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 1962
Initiating a Guidance Program, Noel Kendall Pottorff
Recreation: An Answer to the Golden Age Problem, William R. Prince
The Evaluation of Certain Social Attitudes in Industrial Arts, John Stanley Ratts
Historical and Philosophical Background Leading to the Development of Industrial Arts in the United States, Bently W. Robinson
The Nature of Light and Matter a Background for the Quantum Theory, Mervin W. Smart
A Study to Determine the Best Organizational Plan for the Seventh Grade, James M. Sprengel
Color and the Industrial Arts Laboratory, James E. Thompson
A Study of the Gifted and a Proposed Program for the Academically Talented Elementary Pupil, George E. Troutt Jr.
Adapting Period Plays to Modern Staging, Using Platforms and Step Units, William Joseph Tucker
Possibilities of Leather for Business, Hobby, and Convalescence, Hubert A. Unfried
A Suggested Intramural Program for a High School With a Large Enrollment, Charles R. Vaughan
A Brief Investigation of the Educational Problems Relating to the Gifted Child, Clark B. Vivian
The Role of the School in Disasters, Donald B. Wakeling
Resume of Industrial and Vocational Education in the USSR, Theodore H. Wessel
The Illinois State-Wide Testing Program--A Comparison of Advanced Drafting Students with their Respective Junior Class at Argenta-Oreana High School, Kenneth W. Wolf
Theses/Dissertations from 1961
Effects of Tobacco Smoking and Athletics, James D. Anderson
A Paper to the Faculty of the Department of Music, Roger A. Bassana
A Historical Survey of the Penal Institutions of Illinois, Robert Franklin Beals
A Survey of the Audio_Visual Program for the Community Schools of Rochester, Indiana, David B. Boyd
A Proposed Handbook for Intramural Sports at Cumberland high School, Thomas L. Buchanan
A Survey of the Foreign Policies of Herbert Hoover During his Presidency, Adelaide B. Cambridge
A Study of Personnel Relationships Within the School, Delores Campbell
A Library Program for Second Grade, Patricia Casey
Plywood, its History, Manufacture, and Use in Specific Industrial Arts Areas, Charles R. Clark
The Purpose of this Study is to Determine the Responsibility of the School in Selecting and Using Telecasts, Kelsey Eugene Cummings
A Proposed Guide for Intramural Athletics at Warren Junior High School, Harold Parker Davis
A Study to Determine the Goals and the Oranizational Structure of the Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers, Gilbert F. Deimel
Assessing the Professional Adequacy of the National Education Association, Richard G. Enochs
A Guide for Planning Indoor Physical Education and Athletic Facilities, James William Erdmann
Tests in Guidance, Carl H. Etchason
An Evaluation of American Diplomacy at Yalta, James R. Fredenberger
A Proposed Intramural Program Applicable for the Villa Grove High School, Russell S. Ghere
A Comparison and Interpretation of the Expenditure Patterns of the General Education Fund of California and Illinois, Roger Gustin
The Educational Benefits of the Kit Type Activity in Industrial Arts Education, Richard D. Heath
A Study to Determine the Development of the Core Curriculum and the Place of the Teacher in it, Donald R. Holmes
A Comparative Study of Status of the Public-School Teacher in England and the United States, Alta W. Huddleston
Democracy and American Schools, Helene L. Huddleston
The Steps and Procedures in the Construction of a Track and Field Facility, Charles Edward Hussman
Teaching Reading Study-Skills in Content Areas, Anna Lee James
A Study to Determine the Affect of Democratic and Autocratic Administration upon the Teachers of Two Nations, Eva Lena Kelley
Suggessions for Organizing a Testing Program in Grades K Through 9, Bruce D. Knicley
A Proposed Intramural Handbook for MacMurray College, Jerry E. Lace
Understanding and Using Achievement Test Results Especially Fifth Grade Level in Mattoon Community Unit II, Grace Lamkin
A Curriculum for Boys' Physical Education in Small High Schools, Tracy D. Lewis
The Need for Remedial Physical Education in Public Schools, Donald E. Magsamen
The Importation and Utility of Exotic Woods in the United States, G. A. McArthur
A Study to Investigate Selected Responsibilities and Duties of the Athletic Contest Manager, Paul A. McGarvey
