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Theses/Dissertations from 1968
Assessment of Subjective Experiences of Boys Entering the Community From a Correctional School, Thomas W. DeJardin
Traits Associated with Choosing Social Work as a Career, Helen Ellsworth
Children’s Drama Available for the Elementary School Children of Portland, Oregon, Margaret Othus Gender
Child Care Arrangements in Affluence and Poverty, Josephine Jeannette Gurrola
Arturo Alessandri and the Chilean Presidential Elections of 1920: a thesis, Sally Ann Jones
The Identification of the Inorganic Components in the Calcareous Corpuscles From Mesocestoides Corti, Larry M. Kegley
A Comparison of Characteristics of Terminated AFDC Cases with Cases Remaining Active from the June 1966 AFDC Load in Linn County, Oregon, William Everett Lowther
Solving random walk problems using resistive analogues, Richard D. Morris
Precision measurements of the Mössbauer fraction of Fe⁵⁷ in Pt, Pd and Cu, Wilbur Lee Nees
A Clarification and Evaluation of Black Power, Beverly Jo Olson
Applications of Modified Wittig Reaction to Butatriene Synthesis, John Pearson
In-service education for teachers of family life education from a sociological viewpoint, Helen M. Running
Der Richter und der Gerechte in Dürrenmatts Dramen, Helga Schlichtherle
Investigation of attitudinal and behavioral changes of selected sixth grade students who attend an outdoor school, Robert R. Sesar
A series of paintings, both Oriental and Western, oriented toward a combination of the Western and Oriental styles in the use of mixed media, Young Hie Shin
Production of A thousand clowns, Clifford John Sowle
Color in Salt Glaze, Daniel Lee Stevens
A simple engobe developed for general studio use for wet and leather hard clay which may be adjusted with only minor changes to fit bone dry and bisque ware, Rose Marie Strassel
William Morris: esthetic for community, F. Eloise Taggart
The Development of a Clay Body with Compatible Glaze Formulae, Nancy Travers
Classes and Class Conflicts in Victorian England as Explored by Thomas Hardy, Nancy Burns Vail
Verbal Accessibility Between Marital Partners as Studied in a Court of Domestic Relations, Patricia Walker
An Analysis and Evaluation of the American Electoral College, Norma N. Williams
Intaglio printmaking in the secondary school, James Lester Wylder
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
Variations on two themes, Florence Lyn Bafus