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Perception and Peacekeeping : The Stoessinger Theory of International Relations
Authors:   , Hansen Ray
Published: February 2023

War is the major problem facing mankind as no other societal affliction can match it in terms of human suffering and loss of life. Throughout recorded history theorists have attempted to formulate a method of preventing wars but none have succeeded. John G. Stoessinger, Professor of Political Science at Hunter College, City University of New York, has formulated a theory of peacekeeping that shows some promise for success. The purpose of this paper is to examine Stoessinger's theory in order to determine its distinctiveness, originality, and utility.
Line of Sight
Authors:   , Detrixhe Stan
Published: February 2023

Perspective, color and rhythm are the basic elements I lend to create my abstract aesthetic form. I seek subject matter that is both of the aesthetic and of the world. Spontaneity is achieved through the collage technique I have adopted. This technique uses magazine color fields and textures out of context to create contemporary image fragments into design. The reverse glass medium gives my work its own degree of formality. Formal concerns involve the purity of the glass surface, increased color intensity and the fragile existence it embodies. Some of the glass paintings broke, which gave me collage materials in glass. This led me to create a form that exists only in slides. The “Project Series” is a three dimensional installation that constantly changes. The installation reveals certain lines of sight which allow a balanced composition within the borders of the slide.
Cloze Procedure as a Means of Selecting Instructional Materials
Authors:   , Price Peggy
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the cloze readability procedure as a predictor of student comprehension difficulties in social studies textbooks when compared with standardized reading achievement test scores. As a secondary purpose, the comprehension difficulty levels of elementary social studies materials published by two different companies, but designated for the same grade level, was studied.
The Wisc-R as a Predictor of Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Analysis
Authors:   , Berens Timothy
Published: February 2023

Prediction of long-term academic achievement is an important characteristic of tests that measure intellectual ability. While it has been demonstrated that the scores from standardized achievement tests can be predicted, it was not known if SRA Achievement Series scores could be predicted from WISC-R IQs. The purpose of the present study was to examine if the WISC-R IQs (Verbal and Performance) could accurately predict SRA Reading, Mathematics, and Language Arts scores for a sample (N=198) of female and male subjects at five grade levels. Results revealed that both the Verbal and Performance WISC-R IQs made a statistically significant contribution to the prediction equations for Reading and Mathematics at grades 1 through 5 and for Language Arts at grade 2. Only the Performance IQ score contributed significantly to Language Arts at grades 3, 4, and 5. Separate equations for females and males were developed for Reading at grades 1 and 3 and for Language Arts at grades 2, 3, and 4. The standard error of estimate for each equation made it impractical, from a practitioner’s point of view, to use only WISC-R IQ scores to ascertain an individual’s expected performance on the SRA Achievement Series. Prediction of SRA scores could perhaps be improved through the use of additional information from an individually administered achievement test and previous group achievement test results.
The Regulation and Control of Mutual Funds
Authors:   , Isern David
Published: February 2023

In recent years there has been considerable controversy involving the mutual fund industry. The Securities Exchange Commission has proposed new legislation for the mutual funds. It is the purpose of this study to evaluate the present status of mutual funds to determine if the additional legislation is needed. Information for this paper was gathered from books and periodicals found in Forsythe Library at Fort Hays State and from information furnished by the Investment Company Institute. The first section of this paper contains a definition of mutual funds and an explanation of how they operate. The second chapter shows the economic power of mutual funds including their impact on stock prices and their potential for gaining control of corporations in which they invest. The remainder of this study is concerned with the regulation of mutual funds including both present and proposed legislation, the SEC's reasons for new legislation, and the mutual fund's response to the Commission's charges.
Motivations of Opening Lines : An Examination of Flirtatious Actions
Authors:   , Davidson Christina
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the findings of flirtatious motivations form Hennignsen’s (2004) study to see if males and females hold the same perceptions of motivations for opening lines. Six different motivations are discussed (i.e. Sexual, fun, relational, exploring, esteem, and instrumental); all have been previously categorized as flirtatious motivations by Hennignsen. To determine the perceptions of the motivations of opening lines, 114 participants read 60 different opening lines and indicated perceptions as if the receiver of each line. The goal of this project was to determine if gender played a contributing factor in the perception of motivations of opening lines. Results of this study indicated that women and men do perceive the motivations of opening lines differently for the motivations of exploring and esteem. Hypothesis 1 found that men do not perceive opening lines as more sexually motivated than women. Hypothesis 2 found sexual motivaiotn, although not significant, was the most commonly chsen motivation in the study. Hypotheseis 3 found that women do not perceive more than men that opening lines have more of a fun motivation. However, the research question did find that within the areas of exploring and esteem, there is a significant difference in the way men and women perceive the motivations of opening lines. Additional tests ran for this study found that when comparing single and committed individuals there is no significant difference of perceptions of opening lines and also that the lines used within this study were perceived in the same manner among the age groups identified. Given the paucity of information on opening lines and the strong impact flirtatious interactions have on opening lines, this study helped determine the relationship between the two.
Some Population Characteristics of Peromyscus Maniculatus, Perognathus Hispidus, and Onychomys Leucogaster
Authors:   , Wilhelm Dallas
Published: February 2023

