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The history of Ohio Wesleyan University began with discussions of a college in Ohio in 1821 when the Ohio Methodist Conference in connection with the Kentucky Conference had established Augusta, the first Methodist institution of higher learning in the United States. But Augusta was an obscure village, quite inaccessible and especially because ...
Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio.It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents, and is a member of the Ohio Five – a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges.
Ohio Wesleyan Female College had three presidents before merging with Ohio Wesleyan University. Oran Faville, 1853–1855. Nathaniel Clark Burt, 1868–1870. William Richardson, 1873–1877.
Lucy Webb Hayes, Class of 1850 – wife of Rutherford B. Hayes, U.S. President, 1877–1881. Myron T. Herrick – 42nd governor of Ohio [22] John W. Hoyt – third Governor of Wyoming Territory [23] John W. McCormick – U.S. Representative from Ohio [24] Masa Nakayama, Class of 1916 – first female cabinet minister in Japan.
Ohio Wesleyan Female College. Coordinates: 40°18′03″N 83°04′37″W. Ohio Wesleyan Female College was a women's college, operating for two-and-a-half decades, until it merged into Ohio Wesleyan University in 1877. After starting as a Delaware, Ohio academy for women in 1850, equivalent to a high school, it expanded its program in 1853 to ...
Activism has played an important role in the history of Ohio Wesleyan University; [1] [2] The founders of Ohio Wesleyan University expressed a hope that the university "is forever to be conducted on the most liberal principles." [3] [4] OWU has espoused activism in its academic philosophy. [5] Alumni of the school have prominently engaged in ...
Coordinates. 40°15′04″N83°03′22″W / 40.251°N 83.056°W. Location of Perkins Observatory. [ edit on Wikidata] Perkins Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Delaware, Ohio. It is owned and operated by Ohio Wesleyan University. In 1931 it had the third largest telescope in the World; the 69 inch aperture Perkins telescope ...
Elliott Hall holds a significant place in Ohio Wesleyan's history. Delaware was laid out in 1808 and became a popular health resort. Established in 1842, the university was built around the town's Mansion House (now Elliott Hall). Elliott was built in 1833 in the Greek revival style and is the original building on campus.