Drew Magazine (2017)
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Amid the inevitable—andinevitable—and proper— chachange,nge, ifif therethere isis a ‘hero’ro in anyany university,university, it isis the institutioninstitution itself. TThehe universityuniversity is greater than the ssumum of all its presidents,presidents, facultyfaculty memmembers,bers, trustees,trustees, student course offerings, extra-classroom activities and tthehe dissensionsdissensions thatthat veer from ridridiculousiculous to sublime.sublime. All thesethese passpass away. The universityuniversity remains.”remains.” —FROM UNIVEUNIVERSITYRSITY IN THETHE FOREST:FOREST: THTHEE STORYSTORY OF DREWDREW UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY BBYY JOHN T.T. CUNNINGHAMCUNNINGHAM C’38 Lynne DeLade Lynne DeLade C’12 Mead 205 A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Looking back on 150 years of Drew history, it is easy to be struck by the remarkable changes that have taken us from seminary to university, from a haven of Methodist teaching to a national model of global and experiential education. But remarkable, too, is this underlying consistency: Drew has always been a place where seekers find a sense of belonging and a spiritual and intellectual home. he stability and serenity of The Forest have helped to shape thousands of young men and women across three Tcenturies. The legacy of Daniel Drew—lion of Wall Street and lamb of The Forest—echoes in a stalwart adherence to the ideals of our founders, from the Great Five—Drew’s initial corps of What better time to take this step than this, our 150th Under the tuition reset, Drew will continue to provide Ranking among anniversary year? Drew has invested in our strengths generous, need-based financial aid while narrowing the top 10% of master mentors—to the Baldwin Brothers to Barbara Caspersen. schools enrolling We continue to nurture one-on-one mentoring relationships and focused our energies on the student experience. the gap between the top-line tuition charge and the international Drew is growing. Over the past few years, we’ve bottom-line net price. A lower sticker price at the outset students and with professors, in and out of the classroom, and win-win civic the top 15% for engagement partnerships that foster deeper learning and stronger experienced a 27% increase in incoming students, will encourage more—and more economically diverse— sending students communities. We still cherish the peace of The Forest and the a 50% increase in transfer students, and a 195% families to take a closer look at Drew. to study abroad increase in international stu- by the Institute excitement of the city. Now, when I deliver my of International dents. (For even more evidence So, the value of Drew is abundantly clear to us, but not necessarily The time has come for impassioned pitch for a Drew Education, Drew of our growth trajectory, turn education to high school is a national leader to families who are new to Drew. Our 2017–2018 tuition price to page 31.) in preparing the Drew to be clear about its students and their parents, next generation makes us seem beyond the reach of many families, when, in reality, “ “ with skills for a Strong enrollment—combined the message will no longer most do not pay the full tuition price, thanks to the generous tuition. Effective for 2018–2019, global economy. financial aid that Drew offers. with more efficient operations be overshadowed by sticker and resource allocations—allows Drew’s tuition will be lowered shock; Drew’s tuition is now This high tuition/high aid model has long been the norm at most us to reset tuition without cuts by 20%—about $10,000. much more in line with its peer private colleges and universities. But the true affordability of a to our academic offerings or institutions. And that might Drew education is obscured by its sticker price. As such, the Board student services. In fact, we’re actively expanding even leave me an opening to share my delight in Drew’s of Trustees and I feel that the time has come for Drew to be clear opportunities. Most recently, Drew has launched new surprising history (say, the unexpected gift of the eccentric about its tuition. majors and minors, partnered with other universities Wendel family, who had ties to four Drew presidents, or Effective for 2018–2019, Drew’s tuition will be lowered by 20%— to offer new professional combined degree programs, our connection to our patron of the arts, Dorothy Young, about $10,000—to bring the published tuition more in line with and doubled the number of New York Semesters who happened to be the last stage assistant of Harry the amount many families actually pay. The new tuition will be that introduce students to the professional spheres Houdini) as well as my conviction that the next 150 years $38,668 (before financial aid). Roy Groething. Facing page: Lynne DeLade C’12 