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Show I, , I Valuable Theses To Be Given By I University of Utah Students I Tho forty-two students m the senior class at the University of Utah -who expect to receive their degrees in June are spending a largo part of their time at present preparing thoir theses, n-hicli arc to bo presented to the committee com-mittee on graduation, consisting of Prof. George Cora', chairman, and Profs. Stevfart and Gibson, during the first -frock of May in order tor qualify th applicant for graduation. The preparation of a thesis is no snia 1 task, as it demands, in addition to the mere writing of a paper of from 50 to 100 pages, a largo amount of original research uork. Tho material is supposed to represent investigations by the writer along some lino -which has never been entirely cleared up before, and is selected according to the department de-partment of the institution from which the student is applying for graduation. Tho experimental work is of course the most important feature of the thesis in the department of miuiug. Hero a number of students aro investigating problems in metallurgy and milling. Geology is another subject which gets eonsidcrable attention from the engineering engin-eering students, while in the mechanical aud electrical courses power plant de- RitmS SSem t.n hn t.h mra.f nrmnlap ali. ,iect. The arts students select from a variety of different subjects, but many of them aro none tho less interesting. " Theses on Mathematics. Two theses are to bo worked out in the department of mathematics under tho direction of Prof. Gibson. Miss Fdna Coates, one of tho few vouug women graduates who has taken mathematics math-ematics as her subject, will write on "Tho History of the Teaching of Mathematics Math-ematics in t the United States." This will be qiiite.au extensive treatiso on the matter, comparing the methods of colonial times, with those which have been used sim-o up to modern times. .Ralph Hartley has worked oiit. some very original and valtiablo data in connection con-nection with "Thc ITogograph." While the hogograph is by no means a new featuro in mathematical research work, Mr. Hartley has developed some very ingenious theories of his own iu connection con-nection with tho proposition. A number of the prospective graduates grad-uates have a selected work in tho modern mod-ern languago department. Miss Addio Cannon has preparod a discussion of "The Comparisons in La Vida es Sueno (Life is a dream), by Caldcron." Prof. Arnoldson, under whoso direction tho paper is being prepared, declares it to bo one of the best and most compre-honsivo compre-honsivo discussions of its kind with which ho is familiar. Walter Kerr will treat. "Faust Legend," his paper being a critical discussion of tho material, style and rhetoric of tho work. Miss Lacy Farnsworth is doing her work under Prof. Bennion and has choscu for her subject "A Materialistic Material-istic Interpretation of the World." Her viewpoint is that of a philosopher and the subject is treated in a most capable way by tho young lad-, in spito of tho fact that it is a large and difficult matter mat-ter to handle. Early Inhabitants. The "Early Inhabitants of Utah" is tho title of tho thesis which Miss Lois Wallace will present for her degree as bachelor of arts. She has made a thorough thor-ough study of the subject and her thesis gives somo valuable as well as interesting inter-esting information along this line. Miss "Vara Shaver has selcctod as her subject sub-ject "Eoman Festivals." Under tho direction of Prof. Byron Cummiugs she has studied thc purnoso, the establishment estab-lishment and tho development of the j various gala days recognized by tho Romans. Thoro aro more than fifty of thorn and tho history connected with several is of unusual interest. "A Comparison of Shakespeare's Richard II with Marlow's Edward II with a View to Showing Shakespeare's Contribution to the Chronicles of History." His-tory." This is the title of tho paper which Miss Maude Williams has written writ-ten under tho direction of the department depart-ment of English. Miss Charlotte Stewart, Stew-art, under the title "Tho History of Elocution in the United States" has discussed in excellent manner tho development de-velopment of the study aud tho contributions contri-butions to it during the different periods pe-riods of history. She has been working under Miss Maude May Babcock, professor pro-fessor of elocution. "Fascia Transvcrsalis Abdomenalis" is the subject selected by R. Mark Brown, who is taking an art-medic course. The work is being done under tho dhection of Dr. Sundvall, professor of anatomy. Roscoo Bclnap discussod "Industrial Tendencies in Secondary "Education." He hopes to demonstrate the need for increased practical work in higher educational institutions, and shows that the growing tendency for laboratory work has in thc past few years been of great benefit to the educational ed-ucational institutions Legal and Political. Among the graduates who will receive re-ceive degrees from thc school of arts and sciences, but whoso course has been modified to suit the requirements of the law department and who will continue con-tinue the study of law in the East, legal and political subjects have been selected selec-ted to a largo extent. Antoino Ivins has written a vcrv comprehensive paper on "Tho Origin of Trial by. Jury." The development of this principle in common com-mon law and tho analogies between the praetico of tho present day and that of earlier periods arc ably discussed. R. W. Young, Jr., has chosen for his subject, "Tho Jurisdiction of the District Courts undor the Constitution aud Statutes of Utah." A. largo amount of valuable material has been collected by the writer and tho subject sub-ject is treated in excellent style. James Carlson is working on a study of the political situation in England just before tho revolution. He has worked out a theory of his own in regard re-gard to the matter which is presented under the titlo "Relation of English Politics to tho American