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 5 Collections and/or Records:
Student Activities - Cheerleaders, circa 1950
Photograph of two unidentified University of Denver cheerleaders holding megaphones with sweaters saying "Denver", circa 1950-59. There are also 20 other unidentified people walking next to the train that is in the background.
Student Activities - Pep Rallies, circa 1950
Photograph of University of Denver 23 unidentified students at an unidentified pep rally, circa 1950.
Student Activities - Pep Rallies, circa 1950
Photograph of 60+ unidentified people wearing uniformed hats and coats with 9 tubas within the crowd, for the University of Denver pep rallies, circa 1950. The pep rally is next to a train with "unio." visible on the side of the train.
Student Activities - Pep Rally, circa 1950
Photograph of 50+ unidentified student of the University of Denver at an unidentified pep rally, circa 1950. A few of the students are holding long balloons while cheering in unidentified bleachers.
Student Activities - Pep Rally, circa 1950
Photograph of 100+ University of Denver students at an unidentified pep rally wearing uniformed hats and cowboyish outfits, circa 1950. Some of the students are holding trombones and all of the students are on bleachers at an unidentified stadium.