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 1960
A First Grade Language Program, Dorothy Moran
A Study to Determine the Professional Backgrounds of Guidance Personnel in Illinois, Pauline N. Moroni
The Place of Tennis in the Physical Educaiton Program, Kenneth P. Niebrugge
Selection and Planning of Equipment for the Jefferson Junior High School Homemaking Program, Marion Pophan
Administration of Varsity Athletic Awards in Secondary Schools, B. A. Prater
Investigation of Art Metal Work, Joseph E. Pruett Jr.
Audio-Visual Aids to be Used in the Teaching of Typing, Willis Rademacher
Physical Education Program for Niantic-Harristown High School, Donald E. Richardson
The Role of Primitive Camping in Family Recreation, Mary Kathryn Schouten
Metal Spinning, William R. Schouten
Introducing Guidance Services in a Small Junior High School, John Stabler
A Suggested Manual for a Seventh Grade, Sue B. Stoner
The Problem of Justifying an Athletic Program that Includes Sports that are Not Able to Support Themselves Financially, Andrew J. Sullivan
A Recreation Survey of the City of Effingham, Glen W. Temple
A Study of the Harshman Community and the Community Industries in Sullivan, Illinois and their Significance to the Guidance Counselor in the Sullivan School System, Rosemary E. Ulmer
Tools, Materials, and Processes in Leathercraft, Robert L. Weppler
Theses/Dissertations from 1959
A Suggested Self-Evaluation Rating Scale for Industrial Arts Teachers, Arnold C. Anderson
The Coach as a Guidance Counselor, Harold G. Anderson
Extra-Mural Competitive Athletics Can Be a Part of Education, Gail Barton
The Plan for Supervision in the Decatur School System with Specific Reference to the E. J. Muffley Elementary School, Eldon G. Bickers
Storytelling and its Place in Primary Education, Stella M. Boldrey
The Purchase and Care of Athletic Equipment, Donald Brumleve
A Proposed Rating Scale for the Evaluation of Projects in Industrial Arts Woodworking, Thomas E. Burke
A Guidance Program for Tuscola Community High School, William P. Butkovich
Integrating Industry Produced Educational Aids and Literature into the Industrial Arts Curriculum, Lloyd Cundiff
An Inquiry Perinent to Current Criticisms of Public Education, Harry Leroy Donaldson
Iron Ore, David A. Fisher
A Study and Comparison of the General Objectives of Art Education and Industrial Arts Education, Larry F. Fulton
The Seriously Retarded Reader of Junior High, Mildred Harlan Fuqua
An Industrial Education Program for a School District of Fifty Thousand Population, Gordon L. Galbreath
Lincoln's Absences From Washington, James I. Garner
A Nine Week Course Syllabus for Wood Working in Ninth Grade, Dane C. Henderson
Factors Related to Enrollment in Ninth Grade Mathematics Courses in Charleston High School, Mary K. Hoffman
Selection and Retention of Teachers in Central Illinois, Vern Ingrum
A Case Study of Guidance in the Newman Illinois School District, Clarence I. Jasper
A Follow-Up Study of Industrial Arts Graduates from 1952 to 1958, Marion Kleiss
A Study of Several Factors Pertinent to Welding Instructions in Selected Illinois High Schools, Roger K. Lawson
A Survey of the Site, Settlement, and Changing Economy of Cumberland County, Thursa M. Lyons
Criteria for the Construction of Evaluation Instruments to be Used in Industrial Arts Classes, G. E. Maloney
Grouping, Marilouise Mashaney
A Study of High School Physical Education Facilities in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Ronald McMorris
A Philosophy of Physical Education and its Applications to Swimming, Margrey Meenen
A Recreation Survey of the Villiage of Atwood, John William Murphy
Status of Negroes in Education in Illinois, Dean L. Myers
Four Novels of Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Anna Carolyn Neal
