Every candidate who is granted the degree, Master of Science in Education, must present evidence of his ability to conduct an independent study and to report his findings in writing of a quality appropriate to the master's degree level of maturity. The report must be in a style and form acceptable in formal writing. It is recommended that the subject of the paper grow out of an aspect of Group II of the candidate's program of studies. The candidate may elect one of two plans for satisfying this requirement...
Plan B. Candidates electing to complete requirements under this plan may submit a term paper from a course in Group II in fulfillment of the requirement. To be acceptable for this purpose, the paper must be so certified by the candidate's adviser and the instructor of the course in which the paper is submitted. It is required that the original copy of the paper submitted under Plan B, appropriately bound, be deposited in the office of the Dean of the Graduate School.
From the Graduate Bulletin 1965-1967
Theses/Dissertations from 1964
A Survey of Former Oakland High School Students as an Aid in Curriculum Planning, Julius F. Wiese
Industrial Education as a Possible Factor in Reducing Public School Drop-Outs, Bruce Wisner
A Survey of Employment Oppurtunities in Mattoon, Illinois for Non-Graduating High School Students, Thomas A. Wonderlin
A Statistical Study of the New Basketball Rule for 1963-64 Requiring the Official Clock to be Stopped After Each Violation, Leslie L. Wothke
Art Education/At Mid- Century 1950-1960, David J. York
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
Rock Island Prison 1863-1865, David C. Allen
A Follow-Up Study of the Jamaica High School; 1956-1962, Ralph Ambler
A Comparison of the Areas of Instruction Offered by the Physical Education Departments of Small Christian Colleges, Donald E. Atkinson
Football Scouting, John Andrew Beno
Trends and Functions of the Vocational Guidance Program, Frank W. Bogle
The Responsibilities of Administrators and Counselors in a Guidance Program, Ralph E. Buesking
The Use of Ratio in Teaching per cent, Richard R. Considine
A Survey of High School Player Eligibility Rules in Athletics in Certain Midwest States, Jan L. Cralle
Grouping Considerations in the Elementary School, Mrs. Aileen Davis
A Study of Programs and Course Offerings in Audiovisual Education at Selected Colleges and Universities of the United States, Thomas R. Drury
The Industrial Arts Curriculum in Illinois, Howard S. Eads
The Influence of Automation on Business Education at the Secondary Level, David K. Eberhart
A Transcription and Arrangementof the Third Movement of the Symphony #2 by Howard Hanson, Glen D. Fair
Methods and Criteria for the Selection of Teaching Personnel in Christian County, Illinois, Robert F. Fleming
Student Leadership its Organization and Supervision for the High School Physical Education Program, Elaine Frantz
Organizing and Supervising an Adapted and Restricted Physical Education Program for McHenry High School, Lorraine Frantz
Development of Federal Aid for Vocational Education, George W. Fritschle
A Brief Consideration of Junior High School Athletics, James L. Gardner
Ability Grouping in the Junior High School, James P. Green
A Comparison of Grade Point Averages of Participants and Non-Participants in the Intramural Program, William R. Hardin
A Discussion of Selected Problems of Technical Education, Harrel M. Howard
A Follow-up Study of Graduates of Homer High School, Homer, Illinois, for the Years 1955 through 1962, Virgil Leroy Hudson
A Study of Isometric and Isotonic Exercises on the Jumping Ability of College Basketball Players, David L. Hudssey
The Variable Annuity, Danny J. James
A Suggested high School-Community Aquatic Guide, Richard L. Kelley
History and Criticism of the Tragic Hero, James Donald Kirkham
A Suggested Method for Selecting Textbooks for Industrial Arts Courses in High School, Merwyn Allen Klehm
Proof Presumptive on the Mystery of Congreve, Elizabeth Lambird
Organization and Use of Citizens' Advisory Committees, Ernest R. Lamkey
The Educational Tax Rate in Community Unit District #2, Keith R. Lape
Suggested Guide of Indoor Physical Education and Athletic Facilities for a Medium Sized High School, Edward E. Madix
Prevention of Football Injuries, Roger H. Manvel
Muscular Dystrophy, Vice Midred
Group Processes and Their Implications for Teaching, Paul Moyes
