The University Archives at Butler University houses all physical copies of the University’s student theses, including both graduate and undergraduate works. Select digital copies—which include most contemporary, copyright-cleared, and public-domain theses—are available below.
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Theses/Dissertations from 1941
An Investigation of the Present Status of the Christian Home in America, Edward Eugene Russell
Double Promotion and its Effects on the Child in the Indianapolis Public Schools, Wilma V. Sonnefield
The Doctrine of Christian Service as Practiced by the Quakers, Donald B. Spitler
The Social Implications in the Dramas of John Galsworthy, Dorothy Ann Springer
Conservation in Text Books of Biology, Paul Van Swearingen
The Contribution of Walter Scott to the Nineteenth Century Reformation, Herbert John Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 1940
Making Clubs More Effective in the Junior High Schools in Indianapolis, Irma M. Biedenmeister
A Study of Student Publications, Ernest Brown
A History of Wilmington Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Elmer H. Brown Jr.
A Follow-Up Study of the Graduates of an Orphans' Home, D. Samuel Cade
A Study of the Educational Background of Employing Officials (Trustee and Advisory Board) in Rural Townships of Indiana, Olive Liddell Casey
A Survey of Physical Education in Schools for the Deaf, Jacob L. Caskey
Military Training in the Secondary Schools, Louis H. Chaney
A Safety Survey, Shyrl G. Craig
Some Aspects of the National Land System as Seen in the Jeffersonville, Indiana, Land Office, Russell W. Curtis
The Tragic Light In Edwin Arlington Robinson, Margaret L. Dauner
Needs of Local Employers and the Commercial Educational Program for Negro Students, Anna B. Dawson
Safety for Elementary School Playgrounds, Willard J. Day
Extra-Curricular Activities of the High Schools of Tipton County, Robert L. Duncan
Comparison of the Teaching Profession in England and the United States, Mildred Eisaman
Pauline Evangelism, Samuel Emerick
Female Education as Reflected in Victorian Fiction, Mary F. Fields Beeler
The Interpretation of Holy Scripture by the Consensus of the Church, V. G. Gilbert
Fifty Years of Curriculum Development in High School "Z", Walter H. Harmon
A Survey of the Reading Achievement in the 9B at Arsenal Technical Schools and Suggestions for a Remedial Program, Leunice H. Horne
The Physician in Shakespeare and Jonson, Eleanor W. Kahn
The History and Development of Education in the Catholic Colleges and University in the State of Indiana, May E. Moran
Lighting in the Schools of Shelby County, Indiana, Wray Orem
The Junior High School Music Teachers and Some Problems They May Encounter, Adelaide T. Riley
Legislative Control of Kokomo, Indiana A Typical Third Class Indiana City, Forrest L. Roe
The Value of Vocational Guidance in Music in Public Schools and Practical Information Concerning Various Musical Vocations, Lois Le Saulnier Miers
An Evaluation of Music Education Courses, George M. Small
A Study of the Causes of the Reading Difficulties of Thirty Children in the Butler Reading Clinic the Summer of 1939, Evelyn Townsend
Industrial Arts Objectives, David R. Winegarden
Junior High School Music the Vital Link Between Required and Elective Music, Mary Z. Zenor
Theses/Dissertations from 1939
Music as a Satisfying Expression to Pupils Slow in Academic Work, Alma P. Bolen
The Rural Weekly Newspaper in Indiana as an Agent of School Publicity, Allen K. Buchanan
The European Background in the Novels of Henry James, Virginia I. Carnefix
The Early Moravian Settlement in Bartholomew County, Indiana, Vernon W. Couillard
Personal Relation Between Byron and Shelley, Margaret Feeney
Sixty Years of Pioneer Catholic Education in Indiana 1789-1849, Winifred A. Galvin
The Effect of Music on Mental Deficiency, Russell E. Goucher
Remedial Reading in the Junior High School, Martha E. Horner
Raymond Poincare's Role in the Negotiations from June 28 to August 4, 1914, Corlie E. Jackson
Safety Education in the Public Schools, Ernest E. Lefforge
Achievement and Aims in Junior High School Mathematics in Indianapolis, Paul I. Miller
The Significance of [dam] in the Hebrew Religious System, Karl G. Peterson
