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

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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.

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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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During the past summer the University of Delaware was grieved to hear of the sudden death of Doctor Herbart Dorn, Professor Emeri- tus of Economics and Business Administration, Doctor Dorn was born on March 21, 1887 in Berlin, Germany. After living in Germany, Switzerland, and Cuba, he emigrated to the United States in 1947 and became a citizen that same year. Doctor Dorn held the degree of Doctor of Laws and Economics from the Univer- sity of Berlin and was quite active in German overnment for several ysars. He had served in rmany as, among others, Judge of the Superier Court in Berlin, 1919: Counselor of the Ministry of Finance, 1920; Director and Head of a Department of the Ministry of Finance, 1926; and in 1931 served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Reich in Matters of Public Finance. From 1941 to 1947 Decter Dorn lived in Cuba where he tock an active part in the economic growth of that country. In 1947, he joined the faculty of the University of Delawars and was Research Professor of Economics and Business Administration until his retirement in 1955. While here, Doctor Dorn also served as Chairman of the Institute far Inter-American Study and Research. Doctor Dorn was a learned man not only in the major fields of Economics and Business Ad- ministration, but possessed an equally great knowledge of things in related fields. He is re- membgred for his great energy, and for the zest he had for his work. This remarkably spry and vigorous man's pleasure in his wori was always reflected in his classes. His great scope of knowledge was an inspiration to TnTs students and even now, after his death, the memary of Doctor Dorn lives on in his works and in the minds of those he taught. DR. HERBERT DORM memoriam 10