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

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ince this is my farewell statement to the students of the University of Delaware, l wish to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for the many lessons you have taught me in sin- cerity, in honesty, and in integrity. You have taught me to respect your judgment, your ideas, and your seriousness of purpose. My work among you has been indeed easier because ot the patience you have always shown me. The University ot Delaware continues in a unique position to achieve the aims and purposes of education in a democracy. This is possible because ot a Board of Trustees that believes in serving the people, a scholarly faculty, a devoted alumni and alumnae group of which you will soon be members, and an earnest, loyal, enthusiastic student body. lt has been my experience at the University of Delaware that the students stand behind the true purpose of the institution. Many of you have labored hard and unselfishly for the good ot the Whole. This is a blessing that cannot be easily ignored. l hope that in my own educational work in the future, l shall have the good fortune ot serving with a student body as loyal and devoted to the university as you have been. lt has been not only a privilege but a pleasure for me to have served with you. WILLIAM S. CARLSON President University of Delaware

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FRANCIS H. SQUIRE, Dean of the University lt is now more than two hundred years since the Reverend Francis Alison, one of the greatest scholars of his day, established at New London, Pennsylvania, the Academy which was to become the University of Delaware. The purpose of the new institution was to train men for service in the church and state, and, with many shifts in emphasis, the training of good citizens has re- mained its chief function as academy, college, and university. This tradition should permeate all of the activities of the University, whether they be curricular or extra-curricular. With this central purpose in mind, it is the obligation of the University to provide for its students sound instruction that will prepare them for useful careers in their specialties. Through the courses of study offered by the schools of Arts and Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Edu- 14 cation, and Home Economics, students of the University of Delaware may qualify themselves for employment upon graduation or for further study in professional schools. The Division of Graduate Studies, soon to become the University's sixth school, offers work leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and to the degrees of Master of Arts and Master of Science in many other departments. lf this program is to operate effectively, the Uni- versity must have the necessary physical facili- ties. its buildings must contain well equipped classrooms, laboratories, and studios, and its li- brary must have a constantly growing collection of books. Even more important is the quality of its faculty. lt must attract inspiring teachers and provide for them the atmosphere in which their capabilities are fully realized. This implies oppor-