University Archives

1880 – Henry Anson Buttz is named fourth President

1929 – First varsity basketball team organized

1931 – First language clubs organized

1938 – Campus groups protest European Fascism

1959 – Student food rebellion. Read about the rebellion.

1928 – Freshmen hold College’s first prom

1946 – Field Hockey starts as women’s first varsity sport

1955 – “Rangers” replaces “Circuit Riders” as athletic team nickname

1984 – Drew Society of Physics Students named one of 32 outstanding SPS chapters nationwide for the 1983-84 school year.

View: Calendar of Events, 1963.

1969 – Soccer team completes first undefeated season

1973 – Soccer team wins MAC title

1979 – Drew elected to Phi Beta Kappa

1996 – Dr. Ruth Westheimer spoke on campus

1980 Soccer Photo

Interested in more photos? Peruse the People and Events files: http://www.drew.edu/depts/library.aspx?id=6069. All photos may be viewed in the University Archives, Level G of the Library.

1867 – John McClintock became the first President.

1960 – First “Election Night Watch” (see photos: http://www.drew.edu/depts/library.aspx?id=20053)

1968 – James Ault installed as Dean of the Theological School

1994 – “CLA Pursues Grant for Internet Training”

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