Academic Achievement of Athletes and Non-athletes at South Dakota State College, Lyle Vernon Belk
A Study of Vocational Choices and Preferences of Freshmen Male Students at State College in Terms of Their Abilities and Scholastic Achievement in College, Robert G. Christianson
A Study of School Costs in the Wolsey Independent School District from 1944 to 1954, Mark E. Cogswell
Participation in Physical Education Activities by Athletes and Non-Athletes after their Graduation from College, Harold John Cordts
The Financial Procedures Utilized in the Administration of Athletic Programs in the Eight Eastern South Dakota Conference High Schools, Wallace Maurice Diehl
Pan Evaporation Measuremnts as a Criterion for Predicting the Irrigation Requirements for Various Crops, Niel A. Dimick
Condition of Football Players During and After the Season as Indicated by Cardiovascular and Strength Tests, John Homer Englund
Percent of Blend of Male Sterile and Male Fertile Corn Seed for Optimum Fertilization in Hybrid Corn at two Locations in South Dakota, Gerhardt Walter Erion
A Study of the Relationship of Antibiotics on Fecal Microflora of Chicks, Robert C. Halseth
The Morphology of the Esophageal First Instar Larvae of Hypoderma Lineatum Devillers, Richard F. Halvorson
An Analysis of Biology Workbooks to Determine the Completeness of their Content as Measured by a Previous Comprehensive Study, Donald A. Henrickson
Discharge from a Sandpoint Well System for a Thin Aquifer in the Sioux River Area, Harold Holmen
Relationship Between Academic Achievement of Vocational Agriculture Students and the Academic Achievement of Non-Vocational Agriculture Students in Brookings High School, Jerome Kleinsasser
A Physiological Study of Micrococcus pyogenes var. aureus, Delmer H. Koehn
The Effects of Varying Levels of Alfalfa Hay in a Growing Fattening Ration for Pigs, LaVerne J. Kortan
A Study of the Preparation and Activities of Thirty-Two Junior High School Principals, Lester L. Luttmers
Effects of High Temperature on Fruit Set in Tomatoes Lycopersicon Esculentum, Hashem M. Moghrabi
A Preliminary Study of Farmer Bankruptcy Experiences in the Dakotas 1928-1952, James Munger
The Effect of Wrestling Training and Required Physical Education Upon the Physical Condition of College Students as Determined by the Rogers Strength Test and the Harvard Step Test, Thomas Eugene Neuberger
A Study of Psychorophilic Bacteria in Frozen Foods, Donald E. Pederson
History of the Kidder Consolidated School Covering the Fourteen-Year Period from 1941 through 1954, Francis W. Richter
Factors Pertaining to the Employment of Married-Women Teachers in Public Schools of Minnesota, Kenneth W. Sandboe
A Study of the Education and Careers of Eighth Grade Graduates of Harding County, South Dakota from 1945-1954, Clifford A. Scherer
Gymnasium, Shower Room, and Dressing Room Facilities in the Upper Sioux and Hamlin County Conferences, Fred M. Smith
Suitability of South Dakota Locations for Straw Pulping Plants, Winston K. Ullman
A Status Study of Elementary School Principals in South Dakota, James Wade
Status of the Curriculum and the Practices and Regulations Affecting it in the Four-Teacher High Schools of South Dakota, George Webbenhurst
Attitudes and Opinions Relating to the 4-H Junior Leadership Program in South Dakota, John F. Younger
ETDS from 1954
A Study of the Effects of Aureomycin Upon the Microflora of the Ovine Rumen, Milton Allison
Why Former South Dakota Teachers of Vocational Agriculture Left the Profession in South Dakota 1946 through 1953, Lester Clarke
Development of Devices Which Might Be Used in the Classifcation of Freshman Students in Foods Classes, Zora Ruth Colburn
Problem Areas of Beginning Teachers of Vocational Agriculture in South Dakota, Wendell DeBoer
Evaluation, Design and Use of Infiltration Measuring Equipment, Leonard Erie
Chemical Weed Control in Shelterbelts, Elvin K. Ferrell
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilizer, and Synthetic Soil Conditioner Treatments, as They Affect Small Grains on Eastern South Dakota Soils, Ray Gene Gresham
A History of Vocational Agriculture in South Dakota from 1940 to 1953 Inclusive, Aden R. Gronlund
Nine Years of FFA Progress in South Dakota 1944-1953, E.W. Gustafson
A Study of the Factors Affecting the Financial Status of Consolidated School District #74, Jeffers, Minnesota for the Fiscal Years, 1949 Through 1954, Leroy J. Henning
Drought Resistance of Inbred and Hybrid Corn Under Artificial and Natural Conditions, Stanley Dean Jensen
