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 46995 Collections and/or Records:
Physical Education - Golf
A woman wearing a white dress swings a golf club as part of a physical education activity at the University of Denver. The woman is standing in an open grassy area with a street and houses visible in the background.
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 - Horseback Riding, 1936
Two riders jump horses over a rail jump as part of a physical education activity at the University of Denver while three others look on.
Physical Education - Human Performance Lab
A jogger runs on a treadmill while hooked up to a machine at the University of Denver's Human Performance Lab.
Physical Education - Human Performance Lab
A jogger runs on a treadmill in the University of Denver's Human Performance Lab while several unidentified persons look on.
Physical Education - Human Performance Lab with Spanish Visitors
A woman walks on a treadmill while hooked up to a machine at the University of Denver's Human Performance Lab. Several onlookers in lab coats are watching the graph being printed out by the machine, while another man in a tweed jacket is watching the woman on the treadmill.
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 address a group of students during an ice skating class in the University of Denver's Field House Arena in Denver, Colorado. Seating labels and a banner with the 1965-66 DU hockey schedule are visible on the wall of the arena.