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79-519: The university's Division of Student and Campus Life (SCL) uses the term differently, to refer to those buildings which are part of the West Campus House System, which organizes residents into five residential colleges. SCL labels its traditional dormitories and other residences on West Campus and in Collegetown collectively as "South Campus." Cornell's first president, Andrew Dickson White ,

158-709: A $ 1 million dollar endowment fund for the Metropolitan Museum of Art . Baker had been a member of the museum board since 1909. Baker donated $ 2 million to Cornell University for the construction of the Baker Laboratory of Chemistry, as well as Baker dormitories, and he endowed the Baker Lecture Series, the oldest continuous lectureship in chemistry in the United States. He made other large donations to charitable causes throughout New York City and funded

237-513: A bill "to establish the Cornell University" and, on April 27, 1865, after months of debate, Governor Reuben E. Fenton signed into law the bill endowing Cornell University as the state's land-grant institution .In 1865, White also authored "...The Negro's Right to Citizenship - a very detailed legal, ethical and logical argument for citizenship for the Negro." A staunch abolitionist, White was also

316-712: A businessman and wealthy merchant. In 1839, he opened what became Syracuse Savings Bank in Syracuse . Horace and Clara White had two children: Andrew Dickson and his brother. Andrew was baptized in 1835 at the Calvary Episcopal Church on the town green in Homer. One of Andrew's cousins, Edwin White , became an artist of the Luminism style and Hudson River School . His nephew was Horace White , governor of New York. Beginning in

395-517: A century. After Prudence Risley Hall was designed as a women's residence in 1911, efforts began on a men's residential complex on West Campus. In 1910, Warren Hanning's campus plan had established the site for new buildings in the English Collegiate Gothic style. Trustees A.D. White, George Charles Boldt , and Robert H. Treman led a subscription campaign. The site was designed by architect Ralph Adams Cram , who had recently completed

474-588: A close personal friend until Porter's death. He also served as an editor of The Lit., known today as the Yale Literary Magazine . He belonged to Linonia , a literary and debating society. As a junior, White won the Yale literary prize for the best essay, writing on the topic "The Greater Distinctions in Statesmanship;" this was a surprise as traditionally a senior was chosen for the winning essay. Also as

553-689: A dozen railroads, several banks, scores of industrial concerns. Baker was "closely associated with" Morgan, the late 19th-century and early 20th-century U.S. robber-baron , monopolist, and Wall Street banker "in his manifold enterprises", according to Richard Boyer and Herbert Morais's 1955 book, Labor's Untold Story . The book notes that "Morgan and associates organized super-trusts in steel ( U.S. Steel ), shipping ( International Mercantile Marine ), and agricultural machinery (International Harvester);" and it also "had its hands in other fields—the railroads (where...some 30,000 miles of railway were controlled), anthracite coal (where from two-thirds to three-quarters of

632-430: A greater yield per acre than any state except perhaps California . The senators initially wanted to divvy the funds among the numerous small state colleges of their districts. White fervently argued that the money would be more effectively used if it endowed only one university. Ezra Cornell agreed and told White, "I have about half a million dollars more than my family will need: what is the best thing I can do with it for

711-515: A junior, White joined the junior society Psi Upsilon . In his senior year, White won the Clark Prize for English disputation and the De Forest prize for public oratory, speaking on the topic "The Diplomatic History of Modern Times". Valued at $ 100, the De Forest prize was then the largest prize of its kind at any educational institution, American or otherwise. In addition to academic pursuits, White

790-483: A lasting reputation as a pioneer in the history of higher education. According to professor Geoffrey Blodgett , White confronted a series of complex challenges in his long career: Above all, the creation from scratch of a large, high-quality, coeducational, nonsectarian public university in the cockpit of post-Civil War, educational politics was an organizational chore of awesome subtlety for man of White's genteel background and soaring ideals." Earned degrees White

