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Despite what you may know about the beautiful campus that is Ohio Wesleyan University, there is somethings that you may easily overlook for example: {First} question you may ask your self is that did you know that Ohio Wesleyan use to have a single religious background? {Next},Are you aware of the fact that Ohio Wesleyan had once been homing unit for American Soldiers? {Lastly} that Delaware itself was once an Indian province? Then, there is the question in which I will answer: would you believe me if I told you that Ohio Wesleyan university wasn’t always called Ohio Wesleyan university?
ReplyDeleteYes, tis true Ohio Wesleyan wasn’t always Ohio Wesleyan university. In fact, it was first split up by gender in Ohio Wesleyans very detailed book “ Ohio Wesleyan the first hundred years” there is a man named Richard parsons who tells a very detailed story about how the Ohio Wesleyans men’s college came first “ Richard parsons recounts the details form a story told by John D. Van Deman in 1851.”
Before it was ohio Wesleyan however it was first known as “ Howard’s school during the early 1800s this school just so happened to be formerly instructed and housed in the mansion house but on that cold, November day, a day in which the girls of the same school were told not to come participate in the creation of this university . After a few minutes or so went by, Howard sternly says that: ‘this new university will be a man’s university.’ But, soon met his 15 or so companions with him said that: Boys my private school is over. Today, we march back as a university.” With that being said, Ohio Wesleyans men’s college was created. This is what started the birth of the first Ohio Wesleyan deemed university, but it would not be the last some years later there will be another single sex university of Ohio Wesleyan called the women’s college. In fact, Ohio Wesleyan wouldn’t become a university until the year 1842
“History is to the nation as memory is to the individual. As persons deprived of memory become disoriented and lost, not knowing where they have been and where they are going, so a nation denied a conception of the past will be disabled in dealing with its present and its future.” —Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (2007)
ReplyDeleteAs this quote says, to truly appreciate Ohio Wesleyan University today, it is important to look at the university’s history; because through its history, one can better understand the stories that helped to shape what Ohio Wesleyan is today and what it continues to strive to be for the future. Ohio Wesleyan was named after the founder of Methodism, John Wesley, and has dramatically changed since it first opened its doors on November 1, 1842. It was founded with the help of the Methodist Church and 172 Ohio citizens that raised $10,000 to purchase 10 acres of land and Elliott Hall, formerly known as the Mansion House Hotel. OWU was dedicated to being “an institution of higher learning”. The men who were active in the university’s beginnings were also dedicated to the ideals of democracy, were strongly opposed to slavery, and definitely sided with the Union through the Civil War. In spite of its Methodist beginnings, OWU was still considered a nonsectarian college wanting to attract students regardless of their religious affiliations and established the motto: ‘In lumine tuo videbimus lumen’ which is Latin for ‘In your light we shall see the light’.
In 1841 when the iconic Mansion House in Delaware, Ohio went up for sale, Adam Poe was quick to recognize the potential the area had for a new college institution. As Dr. Charles Elliott would describe it, “‘The establishment of a college, or university, of the first order’ in central Ohio had for years been a topic of conversation among Methodists” (Hubbart, 11). Even Edward Thomson of Norwalk Seminary said Ohio needed a Methodist college more than any other state. As the mansion house became reduced in price, Elliott and others came to check out the Mansion House, which would come to hold Elliotts name, only to be amazed by the potential the area of Delaware, Ohio had for a successful methodist-related college or university. Adam Poe eventually gained the land for the university, and the only thing left to determine was if it was going to be methodist or not.
ReplyDeleteThe Ohio Wesleyan Men’s soccer team has one of the most success in division 3 soccer. Every year they continue to have a top ranked team and truly reflect why sports teams bring the best traditions to OWU. They have 90 All-America appearances, 10 Final Four appearances in the NCAA tournament and 44 appearances in the NCAA tournament. First, the success of the OWU’s Men’s soccer could not be achieved without head coach Jay Martin, who likes to be called Jay. He has a plethora amount of awards and continues to fill his trophy case. Jay has the highest winning percentage in any sport including division 1,2, and 3. His success could not be accomplished without the traditions of the program. Their success is strived on pride and tradition. These characteristics are key for achieve success year after year, and Jay Martin makes it his duty to accomplish this task.