of their fields. will be as astounding as the first. —MaryAnn Baenninger 4 Drew Magazine I drew.edu/magazine Fall/Winter 2017 5 1867 > Drew Theological Seminary holds its first classes on October 16. Daniel Drew, Wall Street financier and steamboat tycoon, founds the Methodist seminary with a gift of $250,000, THE FOREST including the Madison, New Jersey, property known as The Forest. AND ITS > The Greek Revival mansion at the heart of the estate is rechristened Mead Hall in honor UNIVERSITY of Drew’s wife, Roxanna Mead Drew. ENDURE. So they have, in the words of Drew historian John Cunningham C’38— and for 150 years. The ideals of Drew’s founders and the serenity of Drew’s forest are forever immutable. And from that stability generations of students have drawn the confidence to grow and change—as has Drew itself. The institution nestled in the oak woodland west of Bottle Hill started as a Methodist seminary and has evolved to become a prestigious liberal arts university with three schools of distinct yet complementary missions. The students sheltered there, once seminarians preparing to ride the circuit, are now men and women learning to navigate a world All photos courtesy of Drew University Archives, Daniel Drew Roxanna Mead Drew unless otherwise noted. without borders. Like its oaks, Drew endures—rooted in its past while reaching toward its future. 6 Drew Magazine I drew.edu/magazine 1888 A new library, named for trustee and 1867 benefactor John B. Cornell, is built to hold Daniel Drew selects John McClintock, his pastor at St. Paul’s the Seminary’s collection. Cornell Library is Church in New York, as the first president of Drew Theological replaced in 1939 by Rose Memorial Library, The first student a much larger facility built with funds to sign up for a Seminary. Drew also purchases the former Gibbons estate in Drew education was bequeathed by Lenox Sheaf Rose. 25-year-old Madison, known locally as The Forest, as its home. Samuel Knight Doolittle of Pond At a dedication ceremony a few weeks later, Bishop Edmund S. Eddy, New York. Janes exhorts the Drew faculty to train its young ministers as 1894 lions rather than lap dogs: “Let his claws grow, let his A desperately needed modern dormitory— complete with electric lights, steam heat and mane lengthen, let his thunder thicken...until by his roaring he interior baths—is dedicated, thanks to gifts sends terror to all the haunts of wickedness.” from trustees William Hoyt and Samuel W. Bowne. Former President Hurst fusses that the rooms in Hoyt-Bowne Hall might be “a trifle too comfortable.” 1897 Wives of students and faculty establish the Mead Hall Study Circle, the Seminary’s first women’s 1868 organization, to raise funds for needy students. The Seminary receives its charter from the New Jersey Legislature; up to that point, it had been operating illegally. One provision grants the Seminary the power to become a university and offer instruction in fields other than theology—an afterthought that would become critically important 60 years later. 1899 Seminary Hall, built with funds provided by William Hoyt, a trustee, and John S. McLean, opens. It includes a chapel, classrooms and offices. 1876 Daniel Drew loses most of his fortune on Wall Street, tossing the Seminary’s finances into peril. To the rescue comes 1869 President Hurst, whose term is marked Drew’s first seminary class, consisting of nine men, graduates. by his skills as a fundraiser and deft By 1877, there are 77 graduates. stewardship of Drew’s endowment. 8 Drew Magazine I drew.edu/magazine Fall/Winter 2017 9 1915 The faculty votes to admit women “on the same conditions as are accorded to men,” and the first female student enrolls in 1918. A Legacy of Mentorship 1917 Thirteen days after President Woodrow Today at the Drew Theological School, Wilson calls for the United States to enter World War I, 67 seminarians ask to be prophetic leaders continue to inspire excused from classes to join the war effort. those called to ministry, with a spirit A total of 184 Drew students serve in the grounded in Methodist tradition armed forces; four die in the war. and lifted by bold thought and 1918 courageous action. Li Jung-Fang from China earns a doctorate of theology degree. He will go on to become Stephen Moore, Edmund S. Janes Professor the foremost Old Testament scholar in of New Testament Studies; Catherine Keller, George T. Cobb Professor of Constructive China and dean of religion at Yenching Theology; and Traci C. West, James W. University. Pearsall Professor of Christian Ethics and 2017 African American Studies. 1921 INFLUENTIAL MENTORS OF YESTERDAY > To accommodate newfangled automobiles, the quaint gatehouses that graced the entry to the old Carl Michalson George D. Kelsey Gibbons estate are replaced 1943–1965 1951–1976 Theological mentors from 1912 Systematic Theology Christian Ethics by Bowne Memorial Gateway.