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A History of the Schools of the Sisters of Humility in Iowa
(Creighton University, 1935)
The purpose of this thesis is to furnish a concise and interesting account of the schools established and conducted by the Sisters of Humility in Iowa, where this community has labored for over fifty years. An earnest ...
Catholic Character Training in the Higher Grades of the Elementary School
(Creighton University, 1939)
Catholic schools have at their disposal, through the Catholic religion, infinite resources for the formation of character. Religious doctrines, infallibly true, may be taught without apology and in limitless ways; the ...
The History of the Diocese of Omaha: (1910-1928)
(Creighton University, 1937)
The History of the Diocese of Omaha from its beginning in 1859 to 1910 has been written by the Very Reverend James Aherne and can be found in the Catholic Encyclopedia, XI. The aim of this thesis is to supplement what has ...
The Greek Pastures: A Modern Mystery
(Creighton University, 1936)
One of the more interesting dramatic phenomena of the past decade is Marc Connelly’s play, The Green Pastures» The play is unique both in subject and in method. It has for its subject a Southern Negro’s imaginative picture ...
The Quebec Act
(Creighton University, 1930)
The purpose of this thesis on the Quebec Act is to show that Religious Intolerance played an important role not only in the opposition manifested toward the act in England and America hut also in the events that brought ...
The Conflict Between Thomas Becket and Henry II
(Creighton University, 1930)
One of the most conspicuous and familiar objects in the neighborhood of London is the high hill and pointed spire of Harrow. Guided by this landmark, two horsemen in the year 1143 or thereabouts made their way from London ...
The Life and Editorials of C.P. Mooney
(Creighton University, 1932)
In choosing a subject for original investigation, the writer being a native Memphian, who grew from childhood during the years of C.P.J. Mooney's editorship of the Commercial Appeal, and who felt the steady growth of the ...
The Slaveholders, the Mexican Liberals, and the Texan Revolution
(Creighton University, 1939)
The revolt of Texas from Mexico and its subsequent annexation to the United States produced a conflict of opinion. Anti-slaveryites of all degrees united against acceptance of the new republic either in the family of nations ...
The Significance of Moral Values in the Poetry of Edwin Arlington Robinson
(Creighton University, 1939)
The purpose of this thesis is to show that the validity and excellence of Edwin Arlington Robinson's poetry is due chiefly to three characteristics: First, the poet's apparent realization of the beauty of right moral ...
A Study of Causes of Antelope County’s Rural School Retardation
(Creighton University, 1930)
An attempt is made in this study to answer two questions: (1) how much retardation is in the rural schools of Antelope County, Nebraska; and (2) what are the causes of the retardation found there.|Both over-age pupils and ...