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The objectives of this thesis are as follow: First, to present a historical survey of the development and influence of art and architecture in man’s spiritual and cultural growth. Second, to trace the origin of the house and its evolution as expressed by difference in peoples and surroundings. Third, to study the furniture of the different eras and determine its characteristics as reflections of the taste, habits, and living standards of its time. Fourth, to apply the principles and requirements of our time in the design of a house, that will be a historical expression of its own age and thus fulfill its purpose of a home of today. Fifth, to present a detailed design of the residence. / M.S.

The primary purpose of this investigation was to attempt to determine whether or not the stainless steel pipe line installation of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute creamery, composed of ordinary stainless steel, could be satisfactorily cleaned by circulation cleaning procedures as opposed to daily disassembly of the entire pipe line. To facilitate such a determination, two experimental periods of approximately thirty days each in duration were set up. In the first period the experimental pipe line was subjected to complete daily disassembly cleaning procedures. That is, each section of the line was disassembled, cleaned individually, and reassembled. In the second period the experimental line was subjected to in-place cleaning procedures. That is, the line was left completely intact and cleaning was accomplished by means of forced circulation of cleaning solutions in a manner comparable to the way the milk is forced through the line. The cleaning methods used in the second period necessitated the use or an acid cleaning solution twice weekly. Sanitizing in the first period was accomplished by the use of a chlorine rinse before use and in the second period both chlorine and hot water at 180 °F were used. The experimental installations consisted of fifty-six feet of raw milk line and twelve and one-half feet of pasteurized milk line. / Master of Science

Design practice at the present day trends toward more and more complex forms of the reinforced concrete frame. / Master of Science

The conclusion of the alfalfa fertility investigations at Glade Spring and at Culpeper may be summarized as follows; 1. Potassium was the main limiting factor in the growth, duration of stand, vigor, and color of alfalfa. 2. In general, yields were related directly to rate of potash fertilization. 3. Yield variations due to phosphorus fertilization were insignificant. 4. Sodium gave increased yields at Glade Spring and Location A at Culpeper, but had little or no effect on yields at Culpeper at Location B. 5. In general, yields were decreased by the application of minor elements. 6. In 1950 and 1951 at Glade Spring, more potassium was removed from the soil than was applied, the deficits ranging from only 8.4 pounds per acre of potassium where a 2-24-24 fertilizer was used, to 68.9 pounds per acre of potassium where e 2-12-0 fertilizer was used. 7. The potassium removed per ton of hay was closely correlated with the rate of potassium fertilization. 8. The phosphorus removed in the hay varied from 1/2 to 1/8 of the phosphorus applied in the fertilizer. 9. The phosphorus removed was nearly constant regardless of the rates of phosphorus fertilization. 10. Potassium decreased sodium uptake in the alfalfa; on the other hand, sodium had no effect on potassium uptake. 11. Alfalfa appears to be a sodium accumulating plant when sodium is used as a supplement with potassium. 12. Potassium depressed the absorption of calcium, magnesium, and sodium. 13. At Glade Spring, potassium slightly depressed phosphorus absorption but had no noticeable effect on phosphorus uptake at Culpeper. Potassium appeared to have no appreciable effect on nitrogen content. 14. The soil at Glade Spring had approximately 30 times as much exchangeable calcium as potassium. As a result, the calcium content of the alfalfa was often higher than the potassium content. 15. Available phosphorus in the topsoil at Glade Spring was about five times higher than in the subsoil; on the other hand, available phosphorus at Culpeper was about equal in topsoil and subsoil. / Master of Science

The purpose of this work was to investigate certain two-group comparisons within a paired comparison experimental design. / Master of Science

A correlation coefficient of -O.2832 was found between syllabic intensity of words and the number of strokes typewritten in a given period. The writer's Null Hypothesis that, "There is no correlation between syllabic intensity of words and the difficulty of typewriting material" was rejected on the 0.1% level. The correlation, however, is high enough only to conclude that syllabic intensity of words is a difficulty factor in typewriting connected paragraph matter. The degree to which this factor affects typewritability is not clearly distinguishable from other factors. / Master of Science

There is a correlation coefficient of 0.237 between per cent of frequently-used words and the amount of copy produced on a typewriter in a given period. / Master of Science

In this experiment where identically the same ration was fed except for feed particle size, the poults fed the pellets, with only one exception, consumed the most feed and water and made the greatest growth per gram of feed consumed, and the poults fed the medium-fine or regular ground mash consumed next to the most feed and water and made the second best growth per gram of feed consumed. / Master of Science