A live-trap study of Peromyscus maniculatus, Perognathus hispidus and Onychomys leucogaster has yielded information on several population parameters. Minimum and exclusive boundry home ranges are reported as well as the effects of vegetative production and mulch production on the size of home range. Territoriality was evident in Peromyscus but was absent in the other two species studied. Onychomys and Perognathus showed definite habitat preference although all three species were randomly distributed in the communities in which they occurred. Onychomys were arranged in a paired manner.
The Point in which Peak Power Occurs in Relation to the Percentage of One-Repetition Max for the Clean, Back Squat, and Bench Press Exercises across Various Athlete Types
Authors:   , Darling Maria
Published: February 2023

ABSTRACT\r The purpose of this study was to investigate the force-velocity curve in the athletic population. There was special interest in determining the point of peak-power (PP%), the point of peak power drop-off (PPDO%), and the range (RANGE) between these points for three different exercises: the bench press (BENCH), the back squat (SQUAT), and the floor clean (CLEAN). Further investigation looked to find differences in these points between different sub-groups within the athletes sampled. Data was retrieved from an existing database on 72 healthy Fort Hays State University athletes from five different teams during their off-season six-week training cycle. All data was from the Summer 2019 or early Spring 2020 seasons. Peak power data, measured in Watts was collected using the EliteForm training system under normal training conditions and transferred into SPPS to create the operational variables and then run analysis. Between exercise data was analyzed with One-Sample Way ANOVA with all findings being statistically significant (alpha < .05) for PP% and PPDO%, but not for RANGE. For PP%, CLEAN > SQUAT > BENCH. This remained consistent even when the athletes who reach peak power at 100% of their 1RM were removed from the data set. PPDO% off of 1% was analyzed with these athletes removed and found CLEAN > SQUAT > BENCH. Between athlete subgroups data was analyzed with a series of ANOVAs, and a Tukey Post Hoc was performed when appropriate (alpha < .05). In general, the subgroups saw the most significant variation in BENCH. CONTACT and NON-CONTACT athletes had the greatest number of significant differences. Again, RANGE was not significantly different between groups in any cases analyzed.
Identification and Education of the Student Who Is Gifted Learning Disabled in Western Kansas
Authors:   , Northam Donna
Published: February 2023

No formal definition has been formulated for students who are gifted and learning disabled. However, a search of current literature indicated that teachers recognize that students who are gifted learning disabled exist. While there is recognition for this group of students, little research has been conducted in this area. For this study, a questionnaire was distributed to 273 certified teachers working in various areas of special education in an attempt to determine how students who are gifted learning disabled are being identified and served in western Kansas. Of those surveyed, 155 teachers chose to participate. Results showed that a large majority of the teachers believed that students could be both gifted and learning disabled, no special effort has been made to create an educational program specific to these students.
A Study of U.S. Economic Aid to the Republic of China
Authors:   , Wang Charles
Published: February 2023

Foreign economic aid has long been one of the largest items in the annual budget of the United States government. By 1970, the U.S. government has had twenty-five years of experience in the business of foreign economic aid. It has committed at an average of about $3 billion a year during 1945-1970. Yet the amount of the foreign economic aid appropriation provokes heated debate in and out of the U.S. Congress. Evidently, Americans remain ambiguous about their objectives in assisting foreign countries, and are far from satisfied with the returns aid has produced. Taiwan, the present seat of the Republic of China, was the first of the less developed countries receiving U.S. economic assistance to have aid terminated in 1965 on the ground that the country had attained its own capability for self-sustained growth. Although Taiwan's remarkable economic progress during 1951-65 has already been well known, what is generally not recognized is the role of U.S. economic assistance in bringing Taiwan to economic independence. Why did aid apparently succeed in Taiwan after fifteen years, when it has not yet succeeded in many other countries? What favorable conditions existed that are not present in other countries? What was done right in Taiwan? All these strategic questions and some others are systematically and carefully explored in this thesis. It is the writer's hope that some lessons can be derived from this study that will be useful to legislators, governmental administrators, and economists in the United States in designing and administering economic assistance policies for less developed countries and produce savings for the American taxpayers. Doubtlessly, an economic aid program has some social and political effects on the recipient country. This study is primarily concerned with the aspect of economic analysis.
Construction and Application of a Versatile Solid State Potentiostat
Authors:   , Lott James
Published: February 2023