ReplyDeleteWhen a prospective student comes to play soccer, they immediately know what to expect out of the program. Players come to OWU for the success of the soccer team, but also because they are guaranteed to be on a successful team. Every four years under Jay Martin, the soccer team will make it a final four appearance. According to the NSCAA, Jay Martin has “a career record of 657-124-61 and two Division III national championships[.] Martin is the winningest men’s soccer coach in the NCAA (NSCAA).” Proving his loyalty, Jay has been the head coach for 38 years and assures his players he is not going anywhere. Furthermore, the soccer team bring assurance, reliability, and a strong sense of tradition for the program.
One of the major points of interest seen in the history of Elliott Hall is the renovation of the historic building that took place in the year 1990. This was a major turning point both for Ohio Wesleyan and the building itself. The renovation was made possible by the one-million dollar donation during Ohio Wesleyan's fifty-million dollar campaign from the 1940 graduates Peter and Eleanore Pottman Kleist. During Peter's time at Ohio Wesleyan, he worked as a custodian and was also a resident of the extraordinary build when he was staying in the attic as a student. Peter Kleist was allowed to stay in this building for free because of the custodial work that he did for Elliot Hall. During this renovation, the University wanted to keep the same historic look about Elliot Hall but also make it a building that could last for the future. The renovation also saw the proper gift back to Mr. Kleist, by putting a plaque on the fourth floor where the former student and custodian stayed for his duration of school. Furthermore, Elliott Hall itself also got many different brand new additions to the building during the renovation such as interior remodeling, landscaping, weatherproofing, and the utilities.
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ReplyDeleteThe Perkins Observatory is one of Ohio Wesleyan’s beloved treasures. Construction of the observatory began in 1923. [However], the telescope was not installed until 1931. [During this period], the observatory borrowed a telescope from Harvard University. The United States Bureau of Standards received the task of creating a 60-inch mirror; however, they manufactured a 69-inch mirror instead. In “Perkins Observatory is Realization of Prof’s Dream,” Mary Ross of the Delaware Gazette reports the process of creating the telescope lens. The creation of the lens took over three years of work and five attempts. On the fifth attempt, workers finally met with success. [First], employees melted 1,000 pounds of cullet with 4,600 pounds of sand. [Then], they stirred the molten glass for six hours, by hand. [Finally], the mirror had to cool for eight months. Thus, upon completion in 1931, the telescope was considered the third largest in the world. Four years later, according to Ohio Wesleyan’s First Hundred Years by Henry Clyde Hubbart, “a cooperative arrangement was worked out with Ohio State University for its maintenance as a research institution.” One major problem included the bright lights of Central Ohio that prevented the stars from being well seen. In order for the telescope to be used to see darker skies, the telescope was moved to the Lowell Observatory in Arizona in 1961. In 1964, the 69-inch mirror was moved to Columbus’s Center of Science and Industry. The mirror remained in Columbus for 35 years before returning to display at the Perkins Observatory. Now, the observatory is used for the education of the public and students, as well as for a resource for researchers. In addition to the renowned Perkins Observatory, Perkins created a student observatory, in 1896, that is on campus and currently used for astronomy laboratories.
ReplyDelete[Academics play a huge role on campus, even more so than sports.] When attending OWU, it is expected that you are a student before you are an athlete; meaning academics are a priority over sports. [OWU has many different ways of getting students involved with the real world through academics.] The OWU Connection gives students the chance to study abroad, to take part in independent studies as well as theory-to-practice grants. These opportunities give students the skills they will need to have when attending Grad-school or finding a job in their field. Studying abroad gives students the chance to go to a variety of different countries to study. This includes being able to go to France to study French, and even going to the Galapagos Islands to study the animals that inhabit them. Research and Independent Studies allow students to work along side their professors and help them with their studies, or, students can pursue their own interests through grants given by the school.
