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ETDS from 1963
An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Role of United States' Private Investment in Thailand's Economic Growth, by Patrick Moriarty
Adjustments of the Church and the Community to Population Change in a Rural South Dakota County, Charles Emmet Nielsen
Group Theoretical Investigation of Octahedral and Cuboctahedral Bonding, David Peckham Olsen
A Study of Teacher Effectiveness as Evidenced by Supervisor Ratings and Placement of Teachers and its Relationship to College Academic Success, Miles Curtis Olson
Farming Opportunities, Career Choices, and Educational Aspirations of Farm Boys in South Dakota, Kenneth J. Ostroot
Comparative Studies on the Effect of Nitrogen Supplements on Nitrogen Fixation by Aerobacter Aerogene, Ramachandra B. Patil
Solar-supplemental Heat Drying of Shelled Corn in Storage, William Henry Peterson
A Comparison of the Effects of an Isometric Program, a Weight Training Program and an Isometric-weight Training Program on Strength Development, Michael D. Plinske
A Proposed Rural Development Program and its Implications for Puktia, Afghanistan, Mohammed Afzal Puktianie
An Analysis of Current Printing Programs at Southern Negro Universities and Colleges Granting the Bachelor of Science Degree, by Ford Ratcliff
A Follow-up Study of the Graduating Classes of 1959, 1960, 1961, and 1962 from Belview High School, Belview, Minnesota, Delton J. Roelofs
A Comparison of Some Limnological Changes Caused By The Brookings Sewage Treatment Plant On Six-mile Creek and the Big Sioux River, Richard Ruelle
A Study of Attitudes Toward the Present School System and School Reorganization in a Rural South Dakota County, James L. Satterlee
Comparison of Theoretical, Laboratory and Field Discharge Ratings for a Closed Conduit Spillway, Fred A. Schmer
Economics of Scale in Dairying: An Exploration of Comparative models of Stanchion and Loose Housing Systems, Wayne J. Schulte
The Effect of Isometric Contraction and Calisthenic Exercises on Strength Development of Male College Freshmen, Dennis L. Shefcyk
Somatic Chromosome Reduction in Sorghum After Colchicine Treatment, Gerald Milo Simantel
Trisaccharides of the Onion (Allium cepa), Betsy Anne Slagle
A Study of Flexibility in Wrestlers as Compared with Other Sport Groups, John M. Sterner
Analysis of Productivity of Sheep Having Tails of Different Lengths, Ivan Ralph Sundal
Major Differences in the Background Evaluation of Top-ranking and Bottom-ranking Students of English at South Dakota State College, Robert Edward Tembeck
A Comparison of Attitudes of Male Students Toward Required Physical Education at South Dakota State College :1963 and 1959, Robert L. Thurness
Growth Rates of Yellow Perch, Perca Flavescens (Mitchell), in two North Dakota Lakes After Population Reduction with Toxaphene, Donald C. Warnick
A Survey of the Extent of Adult Homemaking Education in Vocationally Approved High Schools in South Dakota with Implications for Possible Expansion, Marlene Olson Westby
Dynafac, Fat and Diethylstilbestrol for Fattening Cattle, Frank W. Whetzal
Dormancy in Green Needlegrass Seed :Its Nature, Mode of Action, and Methods of Reproduction, Loren E. Wiesner
A Comparison of the Libraries of Selected Small and Large Schools in South Dakota, La Verne Williams
Poinsett Silty Clay Loam: Its Genetic Factors, Norman Eugene Zischke
ETDS from 1962
Social Distance Correlates: Religiosity, Education, and Personality, Jeanne C. Bigger
A Study of the Methods of Labor Procurement in South Dakota, Bert H. Buckbee
A School District Reorganization Plan for Brookings County, South Dakota, Lawrence A. Carlson
A Characterization of the Inorganic and Available Phosphorus Content of Four South Dakota Soils, Robert O. Carlson
The Analysis of Rigid Frames by Electronic Computer, Ying-Fay Chan
A Comparison of the Success of Teaching Machines and the Programed Text to that of the Traditional Teaching Based on a Survey of Literature and Research Reports, Robert E. Christianson
Survey of the Socio-economic Background of High school Girls in Vocational Home-making Classes in Selected Areas of South Dakota, Beverly Bade Dobrenski
Education in the Republic of Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Duyen
A Study of Disturbed and Maladjusted Indian Children, Winifred T. Echelberger
A Histological Study of the Effects of Relaxin on the Bovine Cervix, Carroll J. Eggee
Genetic and Cytogenetic Aspects of Colchicine-induced Male Sterility in Sorghum, Alvin Wayne Erichsen
Bulk Milk Hauling Costs in the Sioux Valley Milkshed, Edward R. Foss
The Effect of Wearing or Not Wearing Glasses Upon the Balance of Bespectacled Athletes, Ronald Dean Gadberry
A Program of Required Physical Education for Lake Preston High School, Delbert Herbrt Gerlach
A Survey of the Helminth Parasites of Pheasants from Brown County, South Dakota, Donald E. Gilbertson
Protein Requirements of Fattening Cattle and the Effects of Various Feed Additives, Richard Douglas Goodrich
The Isolation of Some Obligate Anaerobic Bacteria from the Small Intestine of the Chicken, Their Physiology and Sensitivity to Selected Antibiotics, Ronald Claire Gordon
Preliminary Investigation of Precast Prestressed Concrete Pavement, Robert Rosser Gorsuch