Student Participation in School Control in the Junior High Schools of Indianapolis, Indiana, Hattie M. Redford
Problems for Solid Geometry, Goldia S. Repetto
The Status of Pupil Transportation in Virginia, Archie G. Richardson
The Historical and Theological Background of the Reformed Church in the United States, Carl J.G. Russom
The Theology of Clement of Alexandria, Edward M. Sausaman
Music Students in Academic Subjects, Harold E. Winslow
Educational Qualifications and Personality Characteristics of the Grade Teacher Who Teaches Music, Harriett J. Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 1938
An Experiment in Personal Guidance in the Junior High School, Madeline M. Allen
Chase and Lincoln in the Election of 1864, Ellis H. Ewing
The Elementary School Library and How It Functions in Indiana, Helen Estelle Fullenwider
The Construction and Operation of a Reaction Time Machine, Austin T. Funk
A Retrospective Study and Critical Evaluation of Radio Education in the Public Schools, Teresa H. Glockling
Social Service in the Indianapolis Schools, Marion L. Griffin
A Critical Investigation of the Textual Variances of the Book of Jonah, Grace C. Henry
The Application of the Principles of New Testament Stewardship to the Problems of World Peace, Berwyn E. Jones
The Status of Graduate Work in Colleges of Education in the United States, James R. Landreth
Radio and the English Teacher, Doris L. Lynn
Jewish Proselyte Baptism and Its Relation to Christian Baptism, Glen W. Mell
The Relationship Between the Home Environment and Certain Phases of Achievement, Maude M. Meriwether
History of Camp Butler, Emma E. Parrotte
A Survey of the Reading Achievement in the Third Grades of a Group of Selected Schools in St. Louis and Suggestions for a Remedial Program, Rubye G. Peake
Reading Difficulties of the Third Grade, Beulah Plake
The Chivalric Ideal in the Work of Sir Walter Scott, Margaret E. Remy
Dickens' Interest in the Theatre, Alberta M. Speicher
The History of the Christian Churches in Marion County, Indiana, Perry W. Swann
The Test-Study Versus the Study-Test Method in the Teaching of Spelling in Grades V and VI, Rose H. Thompson
Biography of Leonard P. Ayres, Cora A. Trefz
An Investigation of the Various Interpretations of the Song of Songs, Gilbert L. Weidman
Theses/Dissertations from 1937
Band Arranging, Frederic Barker
The Effect of Training Students to Grade Compositions on Composition Work, Jessie B. Chalifour
A Study of the Effect the Economic Disorder has had on the Libraries of Indianapolis, Lorene T, Cook
Research Problem Pertaining to Growth and Development of the Child Voice with Course of Study, May Dorsey
Music Course of Study for the Junior High School, Josephine Ellison
Books for Young Americans, Past and Present, Olive K. Funk
Intelligence in Action, Robert A. Gossett
Junior High School Recreational Reading, Martha O. Guilford
Shakespeare's Treatment of the Troilus and Cressida Story, Lucile A. Gwyn
The Problem of Authority in the Theology of Alexander Campbell, Kenneth E. Hartman
The History and Development of Handwriting From Prehistoric Times to 1925, Lyel M. Hess
Matthew Arnold and His Work in Education, Madge L. Kesselring
An Analysis of High School Histories From 1836 to 1936, Ancel G. Lewis
History of Mathematics as Enrichment of the Junior High School Mathematics Curriculum, Effie B. McDougall
The History of Christian Education Among the Disciples of Christ in Indiana, R. Powell Mead
The Relation Between Achievement in Home Economics and Intelligence, Lucy Montgomery
A Critical Study of Scribal Errors in the Book of Jeremiah in the Light of the Septuagint, David C. Pellett
The Revolutionary Philosophy of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Jean H. Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 1936
Legal Aspects of State-Wide Teacher Retirement Laws, Edward C. Baldwin
The Movement Toward Unemployment Insurance in the United States, William T. Davis
A History of the Indianapolis Journal, Harold F. Irby
The Treatment of Lancelot in English Literature From 1100 to 1900, Norma Koch
A study of the opportunities for adult education in the city of Columbus Indiana as an index to future plans to meet the needs of the local community, Daisy M. Linson
Vocational Art Education in Indianapolis, Helen Mowrey
Music Supervision, Stanley Norris, B. M.