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

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PAY PHONES ARENOT OBSOLETE YET, but the university's centrex system may soon make them so. The installation of new lines on campus made it possible for all stu- dents to have phones in their rooms, allow- ing them to reach out and touch anyone on campus by dialing just four digits. THIS STUDENT takes advantage of the vast resources of Morris Library's Refer- ence Room. The Reference Koom housed large numbers of reader's guides and gov- ernment publications and was open to hoth students and the public. 8Opening

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SITTING IN THE ATRIUM of the Amy E. du Pont Musie Building, Kevin Botbhyl pe- ruses the Utrecht Jubilate to prepare for one of the many performances Chorale puts on during the vear. In academic pursuits, the university took a flexible approach toward education, offering various kinds of educational programming in order to enrich the minds of its students. Students in pursuit of a baccalaureate degree had their choice of over 100 majors at the university's ten colleges, with nearly all course levels, from introductory to advanced, taught by the university's distinguished faculty, a majority of whose 815 members possessed doctorates and had conducted important research in their fields. In addition to traditional classroom education, students could expand their horizons through field experience programs such as co-ops or internships. This hands on style of learning became increasingly popular as students found practice rather than theory of primary importance in securing employment upon graduation. GRADUATE STUDENT ARTHUR JOYCE works on his research project in Evans Hall. Graduate students were required to do independent research in addition to as- sisting professors in order to attain their degrees. Dpening7

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Q nother emphasis on practicality came with the expansion of computer technology. For years the university's Plato system had provided tutorials as outside work for numerous introductory courses, but now computers were incorporated into the mainstream of course work. No longer just the domain of the sciences, they became an integral part of the arts, as word processors constituted one of the tools of a Visual Communications or an English major's trade. There was even talk of 'making a general computer science course a requirement for all students, regardless of their majors, in order to enable University of Delaware students to function in an ever-increasingly computer literate society. It was the university's commitment to educational opportunities such as these that enhanced students' learning potential and prepared them for the challenges of future life. LISTENING TO MUSIC while studying, an apparent contradiction, doesn't seem to hamper this student's productivity as he studies in the atrium area of Morris Li- brary. Opening9