The construction and application of a versatile solid state potentiostat involved choosing a suitable potentiostat and applying it to various separations. It was found that the potentiostat chosen for this purpose performed according to the published literature (4). A differentiating circuit was introduced into the solid state potentiostat. This circuit allowed the optimum decomposition potentials to be located while the potentiostat is simultaneously making the electrodeposition of the metal. The experimental evidence in this thesis is offered as proof of the merit of this method of analysis. The versatility of the potentiostat was successfully extended to the reduction of an organic compound. This is the first reported instrument successful in simultaneously determining the optimum decomposition potentials, and reduction of the desired substances by use of a solid state potentiostat incorporating a differentiating circuit.
The Influence of Personality Traits with Physical Activity Participation and Body Esteem
Authors:   , Hoffsommer-Cluthe Amy
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the investigation was to examine individuals who engage in exercise and recreation physical activity and (1) determine if a relationship existed between type of physical activity participation and selected personality traits and (2) to ascertain if a correlation was present in the measure of body esteem between the two physical activity types. Methods included discriminating the Big Five personality traits between two physical activity groups, 60 exercise participants and 26 recreation participants, and correlating the two physical activity groups with body esteem. Participants ranged from 18 to 30 years old. Participants self-reported their physical activity level, personality traits, and body esteem through survey tests. Grouping for exercise and recreation participants was measured by Physical Activity Profile, a questionnaire developed for this investigation in order to define physical activity into the two measured groups. Big Five personality traits of openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism for participants were measured using the Big Five inventory. The physical condition component of body esteem was measured by the Body Esteem Scale. All were self-reported measures. A General Linear Model Discriminant Analysis was utilized to measure significant differences between exercise and recreation participation and the Big Five personality traits. A Pearson Correlation was utilized to measure the significant difference in the relationship of exercise and recreation participation and physical condition body esteem. Results found that no significant difference at the 0.05 level was found in selected personality traits between the two groups of recreation and exercise and that no significant correlation was found in body esteem between the two groups of recreation and exercise. These results indicated that personality traits did not lend to a particular physical activity. Nor did body esteem levels relate to type of physical activity. Establishing physical activity grouping instrument further, sample population alterations, and experimental design were recommended for future study.
A Study of The Jericho Novels of Paul I. Wellman
Authors:   , Martin Del
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study is to examine the literary work of a Kansas author, Paul I. Wellman, as developed in three novels with a Kansas setting” The Bowl of Brass, The Walls of Jericho, and The Chain.
Relationships Between Clergy and Mental Health Workers in a Rural Area
Authors:   , Meschberger Max
Published: February 2023

This thesis had four purposes. These were to study the: (a) information network that exists among clergy and mental health workers; (b) referral network that exists among clergy and mental health workers; (c) factors that inhibit pastors' referrals to mental health workers; (d) extent to which previous findings about mental health worker-clergy relationships apply to rural settings. Data bearing on these purposes were collected by individually interviewing clergy in a rural Midwestern county. Of 31 pastors and 7 assistant pastors in the county, 34 (89%) participated in the study. These pastors were administered a standard interview survey consisting of 20 items within the context of a single interview session. The sessions were conducted by trained interviewers who were graduate students in psychology. Results included the finding that pastors receive most of their mental health related information through workshops at which mental health professionals speak (p < .05). This finding suggests that relationships between clergy and mental health workers could be improved by insuring that pastors are adequately informed about such workshops. The same finding also suggests that pastors would most likely be receptive to workshops that would meet their particular needs. One-half of the pastors indicated that workshops on marital or family conflicts would be helpful to clergy in their communities; nearly one-half indicated that workshops on substance abuse would be helpful to these clergy. Findings indicated that 85% of the pastoral community were members of the county ministerial alliance. This suggests that this organization would be an effective way of distributing mental health information to the pastoral community. Pastors indicated they referred persons with mental or emotional problems significantly more often to private practicing mental health workers or the area mental health center than to other referral resources (p < .05). This referral pattern was consistent with previous findings of Hong and Wiehe (01/01/1974). An Implication of this finding is that a way for mental health professionals to improve clergy-mental health worker relationships would be to emphasize their willingness to aid pastors by consulting and/or accepting referrals on cases involving mental and emotional problems. A caution regarding the conclusions of the present study was noted. This is that even though the particular rural area of the study was very well-sampled, the heterogeneous nature of rural America may limit the generalization of current findings to other rural areas.
Study of Vegetation Within and Surrounding Long-Established Exclosures in the Mixed Prairie
Authors:   , Hulett Gary
Published: February 2023