869-783: A member of the American Philosophical Society in 1869 and American Antiquarian Society in 1884. In 1891, Leland and Jane Stanford asked White to serve as the first president of Stanford University , which they had founded in Palo Alto, California . Although he refused, he recommended his former student David Starr Jordan . At the time of Cornell's founding, White announced that it would be "an asylum for Science —where truth shall be sought for truth's sake, not stretched or cut exactly to fit Revealed Religion." Until then, most of America's private universities had been founded as religious institutions and generally were focused on

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948-568: A popular view among critics of religion. While at Cornell, in 1871, he took leave to serve as a Commissioner to Santo Domingo , along with Benjamin Wade and Samuel Howe , at the request of President Ulysses Grant to determine the feasibility of an American annexation of the Dominican Republic . Their report ( available here ) supported the annexation, but Grant was unable to gain sufficient political support to take further action. Later, White

1027-457: A prolonged series of illnesses; Clara (White) Newbury, who died before her father; and Ruth (White) Ferry. After his wife died in 1887, White went on a lecture tour and traveled in Europe with his close friend, Daniel Willard Fiske , librarian at Cornell. After three years as a widower, in 1890, White married Helen Magill , the daughter of Edward Magill, Swarthmore College 's second president. She

1106-513: A series of residential colleges since a campus committee chaired by Alain Seznec recommended them in 1969. Although a residential college was established in Risley Hall in 1970, a lack of funding delayed more widespread implementation. In 1999, then-Cornell president Hunter R. Rawlings III announced a new West Campus Initiative to rebuild large parts of West Campus. With an initial $ 100 million donation,

1185-521: A weekly dinner exclusive to each house. This dinner occurs every Wednesday, starting at 6 PM, and houses set the tables with a more formal dining atmosphere and unique menus. Each house has a main building, which includes a dining hall, laundry, kitchen, and study facilities. Most residents are in single and double rooms along corridors, with shared bathrooms, with some in suites, accommodating up to five people. In addition, Cook, Rose, and Bethe include students who are housed in affiliated "Gothic" halls. To

1264-511: A young carpenter working in Syracuse, Cornell had been robbed of his wages, and insisted for the university to be in his hometown of Ithaca . He proposed to donate land on his large farm on East Hill, overlooking the town and Cayuga Lake . White convinced Cornell to give his name to the university "in accordance with [the] time-honored American usage" of naming universities after their largest initial benefactors. On February 7, 1865, White introduced

1343-523: Is a list of businesses in which Baker held a controlling or otherwise significant interest during his lifetime. In 1869, Baker was married to Florence Tucker Baker, a daughter of Benjamin Franklin Baker and Sophronia J. (nee Whitney) Baker. Together, they were the parents of: He was a member of the Jekyll Island Club (aka The Millionaires Club) on Jekyll Island, Georgia . He was also a member of

1422-461: Is now extending beyond the allotted span of threescore and ten, I have been engaged after the manner of my countrymen, in many sorts of work, have become interested in many conditions of men have joined in many efforts which I hope have been of use; but, most of all, I have been interested in the founding and maintaining of Cornell University, and by the part, I have taken in that, more than by any other work of my life I hope to be judged. Until at least

1501-407: Is unmatched by any other institution outside the church itself and its flagship Brigham Young University . White married twice. His first marriage, on September 27, 1857, was to Mary Amanda Outwater (February 10, 1836 – June 8, 1887), daughter of Peter Outwater and Lucia M. Phillips of Syracuse. Mary's maternal grandmother Amanda Danforth, daughter of Asa Danforth Jr. and wife of Elijah Phillips Jr.,

1580-631: The First National Bank of the City of New York . The first national bank to be chartered in New York City under the National Currency Act of 1863 , it became a forerunner of today's Citibank, N.A. Baker became First National's president at age 37, on September 1, 1877. His 20,000 shares were worth about $ 20 million ($ 572,250,000 today ). He retired as president in 1909, and became chairman of

1659-690: The Great Depression and World War II , and the plans scrapped owing to the rapid postwar expansion in enrollment. Six modern brick-faced dormitories were built in 1953 to accommodate the postwar expansion. Numbered 1 to 6, these were designated the "University Halls" to distinguish them from the Gothic "Baker Dormitories." In the 1960s–1980s, five of the individual University Halls were named in honor of various alumni classes that had achieved large donation records. The original Noyes Community Center, which offered dining, recreation and other services to residents of