ReplyDeleteIn any student-athlete’s life the balance of both athletics and education plays a major key in education, environment, cultural diversity and gender equality amongst their peers. Firstly, Ohio Wesleyan University is a NCAA Division III school, meaning that the student-athletes do not receive financial aid for playing their sport, thus requiring these athletes to focus first on their education and their sport second. This drives these student-athletes not only to excel in education so that they can continue to play the sport they are passionate about. The Division III philosophy also allows students to balance not only their academic life and athletic experience, but other co-curricular activities as well. This allows students to branch out and try new experiences such as other clubs, intermural sports or traveling abroad. Especially a college setting, it is not uncommon for coaches to recruit athletes from all over the nation, including other countries that international students may be interested in continuing their athletic career. Athletics have always had a way to bring talent athletes together to go head-to-head in and also create lasting relationships because of the sport they love. These student-athletes’ success in academics accompanied by the challenges and skill sets through devoted practices and games allow these students to be successful throughout their academic, athletic and future career.
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ReplyDeleteOf the approximate 1700 students who attend Ohio Wesleyan University, one third of them are student athletes. Although the size of the athletic program is small when compared to the majority of universities across the country, the battling bishops have had an incredible success rate in virtually all genres of sport. Because of OWU’s athletic success in recent history, it has attracted an ever increasing amount of prominent athletes, of which a surprising amount are from out of state, and in some cases even from out of the country. As well as being extremely accomplished athletes, OWU student athletes have earned the national award of being Academic All Americans on a frequent basis. In addition to benefiting the school in an academic sense, the OWU athletic department’s success has lead to an increase in donations for the construction of state of the art athletic faculties. These include the Branch Rickey Arena, Luttinger Family Tennis Center, as well as the Simpson Quarry Fitness Center, just to name a few. The last of these facilities was recently made possible by OWU alumni couple Simpson and Quarry, who donated $8 million in order for the monumental building to be constructed. Not only do facilities like these allow the student athletes on campus to excel in their respective fields, but they also benefit the rest of the OWU community as a whole. It is apparent that the combination between a competitive cadmic curriculum, as well exceptional facilities and athletic programs, has fostered student athletes in their endeavors, many of which have become incredible success stories in their athletic careers. The commitment to athletic success has persevered to this day, and the argument could be made that the expectations have increased in recent years. In 2011, the men’s soccer team won the NCAA championships, making it their second win. This also added a fifth NCAA championship win of the Battling Bishops o total. Although OWU is a small liberal arts college situated in Delaware Ohio, it has managed to not only integrate athletics into its community, but to excel in some of the most competitive college athletic communities across the country.
If you ask any Ohio Wesleyan student they might have their own suspicions as to which buildings are possibly haunted. Some might be surprised to hear that OWU’s newly renovated and beloved Stuyvesant Hall is among those haunted buildings. Stuyvesant Hall was a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Stuyvesant, who were Ohio Wesleyan graduates. Stuyvesant hall was constructed in the 1930’s as an all women’s residence hall. [Additionally] it is Ohio Wesleyan’s oldest residence hall. [However], before the hall was created it was constructed Ohio Wesleyan’s female students resided in military barrack style buildings. Stuyvesant Hall is legendary for attracting the supernatural. There have been numerous occasions that have led many to believe that the building is haunted. [Namely] the faceless woman of 1980, the laundry room incident of 2000, and the most infamous missing girl and sealed room of 1920.
ReplyDeleteOhio Wesleyan was founded by the citizens of Ohio, notably Adam Poe and Charles Elliott, in 1844. Other local residents contributed to purchase of the lands upon which the University was founded, by donating money. The former hotel lands of 10 acres, which included several other buildings, were bought at a sale price of $10,000 and transformed into the University’s building. The Elliott hall, the University’s first building, was named after one of the founders, Charles Elliott, and served to be both academic and residential facility. In order for the University to be approved as a new school, the founders, Poe and Elliott, wrote a charter which underscored the liberality of education and submitted it. In 1842, [therefore,] the University was granted a charter by the State Legislature of Ohio. [After] the charter was edited by another resident, the founders secured it and formed a Board of Trustees of 21 members. [After 6 months,] the University opened with 29 male students, since it was a men’s college at the beginning, and 3 professors.
