University of Denver
Biography
The first reference to Colorado Seminary was in The Rocky Mountain News of November 27, 1862: “ a board of Trustees, composed of the solid men of Denver, has been organized to superintend the erection of a seminary building… for an academic education.”
Sources
Breck, "From the Rockies to the World"
Biography
University of Denver votes to adopt quarter system in 1929.
Sources
"University Adopts New Quarter Plan; Vote Unanimous," The Denver Clarion, vol. 34, no. 19, November 26, 1929, 1.
Biography
First year Hillel organization features full programming at DU
Citation:
Jan. 30, 1974, letter to faculty, U172._.0003, Hillel folderFound in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Physical Education - Golf Class, 1966
A golf instructor gives advice to a student in a physical education class at the University of Denver. The student is preparing to hit a ball off a rubber mat with an iron, while other students are practicing hitting balls in the background.
Physical Education - Gymnastics
Female students participate in a gymnastics exercise at the University of Denver. The students are standing, kneeling, and lying down in a gym and assuming various positions with large hoops which they are holding.
Physical Education - Horseback Riding
Six University of Denver students ride horses as part of a physical education activity.
Physical Education - Ice Skating Class, 1966
An instructor talks to a student during an ice skating class at the University of Denver's Field House Arena in Denver, Colorado while other students practice skating in the background.
Physical Education - Ice Skating Class, 1966
An instructor addresses a group of students in a ice skating class at the University of Denver's Field House Arena. The photo is taken from close to the ice, looking up at the students. Seating labels and a banner with the 1965-66 DU hockey schedule are visible on the wall of the arena.
Physical Education - Men's Tumbling Team
Group portrait of a men's tumbling team at the University of Denver. The group of twelve students are standing or sitting in the Alumni Gym, wearing long pants and tank tops. Visible in the background are students playing basketball and banners reading: "Conference Champions Basketball" and "Conference Championship Baseball 1915."
Physical Education - Modern Dance, 1966
A group of women perform various moves as part of a modern dance class at the University of Denver. One of them, facing the opposite direction from the others, holds a drum and a beater. The class is in a gym with basketball hoops on the walls.
Physical Education - Tumbling, 1923
A University of Denver student throws another student over two others in a tumbling exercises. The students are standing on a tumbling mat in Observatory Park, with two chairs and a row of houses in the background. Tumbling was a popular collegiate sport in the early 20th century.
Physical Education - Tumbling
A University of Denver student throws another student into the air in a tumbling exercise. The students are standing on a tumbling mat in Observatory Park, with two chairs and a row of houses in the background. Tumbling was a popular collegiate sport in the early 20th century.
Physical Education - Tumbling
A group of male students participate in a tumbling exercise at the University of Denver. One of the students is doing a headstand, a second is grabbing his ankles and swinging over him, and while a third is preparing to catch him. The students are standing on a large cloth in an open grassy area, with Buchtel Memorial Chapel visible in the background. Tumbling was a popular collegiate sport in the early 20th century.