University Archives

1928 – First issue of The Acorn.

1931 – First yearbook staff organized.

1933 – First Annual Parents Day.

1963 – The Church History Club started.

1984 – Paolo Cucchi installed as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts

1941 – Enrollment of Brothers College jumps to 211, students represent twelve states and four foreign countries.

1953 – Silver anniversary of the College of Liberal Arts

1960 – President Fred Garrigus Holloway becomes a Methodist Bishop

1967 – The Four Tops play on campus

1977 – Pepin Services Building dedicated

Featured item: Songs & Cheers, 1935 

On October 16, 1867, the very first students entered Drew Theological Seminary and signed the Matriculation Book. This year marks the 140^th Anniversary of the school.

1867 – First Matriculation Book Entry
1892 – 25th Anniversary Celebration
1917 – Speech at 50^th Anniversary
1942 – 75th Anniversary Exercises
1967 – The Centennial Years
1992 – 125 Years of Excellence 

Other notable events:
1917 – Samuel W. Bowne Hall dedicated
1929 – Brothers College dedicated; Arlo Ayres Brown inaugurated as 6^th President
1948 – Fred Garrigus Holloway inaugurated as 7^th President
1979 – Tolley and Brown go co-ed

1954 – First varsity soccer game.

1961 – Robert F. Oxnam inaugurated as eight president. View the online inauguration exhibit.

1972 – Oxford Semester launched.

1980 – The Pub created “dry nights” in reaction to the legal drinking age changed to 19.

This Week in Drew History – October 2, 2007

1968 – Jefferson Airplane played on campus.

1968 – Hall of Sciences dedicated. (View Dedication program: Hall of Sciences Program)

1982 – Methodist Center and Learning Center dedicated.

1995 – “O.J. verdict prompts justice system review.” Although the courtroom is empty, memories of the last year-and-a-half have scarred the country as a whole and will take time to recover from. [Acorn article, October 6, 1995]