A Microchemical Modification of the McCarthy and Sullivan Method for the Determination of Methionine, Emilia Rodelas Joson
Effects of Antibiotics Fed to Pigs During the Growing-Fattening Period, Harold John Kurtz
Relation of Rate of Gain to Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle, Leo E. Lucas
A Market News Service for Livestock Auctions in South Dakota, Gerald E. Marousek
A Study of the Administrative Problems Related to the Scheduling of Regular Classes and Extracurricular Activities in Ninety-Two High Schools in Eastern South Dakota, G. Wesley Peppers
Methods of Storing Alfalfa for Fattening Cattle, Leonard Herman Timmerman
Temperature Conditions Existing in a Diffusion Type Cloud Chamber, Vance D. Vandervelde
The Effectiveness of College Home Economics for Family Living, Imogene Van Overschelde
A Comparison of Volumes and Types of Carrier, Rate and Method of Application of Several 2, 4-D Estems on Wheat, Keith E. Wallace
History of the South Dakota Crop Improvement Association, Jason S. Webster
A Survey of the High School Drop-Outs at the Standing Rock Community High School, Fort Yates, North Dakota During a Four-Year Period 1950-54, Donald Arthur Weston
A Study of a Short-Period Gyrocompass, Archie D. Wilcox
A Study of the Professional Preparation, Coaching, and Teaching Experience of Coaches in Fifty High Schools in Northeastern South Dakota, Warren E. Williamson
ETDS from 1953
Agricultural Production Trends in South Dakota, 1925-51, Robert J. Antonides
Dehiscence of the Fruit of Papaver orientale L., Lloyd C. Ayres
Effect of Level and Source of Protein on Digestibility of Different Qualities of Prairie Hay by Cattle and Sheep, Ralph Louis Braun
The Condensation of Phenols with Maleic Annhydride [i.e. anhydride], George W. Engstrom
A Survey of the Literature Concerning Hindered Phenols and a Preliminary Study of the Oxidation of the Hindered Phenol, 2, 6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, John M. Erickson
Financing of Agricultural Cooperatives, Robert O. Gunderson
A Study of Male Eighth Grade Graduates of Codington County, South Dakota Who Dropped Out and Who Did Not Start High School From 1948 Through 1952., Clarence R. Hall
The Nature of Chromatin Changes in Colchicine-induced Variants in Sorghum, Dale D. Harpstead
A Study of the Practices and Procedures Prevailing in the Legion Government Day's Programs in Five South Dakota Schools During 1953, Philip R. Haskett
Achieving Farm Ownership in South Dakota Through the Farm Ownership Program of the Farmers Home Administration, Canute M. Johnson
Adjustments by a Central South Dakota Farmer to Weather and Price: 1928-1951, Robert W. Luken
Early Floral Development in Gaura coccinea, Edward Olson
Growth and Respiratory Studies of Saccaromyces Cerevisiae in the Presence of Selenium, Robert M. Pengra
The Quality and Quantity of Ewe's Milk as Affected by Breed, Stage of Lactation, and Somatotropin, Darold Dean Shaffhausen
A Study of Carbohydrate Metabolism and Pigment Formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Strain Number 20094, John R. Stamer
Estimating Commercial Expansion from Irrigation Development in the Oahe Unit, John E. Thompson
Farm Labor, Power and Machinery Performance for Selected Operations Under Dryland and Irrigated Conditions in Central South Dakota, James A. Ulvilden
A Survey of the Status of Conservation Education in Junior High Schools of Eight Selected Counties in Northwest Iowa, John E. Voss
Scheduling of Extracurricular Activities in the Consolidated Schools of South Dakota, Charles Webbenhurst
The Effect of Bicarbonate in Irrigation Waters on the Exchangeable Sodium Status of the Soil, Edward J. Williamson
ETDS from 1952
Deflection During Prestressing of an Unbonded Prestressed Concrete Beam, Neil E. Bergstresser
Sanitary Analysis of the Water Supply and Sewage Disposal of Volga, South Dakota, Richard W. Blair
Plant Color as Related to Reflection of Light, Leaf Temperatures, and Drought Reaction on Barley, Dan Walter Chisholm
Effect on Yield and Grade of Holding Lambs in Packer's Yards, Jonathan Harvey Glover
Some Mechanical and Horomonal methods of Dilating the Bovine Cervix, Edmund F. Graham
The Improvement in Type of South Dakota Dairy Cattle Through Artificial Breeding, Kenneth I. Gross
Immature Corn for Growing-Fattening Pigs, Charles J. Heidenreich
Developmental Anatomy and Dehiscence of the Fruit of Astragalus canadensis L., David J. Holden
Isotope Shift in the Atomic Spectrum of Germanium, Arthur B. Hook