Legal Liability in Physical Education and Athletics, William R. Neibch
Handling Individual Differences in a High School Bookkeeping Class, Jaree Norsuvan
Bias in Interviewing, Barbara Hires Owens
Educational Foundations of Junior High School Varsity Athletics, Jerry Lee Porter
A University and a State-Federal Agency Combine Facilities to Provide Mental Health Services on a Campus, Dale C. Rush
An Analysis of Wuthering Heights, Linda Seaton
Citizens Advisory Committes, An Aid to Education, John D. Shoot
An Independent Occupational Survey of Local Community, Loy Morris Simcox
A Survey on the Organization of Junior High School Interscholastic Athletics in the State of Illinois, Jerome E. Slowinski
Techniques of the Initial Interview, Nate Spear
Communications at Cumberland, Halley E. Strole
A Review of the Early Philosophies of Arthur B. Mays and William E. Warner, Joseph Szabo
A Study of the Social Implications and Growth of the Junior College, John H. Tankersley
Planning and Constructing the Complete Baseball Playing Field, James F. Taylor
Job Opportunities in Effingham, Illinois for Adolescents with a Terminal Education of Grade Twelve or Less, Frances C. Wallace
Rearing Leaf-Miners from Eupatorium Rugosum, Thomas L. Waltrip
A Brief History of Some Common American Units of Length and Weight, Melvin M. Williams
Liability in Physical Education, Wilmer F. Woelfer
An Interpretation of Agricultural Land use Across the Shelbyville Moraine, Troyt York
The Historical Geography of the Hopi Area, James D. Young
Theses/Dissertations from 1962
Henry Clay and his "American System", Frances Vosburgh Baker
Developing an Adapted Physical Education Program in the Secondary Schools, Wanda J. Bell
The Development of Sound Mental Health in the Elementary Classroom, Mildred Boals
Initiating and Executing a Guidance Program in the Bethany Elementary School, Lucile Bosomworth
Guerrilla Warfare in the Civil War, Ronald D. Bushue
Planning the Power Mechanics Laboratory, John L. Cassani
Factors of School Desegregation, Anne Clark
Intergration of Plane and Solid Geometry, Leo W. Cordes
A Proposed Method of Cataloging, Classifying, Processing and Shelving Audio-Visual Materials, Lewis H. Crane
Current Trends and Developments in Art Education, Jimmie Keith Crown
Safety in Varsity Sports, Harley Dale Culberson
Recreational Survey of Champaign, Illinois, David M. Decker
Implementation of the Guidance Program in the Elementary and Junior High Schools Taylorville, Illinois, Charles Wesley Drake
The Teacher and the Teachers Union, George E. Dunlap
Student Activities at Civic Memorial High School Bethalto, Illinois, Irvin John Emert
A Survey of Gymnastics in Secondary Schools Served by Eastern Illinois University, Fred E. Gaines
Measurement and Evaluation in a Junior High School Exploratory Typewriting Course, John D. Hall
A Follow-Up Study of the 1955-56 Graduating Class of Charleston Community Unit Number 1, Harold Hankins
A Progressive Activity Program for Teaching Soccer in the Intermediate Grades, Lucile Higgerson
A Second Income Through Equity Investments, Dwight W. Holmes
Probation: A Survey of Vermilion County, Illinois, Lyle G. Huddleson
William Graham Sumner: Conservative Advocate, Thomas R. Jenkins
The Whooping Crane, Warren William Jones
The Variable Annuity Business Education 480, William C. Kilhoffer
The Fall and Rise of the Spontaneous Generation Theory, Edna Maki Kniskern
Measurments and Evaluation in a Proposed One-Semester Typewriting Course, John Lawrence Kuruc
The Individualised Reading, Phyllis N. Lape
Analysis of the Labrador-Quebec Iron Ore Trough, John Leander
Plans and Procedure for the Construction of a Baseball Field, Clark Howard Leden
Application of Weight Training to Basketball, Ken Ludwig
A Survey of the Audio-Visual Program for the Community Unit Schools of Neoga, Illinois, Lyle R. Marshall
The Economic Status of the Russian Teacher, Jerry Maxwell
Recreational Contributions of Civic Organizations, Churches, and Schools in Olney, Illinos, Betty McVaigh
An Analysis of Emotional Proof Used by Clarence Darrow in the Summation Speech of the Loeb-Leopold Trail of August, 1924, John Michael Muchmore
A Comparison of Mammal Skin Tissues, Ronald Dean Musgrave
The Implication of Molded Plywood, Charles C. Nickum
The Cahokia Teacher Strike, John A. O'dell
Administrative Aspects of a Physical Education Program, William Parmentier
Josph Neef and His Methods of Teaching, Robert L. Phillips