Exclosures have been used for some time in plant ecology, particularly in the study of regeneration and re-vegetation. This study had two main purposes. One was an attempt to use long-established exclosures to determine the effect of moderate grazing on mixed prairie vegetation. The second purpose was an attempt to determine if cattle graze more heavily around the exclosure fence than a short distance away, producing a vegetative condition that differs in basal cover and species composition from the vegetation a short distance from the exclosure fence. Two exclosures were used in this study. These were designated as exclosure II and IV. Exclosure II contained two plant communities; an upland site, dominated by blue grana (Bouteloua gracilis) and buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides), and a hillside site on which the principal grasses were big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi), little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), side- oats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) and blue grama. Exclosure IV was located on a hillside site and the principal brasses were little bluestem, big bluestem, and side-oats grama. Vegetation inside and outside of exclosures was analyzed to determine the effect of grazing. Three rectangular areas, each five meters wide, were staked out adjacent to each other on every side of each exclosure. These areas were equal in length to the side of the exclosure to which they were adjacent and were used to determine the presence or absence of vegetative changes as the distance from the exclosure fence increased. All vegetation analyses were made with the point transect method. The textural quality of the soils around each exclosure was also determined to account for vegetation changes due to soil differences. The results of the study showed that it is possible to use exclosures to study the effect of grazing on vegetation. A definite difference in basal cover and species composition existed between the inside and outside of both exclosures on each site studied. The General trend was that decreased species such as big blue stem and little bluestem were more abundant inside the exclosure than outside. A corresponding increase in increaser species, such as blue grama, buffalo grass, and side-oats grama, was noted. Analyses of the vegetation inside and outside Exclosure II and IV indicated that a division of the community known as the little bluestem habitat, may be possible. The area on which Exclosure II is located appears to be more of a calcareous upland, more closely related to the upland vegetation while the area on which exclosure IV is located is the true little bluestem habitat. The results of the study on the degree of grazing as related to proximity to the exclosure fence indicated that the presence or absence of this effect varies greatly with the species studied and the location of the area studied. Big bluestem and little bluestem seem to be the most responsive species to this edge effect. On the upland site the edge effect was not present.
The Relationship Among Attitudes and Knowledge Gained from a Court- Ordered Pre-Divorce Workshop
Authors:   , Wasinger Karen
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the study was to ascertain if there was a change in self-reported attitudes of the court-ordered participants between the beginning of session I and following session II of a Pre-divorce workshop, and if there was a relationship between self-reported attitude and pre- and post-test scores over information presented in the workshop. The fifty-five subjects (22 males, 33 females) comprised the sample. Highly positive correlations were found between initial and post-class attitudes and between initial and post-test of knowledge scores. The subjects' initial attitudes were not found to be correlated with pre- or post-test of knowledge scores. When the subjects were divided into low, medium and high initial attitude groups, it was found that all groups showed improvements in attitudes scores with the low attitude group demonstrating more significant improvement than the high attitude group. A MANOVA was performed to assess the factors that may have influenced the subjects' attitude toward the workshop: subject gender, age, and desire for divorce. A significant main effect for sex of the subject and a significant three way interaction for age, sex and desire for divorce were found. For both effects, the attitude variable seemed to be the major contributor to group differences. Subjects' initial attitudes toward the sessions and their perceptions of their lawyer's attitude toward the sessions, were not found to be significantly correlated.
A Resume of The International Law of Aviation
Authors:   , Jacobini Horace
Published: February 2023

This study was chosen because the writer felt that nothing of a comprehensive nature had ever been written on the subject of international aviation law and because it was felt that such a study would be of inestimable value in the teaching of that phase of international law.
Depositional Environment and Fossil Biota of a Thin Clastic Unit of the Kiowa Formation, Lower Cretaceous (Albian), McPherson County, Kansas
Authors:   , Beamon Joseph
Published: February 2023

