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

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FRANCIS HAGAR SQUIRE Dean of the University Student, Yale University, 1921-1925; AB 1925; graduate work, Yale University, 1925-1927; 1 Instructor in History, University of Delaware, 1927-1929; Assistant Professor of History, University of Delaware, 1929-1930; graduate work, Yale University, 1930-1931; lastructor in history, Yale University, University of Delaware, 1932-1943: Ph.D., Yale History, University of Delaware, 1942-1943; U. 5 Navy, February, 1943-November, 1945, duty with 1. 8 Nawval Awviation l:'jil'l'.:u .' Tt .Iirllnj', E:ul'l'l:t:ll'll', released to inactive du:y with r:mk lrf licutenant-commander, November, 1945; Dean of the University, Dean of the School of Arts and Science, and Professor af History, University of Delaware, 1945, Currier fellow in history, 1925-1927 19531-1932; Associate Professor of hj.st-..'rf. University, 1935: Chairman, Dl'pilrtmt'lll ol Member: American Historical Association, Historical Society of Delaware, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Kappa Tau, Lincoln Club of qul.lw.ue', Tlquh f:1ll!1. 1':hz.:lhf.':h.ll'l t:luh. New H:..il.'q:n, E.I.Jl'll'li:a.'rjf'.:l:.

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DR. WILBUR OWEN SYPHERD University Professor B. Zion, Md., June 28, 1877; AB, Del. Coll, Newark, 1896; BS, U, of Pa, 190d1; M.S., Harvard, 1901, Ph.D., 19046 ; unmarried, Prin. schs, Port Penn, Del.,, 189698 instr English, U. of Wis., 1901-03; prof. English, U. of Del, since 1906; Acting Pres. University of Delaware, May 1944 .II.II'IC' 1946, ?,;-'.l-.l':' as sec, local bd, Wew Castle C sunty, World War Mem. Modern I,.,n,;, MAssn. America Coll. Conf. on l:l'lj:'.:i.x l in Central Atlantic States, Soc for Promotion l':::.grl. ..:.: Edn., Nat Council of Teachers of English, Shakespeare Assn, America, American Association Univ. Profs, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Phi Kappa FPhi. Club: University Philadelphia. Author: Studies in Chaucer's House of Fame, 1907: Handbook of English for Engineers, 1913; Manual of English for I::nJ;i- neers, 1933 The Literature of the English Bible, 1938; The Book of Books, 1944, Editor: The English BibleSelections, 1921; John Christopherson's Jephthah with F, H., Forbes, 1928 Home: MNewark, Del

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GWENDOLYN 5. CRAWFORD Dean of Women B. December 7, 1919, Chambershurg, Penna.; 1925-37, Public School System in Chambersburg; 37-41, Wilson College, graduation Magna Cum Laude; 41-44, James Wilson School of Economics, University of Virginia. M.A. and Ph.D. in Feonomics with specialization in the field of Labor Relations; 44-45, tught at Wilson College, took the place of the Head of the Economics Department ; August, 45 Dean of Wamen, nin'rn.:il:. of Defaware; du Pont Service Fellowship: du Pont Sendor Fel- lowship; du Pont Research Fellowship; Wilson College Graduate Fellowship, 2 years: The American Academy of Politics and Sociul Science; Kappa Delta Sorority: Phi Beta Kappa; Lychnos Honor Society at Virginiad ; American Association of Uni- versity Women; Mational Association of Deans of Women; Regional Association of Deans of Waomen. Predictions about the future are always proffered with the hope on behalf of the writer that they will be accu- rate and yet there is always that latent fear that they may not materialize, However, a statement of the increas- ingly important place women will occupy on the Dela- ware campus in the future can be more than a result of intelligent guessing. There can be no question of the importance of a woman's pasition in today's world, ' Soc it't:, l. attitude toward women's education, i:lp.LlriJ:'Hr.-w', pu.-uilmr: and op- pOItunilit:s has undoubtedly gone a h'mg way since the time of Lord Byron's statement as to the place of women: They ought to mind home, and be well fed and clothed, but not mixed in society, Well educated, too, in religion, but te read neither poetry nor politics, nothing but books of piety and cookery. Politically, socially, and economically women have moved forward with great strides since that day and at no time with greater r;lridil:':.-' than duriug the World War IT era. 14 When women assumed positions of responsibility, they proved their ability in Jl.tJL.HjnH them, The peacetime period is going to mean in reasing opportunities because business, political, and social problems are presenting themselves with bewildering speed these days and can only be solved with the closest teamwork between women and men, During 1946 three women played strategic roles of world importance in the United Nations, others rl'.'l'll'l'.'w-l.'lllh.'l?' their countries uf?min'vl:,- and hundreds helped turn the wheels of its vast secretarial machine, In all of the setup for peace women will continue to play a vital role, Because of this fact, I believe more attention in the future will be J.:! -'i'll to women students on our Campaus, where they are preparing to assume such rolesatten- tion toward their nim-cloymcni as individuals with a sense of balance between things academic, social, athletic, and spiritual, which is so essential for one's effective par- liup.alu'rr: in democratic living,