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 1957
A Geographical Study of Housefly Resistance, Vernon H. Lee
A Study Made to Determine the Muscular Fitness Status of a Group of Sioux Indian and Caucasian Children as Determined by the Krausreber Test of Minimum Muscular Fitness, Melvin E. Logterman
Comparative Study of the Scholastic Ability, Scholastic Achievement and Activity Participation of Home Economics Students at South Dakota State College, Deloris E. Mangels
Leptospirosis in Cattle and Swine in South Dakota, John P. McAdaragh
A Study of the Methods of Coaching Track in South Dakota High Schools and Colleges with Emphasis on Sprint, Middle Distance, and Distance Running, Dudley William Melichar
Growth and Physiology of a Soil Organism Which is Resistant to the Toxic Effects of Sodium Selenite, John C. Mickelson
Bloat Results From Various Drenchings Including Effectiveness of Penicillin For Prevention, Clarence Leonard Moore
The Posterior Spiracles of Hypoderma Lineatum de Villers (Diptera: Hypodermatidae) Larvae : Their Morphology and Development, Neal O. Morgan
Marketing Eggs in Eastern South Dakota : A Study of Pricing Policies and Practices of Country Egg Dealers, Turner Leo Oyloe
Etiology and Control of a Seedling Blight of Flax Caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kühn, Vernyl D. Pederson
The Effect of Three Quarters of Service Course Physical Education Upon the Physical Fitness of Male Freshmen at South Dakota State College, James Prins Jr.
An Investigation as to the Comparative Cost of Fuels for Heating Homes in the City of Brookings, South Dakota, Robert P. Puncochar
The Use of an Advisory Council in a Vocational Agriculture Department, Raymond G. Reiff
Comparative Effects of Two Different Physical Education Programs Upon the Physical Fitness and Motor Educability of Ninth and Tenth Grade Boys, Charles Russell Reynolds
A Case Study Report of 29 South Dakota State College Freshman Men with Low Physical Fitness Indices, Jack K. Richardson
Studies Concerned with Selenium Poisoning in Rats, Robert David Romanowski
A Preliminary Study of the Relationship of Yield to Preseasonal Climatological Factors in Central South Dakota, Donald T. Searls
Some Factors Affecting 1957 Acreage Reserve Participation in the South Dakota Wheat Area, Allan M. Severson
The Effect of Vitamin D. Supplementation on the Growth and Development of Swine, Darwin Eugene Stolte
A Survey of the Value of the Homemaking Curriculum in South Dakota with Implications for Revision, Carol Siemann Wagner
Survey of the Attitudes of Parents Toward Vocational Agriculture in South Dakota, Ernest W. Wingen
Effects of Urea and Some Other Nitrogen Compounds on Germination of Wheat, Walter R. Zich
A Local Cost-sharing Plan for Watersheds Under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, Henry N. Ziegler
A Genetic Analysis of Economic Characteristics of Range Beef Heifers, Keith O. Zoellner
ETDS from 1956
A Study of Pupil Reporting Practices, School to Home, in Illinois Junior High Schools Organized on a Seven-Eight Grade Basis, Gale Edwin Anderson
Morphology of Stamens and Staminodia of Echinocystis Lobata (Michx.) T. & G., Engracia B. Arguelles
Differential Reaction of Two Varieties of Sorghum to Colchicine Treatment, Glenn Francis Atkinson
The Virgil Independent School District and Reorganization, Kenneth E. Bandy
The Condensation of the Aminophenols with Maleic Anhydride, Robert H. Becker
Factors Affecting Prices Received by South Dakota Egg Producers : A Pilot Study, J. Patrick Brown
The Effect of Body Temperature Upon Accuracy in Performing Specific Motor Skills, Roger William Denker
Studies of pleuropneumonia-like organisms, John A. Duerre
The Effect of Prescibed Weight Training on a Selected Group of Varsity Basketball Players, Bernard Eugene Duffy
Evaluating the Mode of Inheritance in Tetraploid Alfalfa by Means of Genetic Intra-class Correlation, Wesley D. Dunlap
A Determination of Relationship Between Seven Known Factors and a Student's Success in Debate, Kenneth J. Erickson
Research on a Portable Floor Plate Brooder with Electric Heating Elements for Use in South Dakota, Virgil H. Flesher
Farm Equipment Retailing in South Dakota, C. John. Fliginger
The Effect of a Basketball Training Program on Cardiovascular Condition as Shown by the Cameron Heartometer, Harry L. Forsyth
Genetic Analysis of F2 Populations from Crosses Involving Colchicine-induced Mutants in Sorghum, A. Earl Foster
A Comparison Study of State Farmers and Non-state Farmers on Academic Achievement and Post-high School Accomplishment, Hilding W. Gadda
A Student Evaluation of Graduate Education Courses at South Dakota State College by 1956 Summer Session Graduate Students Who had Taken Work Prior to January 1, 1956, Donald F. Gerriets
A Plan for the Development of a School Farm for Sturgis High School, Wayne C. Gray
Community Resources in Watertown for Use in American Government, Melvin Hanson
Locker and Shower Room Facilities Used for Physical Education in Class "A" High Schools in South Dakota, Arthur T. Jansen
A Study of Selected Characteristics and the Extent of Church Activity of the Membership and Officials in the Free Methodist Church, Upper Midwest Region, Bruce Leffingwell Kline
Alfalfa Seedling Rot in Relation to the Quantity of Pythium in South Dakota Soils, Michael Komanetsky
Growth and Selenium Content of Wheat as Affected by Applications of Salts to Soils, Frederick J. Kurpjuweit
Investigations of Methyl Donors and Linseed Oil Meal in Alleviating Selenium Poisoning, Eriks Leitis
The Effect of High Temperature Contact Treatment on Hard Seeds in Alfalfa, Allyn O. Lunden
A Study to Determine the Importance of Pre-service Training in Teaching Farm Mechanics Jobs in Vocational Agriculture, Morris W. Magnuson
Time and Tide : A Study of the Conflicting Concepts of Time of the Dakota Indian and Western Civilization, R. Clyde McCone
Marketing Cream in Plastic Bags, James L. Olson
An Evaluation of the Success of the Rural Youth Program in South Dakota, John Orr
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