A thin unit (no more than 10 cm [4 in] thick) consisting of a conglomerate overlying a sandstone was discovered in shales of the Late Cretaceous Kiowa Formation (Albian) in a shale pit in McPherson County, Kansas. The two parts of this unit, called the classic unit, have a sharp contact. Both the conglomerate and sandstone are the result of storm activity. The sandstone appears to have been deposited by a relaxation flow, caused by a coastal setup, which was the result of storm-generated winds pushing surface waters towards shore. When the storm was over the winds died down, releasing the coastal setup and causing a storm surge that picked up lithic clasts and fossils from near a river mouth or estuary. The clasts consist of siderite and rhodochrosite nodules, which were forming beneath the sediment/water interface in reducing conditions caused by bacterial action. The clastic unit is in the Inoceramus comancheanus zone of the Kiowa Formation, which is a facies equivalent of the lower part of the Longford Member of the Kiowa. The Longford was derived from environments ranging from fluvial to near-shore, representing the edges of the transgressing Kiowa Sea. It is possible that the clastic unit was derived from similar deposits. Fossil vertebrates include many shark and ray taxa indicating a near-shore, brackish or fresh-water habitat, as well as turtles, plesiosaurs, crocodiles, and some unidentifiable reptile remains. Invertebrate fossils include lingulid brachiopods, which were a very common element of the fossil fauna from the clastic unit, pyritized shrimp, gastropods, an ammonite from the surrounding shales, and a few bivalve molds from the shales immediately above the clastic unit.
Geographic and Non-Geographic Variation in Microtus Pennsylvanicus in Nebraska and Kansas
Authors:   , Mollhagen Tony
Published: February 2023

A total of 275 specimens of the meadow vole were collected in six locations in Nebraska and Kansas. Standard skin measurements and 21 skull measurements were taken and treated statistically 'with the aid of an IBM 1620 computer. Mean, range, standard error, and coefficient of variability were calculated on each variable. The specially designed program all owed selecting for age, sex, locality and date on all the data. The aging technique utilizing three features on the back or the cranium proved unsuccessful as it was found to vary significantly with age and geography. Individual variation discovered here was found to essentially substantiate works of previous authors but encompasses a greater variety of features. Sexual dimorphism is found significant at varying levels, ranging from less than .750 to .990. Geographic variation is found to be very high owing to the ecological requirements and ultimately the distributional pattern of the species. The significance found here appears to result, to a large degree, from distances between the populations. A cline in characters was uncovered in both measurements and pelage. Animals to the South and West are generally larger and darker than those North and East. The status of M.p. finitus is reviewed with respect to the high level of individual and geographic variation seemingly intrinsic to these marginal populations. The population representing M.p. finitus from Dundy County, Nebraska, is no more distinct than any other populations studied and should be referred to the race Pennsylvanicus.
A Consultant's Guide to Historical Reenactment Activities on the Plains, 1823-1873
Authors:   , Smith Randy
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this thesis was to provide a guide for those who are interested in adopting the position of reenactment consultant by providing the procedures needed to undertake this goal. This study involved an investigation of the Plains region of the United States during the time period of 1823 to 1873. A review of literature was conducted that addressed the hobby of muzzle-loading, the days of the Santa Fe Trail, male and female roles, portrayal of these roles, and black powder guns of the Plains. As a result of the data gathered from this study, results are presented as well as a discussion of the conclusions, limitations of this research, and implications for further study.
The Effects of Lyrics of Selected Popular Music Forms on Body Image
Authors:   , Ring Andrea
Published: February 2023

The present study examined the effect of music, specifically listening to songs with lyrics that mention or emphasize attractiveness, on body image. Four scales were used to measure the cognitive (Attention to Body Shape Scale), behavioral (Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire), affective (The Body Esteem Scale), and perceptual (Body Figure Perception Questionnaire) components of body image. Appearance schema level was explored as a possible moderator and mood was explored as a possible mediator. The Appearance Schema Inventory was used to measure schematicity and the Brief Circumplex of Affect Scale was used to measure mood. Sixty-three participants from Fort Hays State University participated in the study (39 women & 24 men). Results revealed that music did not directly affect body image; however, when looking at mood as a mediator, results revealed that music affected mood and mood affected the affective component of body image. Appearance schema level did not appear to moderate the effect of the music. Due to the methodological limitations of this study's design, future research is needed to further explore the extent music media influences body image. Information gained from additional research could assist in managing society's growing problem with body dissatisfaction.
Behavior of Prairie Plants During Winter Months
Authors:   , Singh Ram
Published: February 2023