ReplyDeleteOhio Wesleyan University is a University with great history. To start off, Ohio Wesleyan was originally a Methodist school founded in the early 19th century in Delaware next the Sulphur Spring. When in 1841 a sanatorium which covered 10 acres of land was offered for sale, the committee of Ohio citizens decided to buy it. The first informal principal was named James Cobb who retired due to his health condition. The school got officially opened on November 13th of 1844 and was originally Methodist- related. The schools founder was John Wesley and it only male students were admitted.
ReplyDeleteOn January 8th, 2014 a tremendous flood occurred in Elliot Hall, impacting several OWU professors and the building itself. The cause of the flood was due to low freezing temperatures and and old worn out pipes. Because the pipes were so ancient one day one of them just ruptured, bursting out extreme cold waves known as “Polar Vortex.” The damage was so horrific that the university stated, “we estimate the broken sprinkler line released about 12,000 gallons of water per hour” leaving two months to repair the building. The director of physical plant operations Peter Schantz said “flooding could not be prevented” (The Transcript). To prevent this outcome from happening again in the future people will need to check the status of the water at Ohio Wesleyan and the sprinkle system. The outcome of this tragedy affected numerous of professors. Elliot was where they worked for years and to lose it would be like losing a second home and the memories that come with it.
ReplyDelete[After the building fell], the former site of Monnett Hall was visited by the Psychic Science Institute in 1979. One “sensitive,” or individual who is able to feel supernatural forces, claims that both of his hands went numb when he arrived at the site, according to “Monnett Ghost Tales Spur Psychic Institute,” by The Transcript. The institute reports that there are several possibilities of the hauntings. [Firstly], [before] the hall was built, an Indian fighter named William Drake led an unsuccessful raid against the natives. [Furthermore], the sensitives felt that a “black magic cult” once existed where Monnett Hall stood. [In addition], William Little, a founder of Delaware built a mansion that later became Delaware Female College, but the building burned down due to unknown reasons.
ReplyDeletePerkins House was built in the French Second Empire style, popular in the mid-19th century and characterized by the high tower and the curving mansard roof (Darbee 80). Perkins residence was deemed modest, especially in light of the fortune he eventually amassed. His home resides next to an observatory he built, affectionately referred to as the Student Observatory, and reflective of neoclassical architecture.
ReplyDeleteThough the Perkins family initially inhabited the House, it has been called home to many generations of students in the years since. A notable era was during the Great Depression, when female students looking to save money moved in, adopting a co-operative lifestyle by heeding “careful management, and by adhering to a definite schedule of housework” (Hubbart 162). Because of the dire nature of the economic crisis, the idea became popular among other schools, as it “[gave] the student a change for friendships and social life … teach[ing] them resourcefulness and the value of the practical duties of life” (Hubbart 163). I find this quote moving, as it largely reflects the attitudes maintained by students living in the house today, especially in light of the news that house will be vacated at the end of this semester.
Sources: “Delaware and Delaware County”, Jeffrey T. Darbee
“Ohio Wesleyan’s First Hundred Years”, Henry Clyde Hubbart
In 1861, during Hiram Perkins time as a professor, the civil war began. Like many young men at the time, Perkins left his job as a professor to fight for the Union army. Due to his 6’4 tall and only 97 pound body, he was rejected from serving his country. Luckily Perkins was raised on a pig farm in Southern Ohio. So, when he was declined acceptance into the Union Army, he moved home to raise hogs to feed the army. As time went on and the money piled up, Perkins decided to take the proceeds of his farm, and return to Ohio Wesleyan to finish teaching. Perkins felt that the money he made from selling food to the war was “bad” money due to the killing and suffering that came from the war. That is why he returned to teach.
