University of Virginia Library

RECIPIENTS OF DEGREES, DEPARTMENT OF GRADUATE STUDIES,
JUNE 12, 1928

Masters of Science

                                               

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Bass, Charles Edward, B.S., University of Virginia
(Geology) 
Evington, Va. 
Thesis: Geology and Petrography of the Draper Quadrangle, Virginia. 
Bischoff, Anthony, B.S., Washington College (Education)  Tracy's Landing, Md. 
Thesis: Standard Tests in High Schools. 
Calcott, Emily Sinclair, B.S., State Teachers' College of
Farmville (English) 
Norfolk, Va. 
Thesis: Doomsday in Medieval English Literature. 
Campbell, Archer Stuart, B.S., University of Pennsylvania
(Economics) 
Lynchburg, Va. 
Thesis: Old Trading Methods and Organizations. 
Carter, Jeannette Seeds, B.S., University of Virginia
(Biology) 
University, Va. 
Thesis: Observations on Rhabdocoeles of Albemarle County, Virginia. 
Cocke, Elton Cromwell, B.S., University of Virginia
(Biology) 
Rockville, Va. 
Thesis: The History of the Vegetation of the Dismal Swamp as Determined
by Fossil Pollen Analysis. 
Debnam, Thomas Finley, B.S., University of Virginia
(Economics) 
Suffolk, Va. 
Thesis: Accounting for Depreciation of Machinery. 
Evans, William Jennings, B.S., A. and M. College of
Mississippi (Political Science) 
Columbus, Miss. 
Thesis: Outlines of National Administrative Organization. 
Johnson, Lewis Kerr, B.S., University of Virginia
(Economics) 
Charlottesville, Va. 
Thesis: Labor Legislation in North Carolina. 
Lovenstein, Louis, B.S., University of Virginia (English)  Richmond, Va. 
Thesis: Poetry and Novels by American Negro Writers. 
McConnell, Carl Hiram, B.S., Lynchburg College
(Biology) 
East Radford, Va. 
Thesis: Experimental Observations Upon the Endodermal Glands of
Pelmatohydra Oligactis. 
Martínez, Fernando, B.S., Oglethorpe University
(Spanish) 
Campo de Caso, Spain. 
Thesis: El Idioma Espanol en Cuba y Las Diferencias que lo Distinguen
del Espanol Usado en Espana. 
Robeson, John Maxwell, Jr., B.S., University of Virginia
(Biology) 
Lynchburg, Va. 
Thesis: A Study of the Fossil Pollen as Found in Peat from the Dismal
Swamp Area of Virginia and North Carolina. 
Roth, Herman Moe, B.S.E., University of Virginia
(Physics) 
Richmond, Va. 
Thesis: Application of Photo-Electric Cells to Timing with a Standard Clock. 
Saunders, James Bernard, B.S., University of Virginia
(Physics) 
Kenbridge, Va. 
Thesis: The Vibration Galvanometer Observed Stroboscopically. 
Simpson, Robert Smith, B.S., University of Virginia
(Political Science) 
Rosslyn, Va. 
Thesis: Presidential Leadership in the United States. 
Walters, Charles G., B.S., University of Virginia
(Economics) 
Harrisonburg, Va. 
Thesis: Labor Legislation in Virginia. 
Weems, George Macduff, B.S., University of Virginia
(Economics) 
Ashland, Va. 
Thesis: The Virginia State Corporation Commission and Its Valuation
Theories. 