The principle purpose of this study was to classify and describe the rosettes of some prairie forbs. Twenty five different species of forbs were studied in the college pasture about two and one-half miles west of Hays, Kansas. Observations were taken on appearance, growth and development and condition in which plants spent winter season. Characteristics such as pubescence, leaf shape and color pattern of leaves were also included. Rosettes have been defined as a cluster of green leaves occurring on any part of the old plant body during winter months. According to the position of rosettes in relation to the old plant three types of rosettes were recognized namely, basal, stem, and terminal. Out of the 25 prairie forbs studied, 18 were found having some type of rosette form of growth. Eleven had basal, four had terminal and three had stem rosettes. The rest of the seven forbs possessed either crown buds or rhizomes. Rosettes, in general, varied considerably in their size and shape, and many rosette leaves were completely different from leaves found on the plant during the growing season. Most of the leaves were pubescent.
A Social Background Analysis of Kansas Supreme Court Justices, 1861-01/01/1965
Authors:   , Brown Kenneth
Published: February 2023

A general social background analysis is a collection of biographical data of a small group and a comparison of this data to each member within that group. Divisions according to any set of collected characteristics may be used as the basis for further comparison and observation of the group. This thesis is intended to apply a general social background analysis to the Kansas Supreme Court from 1861 to 1965 which will analyze characteristics of the justices in order to determine a \collective portrait\ for the Court. It does not in any way take into consideration subjective factors such as \why\ a specific Governor chooses a certain candidate, voter awareness and voter appraisal of candidates and their background, and/or the effects of such things as incumbency or concurring political movements on the shaping and choosing of the Supreme Court.
Recruitment and Selection Practices at Selected Municipal and County Law Enforcement Agencies in the State of Kansas
Authors:   , Ness Ellyn
Published: February 2023

This is a study to identify how Kansas municipal and county law enforcement agencies implement the personnel recruitment and selection process, and to gather data to determine if smaller police agencies are more likely to follow the Internal Model and if they are likely to use fewer recruitment techniques than departments which follow the External Model. This study used stratified random sampling to select and survey 100 municipal and county law enforcement agencies in Kansas. A total of 67 responded, yielding usable data on 65. In evaluating these data, it became quite apparent that Kansas municipal and county law enforcement agencies, in general, follow the Internal Model: the police department and the chief/sheriff, and/or mayor/council, make policy, hire personnel and generally do not rely on external sources for input into the process. Although this study had some limitations, the results provide an accurate portrayal of recruitment and selection process of municipal and county law enforcement agencies in Kansas. These data indicate that overall, law enforcement in Kansas has not come very far in implementing changes suggested 25 years ago in the 1967 document Task Force Report: Police. We apparently are still mired in the dark ages with regard to the recruitment and selection of police officers.
Primal Essence
Authors:   , Roberts Donna
Published: February 2023

My work taps the primal, spiritual forces within myself, while at the same time, it symbolizes the essence of universal primal energies. My paintings are an expression of the melding of the emotional, spiritual world and the concrete, physical world. Painting is a visceral response to the primal energies flowing through myself and nature. Total emersion of self in the painting process is vital to the expressive nature of my work. The direct, immediate technique of applying paint records my personal reactions to the process.
An Investigation of the Effects of Diabetes on Self-Concept
Authors:   , Zimmerman Leann
Published: February 2023

A Status survey one group design was employed to investigate the effects of diabetes on self-concept of 38 diabetics. Ten scales of the Tennessee Self Concept Scale were employed as dependent variables. Seven null hypotheses were written and tested to study the effects of diabetes on self-concept. The findings of this study supported some of the predictions found in the related literature. Such as those made by Biermann and Toohey (1981), Anderson (1982) and Koski, Kumento and Valve (1979). 1. Diabetics appeared to be lower in self-criticism than non-diabetics. 2. Sex class membership did not appear to effect the self-concept of diabetic. 3. Younger diabetics appeared to have a higher self-concept than older diabetics. 4. The length of time individuals had knowledge of their disease did not appear to affect the self-concept of diabetics. 5. Those diabetics with diet only as a control appeared to have a lower self-concept than those employing other types of control. 6. Formal education did not appear to affect the self-concept of diabetics. 7. Self-criticism appeared to be lower and higher within the dimension of family self. The individuals with a high self-criticism score had a lower mean score and the individuals with a low self-criticism score had a higher mean score in the dimension of family self.
Transformations of Lines and Conics in The Z-Plane
Authors:   , Deeter Charles
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the problem was to investigate the behavior of curves under some simple complex transformations. The transformations used were limited tow,= z 2 w = z2 1 , , and w = -z • The curves considered were limited to straight lines and conic sections. However, the general cases of the conics were usually too complicated to be dealt with in the thesis. Therefore, most of the conics considered were special cases which were simpler and from which some indication of t he behavior of more general cases might be found. Some interesting special cases of the more complicated transformations were treated briefly, as were practical applications of complex transformations. Sketches were included showing the results of the transformations in graphic form. It was noted that, in general, subjection of a curve to a transformation complicated that curve. Cases in which the curve was simplified were less numerous, but usually had gr eater chance of application.
Bats of Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota
Authors:   , Anderson John
Published: February 2023