Revolution." Prof. Roylance is directing the re-search re-search "Galveston Municipal Government by Commission," by Edward Watson, gives a most lucid analysis of tho actual ac-tual principles of the commission plan of government. Tho faults and tho , good points aro brought out aud a comparison is made with tho present form of municipal or city government. H. M. Jones has investigated several methods for "Tho Separation of Nickel and Cobalt." Variations in the ordinary ordi-nary volumetric methods form an important im-portant feature of the thesis. The only other student who is working work-ing iu the chemistry department is Parloy Dalloy, whose subject is "Tho Interaction Between Potassium Cyanide and Formaldehyde." Present-practice utilizes the cyanide salt of potassium to decompose formaldehyde for disinfecting disin-fecting purposes. Mr. Dalloy -bolicvcB that ho has demonstrated tho fallacy of this principle, and is almost ready to eoncludo that tho cyanide results in an cxecssivo consumption of tho disinfectant disinfect-ant without in any degree adding to the efficiency of the operation. A practical thesis is that of Dilpcrt i Dickert and Lacello Curamings. Thev aro working some extensivo experiments experi-ments on "Incandescent Lamp Filaments." Fila-ments." Teats to destruction on the various modem filaments materials have been made and comparisons drawn which go to demonstrate conclusively tho relative valnb of the different materials. ma-terials. The brilliancy of the light given has also been investigated, and some very interesting results aro promised prom-ised when their paper is printed. James O. - Convillo made thc necessary neces-sary surveys for a power plant in the south Fork of Big Cottonwood canyon last summer and his thesis consists of a design for a hydro-elcctrir. power plant to satisfy tho conditions which his m survey shows to actually exist. Louis Spitko has a design very similar to Mr. Conville's, except that his plant is of larger capacity. Vernon Samuels Samu-els has designed a steam electric plant, expected to supply a town of 6000 inhabitants in-habitants with r.lectricty for lighting and domestic purposes. All of these designs aro being done under the supervision super-vision of E, H. Beckstrand, professor in mechanical engineering. Testa of Cements. Professor Eeckstrand also has charge Roscoo Cole and Jesse Walker, on "Tests of Utah Portland Cements." They havo obtained samples from the various manufacturers in the state and havo carried through an extensive series se-ries of tests, calculated to determine relative merit of tho different brands manufactured in Utah. Along this line is some work by Wilford Cannon, who has made a similar set of tests on coals mined in Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. The practical valuo ot tho data obtained ob-tained in both of these theses will bo of immonse valuo from a commercial point of view. ".Mill Test and Design of Concentrator Concen-trator for a Low-Grade Copper Ore," is the subject of the thesis to be presented pre-sented jointly by F. W. Sharman, F. W. Monahan, R. E. Gardner and II. D. Moyle. These men obtained a shipment of oro from tho Boston Consolidated Mining company, and after testing it in the plant at the university, designed a mill to suit the requirements or tho oro as they found it. Arthur Parsons discusses '"'The Cyanidation of Tono-pah Tono-pah Gold and Silver Ores." drawing his material from investigation ana observations made in thc mills at Millers, Mil-lers, Nov. The remaining members of the class havo selected subjects under Prof. F. J. Pack of tho department of geology. F. W. Snow and E. L. Jones, Jr., have written on "The General and Economic ! Features of the Geology and Ore Deposits De-posits of Ophir, Utah." Tho men ! spent Beveral weeks in tHo field collecting collect-ing data, gathcring fossils and oro sam- files and taking pictures in the dis-rict. dis-rict. Their theses should give a very comprehensive idea of the geology of the district, On Antelope Island. George Bywater and Joseph Barlow have treated Antelope island, in Great Salt lake, in a similar manner, except that the absence of any mines made a study of ore deposits unnecessary, Sterling Talmagc has worked out the "Stratigraphy of Dry Canyon and Vicinity." Vi-cinity." His work included considerable consider-able field work, with special attention to paleontology and stratification. Harrison Har-rison Woodbury and Levi Muir havo studied the ge'ological formations of thc north ond ot tho Oquirrh mountains, moun-tains, with a view to solving any problems prob-lems in connection with thc stratigraphy strati-graphy of thc region. In addition to all thistwo post grad-, uate students will receive the degree of Master of Arts, and ono will taltc out his degree as Master of Scione.o and will, of course, present theses in so doing. Miss Florence Farnsworth has written on "A Comparison of the Ethical Idoals of Emerson aud Car-lyle," Car-lyle," while Miss Georgia Toung, tho o'ther applicant for her M. A., has selected se-lected Tho Theaters of Charles H.'s Time as Taken From Contemporary Literature." Theodore P. Holt, the holder of the "Wall Fellowship in Mining," has completed one of the best series of experiments ex-periments ever performed along tho particular lines of his investigation "Cyanide Action on Silver Minerals." This is a subject of great Importance among metallurgists and it is Dolievcd that tho work of Mr. Holt in the laboratories labor-atories at the university will assist materially ma-terially in solving a number of thc problems which aro still bothering metallurgists. met-allurgists. An article by Mr. Holt on this subject recently appeared in the Mining nnd Scientific Press, this article ar-ticle being part of his thesis. While this is not tho largest graduating gradu-ating class which has loft thc university, univer-sity, tho authorities say that it is one of tho best and poirt to the excellout work which has been dono in tho matter mat-ter of preparing theses as proof of this fact. |
