Dagwood Bumstead national contest. The family circle is rounded out by Daisy the dog. The origin of both Dagwood's last name and Daisy's name came from Chic Young's long-time friend Arthur Bumstead and his dog, Daisy. His favorite things in life include his wife Blondie, his kids, naps on the sofa, long baths, and food. Dagwood was famous for concocting tall, multi-layered sandwiches topped with an olive on a toothpick, and the term "Dagwood sandwich" has entered American English. He frequently has problems with door-to-door salesmen, rude telemarketers and store salespeople, crashing into the mailman (Mr. Beasley) as he rushes from home,
Horace Bumstead Asa Ware. Bumstead started his work at the school as a professor of natural science. After the sudden death of Ware in 1885, the University had a couple professors including Bumstead who acted as interim president until in 1888. Thereafter, Bumstead was named the second president of the university in 1888. After being granted this position, Bumstead began his fight for equal rights for African American education. Horace Bumstead Horace Bumstead ( September 1841- January 1919) was a Congregationalist minister and educator. He used his career to fight for African American education and became the second president of Atlanta University