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

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' Qe 50 The Blue Hen 63E500 Guorce E. Dorron Dhan Deparfmem af Avrts and Science weE Arts and Scicnce School recognizes as its fundamental aims the Fu-l!uwing: ':-ljl to Iqi,r.: instruction in those subjects which are fundamental in any liberal education; 2 to discover and stimulate the special apeitudes and inverests of students; 3 o lay the foundation for later professional specialization; and 4 1o give the technical inscruceion necessary in preparacion for certain occupational careers. To this end, the School offers instruction, through suggested curricula, in the fields of 13 Literacure, 20 History and Social Sciences, 3 Philosophy, Psycholagy, and Education, and 4 Mathematics and Science. Other aims and purposes of the Ares and Science School are more general, It ig interested only in the serions studentthe young man wha has a serious purpose in coming to college and is willing to pay the price of an educarion in hard work and decent conduce. It cannot and will not waste its resources on voung men whose main object in coming to college is wo gain social prescige or i escape for ae least four years from the necessity of earning a living. It endeavors to acquaint the stadent with the best that has been thought and said and done in the world, and thereby better o equip him ro take his place as a useful and happy member of society. Finally, by placing before the student problems thar require for their solution the ordeely exercise of his mental processes, it secks to train him o think logically and independently. To fit carnese students to carn a beerer living and o lead a beter life, to give them a real sense of responsi- bility, to train them tw think for themselves, o make of them more useful and happicr citizensthese are the aims and purposes of the Arts and Science School of Delaware College of the University of Delaware, E Ltz

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P D The Blue Hen 63E300 Artavr G. Wiikisow Busnrers Administrator of thd Universits The Business Administrator's Office Bl:smmx Officers of Universities have endeavored w hang out the fricadly welcome sign, and to assure every student that they are anxious to be of service, realizing that while financialobligarions must be mce :ll'.ld .I;i'l'.-'.fl.'li.l'lx rules l:thI-CI.L there is an -::INX:III: Ty to win the conbd 4 of rhc 5:l;drnt h:r frlundh' incerest and Il.w.-:p those who need assistance, thus relieving them of a very serious handicap and leaving them tree for studies, How far does the stedent Ir.la-lll.:i:l.ul.l:1 and does he abuse the lr:icmn.'.' welcome? .H:r CXPErienos of the past ten years at this University: has proven thar studenes are ready to co-operate to the fullese extent, also that cases of abuse of friendship shown are very rare. of a Faculty and student body with the usua ited hudger brings one sometimes almost to despair, One c the big problems is that of the dining halls. Every Universicy Officer, I know, looks upon this as a peoblem which never will be settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. It is human nature to grow dissatished with food, no macrer how good or how much it may cose. It is here char seudent co-operation is most needed and is 50 often lacking. The old-time dindng hall seems unsatisfactory in men's colleges and everywhere the cafeteria system is IJI.f-Plil.i.'inIE the rocgular dillillg hul', which .giw-l:s the student a chance o cae what he pk'ascs and to come and zo as he chooses, To sum up. 'Srudencs are alrighe. The more often one meets them che berter the understanding. The Adminiseration is r;.'zd:.' amd 1!':'H'ulg to give its hr:il, bt the Turm imuass ah'.'a:rs remember that a much better resulc can be gained by apfv:ct.umn coupled with construcrive crivicism, than by the tearing down'' of the minority wha will always be with us ready o knock racher than boost'. MM19 29W 19k

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k chThe Blue HenW? Department of Engineering MNGINEERING 15 :hl; art uf din:n.'l.illg the great sources of power in nature for the usc and convenience of man, Engineering is an are in thar ic is creative. The engineer praceices the vocations of the mechanic, the draftsman, the SCICHELED, ,ultl l:hn: 1lu.n;1ullt. The tools of the engineer are knowledge of the materials and sources of Elt:n'u:r i AEtnee knowle F: 11:f the lnws DE nature; knowledge of the achievements of his predecessors, 'T'hurul gh au'pl.un tance u.u;h thq, toal iz qu-umJlr nf an engincer or any other arcist, bur the knowledge of the wols alone does not make an artise or engineer. The engineer becomes mur:'n of the ticle only when he has 1'1phl:.i his knowledge in the creation of methods or devises for the use or convenicnce of his fellow creatures. The engineer is required contnuously to keep himself informed on the needs of his fellow creatures, the develop- ments in Ihr wools of klll!lh'll:l!xl: at his Cl'.ll'llrl'ljfid, :mJ the work of his fellow pracritioners, AL Department of Agriculture THE School of Agriculeure is divided into three Divisions, , , Resident Tua;:'l:.ing, RI.':H'!:I.H.'J!, and Exrension. The number of students in residence will mosr likely never be large, owing ro the size of the Stare, but the quality of instruction in agricultore ranks as well as that in any of I:Ill:: r.r:ll'-;,gc,x u' lgrnu'll:lr- l:lf the Macion fm the suhm::s given in the course and ir is the aim of this division o m out guality students. The future in the Research Division, commonly known as world wide importance has already been consumarted and still better work is predicted for the future The Division of Extension has grown during che past year, and is occupying a prominent position in Tit agricultural and rural home life of the Seate. and it is tl.':lldll.:ll:l'llh pre- dicred that the work of the Extension Division will more and more become a tie berween the rural population of the State and the University. O IECIE DR 19 29W f21k