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Beazley, Virginia Lucille, B.A., College of William and
Mary (English) 
Newport News, Va. 
Thesis: Medievalism in the Poetry of John Keats. 
Bowers, James Baker, Jr., B.A., Hampden-Sidney College
(History) 
Richmond, Va. 
Thesis: Slavery and Secession Sentiment in Virginia, 1860-1861. 
Davis, Cecile Grey, B.A., Lynchburg College (English)  Sutherlin, Va. 
Thesis: Certain Aspects of Symbolism in Hawthorne. 
Diggs, Sally Borum, B.A., University of Wyoming
(English) 
Mathews, Va. 
Thesis: Some Relations Between the Spanish Celestina and English Dramatic
Literature. 
Eastwood, Andrew Jackson, B.A., University of Richmond
(Economics) 
Wellville, Va. 
Thesis: Recent Tendencies Toward Scientific Tariff-Making in the United
States. 
Gilmer, L. A. Daffan, B.A., University of Virginia
(Latin) 
Houston, Tex. 
Thesis: A Consideration of the Structure and Style of Cicero's Orations. 
Graham, Rufus Claude, B.A., Emory and Henry College
(Education) 
Jonesville, Va. 
Thesis: The Attitude of the People of Virginia Toward Its Tax Supported
Schools and Educational Literature in Magazines. 
Greer, Callie Louise, B.A., Emory and Henry College
(English) 
Lodi, Va. 
Thesis: The Dutchman in the American Novel. 
Hagan, Charles Banner, B.A., Emory and Henry College
(Political Science) 
Bristol, Va. 
Thesis: Mexican Property Rights. 
Hall, Samuel Rutherford, B.A., Washington and Lee
University (Biology) 
Moorefield, W. Va. 
Thesis: Observations on Hydra and Pelmatohydra Under Determined Hydrogen
Ion Concentration. 
Harshbarger, Frances Elizabeth, B.A., Bridgewater College
(History) 
Port Republic, Va. 
Thesis: Women in the Feudal Regime. 
Hoback, Frederick Lane, B.A., Roanoke College (Economics)  Roanoke, Va. 
Thesis: No-Par Stock. 
Jones, Edmund Ruffin, Jr., B.S., B.A., University of Virginia
(Biology) 
Norfolk, Va. 
Thesis: The Male Reproductive System of Prorhynchus Applanatus
(Kennel). 
Lindsey, Irving, B.A., George Washington University
(Mathematics) 
Alexandria, Va. 
Thesis: An Extension of the Point-to-Line and Point-to-Place Distance
Formulas to N-Dimensional Space. 
McCorkle, Stuart Alexander, B.A., Washington and Lee
University (Political Science) 
Murat, Va. 
Thesis: Our Recognition Policy Towards Mexico. 
Miller, Donald Rinehart, B.S., Bridgewater College
(Education) 
Baltimore, Md. 
Thesis: A History of the High Schools of Virginia. 
Mills, Fanny Harrison, B.A., Kentucky Wesleyan College
(English) 
Russellville, Ky. 
Thesis: Nature Coloring in the American Novel with Emphasis Upon Its
Use in the Works of Craddock, Allen, Howells, Glasgow, Cather and
Ostenso. 
Paterson, Ida Adams, B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's
College (Latin) 
Newport News, Va. 
Thesis: A Chapter on the Charm of Lucretius. 
Philips, John Randolph, B.A., University of Virginia
(English) 
University, Va. 
Thesis: A Study of the Social Revolt Found in John Galsworthy's Plays,
Novels and Short Stories. 
Shelburne, Lucile Davis, B.A., Lynchburg College
(English) 
Richmond, Va. 
Thesis: Charlotte Brontë—Certain Reflections of Her Life in Her Novels. 
Thompson, Ralph Rudolph, B.A., University of Virginia
(Latin) 
Huntsville, Ala. 
Thesis: The Classic Tradition of the Distinction Between Rhythm and Metre. 
Webster, Herbert Thompson, B.A., Lawrence College
(English) 
Plymouth, Wis. 
Thesis: The Underworld in the Eighteenth Century Novel. 
Weldon, John Elmer, B.A., University of Kentucky
(Education) 
Sanders, Ky. 
Thesis: Scientific Measurement in Education. 
Williams, Elsie Hortense Smith, B.A., Western College
for Women (Latin) 
Fredericksburg, Va. 
Thesis: Colloquialisms in Terence. 

Doctors of Philosophy

                                       
Cool, Raymond Dean, B.S., Bridgewater College; M.S.,
University of Virginia (Chemistry) 
Bridgewater, Va. 
Dissertation: The Kinetics of Polymorphic Transitions of Solids. 
Hardin, Taylor Scott, B.A., Yale University; M.A., University
of Virginia (English) 
Washington, D. C. 
Dissertation: Actaeon—A Study of Fox Hunting in Its Fundamental Relationships
to English and Celtic Literature. 
Long, William Stapleton, B.A., Randolph-Macon College;
M.A., University of Virginia (English) 
University, Va. 
Dissertation: The Novels of Charles James Lever. 
McLean, Francis Elliott Hall, B.S., M.S., University of
Virginia (English) 
Hanover, Ind. 
Dissertation: Periodicals Published in the South Before 1880. 
Musser, Isaac Taylor, Jr., B.S., M.S., University of Virginia
(Economics) 
East Radford, Va. 
Dissertation: French American Trade Since 1910. 
Nickell, Lehman Patton, B.S., M.S., University of Virginia
(Economics) 
Herndon, Va. 
Dissertation: History and Economic Development of the Port of Hampton
Roads. 
Nuttycombe, John William, B.S., Virginia Polytechnic
Institute (Biology) 
University, Va. 
Dissertation: Observations on Stenostomum. 
Shepperson, Archibald Bolling, B.A., Washington and
Lee University; M.A., University of Virginia
(English) 
University, Va. 
Dissertation: Types of the Burlesque Novel from Fielding to Thackeray. 
Shiver, Henry Edwin, B.A., Clemson College; M.A.,
University of Virginia (Chemistry) 
Spartanburg, S. C. 
Dissertation: The Equilibrium Between Creatine and Creatinine. 
Swertfeger, Floyd Frank, B.S., M.S., University of
Virginia (Philosophy) 
Petersburg, Va. 
Dissertation: The Systeme de Philosophie of Pierre Sylvain Regis. A Study
in the History of Cartesianism.