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

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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,

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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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Blue Ben THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE Tn. School of Agriceliere i8 divided mto three Ihivi Extension. The number of students in residence most likely will never be large, owing to the size of the State. It is the aim of the Department, however, to give L;,u;l!'::!' instruction in Agriculiure n so far a3 its facilities will allow. The aim of the Department i3 to turn out leaders in agricultural thought rather than masters of l!'ll.'- art. The fundamental plim'iph:s. of science undcr!ying the art of Agricultare are particularly emphasized. The Research DMvision, commonly known as the Experiment Station, is occupied with researches into the fundamental prineiples under the pr: 24 of Agriculture and the relationships between ,- ,,Krifn:uln- and economic thoughts wh BOVETT the course of world affairs, The researches :rlixht roughly be divided into two ol those which deal with fundamental principles and those which deal with the application of these principles in the field of Agrculture, The Division of Extension has ta do with the extension of knowledge of the principles and arts of Agriculture to the rural home. the farm, and its business relationships, The Department has representatives in each of the counties in the State who deal with rural men, women, and children, recopnizing the farm and the farm home as 2 unit. The Extension Division has become a potent factor in the rural life of Delaware. C. A, McCUE Diean. 1155 Resident II.'I:::II.'hi.I'I!..'. Rl:fufiln'h: and Lt 4t 9 J