Memorandum regarding a transportation request from Portland to New York, March 23, 1917

Memorandum from Adjutant General George McL. Presson regarding a travel request from Portland to New York.https://digitalmaine.com/wwI_memoranda/1014/thumbnail.jp

Letter to M.L. Harris, General Passenger Agent for Maine Central Railroad, from Brig. Gen. George McL. Presson regarding charges to the account of the Red Cross for transportation to Halifax

Letter to M.L. Harris, General Passenger Agent for Maine Central Railroad, from Brig. Gen. George McL. Presson regarding charges to the account of the Red Cross for transportation to Halifaxhttps://digitalmaine.com/wwI_halifax_explosion/1024/thumbnail.jp

The Effect of Classroom Experiences on Future Success

This thesis explores the impact that classroom experiences have upon students’ academic and future success. It begins by discussing Charles Dickens’ criticism of education in his works, specifically in the novel Hard Times. Next, the thesis examines a number of studies that have sought to identify the factors that determine students’ academic success. Finally, the careers of Erin Gruwell and Rafe Esquith are described as ‘real life’ examples of the way that teachers can impact students’ success

The multidimensionality of illusory judgments: Reexamination of illusion of control research

The present dissertation examines the well-established research paradigm known as the illusion of control. Until now, researchers have employed one basic paradigm which has addressed the illusion of control as a unidimensional phenomenon. In Study 1, 91 female undergraduates were presented with three induction conditions used by previous researchers. Factor analyses showed that judgments from these tasks did not tap into a single process, but rather fell into two types of illusory judgments--belief- and contingency-based. In Study 2, 182 female undergraduates were exposed to the same three induction conditions used in Study 1 plus two additional contingency tasks. As in Study 1, the results from factor analyses demonstrated a multidimensional factor structure in which contingency judgments were differentiated from performance judgments. In addition, judgments based on time-line contingency tasks loaded separately from contingency judgments from the key and light task. Study 2 identified two groups of behavior. Participants\u27 self-reported likelihood of voting in the 1996 presidential election and frequency of prayer were labeled as control-based behavior. Frequency of reading published horoscopes and giving higher validity rating to them were labeled as belief-based behavior. The results showed that the different illusion factors interacted differentially with desire for control and level of belief in the paranormal when predicting belief-based and control-based behavior. Judgment type also interacted differentially with desire for control and paranormal belief when predicting reports of overall happiness. Finally, methodological implications for future research were discussed

Special Orders No. 58, April 13, 1917

Special Orders No. 58 regarding mobilization of the Maine National Guardhttps://digitalmaine.com/wwI_memoranda/1027/thumbnail.jp

Memorandum regarding information about the second series training camps, July 7, 1917

Memorandum from Adjutant General George McL. Presson regarding information relative to the second series training camps.https://digitalmaine.com/wwI_memoranda/1045/thumbnail.jp

Memorandum regarding a misunderstanding among the commanding officers, January 15, 1917

Memorandum from Adjutant General George McL. Presson regarding a misunderstanding among commanding officershttps://digitalmaine.com/wwI_memoranda/1001/thumbnail.jp

Memorandum regarding Circular No. 10, February 13, 1917

Memorandum from Adjutant General George McL. Presson regarding Circular No. 10 and list of infantry equipmenthttps://digitalmaine.com/wwI_memoranda/1009/thumbnail.jp