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

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But, the pressure can't be that high! The old meets the new as Delaware expands its engineering facilities. e - -'2-1:--: Sy ey A gy R All it takes is a little effort and . . . use of oral and written English is stressed and background in the humanities and sccial sciences provided. All these curricula are fully accredited by the Engineers' Council for Professional Development. In cooperation with the School of Arts and Science, five year programs in Liberal Arts and Engineering have been established in the four branches of engineering designated above. In these programs work in both schools is carried con- currently and two degrees are conferred upon the completion of the total pragram. The various five year curricula in Liberal Arts and Engineer- ing are designed to furnish the full professional competence

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ENGINEERING The Schoal of Engineering offers instruction leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, Bachelar of Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, and Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. The curricula leading to these degrees are designed to train students for successful careers in the enginesring profession, to familiarize them with the sconomic and social aspects of engineering developments, and to assist them in becoming useful citizens, Each of the curricula in Chamical, Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering offers a broad fundamental training in the basic subjects of engineering ard, in addition, in the specialized subjects of its own field. Competence in the correct DEAN WILLIAM W, HAGERTY Snowbound H.Q.'s of the Delaware Engineers. Are you sure this campus hasn't been surveyed before, sir? 21

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Mechanical Engineers learn the fine points of machine shop operation. ol traditionally expected of engineering education and to provide at the same fime an opportunity for wider intellectual growth through study in such diverse areas as history, literaturs, foreign lanquages, philosophy, psychology, bislogy, sociclogy, eceo- nomics, and political science, The School of Enginearing occupied P. 5. du Pont Hall for the first time in February. The new laboratories; together with the associate teaching and research equipment will enable Delaware's engineers to obtain outstanding laboratory experi- ence. A nuclear reactor, analogue computers, and a 1,000,000 pound programmed loading testing machine are just a few of the many new laboratory features. e - Engineers learn early in their college career the fundamental Art of their chosen profession, 23