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

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22 MILITARY SCIENCE The Department of Military Science and Tactics has been developing leaders through the Reserve Officer's Training Corps Program since 1870. The first two years consist of basic training. Drill, rifle marksmanship, weapons training, map reading, and American Military History are stressed, The cadets undertake the Advanced Course during their junior and senior years, This course involves Military Teaching Principles, Logistics, Small Unit Tactics, and a study of the Branches of the Army and Military Administra- tion, Lt. Colonel Gerald H. Ragsdale, Professor of Military Science and Tactics, selects the students for the Advanced Course. His selection is based upon character, initiative, intelligence, and energetic alertness coupled with the integrity required to lead troops in ground combat, The R.O.T.C. four year course is both a classroom and laboratory designed to dcrclup commissioned officers for the manning of the active Army and for later participation in civil life as leaders, executives, and statesmen,

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MEMORIAL LIBRARY The University of Delawars's library was erected in 1925 as a gi!-t of the I'.-::n:lj'.-h' of Delaware. It is 2 memorial to those of the state who died in World War 1. In the central rotunda, is a Book of the Dead, each page inscribed with a name. The Memorial Library is one of the University's most prized buildings. Prior to 1925, collections of books for the use of students had to be housed in lecture halls and even in private homes. Expansion and ch:w:':nl'nu.'nr of the University have made necessary many changes and renovations in the Library's structure and capacity, At the present time, under the direction of Dr, John Dawson, it presents a rich store of knowledge and pleasure to both students and faculty. THE ROTUNDA; its special memorial,