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Thesis (D. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 233-[244]).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 233-[244]).

For the Music is a collection of creative nonfiction essays chronicling nine years of my life from when I first discover music to playing in my high school marching band. The theme of the collection is coming of age, with each piece highlighting a particular lesson I struggle to learn based around my experiences with band. Such situations include overcoming shyness, accepting change, and discovering how to work with others.

The purpose of this study was to narrate the continuous development of events in the Roman Catholic Church that led to the present Lafayette diocese in Indiana, 1677 to 1977. This diocese, created out of the Fort Wayne diocese on December 19, 1944, comprises the parishes in Indiana counties of Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain, Fulton, Grant, Hamilton, Howard, Jasper, Jay, Madison, Miami, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Randolph, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren, and White.Primary sources on this topic are here organized for the first time. Use of Canadian and American civil and ecclesiastical records identifies the Catholic missions around Fort Ouiatenon (near present Lafayette, Indiana) beginning 1677. From lists, charts, and maps derived primarily from parish registers at Sainte Anne de Detroit, St. Francis Xavier at Vincennes, official Catholie directories, the Lafayette and the amalgamation of the Potawatomi and Miami with the Canadians that became Indiana's first Americans.The American organization and growth of the Catholic Church in Indiana is told. Continuity with early settlers, namely, Yankee, Pennsylvania Dutch, and European Germans; analyses of Indiantreaties transferring land into annuities and business investments, and present involvement and statistics of church membership is described.This history's first part is in two sections. The first section covers 1677 to 1818, concentrating on French-British settlement among the Potawatomi and Miami under the Quebec diocese and the Canadian transition to American organization around Fort Ouiatenon. The second section from 1818 to 1858 narrates the early Church organization of Indiana under the Bardstown and Vincennes dioceses.The next part, from 1858 to 1908, is the narration of creation and growth of Fort Wayne diocese's parishes in the districts of northern Indiana that became the present Lafayette diocese. Personalities, rise of parochial schools and religious congregations are emphasized. The latter occurred in the episcopacies of Bishops John H. Luers, 1858-1871, Joseph G. Dwenger, 1872-1893, and Joseph J. Rademacher, 1893-1900.The fourth part of the study concerns the period from 1908 to 1977 in two sections. The first section from 1908 to 1944 shows Indiana's transition from agrarian to industrial economy and accompanying development of the Catholic Church from original missions of the Wabash River Valley. The effects of industrialization transforming farmers to factory workers and the newer immigration to northern Indiana's parishes are told in the administrations of Fort Wayne's Bishops Herman J. Alerding, 1900-1924, and John F. Noll, 1924-1957.The final section of this study completes the second section of part four of the dissertation. It shows how the early Catholic settlers of Indiana have survived and continue in today's organization of parishes. From 1944 to 1977 the actual episcopacy of Lafayette diocese's first three bishops is told; this period covers the work of Bishops John G. Bennett, 1945-1957; John J. Carberry, 1957-1965; and the first ten years of the incumbant Raymond J. Gallagher, 1.965-1975. Contemporary progress is also described.This history concludes that the American tradition to which the Canadian Catholics at Vincennes pledged the Catholic Church in Indiana has deep roots. The conclusion calls attention to the renewed recognition of Indiana's original settlers through the 1966 Roll of the Miami Nation stemming from the 1895 government roll based on this whole history. For three hundred years Catholicism in Indiana has developed from its oldest settlement around Fort Ouiatenon in 1717 until 1977 shows signs of continued vitality. The study concludes on a note' of continuity with the Roman Catholic Church as it has entered the American tradition as Indiana's oldest organized religion.

This thesis attempts to answer the following questions: (1) has Hugo Black abandoned his philosophy of the "absoluteness" of the First Amendment which has long been his basis of decision-making in problems involving the First Amendment, and (2) has he ceased to maintain his strong position for individual liberties?

Thesis advisor: Gregory McMahon / Thesis advisor: Barbara Adams Hebard / A terracotta portrait bust of the Marquis de Lafayette with the signature “houdon an. 1790”, now broken, was given to Boston College by Edward S. Ryan in 1966. The two objectives of this study were: (1) To determine the methods used to create this bust and (2) whether or not it could have been made in the studio of Jean-Antoine Houdon. A materials analysis using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) was performed on five representative samples from different regions of the bust. Three samples were unpolished and two were polished using an argon beam milling technique, completely preserving the heterogeneous samples. It was found that the bust was created by pressing wet clay into piece mold, the waxy surface is not original to the sculpture, and the pink layer is the result of a higher iron particle concentration. It is almost impossible to absolutely determine whether or not Houdon made the bust, due to uncertainties in provenance and the large number of busts made by, and copied from, Houdon. However, it is clear that the materials original to the sculpture correlate with the time Houdon lived and the methods he used. / Thesis (BS) — Boston College, 2011. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: College Honors Program. / Discipline: College Honors Program.

This creative project responds to the lack of information currently available to the laypeople who own terra cotta buildings. Lafayette investors own several grand, white glazed terra cotta buildings downtown. Much of this building stock suffers from poor repairs and patches using inappropriate materials that have worsened the problems.The current condition of these important buildings indicates a lack of appreciation for these historic resources, a misunderstanding of the building envelope and its component failures, a misunderstanding of the terra cotta material, a confusion between the treatment of terra cotta and other types of masonry, the inability to diagnose causes of terra cotta failures, misguidance on restoration methods, financial limitations and confusion about where to even begin with the restoration project.This guide serves as a comprehensive resource for owners of terra cotta buildings. Providing the history of terra cotta, this guide asserts the value of maintaining this precious material. An explanation of the complete building envelope explains why theterra cotta building requires both interior and exterior maintenance. A survey of the terra cotta manufacturing process demonstrates why terra cotta behaves as it does and why it requires specific repair methods and materials. An overview of evaluation methods demonstrates the importance of hiring professionals to work on the project. A list of recommended professionals will get the building owner started on getting quotes for bidding the project out. An overview of potential funding sources and grants may supplement funding the project. An explanation of local requirements clarifies how to comply with local ordinances and finally, a comprehensive glossary provides a reference for terms used in this text and relative to planning, construction, engineering and preservation projects. / Department of Architecture

Thesis (M.A.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1988. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-97).

The aim of this study was to suggest adjustments for the commercial curricula of Lafayette County and to determine the vocational opportunities for commercial graduates of the smaller and medium-sized high schools in a small section of central Missouri.