ReplyDeleteAll stories of faith must be examined with rational thinking in retrospect. If then, a story survives, it can either be called convergent coincidence or divine intervention. I have survived my life as an antitheist being cynical about divinity and therefore, look to the story of the founding of Ohio Wesleyan at Elliot Hall as coincidence; others may choose to call it whatever they want. Even in my cynicism, I cannot deny that the story is a fascinating one – for this reason, I will write it with the same romanticism as I would extend to the story of Heloise and Abelard or me and my future lover. For this effect, the story will be told chronologically and in three instances. The first instance will talk of Delaware pre-OWU and the founding of the Mansion House. The second, the foundation of OWU at the Mansion house and the third, a recounting famous stories related to the Mansion House (which I will from now freely interchange with “Elliott Hall.”)
ReplyDeleteElliot Hall was build in 1833 remind you that's before Ohio Wesleyan was found in 1842 [However] Elliott hall first name was The Mansion House Hotel. Adam Poe bought The Mansion House Hotel as soon as the property went up for sale in 1841. Elliott hall come from Dr. Charles Elliot, Dr. Elliot and Poe wrote a charter emphasizing “the Democratic spirit of teaching” which was approved by the Ohio state legislature. Would public safety officer John Ciochetty seen many ghosts on would campus. John seen so much that John started carrying a camera around every where he wen’t on campus [In fact] John to write a book about his years working at owu.
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ReplyDeleteWhile benefitting from the liberal art education that we receive today, it is important to learn to learn about the ideas behind the foundation of OWU as a liberal art school. Poe and Elliott wrote a charter emphasizing "the democratic spirit of teaching", which was approved by the Ohio State Legislature. Early in the following year they opened the college preparatory Academy and formed a Board of Trustees. Ohio Wesleyan's first president, Edward Thomson, stated in his inaugural address on August 5, 1846 that the school was "a product of the liberality of the local people." Poe and Elliott’s philosophy in short attempts to develop in its student’s qualities of intellect and character that will be useful no matter what they choose to do in later life. The transmission, extension, and discovery of knowledge are central to the liberal arts tradition. (Pete, 1) While encouraging professional scholarship and feeling justifiably proud of its faculty and graduates who enjoy national or international reputations in their fields, the University has as its preeminent purpose to be a quality institution for teaching and learning. Because effective teaching is of the highest importance, members of the faculty regularly are reviewed and evaluated for excellence in teaching. (OWU Catalogue, 6)
ReplyDeleteBefore Ohio Wesleyan University was established in 1842, there was another use for our campus. Delaware, Ohio became a very popular tourist spot because of the discovery of the natural sulfur springs that are tucked away under our campus. Ohio Wesleyan University owes most of its reason for discovery to the Sulphur springs. They were originally discovered by miners that were drilling for salt. Instead, the miners drilled into the sulfur springs. The town formed around the springs. People would travel from all over to indulge in the Sulphur springs. The sulfur springs were actually believed to have health and even healing benefits. People would bathe in and drink from the sulfur springs. Judge Thomas W. Powell and Columbus W. Kent bought the property that contained the Sulphur springs. Because of the popularity of the springs, the Mansion House Hotel was built on South Sandusky Street. The Mansion House was where most guest stayed during their time of indulging in the Sulphur Springs. It was originally located where, what we know today as, University Hall is. The hotel was known for throwing very lavish parties for the guest staying there. This building is what students and faculty know today as Elliot Hall. The Sulphur springs are actually where President Rutherford B. Hayes met his wife, Lucy Webb Hayes, who Hayes Dorm is named after. As a result of the closure in the Bank of the United States and an economic downturn, the health spa went out of business. At this time, Reverend Adam Poe and Charles Elliott decided a university “of highest order” for Methodist studies for men needed to be established. In 1842, the North Ohio Methodist Episcopal Conference passed a resolution that approved the recommendation made by the Joint committee of Ten that the property containing the Sulphur Springs be the location for a Methodist college of Ohio and buy extra land owned by Judge Thomas W. Powell. Under the leadership of Reverend Adam Poe and Charles Elliot, the congregation of William street Methodist Church bought the property and the Mansion House.
