Browsing W & L Historic Theses by Title
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Design of a Viaduct from Doremus Memorial Gymnasium to Wilson Athletic Field
The problem in this thesis is to provide some kind of suitable approach to the stadium on Wilson Athletic Field from the front of Doremus Memorial Gymnasium, for pedestrians. . . . The solution of this problem, as presented ... -
Design of a Water Pipe System to Create Improved Pressures in Lexington, Va.
The need for a new design for the water pipes and mains in the town of Lexington is evident. There are no existing maps showing the plan of the system, nor is there any knowledge of the location of mains, hydrants, gate, ... -
Design of Bridge over North River as an Entrance to Lexington, Virginia
The problem of this thesis is to provide some kind of a suitable approach across North River from the Lee Highway, as an entrance to Lexington, Virginia. . . . The solution of this problem as presented in this thesis, ... -
Detection and Characterization of Potential Carcinogens in Eucalyptus and Chaparral Herbal Teas
Four different mutant strains of Salmonella typhimurium were used in accordance with the Ames mutagenicity assay to detect and characterize any mutagenic properties in two common herbal teas: chaparral and eucalyptus. ... -
Determining the Primers and Methods for T-RFLP Analysis of Yellowstone National Park Soil and Soil from Washington and Lee's Campus to be Used with the LI-COR 4300
At the onset of our research, our goals consisted of determining the primers that should be used in the T-RFLP protocol with the LI-COR 4300, optimizing the conditions for soil DNA extraction, PCR, and T-RFLP, and ultimately ... -
Development of the Nomenclature of Ordovician Stratigraphy in Virginia
This paper is a bare outline of the development of the Ordovician nomenclature in Virginia. The emphasis has been on the nomenclature as such and paleontologic relations which are so important to the stratigrapher have ... -
A "Diamond" in the Rough: Balancing Fiction and Metafiction in American Baseball Novels
For the novelists in this survey, however, baseball is not the only topic they explore. Traversing a vast time-frame, the six novels that I study in chronological order are linked by a common focus on the craft of writing ... -
Differential Hyperbolic Geometry
In this paper, we develop two model spaces for hyperbolic geometry using differential calculus. Our approach is to first develop the Euclidean model space R[2] and then mirror the development for hyperbolic geometry. The ... -
The Diplomacy of Self-Delusion: Poland's Relations with Germany, 1932-1939
If Germany was determined to effect the revision of the Versailles system, France stood as the pillar under Versailles. Poland had turned to France in 1921 to conclude the Franco-Polish alliance which she regarded as the ... -
Direct Mono-Iodination of Phthalic Anhydride
This thesis had for its general purpose, then, the production of iodo-phthalic anhydride compounds by means of new and better methods. An extensive search of the literature was made as preliminary work on the subject, and ... -
Discovering F. Scott Fitzgerald's Wise and Tragic Sense of Life
The youthful illusions Fitzgerald alludes to in This Side of Paradise exist in both Amory Blaine, the novel's protagonist, and in Fitzgerald himself speaking through the novel's omniscient narrator. With an attitude of ... -
Discovering Life in the Modern Age: A Study of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints
Debate over prayer in schools, priests convicted of child molestation, the potential of yet another denominational split, and low attendance on Sunday mornings have invaded news cameras across America. At first thought, ... -
Dreams and Dreaming in Fred Chappell's Midquest
Dreams emerge as prominent motifs throughout Fred Chappell' s many poems, novels, short stories, and essays. . . . These statements hold equally true for Chappell's Midquest. A "verse novel," as the poet calls his carefully ... -
The Dynamic Interaction Between the Poet and the People in Slam Poetry
Slam is a revolutionary force in contemporary American poetry, and, increasingly, in global poetry. Much of the power of this movement harkens from its ability to draw upon ancestral memories, restoring poetry to its roots ... -
Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Complex Blends of Recycled Polymers
Polymers are hard to recycle because there are numerous polymers that, in general, are immiscible. Most current recycling efforts have focused on a few very common and easily recycled polymers, such as high density ... -
Dynamic NMR Studies of Chiral 1,1'-binaphthyl Ligands
Chiral monomeric and polymeric binaphthyl ligands have been shown to be highly enantioselective for the asymmetric addition of dialkylzinc and diarylzinc compounds to aldehydes. Previous studies by Pu and coworkers show ...