University of Delaware - Blue Hen Yearbook (Newark, DE)

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x .afa®. BLUE HEN- f fi ' Robert W. Thoroughgood, C. E. Professor of Cirit Engineering Professor Thoroughgood was born in Delaware, and received his early educa- tion in the public schools and at the Academy at Dover. In 1902 he was graduated from Lehigh University with the degree of C. E. He went to Cornell University in 1905 as Instructor in Civil Engineering, also pursuing grad- uate work in sanitary engineering. Dur- ing the summers he studied law at the University of Chicago. From 1908 to 1912 he was Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Lafayette College, and from 1912 to 1919 he was Professor of Civil Engineering at the LIniversity of Florida. In 1920 he became Pro- fessor of Civil Engineering at Delaware College. Professor Thoroughgood is a member of the American Association of Engineers. B. Davison, B. S. Professor of Horticulture Professor Davison was born October 29, 1896, in Crawford County, Pennsyl- vania. He attended the grammar schools of Virginia and graduated from Spencer High School. He matriculated at Marj-land Universit.v in 1914, was out two years in the Army, and gradu- ated in 1920. Since graduating from college he has been assistant to Dean McCue of the Horticultural Depart- ment. Twenty-four

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,afas. BLUE HEN George Lee Schuster, B. S., M. A. Professor of Agronomy Professor Schuster was born in An- derson, Indiana. He was graduated from Ohio State University in 1916 with the degree of B. S. in Agriculture. In 1918 he received the degree of M. S. from Ohio State. He was Assistant Professor of Farm Crops at Ohio State from 1917 to 1918. Professor Schuster served with the War Emergency Board in 1918. Later he became Research Agronomist at West Virginia Univer- sity, and came to Delaware College as Professor of Agronomy in 1920. Lathe Burton Row, Major of Infantry, U. S. A. Professor of Military Science and Tactics Major Row was born in Larned, Kan- sas. He entered West Point in 1909, from whence he was graduated in 1913. He has served with the Eleventh U. S. Infantry and as Adjutant in the 52nd U. S. Infantry, also as Adjutant of the Eleventh Infantry Brigade of the Sixth Division. He was Inspector of the 88th Division. While in the A. E. F. Major Row was attached to the Inspector Gen- eral ' s Department and stationed at Brest, France. Since 1919 he has been detailed to R. 0. T. C. work at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, and Delaware College. Twenty-three

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BLUE HEN-afaa, FiNLEY Melville Kendall Foster, Ph. D. Assistant Professor of English Dr. Foster was born in New Yoi ' k City in 1892. After being graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School he entered New York University, being graduated from this university with the degree of B. A. in 1913. In 1914 he received the degree of M. A. from the same university, and in the same year entered Columbia, where in 1918 he was graduated with the degree of Ph. D. From 191.3 to 1916 he taught at New York University. In 1917 Dr. Foster became Assistant Professor of English at Delaware College. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Omega Alpha Fraternities. Howard Burton Shipley Director of Athletics Coach Shipley is a graduate of Maryland State College. His record in college for athletics was enviable, for six years he played on both football and basketball teams. In 1912 he was named as ' all-Maryland quarter-back, and in 191.3 as all-Maryland full-back. He was graduated in 1916 from a course for athletic coaches at the University of Illinois. He became Athletic Director at Perkiomen School the ne.xt year. Following this he went to Marshall Col- lege to fill a similar position. During the war he served in the U. S. Army as Lieutenant of Infantry. In 1919 he came to Delaware College as Director of Athletics where he has been largely responsible for the development of the high-calibre athletic teams representing Delaware since that time. Twenty-five