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 1958
Illusion and Reality: Analytic Teaching Materials for Eight Contemporary Short Stories, Sara Jeanine Deyling
Construction and Evaluation of the Performance of a Horizontal Well in a Shallow, Thin Aquifer, Eugene J. Doering
A Comparative Analysis of the Kraus-Weber Test and the AAHPER Test of Physical Fitness, Dalvin E. Eisenbraun
An Electronic Fluid Flow Analyzer for Pipeline Networks, Harold Charles Falk
Genetic Analysis of Colchicine-induced Diploid Mutants in Sorghum, A. Earl Foster
Financing Future Farmers of America Activities in Vocational Agriculture Departments in South Dakota, Harold B. Garry
A Bibliography of Studies in Oral Reading, with Annotations of Studies in the Teaching of Artistic Oral Reading in College, Jeanne Phyllis Grove
Studies of Colchicine Treated Maize and Sorghum Seedlings, George P. Hanson
Status, Past and Present, of Physical Education Graduates of South Dakota State College, Duane Collins Hill
Safety Programs in the High School Farm Shops in South Dakota, L. R. Hohbach
The Changing Traditional Value System of the Dakota Indian: A Study of the Conflicting Value Systems of the Dakota Indian and Western Civilization, Clinton J. Jesser
Mysticism in Selected Early Novels of John Steinbeck, Tom E. Kakonis
An Evaluation of the Benefits Received by the Participants in the South Dakota FFA Public Speaking Contest and Methods of Preparation of Contestants, Loren G. Kasten
The Moral Order of William Faulkner, Shirley Lease Kay
An Experimental Study to Determine the Effect of a Speech of introduction Upon the Persuasive Speech that Followed, Barbara Kersten
The Development and Present Status of the Intramural Sports Program for Men in the Schools of the North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the South Dakota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Clayton Paul Ketterling
Estimating Commercial Expansion in Brookings Resulting from the Anticipated Increases in South Dakota State College Enrollments, Norma Ruth Koch
The Amino Acid Composition of Four Varieties of Rice from India, Devaki B. Kripalani
Acreage Response of South Dakota Wheat Producers to Expected Price Changes, 1955, Richard Hoyt Kruse
Comparison of Cellulose Digestion In vivo and In vitro, Charles Frederick LeFevre
The Effect of Horseradish Peroxidase on Some Organic Peroxides, Dennis Lietz
Physical Fitness and Physical Education Programs in Selected Schools of South Dakota, Joe Lockwood
The Effects of Colchicine on an Inbred Line of Corn, Raymond A. Moore
The Relationships of Selected Factors to the Personal Adjustment of a South Dakota Rural-nonfarm Community's Older Population, Denton E. Morrison
The Effects of Relaxin on The Composition of Bovine Milk, Chris H. Nissen
An Attempt to Develop Resistance in the Udder Against Streptococcus Dysgalactiae and Escherichia Coli, Donald E. Otterby
Pondermotive Forces of Electrical Origin in Liquid Dielectrics, Norma Allan Peppers
A Study of the Principles of Technical Direction and Their Application to the Production of Sophocles' Play Oedipus Rex, Sherill Sandra Price
Student Automobiles on the College Campus, Lois Elaine Qualben
Stilbestrol for Growing-fattening Cattle, Dean Vinton Radabaugh
A Rhetorical Analysis of Clarence Darrow's Invention and Disposition in Two Court Summation Pleas, George Reilly
A Teaching Approach to Selected Works of Ernest Hemingway, Helen E. Rezatto
A Follow-up Study of the Graduates of the Flandreau Indian School for the Years 1955, 1956, and 1957, John J. Riley
Local Financing of Small Watershed Projects, Gordon D. Rose
Some Effects of Environment on Laying Hens, Lawrence U. Rubida
Frost Action in Soils, Mustata Sevket Safak
A Historical Analysis of the Development of Track and Field at South Dakota State College 1889-1958, James Elmer Schlender