The bat fauna of Jewel Cave National Monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota is poorly known. The objectives of this study were to locate, identify, and census bats residing in and around Jewel Cave during the summer, to identify foraging areas used by bats at the monument, and to locate, identify, and census bats that use Jewel Case as a hibernaculum. Nine species of bats, listed in descending order of abundance, were documented at the monument during the summer of 1989: Myotis ciliolabrum: M. lucifugus; M. volans; M. thysanodes; M. septentrionalis; Eptesicus fuscus; Plecotus townsendii; Lasiurus cinereus; Lasionycteris noctivagans. P. townsendii and all species of Myotis used Jewel Cave both day and night, whereas E. fuscus used the case only as a night roost. L. cinereus and L. noctivagans resided in the forest surrounding the cave. Ninety-three percent of the bats trapped and netted were males. Most bats foraged at the forest edge, especially near sources of water. The primary source of water was the monument’s sewage ponds, although some bats used stock tanks placed at springs to provide water for wildlife. During winter of 1989-1990, 1276 bats were counted in the hibernaculum in Jewel Cave. Six species (P. townsendii, M. ciliolabrum, M. lucifugus, M. septentrionalis, M. thysanodes, and M. volans) accounted for 907 individuals, and unidentified Myotis totaled 369 individuals. Most P. townsendii were found hibernating between survey points a17 and a13 (312 individuals) and between the catacombs and survey point b10 (427), whereas most Myotis were found in the Dungeon (266). Some Myotis also were found hibernating in Deep Canyon (98), New Hope (24), between survey points Z9 and Z13 (18), and at survey point B23 (17). Elsewhere in Jewel Cave, fewer than 12 bats were found in any one area.
The Relations Between Divorce and the Self-Concept of Children Referred for Special Education
Authors:   , Beer John
Published: February 2023

One hundred forty-nine children in grades kindergarten through 12th, ages 5 to 18 years of age participated. Children in this study were referred to special education for an evaluation or for counseling. They were referred for learning difficulties (LD), behavioral problems (BD), or they were performing exceptionally well in the classrooms (Gifted). One third of the children were from divorced homes. There were significant differences between children from divorced homes and nondivorced homes for IQ scores and a variety of academic subtests. The children from divorced homes scored lower than children from nondivorced homes, but the mean scores for both groups were within the average range. Children actually being placed in special education and children not being placed in special education were also significantly different on certain variables (primarily IQs). As was expected, gifted children scored higher on more variables than did BD or LD children. BD children generally scored higher on more variables than did the LD children.
A Study of Space and Facilities of Selected Kindergarten Classrooms
Authors:   , Earls Bert
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to analyze the space and facilities of selected kindergarten classrooms. The specific purpose of this study were (1) to compare the space and facilities found in the classrooms to criteria developed thorough research; and (2) to present tables to show the space and facilities as they were in the selected kindergarten classrooms. This study was limited to kindergarten classrooms located in the following Kansas communities: Bucklin, Ford, Mullinville, Greensburg, Macksville, Kinsley, Protection, Ashland, Coldwater, Minneola, Meade, Kingsdown, Wilroads Gardens, and Dodge City. Twenty-five school systems were personally visited by the investigator but only twenty kindergarten classrooms were found in these schools. Arrangements for visitations were made through telephone conversations and personal contacts. A five-page check sheet was completed for each kindergarten classroom visited. A small portion of the needed information was obtained by questioning kindergarten teachers, building principals, and custodians. Criteria were established using: (1) “The national Council on Schoolhouse Construction for Planning School Plants”, (2) “A Manual for Evaluating School Facilities”, and (3) the investigator’s personal background and experiences in the kindergarten area.
Raising Copper and Silver Forms by the Modified English Method
Authors:   , Leon Clinton
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this thesis is twofold: to present the design and creation of a church service and to present modified symbols in jewelry design.
Reflections of Nature
Authors:   , Pillard Gary
Published: February 2023

