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11	James A. Mackay: Early Influences on a Southern Reformer Grady, Kevin E. 08 August 2012 (has links) James A. Mackay was a decorated World War II veteran, who returned to Georgia in 1945, determined to make a difference in the segregated world of Georgia politics. He was a staunch opponent of Georgia’s county unit system that entrenched political power in rural counties. From 1950 through 1964 he was a state house member who fought to keep Georgia public schools open in the face of political opposition to desegregation. Elected to Congress in 1964, he was one of two deep-South congressmen who voted in favor of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. In 1967 he co-founded the Georgia Conservancy. For the next 25 years he was Georgia’s leading environmentalist. This thesis explores Mackay’s life from 1919-1950 and the significance of his parents, his experiences at Emory University, World War II, his legal challenge to the county unit system, and his role in writing Who Runs Georgia? James Mackay Edward Mackay county unit system Emory University Georgia Conservancy World War II
12	James A. Mackay: Early Influences on a Southern Reformer grady, kevin e, mr. 08 August 2012 (has links) ABSTRACT James A. Mackay was a decorated World War II veteran, who returned to Georgia in 1945, determined to make a difference in the segregated world of Georgia politics. He was a staunch opponent of Georgia’s county unit system that entrenched political power in rural counties. From 1950 through 1964 he was a state house member who fought to keep Georgia public schools open in the face of political opposition to desegregation. Elected to Congress in 1964, he was one of two deep-South congressmen who voted in favor of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. In 1967 he co-founded the Georgia Conservancy. For the next 25 years he was Georgia’s leading environmentalist. This thesis explores Mackay’s life from 1919-1950 and the significance of his parents, his experiences at Emory University, World War II, his legal challenge to the county unit system, and his role in writing Who Runs Georgia? James Mackay Edward Mackay County unit system Emory University Georgia Conservancy World War II
13	Effect of soil salinity and acidity on the germination of Quercus emoryi and Robinia neo-mexicana seeds Al-Hazzouri, Abbas Ahmad, 1949- January 1987 (has links) The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of four salt concentrations and four acid levels of soil solution on the germination of Quercus emoryi and Robinia neo-mexicana seeds, and to study the effects of the cation concentration changes in solution (Na, Ca, Mg, K) and exchangeable cation concentration. The solution extracts and exchange phases of both soils, salt accumulation in the soil increased by increasing the salinity and acidity of the water applied. Exchangeable sodium was related directly to the SAR of the applied solutions. The soil responded differently to the salty water and acid water. Both soil treatments released Ca, Mg and K to the soil solution from the dissolution of the primary minerals and cation exchange reaction. Emory oak. New Mexican locust. Plants -- Effect of soil acidity on. Plants -- Effect of salts on. Soils, Salts in. Soil acidity.
14	Upton and the Army Ambrose, Stephen E. January 1963 (has links) Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1963. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [237]-245).
15	Occupancy of small mammals on private lands in the Emory/Obed Watershed, Tennessee Salyers, Carrie Hedio, January 2006 (has links) (PDF) Thesis (M.S.) -- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2006. / Title from title page screen (viewed on Jan. 31, 2007). Thesis advisor: Lisa I. Muller. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
16	The Many Faces of Reform: Military Progressivism in the U.S. Army, 1866-1916 Clark, Jason Patrick January 2009 (has links) <p>In the years 1866-1916, the U.S. Army changed from a frontier constabulary to an industrial age force capable of expeditionary operations. This conversion was made possible by organizational reforms including the creation of a system of professional education, a coordinating central staff, and doctrine integrating tactics, equipment, and organization. Yet formal structures acted in parallel with the informal culture of the officer corps, which proved far more resistant to change. This dissertation will follow the formulation of these reforms by Emory Upton following the Civil War, through their implementation by Elihu Root in the early twentieth century. It concludes in 1916, when new conditions produced an entirely different agenda for reform.</p><p>This period has generally been interpreted in one of two ways. Previous scholarship examining the internal workings of the Army has seen it as a transition from obsolete to modern organization. Despite disagreements as to the origins, impetus, and length of reform, the theme of progress has been consistent. In contrast, the historiography of the Army's external relationship with society has interpreted reform as a failed attempt to introduce militarism by mimicking foreign military institutions alien to American traditions. Although some of the foreign organizational forms were adopted, society ultimately rejected the militarist aims. This dissertation modifies both interpretations by arguing that these reforms were not as great a break with previous practices as generally asserted. The internal changes were actually a reordering of existing practices made possible by the sudden elevation of the reforming faction to organizational power. Individuals sought to emphasize only those limited aspects of the old professional culture that they valued. These individual aims often diverged, leading to a series of disjointed reforms that, while successful in altering the army, did so in unanticipated ways. These internal efforts were meant to improve the army's effectiveness; there was little effort to alter the Army's role in society. Yet the next generation of reformers sought such a change under the dubious guise of a return to tradition. In doing so, they falsely portrayed their predecessors as foreign-inspired militarists, a mischaracterization that has been largely accepted by historians.</p> / Dissertation History, Military History, United States Doctrine Elihu Root Emory Upton Military Education Root Reforms U.S. War Department
17	Testing the transfer of hydrologic model parameters across scales modeling the Emory River, Daddy's Creek, and Crooked Fork watersheds / Arthur, Benjamin Bryan. January 2003 (has links) (PDF) Thesis (M.S.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2003. / Title from title page screen (viewed Mar. 22, 2004). Thesis advisor: Carol P. Harden. Document formatted into pages (x, 149 p. : col. ill., col. maps). Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 72-78).
18	Site quality indices for the Emory oak woodlands of southeastern Arizona. Callison, James Charles. January 1989 (has links) Site index curves were constructed for the Emory oak (Ouercus emoryi) woodlands of the San Rafael Valley in southeastern Arizona. The woodlands primarily consisted of trees that were of sprout origin. Growth was rapid for 10 years, moderate from 10 to 20 years, and slow after 20 years. No trees in the study area were more than 40 feet tall. Stepwise regression analysis was used to analyze the relationship between site index and site factors. Important variables included available soil water holding capacity, percent volume of coarse fragments, radiation index, percent sand, litter depth, and soil pH. Two models were developed; the r² values were 0.56 and 0.49, respectively. Analysis of variance was used to test for differences between site index on different soil types and slope positions. All statistical tests were conducted using a 0.10 level of significance. The sample consisted of 100 trees. Most of the factors were involved with availability of water to the tree roots. Emory oak grows in a dryland area where water is a limiting factor. Therefore, the effect that soil and terrain has on the availability of water to tree roots is an important impact on the site index for Emory oak woodlands.
19	The challenge of realizing sustainable natural resource management on private lands problems and promise / Pavey, Jamey L., January 2005 (has links) (PDF) Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2005. / Title from title page screen (viewed on June 28, 2005). Thesis advisor: David Ostermeier. Document formatted into pages (ix, 169 p. : ill., maps). Vita.
20	Unheard Voices and Unseen Fights: Jews, Segregation, and Higher Education in the South, 1910–1964 Soltz, Wendy Fergusson January 2016 (has links) No description available. Adult Education African American Studies African Americans American History American Studies Black History Black Studies Education History Ethnic Studies Higher Education History Judaic Studies Minority and Ethnic Groups Modern History School Administration Secondary Education Teacher Education Teaching Jews Blacks African Americans desegregation segregation integration higher education South Tennessee North Carolina Alabama Georgia Emory Duke Black Mountain College Fisk Atlanta University HBCU Rosenwald civil rights Brown v Board

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