ReplyDeleteIt is truly remarkable how Elliott Hall has remained strong after numerous hardships, specifically in the early days of Ohio Wesleyan. (For example), on January 6,1846, there was a small fire in Elliott Hall. This was a result of ashes that had been removed from a stove or fireplace. Luckily, the fire was not a severe threat to the building, and was put out in time. (However), on the Fourth of July, in 1903, another fire occurred as a result of firework-safety gone wrong. (In contrast), this fire was far more severe than the fire of 1846, as the firemen struggled to put it out. The solid oak and walnut that made up the structure of the building had “burned like tinder.” The north and west sides of the exterior had gone up in flames. (Afterword), the roof collapsed into the severely weakened third floor. However, after the fire had ultimately been put out, Elliott Hall was reconstructed and modernized. (In fact), the students even labelled this disaster as “a blessing in disguise.”
ReplyDeleteOhio Wesleyan University has been in operation for 174 years and, over that time, has experienced several events of the paranormal. One public safety officer named John Ciochetty said “It has been speculated that ninety percent of the university has been touched, at one time or another, by spiritual activity. Ohio Wesleyan may be the most haunted university in the United States.” Though there are several high profile and well-recorded hauntings, such as the famous “Alyssa” of Elliot Hall or the famous ghost of Stuyvesant, of one the lesser-known and recorded events was the disappearance of Ruth Elizabeth Baumgardner. Baumgardner was a senior at OWU in 1937 when she mysteriously went missing. She was a Delta Delta Delta sorority member and lived in a single in Austin Hall. “On the evening of her disappearance, Baumgardner practiced for a singing competition, and then studied in her dormitory for a test which was scheduled the following day. Her sorority sisters last saw her shortly after 11pm on May 4, 1937. She had her hair up in curlers and pins and was behaving normally at the time. Sometime before midnight she said goodbye to her friends, and has never been seen or heard from again.” (http://delawareo.com/2014/01/07/delaware-mystery-still-remains/). When her sorority sisters noticed that she hadn’t attended any of her classes the next day, the search began. Her car was located shortly after with the keys still in the ignition. She left with an overnight bag rather then a regular purse and her room was uncharacteristically clean. The most popular theory surrounding her disappearance is that she was forced into “White Slavery” by a man pretending to be an abortionist, other reports claim that she was forced into prostitution. But the real truth behind the mysterious disappearance of Ruth Elizabeth Baumgardner is unknown; her parents requested that the case be closed two years after it began. But every known witness of Baumgardner the day of her disappearance reported seeing her with a mysterious white man. Was Ruth a victim of abduction, or another case of OWU’s extremely common contact with the paranormal, it’s an answer we will never get.
ReplyDeleteOhio Wesleyan all female college was a Methodist Episcopal church school some called it “The sister school” was created in the spring of 1853.The main name of the college that most went by was “The Delaware Female College.” Acquired “a local habitation and a name;” others may say around the community. One of the main buildings was called “Little Mansion” located at the west end of Winter Street. The female college was not that far at all from the male’s college at all. [However] at first only one hundred girls were enrolled at the school but the Little Mansion could only hold twenty students. To solve this problem a two story building was made to the north of the Little Mansion in the first year, this building was completely made out of wood with a chapel and large recitation rooms was made for temporary relief. This building served its purpose for a few years, but the continued growth of the school led, in 1855, to larger plans. Oran Faville served as president during this time. His wife Mrs. Maria Faville was the first preceptors in this schools history. [Although] Ohio Wesleyan Girls College started off with seven acers that they paid seven thousand dollars for; in 1867 the school added three more acers to the campus sometimes called “The Barnes Property.” Mrs. John W. Bain, [also] former student that graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in 1857 donated ten thousand towards the building funds that went to a building called “Monnett Hall”. In 1870 the south wing of Monnett Hall caught on fire there was damage to the roof and upper story some floor damage and other parts deluged with water. But operations never stopped of the school people still did there every day things. Parts of the building that got caught on fire during the accident got immediately replaced, even better than before the accident.
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