A Study of School Costs in the Bryant Independent School District from 1949-1959, C J. Grond
A Comparison of the Use and Acceptance of Phototypesetting with Other Typesetting Processes Among Commercial Publishers and University Presses, Mark F. Guldin
An Investigation of Printing Education Offered by Selected Institutions of Higher Learning, Robert G. Hacker
An Investigation of Dissemination of Scientific Management into Selected Areas of the Commercial Printing Industry, Donald E. Hill
A Study on Electrostatic Field Mapping, Hsu Seng Ho
The Effect of Methandrostenolone on the Uptake of Radio-phosphorus in Rat Molars, Dennis Robert Hoogland
Major Differences in the Home Environment of Top-ranking and Bottom-ranking Students of English at South Dakota State College, by Marion Hvistendahl
The Effects of a Basketball Season on Leg Strength and Explosive Power as Shown on a Select Group of Players at South Dakota State College, Donald D. Jacobson
A Study of the Coverage of the Newburgh, N.Y., Welfare Story by 10 of the Nation's "Best" Newspapers in Terms of Social Responsibility, Dan W. Johnson
A Study of Whiteness Retention of Selected White Fabrics Using Hard and Softened Water with Various Laundry Products, Marion Leach Kamstra
Inlet Investigation for Sharp Edged Pipe Culvert, Mansour L. Karim
A Comparison and Evaluation of Graphic Arts Information Services, Richard D. Kast
Tort Liability of Physical Education Teachers and Athletic Coaches, John E. Koopman
A Study of the Kranzburg Soils with Particular Regard to the Clay Separate, Elden Everett MacNamara
A Study of Data-processing Applications in the Printing Industry, Gyan P. Madan
A Study of Phosphate-selenite Interrelationships Using Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Mearl C. Mahl
Development of an Attitude Rating Scale for Use in the Printing Industry, Charles T. Melvin
A History of the Early Mining-camp Newspapers, Lawrence County, South Dakota, Helen Morganti
A Study of South Dakota's Competitive Position in the Beef Industry with Respect to Deficit Production Areas, Dwayne Arthur Myers
Oxygen Diffusion in Homogeneous Soil, Robert I. Papendick
An Analysis of Newspaper Columns Written by South Dakota County Agents and a Readership Study of Four Examples, John Lavern Pates
Self-estimation of Scholastic Ability and its Relationship to Academic Success of Freshman Students at South Dakota State College, James O. Pedersen
An Empirical Investigation of the Significant Others Concept, Eugene Gilbert Peniston
An Investigation of Printing Procurement Methods and Systems Used in Selected Business Enterprises, Donald F. Reilly
Analysis and Testing of Steel Folded Plate Roof Unit, Fred J. Rittershaus
A Study of the Educational Backgrounds and Practical Journalistic Experiences of 107 South Dakota Weekly Newspaper Publishers, Dennis Joseph Sale
The Coverage of Elementary and Secondary Education and Education-related Activities by South Dakota Daily Newspapers, Kermith E. Sheimo
A Study Determining the Muscular Fitness Status of Cerro Gordo, Illinois, Public School Students as Determined by the AAHPER Fitness Test and the Kraus-Weber Test, Lawrence I. Smith
A Cost Comparison and Profit Margin Study of Six South Dakota Printing Firms in Five Major Population Areas, William H. Smith
Studies on the Protein Requirements of Laying Hens, Virgil Allen Stangeland
A History of Theatre and Theatrical Activities in Brookings, South Dakota From 1879 Through 1898, Theodore R. Switzer
Inheritance of Reaction of a Diallel Set of Diploid Alfalfa Clones to Two Pathogens of the Blackstem Complex, Sadi A. Tamimi
The Effect of a Prescribed Pre-season Weight-training Program Upon a Select Group of Varsity Baseball Candidates, Philip Elliot Trooien
Influence of Nitrate, Vitamin A and Protein Level on Feedlot Performance and Vitamin A Status of Fattening Cattle, Burton Arthur Weichenthal
Major Differences Between Ten Top-ranking and Ten Bottom-ranking South Dakota High Schools: A Study in English, Phyllis Bonner Weichenthal
The Effects of a Rebound Tumbling Program Upon Body Weight, Body Measurements, Adipose Tissue, Leg Strength, Explosive Power of the Legs, and the Endurance of College Women, Maryjane Houske Weisbecker
An Approach to Selection for Relative Water-use Efficiency Through its Relationship to Other Plant Characters in Eight Oat Varieties, Neil Wayne Widstrom
Corona Induced Bond Cleavage in Gaseous Fluorocarbons, Virginia Rose Widstrom
Beef Cattle Selection Indices and Phenotypic Correlations Among Certain Characteristics, Lowell L. Wilson
ETDS from 1961
A Comparison of Criteria Favored for Promotion by Employers with Criteria Favored for Promotion by Employees in the Printing Industry of Baton Rouge, La., Mitchell Albert
Bacteriological Studies of the Thermoduric Anaerobic and Non-thermoduric Anaerobic Population of Alfalfa Silage Prepared with the Addition of Preservatives, Lawrence P. Cadman
The Effect of a Progressive Resistance and Flexibility Exercise Program on Free Running Speed, Ronald D. Campbell
Cuboctahedral and Icosahedral Bonding, Jack Rhoades Canon
Elasticity of Demand for Butter, a Comparison of Two Periods: 1924-1941 and 1947-1959, Marilyn J. Chapman
Genetic Similarity of Colchicine-induced Grass-type Mutants in Sorghum, Jane-Ru Po Chen