Survey of Recreation in and Near the City of Danville, Kermit E. Radloff
The Teaching of Geography in the Primary Grades with Emphasis at Grade Three, Daisy Ruth Rainbolt
Geographical Factors of Korea, Richard I. Rude
How to Teach Percent in Seventh Grade, Ida Marie Schraut
A Study of a Mentally Retarded Pupil In the Mattoon, Illinois Schools, Frances Julian Smith
City Management, James L. Summers
Reading Improvement for University Students, Algury D. Swisher
Supervisory Functions of the Elementary Principal, Eli H. Webb
Plastics in the School Shop, Kenneth D. Wendling
A Curriculum Comparison of Parochial and Public Schools in the Area of Eastern Illinois University, Joseph Richard Whiston
Developing Word Recognition in the Second Grade, Doris I. S. Wiley
An Analysis of the First National Bank of Memphis, Tennessee, Billy D. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 1958
Kitimat of Alcan, James Alexander
An Exploration into American Leathercraft, Albert C. Bartels
A Survey on In-Science Training in Two Counties in East-Central Illinois, Robert J. Benefiel
Proposed Music Program for the Public Schools of Hoopeston, Merrill Wilbur Bone
A Study and Survey of Recreation in Newton, Illinois, Richard L. Campbell
Objective Observation- An Evaluating Instrument, Dwight L. Chapman Jr.
The Decatur Public School Speech Correction Program: Past, Present, and Future, Barbara Heise Clark
The Boy Scouts as a Recreational Agency, David Donald Cohrs
The Supervisory Role of the Elementary Principal, Betty Lou Cole
The Nature and Improvement of Listening Skills, J. L. Crites
The Development of Recreation in National Parks of the United States, Howard Ernst Edinger
Visual Aids for the Mathematics Classroom, Donald Lee Evitt
Guidance as a Part of the Bridgeport High School Curriculum, Donald W. Ferguson
A Ninth Grade General Mathematics Program, Berlen Flake
A Recreation Program for Tuscola, Harry C. Forrester
Charles A. Bennett: American Pioneer of Industrial Education, Robert H. Gilpin
Curriculum Development and A Review of the Sullivan Unit #300, Loren Jenne
An Historical - Geographical Survey of Vermilion County, Ruth Karen
The Purchase and Care of Athletic Equipment, Victor R. Landers
Plastic Fabrication Methods of Industry and the School Shop, Donald F. Lang
A History of Federal Aid to Education, Rosemarie Orlea Lang
A Suggested Training Program for Baseball, John Thomas McDevitt
Controlled Observation as an Evaluation Instrument in Industrial Arts Classes, Marion E. McDonald
Trends in Music Supervision, Ronald W. Miethe
Canadian Poetry, Dean J. Nugent
A Brief Discussion of Sociology, Marilyn Oglesby
Basketry and Its Use in a Craft Program, Teddy G. Potts
The Use of Objective Tests in Attaining Industrial Arts Objectives, Earl Shedlebower
Grassland Struggle for Existence, Arrah Jean Shumaker
Evaluating Selected Areas of Student Acheivement through Project Analysis, Dale Stretch
Speech in the Curriculum and its Guidance Function, Evelyn C. Tatge
Theses/Dissertations from 1957
Duties of School Board Members, Leo C. Baker
Implications of Automation for Industrial Arts Education, Victor E. Bell
The Parallel Development of the Apprenticeship System and Society, Felician A. Bright
A Study of Some Aspects in the Teaching of Woodwind Instruments, James Ray Brooks
The Application of a Philosophy of Physical Educaion to the Teaching of Modern Dance, Ruth Carey
A Proposed Course Guide for Junior High Crafts, Charles W. Cole
Plankton Study of the Eastern Illinois State College Campus Lake, Charles E. Compton
A Study of the Relationship of Vergil to Homer, Frances Russell Danforth
An Evaluation of Marital and Familial Advice In a Popular Journal, John D. Davies
Plastics, Ralph D. Fitch
Children's Fears, Donald Lee Griesemer