A Survey of Youth's Knowledge and Understanding of Sex with Respect to its Place in the Secondary School, Thomas D. Morgan
The School of Business Manager in Eduacation, Richard Mosier
Guatemalan Enigma 1954, James C. Muchmore
Legal Liabilities Involved in Physical Education and Athletic Injuries, Rex Orr
A Study of Twentieth Century Research Into Causes of Functional Articulation Defects, Larry A. Oseland
A Guide to In-Service Education, Paul Preston
An Elementary Approach to Boolean Algebra, Ruth Queary
Would Aristotle Approve of the Tragedy of Julius Caesar?, Kathryn Robertson
A Study of Junior High School Interscholastics Athletics, Gene Runde
Within-Class Grouping in the Elementary School, Bill E. Sargent
Some Places Where Set Theory May be Introduced into Secondary Mathematics, Maurice E. Shanholtzer
Use of Hypothermia in the Treatment of Athletic Injuries, Robert E. Sink
The Role of Design in Industrial Arts, Leonard D. Smith
The Extent and Nature of Use of Tape Recorders in the Public Schools of the Eastern Division of th Illinois Education Association, Calvin L. Stockman
Attitudes Toward Learning in Ability Groups, William J. Strater
A Study to Formulate a Guide to Assist Teachers in Preparing, Conducting, and Evaluating Teacher-Parent Interviews, Paul F. Swinford
A Study of the Origin, Developments and Modern Methods of Block Printing, Robert M. Thomas
A Comparison of Three Methods of Evaluating Manipulative Skill in Industrial Arts, Robert L. Thompson
The Responsibilities of School Personnel for the Factors Affecting Teacher Morale, Thomas H. Ulmer
Phonetics in the Reading Progam and an Evaluation of It in the East Richland Schools, Omer Ulrich
The Matrimonial Concept of School Public Relations, James C. Van Delinder
Design in Industrial Arts, James C. Warren
The Value of Weight Training in Physical Education, Ronald G. Webb
A Review of the Historical Geography of Wyoming, Kenneth E. Winkler
Theses/Dissertations from 1960
A Study of the Curriculum of a Small high School with Emphasis on the Business Department, Stanley G. Albin
Survey of Agencies Providing Recreation in Charleston, Mervin C. Baker
Project Use in the Teaching of High School Biology, Norma Grace Hockett Bauer
The Fundamental Atomic Particles, Ransom Bloomer Beers
Physical Education Program for Griffin high School Springfield, Illinois, James L. Belz
Children's Literature in the Primary Grades, Ruby I. Bethard
Causes, Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries, Winston Brown
A Study of Equipment and Activities for a Proposed Office Practice Course at Cumberland High School, Baker Lucille Buchanan
The Development of a Proposed Program of Intramurals for Bishop Griffin High School Springfield, Illinois, Patrick G. Cahill
A Study of the Required Physical Education Programs in Public Schools of the United States, Thomas E. Coleman
The Importance of the Library in a Public High School, Lucy Ware Connell
An Analysis of the Testing Program in Grades III through V in Franklin School of Mattoon, Illinois, with Emphasis on Arithmetic, Brenadine Marie Day
A History of Story-Telling and How to Tell a Story, Mona Eaton
From Here to Eternity: A Tragedy, Samuel F. Eaton
The Place of Physical Education in the Curriculum, Charles W. Edgington
Liability for Accidents in Physical Education, Clinton N. Fitzpatrick
A Summary to Determine the Preparational Backgrounds of Guidance Personnel in Illinois, Rudy G. Gonzales
Odysseus' and Aeneas' Visits to the Underworld, Velta Goodfellow
Curriculum Adjustment for the Superior Student with Special Reference to Lincoln School at Mattoon, Sylvia Starwalt Grisamore
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness and to Propose a Plan for Improvement of the Eureka Junior and Senior High School Guidance Program, George Hackler Jr.
A Proposed Optimum Guidance Program, Donald W. Henderson
A Comparative Study of Audio-Visual Utilization by Recent Eastern Illinois University Graduates, Donald L. Hoops
A Study of the Value of The Tempest for Audiences and Readers- Elizabeth and Modern, Blanche Garren Icenogle
Cadenus and Vanessa, Patricia Irvine
A Guide for the Development of and Intramural Sports Program for Edwards Senior High School, Albion, Illinois, John H. Keener
T.S. Eliot: Portrait of a Mind, Mildred C. Miller
A Short History of Mathematical Symbolism, James E. Mitchell
Guidance for Arthur Community Unit, J. C. Moore