Age and Growth Determination of the Black Bullhead From Soft Fin Rays, James W. Sprague
The Feasibility of Organizing a Federation of Egg Marketing Cooperatives in Eastern South Dakota, Walter R. Swanson
A Study on Turkish Highways, Orhan Tasangil
Yield and Maturity of Populations of Drilled Corn Hybrids on the Northern Great Plains, Darrold E. Termunde
Locker and Shower Room Facilities Used for Physical Education at South Dakota State College, Peter Dominic Torino
An Investigation of Costs for Heating and Power Generation at South Dakota State College, Julius William Ulmer
Evaluation of Walleye Fingerling Plants in Lake Darling, North Dakota, George L. Van Wyhe
A Study of the Aspects of Vocational Agriculture Teacher Travel in South Dakota, Sylvan D. Vigness
A Survey of the Aspects of Teaching Rural Electrification in Vocational Agriculture in South Dakota, George L. Wells
Report of Progress Toward the Experimental Development of an Elementary Evaluative Listening Test, Dorothy Ardythe West
An Evaluation of Parliamentary Procedure Programs in South Dakota Future Farmers of America Chaptersouth Dakota, Calvin E. Willemssen
Consumer Preferences and Attitudes Toward Butter and Advertising in Brookings and Madison, South Dakota, Paul M. Williamson
On the Electric Field of Moving Magnets, Ronald Harvey Wilson
Some Effects of Antibiotics on a Candida Albicans Population in the Intestinal Tracts of Chickens, Roger E. Winans
Studies on the Analysis and Esterification of Cholesterol, Marvin Lee Withrow
A Study of the Spotted Alfalfa Aphid and the Potato leafhopper and Their Abundance in Relation to Certain Climatic Condition in Five Specific Areas in South Dakota, Mitchell J. Wrich
The Blood Picture in Correlation with Bloat, Dale A. Yarns
Effect of Various Feed Additives on Gain, Feed Efficiency and Digestibility of Rations by Lambs, Paul R. Zimmer
ETDS from 1957
Tenant Interest in Alternative Leasing Arrangements in Moody County, South Dakota, 1955, Vernon E. Bau
The Effect of Moisture and Fertilizer on Drouth Resistance Factors, F. Paul Baxter
Relative Attractiveness of Sugar and Liver to Phormia regina Meigen, David L. Billman
A Basic Tool List for a New Vocational Agricultural Shop in South Dakota, Kenneth Bohuslav
A Study of Streptobacillus Moniliformis Causative Agent of Rat Bite Fever, Harry J. Bowers
Farm Business Management Data and Practices in the North James Area, Roland J. Brunsma
Obstacles to Increased Production of Meat-Type Hogs : A Report of Surveys of Swine Producers and Marketing Agencies, Edward Dailey
The Economic Feasibility of Whole Milk Procurement by Creameries in Eastern South Dakota, Ralph O. Felberg
The Effects of Low Temperature on Survival of Rabbit Ova, Mansur Ferdows
A Study of the Opportunities for Beginning Farmers to Become Established in Farming in Spink County, South Dakota, Gordon F. Ferguson
Listeria monocytogenes, Alvin G. Fiscus
Reaction of Certain Diploid and Tetraploid Alfalfas to Some Phytopathogens Including the Blackstem Disease, Harry Geise
Aureomycin as Preservative of Small Animal Bodies, Rudolph G. Griffin
Some Observations Pertaining to the Effects of Relaxin Upon the Bovine, Vincent Allen Hall
Factors Influencing the Consolidation of Cooperative Creameries in South Dakota, Ivan R. Hanson
A Comparison Between Laboratory Nitrogen Determinations and the Response of Oats to Nitrogen Fertilization in South Dakota, Milo I. Harpstead
Why South Dakota and Minnesota Vocational Agriculture Instructors have Remained in the Profession, Roger A. Heller
The Effect of Late Applications of Herbicidal Sprays on the Yield and Germination of Flax, Mark W. Johnson
Utilization of Nitrogen Fertilizer by Crops as Influenced by Time of Application, Carriers and Crop Residues, Wayne E. Lamke
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