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

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Blue Fen The Department of Education th Ih';'-'l.'rl,nw:l.l: of IAJIH..I'III.:IH sceks to Tulfill a two- fold function., It aims, in the first place, to prepare college men for more effective lay leadership in all mat- ters 1wr .umm to I: lll'-'ll. education, Bomh in its impor- 1ide as a corporate business m needs the services of an i:uE--r ed -1.lln gpirited laity. Consequently, the collige man who h.h studied its aims and pumposes, its program and its problems, iz in a position to render wise coungel and leadership. :l ur thr,'usl: men whio 1,'1;'11 1o enter T'm T::m:h'mg pmfeu- sion, the Pepartment atms ta ?:'L:l'.'idl.: nppur:unity for I preparation necessary for such a career. gh scientific rescarch and investigation, teaching is we and more professionalized, and, like: other i HHds. u'l':r Ihn-:-; V 'l-:lr'r' 10 enter ;I! wlm e had the neceszary pre-service technical training: W. A, WILKINSON Head of Department, jre lensi hi The Department of Modern Languages Hl'ml-.tTu the function of the Modern Language Die- partment at Delaware College has been chiefly restricted 1o thc m:cl;fa. nf tha: 1lrc-prn.'-t;:ixir1ll.'ll ;-:I.II.I.LIIIh. who have sought a reading knowledge r:-I' the oreign language most IlkLI'h- LH l:u' waed i:u. Ill! ij ..l'l.n' carecr. II.'I..-:: iare I ..' enlarging our purpose so as to prov ide in addition for the students who wish to concentrate in modern languapes with the intention subscquently either of teaching or of undertaking graduate work in linguistics or literature, The contemplated strengthening of the present Dep rlwnl;:xl S-Iil'L 1lu.'r:ll'er5ulH s 1o qul mofe adva courses; recent very substantial additions to 1l Language Library, which have been made pos gifts of friends interested in o quipment ;ui'l AfMlEeR, It afvd pml'.-,. Abroad indicate thit majoring in the feld of modern foreign languages 15 an opportunity which will seon be apen to the students of Delaware College. E. C. BYAM Head of Department. 'l!ll Modern le by the and the y

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Bl Fen The Department of Philosophy As ra name indicates, thiz Department is interested in a number of problems, and at le I'u--nI.J h the life of the day at many points. Psy 3 hmrrmn of the n F'iuhls :-phv. analyees I,a 1'T.xh:u,t an.d. thought, l.'l nh: Soc Il:-'l'll..'l points the way to its Lse in the practical institutions of man, It i the purpose -:ll this Department to furnigh an opp url,unnl. I'ur i !nl.: a mastery ol runulrlllllu' fac these related subjects. It is only good beginning in the study rhq'm: I:ilrm' Breat lElL'ILI:k of 8L organization of the D 1'-0355':?'1: 1'nr tht FIInI: 1 s Lo Arfange a xf 1- i .u tth: subjects and to prepare interested students for era duate gtudy i them. But perhaps cur major contril the life of the University is to furnish an app studc-ms al ill-:. 1l.1. i l'.' iminds l'r'ur a p.-lip,; knnu felds which no cultured man ignores, EZRA B. CROOKS Head of Department. The Department of Economics I 1 15 the aim of the Department of Economics to serve two types of studemts, For those whose major interest les in ather n.fn:-p.:rmwnu L proy ides 3 HETHEr aurse, the purpose of which is to prepare them to cope intelligently and constructively with the numercus conplex problems definitely intend to enter some phase of business, it offers a number of more specialized courses in addition o the above, which particularly stress the practical application uf business fundamentals. During the past year a new course, Insurance, has been added as a result of QF!-N.I al p;rlllmrl from members of the Junior and Senior classes. It s designed as a general caurse covering the more important features of the major types of personal and property insurance, aiming 1o de- velop an appreciation of their place in business and per- sonal affairs, It 15 the intent of this du-parr.nw:m o meet, as ade- quately as its limited facilities will permit, the needs of the students majoring in i1, J. SIDNEY GOULD Head of Department, 4 6 Jp-

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Blue Bhen The Department of Ancient Languages TI!- Department of Ancient Languages aims to main- n the high standard of culture which has always been associated with their study., It emphasizes the impor- tance of intellectual 1mini1.u in a ::tnl.ul L-.Iuml'u.ln It -.mp!u.u-:ms the value of lnguistic training in the ady ance- ment of civilization. It Lll-1'1.-nlm the part the ancient l.mu...;,-,s ha Hna,-d i the devel pent of the I-IIH-'EH'I eapecially English. It shows how all Evropean literatures have been T ted hv the influence of the classical literatures, reful s.Lnll'nI ol the classics is able 1o detect the muddled b of the student who lacks this :Tmnn'.;,-l-n.-e carelessness in pronunc , expecially P i ssmess in spelling and the use of of the true inner meaning of me words in all branches of E -I'LII i'l'lt'lllf B Q.'.-IICEM'I'L II!.'I.'I IIII are their tools, All educ lIl.d pi to express their thoughts inow A lawyer without Latin and a clereyman without Greek are equally handi- L'ilprf-J. It is possible for a student 8 university to take four VEArS of Latin and four v f Greek. While it iz possible for a studeat 1o take Latin here with only two years af U'le'jj'- hll- I would --v.-np -. IJIL'I EVEry one to have at least three years of preparation, ELISHA LUNUH R Head of Department, - training, for words e she nIl be prepared The Department of Physics Tu, aims of the Department are to interest, and im- part to the student the laws of the fundamental phe- nomena of nature; to instill in him a desire to know the truth about the things around him; and to permit him to investigate for hnuwlf certain of these fundamental laws by performing exercises in the laboratory, There is no doubt that by this method the student devel keener interest in the subject and becomes more eager to know how things happen. Physics is dl:slhnmj to teach the student to think straight and give thoughtful consideration o practical and evervda pmhlr:ms. and met m:,n-lv to obtain a result by substituting in a formula. It is h,npcd that in the near future we l'I.'I.El.;'lI.L be able to arpuse a general interest in the subject, so that some students may see its beauty and application and decide 10 pursue it to the end rather than just take courses in Physics because they arc prerequisite for following COUTSEs. . J. F. DAUGHERTY Head af Department,