In my opinion, art is the most personal means of expressing myself that I am capable of, and therefore the most difficult to examine and explain. My paintings and drawings are the innermost feelings about something very close to me, namely nature. Nature is an inspiration to me because it has freedom, it has space, it has endurance and longevity. This, however, does not mean that my work is merely a copy of nature. I dislike copying from pictures because that does not give me enough freedom to discover my feelings about a subject. And I do not paint from nature, but rather of nature. Nature has no starting point or stopping point, no beginning or end. So, I draw from my mind the stored-up images that I have accumulated from nature and, through a spiritual gift (for I do believe that art is a spiritual talent), I try to depict my feelings about the wonder of the outdoors. My art, then, becomes an expression of my mood coupled with an imaginary interpretation of something I have seen in my lifetime.
Content Analysis of the Holtzman Inkblot Test with Regard to the Projection of Anxiety
Authors:   , Brown Duane
Published: February 2023

I t has been stated that an S's responses are assumed to reveal various aspects of personality. Although there have been no published validation studies on the HIT, it is intended to measure essentially the same variables as the Rorschach. In all probability, when there is a similarity between the Holtzman scoring; category and the Rorschach scoring category, the HIT is revealing similar aspects of personality. Many attempts to measure anxiety have remained at the qualitative level while others have used relatively quantitative psychometric techniques. A recent book (Cattell and Sheier, 1961) presents descriptions of many instruments available for clinical measurement of anxiety. However, all the tests described are recommended for further clinical research. The purpose of the present research, in broad outline, is to use Holtzman's criteria for scoring content to determine whether or not this new test-which seems to have considerable promise as a research instrument because of its psychometric properties--is a valid means for measuring anxiety. Two experimenters (Es) collaborated on collecting the data for this research. The other E is investigations the HIT with regard to \hostility.”
Kinesthetic Versus Visual Retroactive Inhibition
Authors:   , Hergert Merril
Published: February 2023

In this paper an attempt was made to show that forgetting is caused by interfering activities in time and not by time as such. To demonstrate this the many studies concerning the effects of interpolated activities on learning were investigated. These findings were interpreted in terms of an interference theory of forgetting and a perseveration theory of learning. The many studies involving retroactive inhibition seem to support the idea of a perseverating action in the neural tissues of the brain even after the overt learning process has come to an end. When this perseverating activity is allowed to continue without interference, cellular changes occur thereby allowing memory to become permanent. There is evidence presented also which suggests that forgetting is greatest when the interpolated activity and the original learning activity involve the use of the same receptor. Because the use of a specific receptor excites neural activity in a particular area of the brain, it was suggested that forgetting is greatest when a common sense modality is used in the original and interpolated learning, because the neural activity in both cases is concentrated in the same area of the brain. As a result forgetting is increased because of the interference, which prevents the memory trace from becoming established by disrupting the reverberating circuits.
Esp Target Picture Retrieval : A Test of Honorton's Binomial Response Code in Assessing the Effects of Feedback
Authors:   , Giebel Barbara
Published: February 2023

A free-response test of ESP was conducted to test Tart’s application of learning theory to the ESP process. The method used was target picture retrieval with immediate feedback given as to correctness of response following each target picture being sent to the subject by a teammate. Honorton’s Binomial Response Code was used to judge the response given. This consisted of 10 binomial categories being set up to which the subject could signify the absence or presence of content in the picture being sent to him. Subjects served as their own control in an earlier session where no feedback was presented. Two of the ten subjects obtained scores significantly higher when feedback was presented. None of the subjects showed a significant decline in scores with the application of feedback. These results corresponded with predictions Tart made concerning the addition of feedback and with other studies conducted which showed that feedback can increase scoring an ESP tests for some subjects.
Graded Stimulus Presentation and Muscle Relaxation in the Reduction of Classically Conditioned Autonomic Responses
Authors:   , Husted Lester
Published: February 2023

The relative importance of graded stimulus presentation and muscle relaxation in the reduction of classically conditioned autonomic responses were investigated in an experimental analogue of systematic desensitization and its component parts. Skin resistance responses (SRR) were conditioned to a 700 cps. tone. The conditioned response was subjected to one of four \treatment\ procedures: 1) graded counterconditioning (GCC), 2) non-graded counterconditioning (NCC), 3) graded extinction (GE), and nongraded extinction (NE). Differences in response reduction between groups during and after treatment were tested. No significant differences In SRR magnitude were found for any of the groups between conditioning test trials and post treatment test trials. Relaxation training and induction did produce significant reductions in electromyographic activity and basal heart rate compared to the nonrelaxed conditions during treatment trials. Correlations between the different physiological measures were calculated with results predictable from the literature. The results of this study lack reliability due to a lack of reliable conditioning and small number of subjects meeting conditioning criteria.