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

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FOREWORD ' DEDICATION UNIVERSITY President of the Board of Trustees President of the University Administration Officials Schools 5.6.A. Classes SEMNIORS Outstanding Graduating Class ATHLETICS Fall Winter Spring Wamean ORSANIZATIONS Honoraries Publications Activities Clubs SOCIALS Fraternities Dormitories Locking Back Delawarians The Class That Never Graduates DIRECTORY s CONEENS

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e fUl' eLor d Ever since the early nineteen hundred's when the yearbook of the University of Delaware be- came known as The Blue Hen, the men and women of its staff have striven to produce, each year, a book superier to the last. We, of the 1958 Blue Hen have still maintained this as our geoal. Here then are our attempts at pro- ducing what we hope will be for you the best Blue Hen yet. More than ever befere the staff has fried to bring you, through photography and word pic- tures, the impertant and interesting impressions of campus life; the beauty that is Delaware; snd a lasting reminder of the many friends and classmates you have known. Admittedly, we can- not hope to please everyone in this respect; but we do hope that this, your 1958 Blue Hen, will bring to many of you the joy of recollection as you relive the moments of college life in its pages,

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E icafion We, of the class of 1958, dedicate this year- bock to: The Delaware Blue Hen. It i told that during the sarly days of the Revolutionary War, the men of Captain Jonathan Caldwell's Company, recruited in Kent County, tock with them inte campaigns chickens noted for their fighting ability. These chickens were also noted for their bluish color. When not fighting the enemy, the men and officers amused them- selves by pitting these blue chickens and watch- ing them fight. The fame of these cock fights spread throughout the army and when in battle, the Delaware men fought so valarously, they were compared to these fighting chickens. The Dela- ware soldiers became known then as the Blue Hens' Chickens. However, a law was not en- acted until April 14, 1939, by which the Blue Hen Chicken' was adopted as the official bird of the State of Delaware. The fighting men of Delaware distinguished themselves by their outstanding courage and perseverance, and the Blue Hen' as a symbol of such traits had an honorable significance. Te- day, no less than then, The Blue Hen has still such a significance. We pay tribute to the Blue Hen because we feel that it best symbolizes that spirit which has been the quiding principle of our class. It sym- bolizes courage to endure the hardships and tediousness o? long hours of work, and it sym- bolizes perserverance which has not allowed us to deviate from the path to ocur goal, the Baccalaureate Degree. We, of the Class of 1958, realize the importance of these qualities in mak- ing our years at Delaware successful, but even more do we realize the importance of them in determing our future success. We, therefore, take the symbolic Blue Hen as a banner, and with courage and perseverance we look fo the future and all that it holds for us.