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1738-587: The New York Yacht Club , having been elected in 1895. Baker died in New York City on May 2, 1931. Baker lived on Madison Avenue in New York City, and maintained a summer property on Jekyll Island near Brunswick, Georgia , and had an estate in Tuxedo Park, New York . In 1929, Baker commissioned the construction of a unique Pierce-Arrow town car for the wedding of his daughter. Built by LeBaron ,

1817-579: The Skull and Bones secret society and would remain close friends. They traveled together in Europe after graduation and served together on the Venezuela Boundary Commission (1895–1896). His roommate was Thomas Frederick Davies Sr. , who later became the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan , 1889–1905. Other members of White's graduating year included Edmund Clarence Stedman ,

1896-602: The Smithsonian Board of Regents and the trustees of the Carnegie Institution . Over the course of his career, White amassed a sizable book collection . His library included an extensive section on architecture , which then represented the largest architecture library in the United States. He donated all 4,000 books to the Cornell University Library for the purpose of teaching architecture as well as

1975-813: The Union Party ticket. In the Senate, White met the fellow upstate Senator Ezra Cornell , a self-taught Quaker farmer from Ithaca who had made a modest fortune in the telegraph industry. Around then, the senators were called on to decide how best to use the higher education funding provided by the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act , which allocated timberland in the Midwest , which states could sell as they saw fit. Through effective management by Cornell, New York, generated about $ 2.5 million (equivalent to $ 62 million in today dollars ) from its allotted scrip,

2054-539: The liberal arts and religious training. In 1869, White gave a lecture on "The Battle-Fields of Science" in which he argued that history showed the negative outcomes resulting from any attempt on the part of religion to interfere with the progress of science . Over the next 30 years, he refined his analysis, expanding his case studies to include nearly every field of science over the entire history of Christianity but also narrowing his target from "religion" through "ecclesiasticism" to "dogmatic theology." The final result

2133-501: The 1970s, after which most became co-ed, and Lyon Hall was women-only. All were integrated into the house system after its creation. All gothic buildings serve as an extension of the house to which they belong. Anyone living in a gothic may attend their respective house dinner, and anybody from a specific house community may swipe into other buildings associated with that house. For example, a South Baker Hall resident can swipe into Lyon, Mennen, Founders, or Rose-main at any time. Known as

2212-562: The 2024-25 academic year, however, rising juniors and seniors chose on-campus housing in September 2023 on a first come, first serve basis, while rising sophomores continued the housing selection process in March 2024, via the lottery. Revisions to the Flora Rose Housing system were implemented starting in the 2013–2014 academic year to keep the most active, interested residents of Rose House in

2291-462: The Graduate School at Princeton University . Architectural firm Day & Klauder designed multiple buildings, each housing between 16 and 30 men. The first, Founders Hall, was completed in 1913. In the 1920s, West Campus was envisioned as fully Gothic in style, connected to Frederick Law Olmsted 's plan of a grand terrace overlooking Cayuga Lake . Rhode Island architect F. Ellis Jackson , of

2370-598: The House and West Campus. Completion of either event guarantees residents housing within Rose House for the following year. Residents must apply and be accepted into the program in the early fall to participate. Emphasis in the application process is on essays. West Campus includes a number of other student residential structures, including those organized under the Cornell University Residence Plan of 1966 , among

2449-497: The State?" White immediately replied, "The best thing you can do with it is to establish or strengthen some institution of higher learning." The two thus combined their efforts to form a new university. White pressed for the university to be located on the hill in Syracuse, the current location of Syracuse University , because of the city's transportation hub. That could help attract faculty, students, and other persons of note. However, as

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2528-529: The University Halls or "U-Halls," the Class Halls were originally all-male dormitories built on West Campus in 1953. They were designed by Chapman, Evans & Delehanty and Quinlivan, Pierik & Krause and constructed of utilitarian cinder block faced with brick. Although officially denied by Cornell, some claim that when constructed, they were intended to be temporary housing (as evidenced, for example, by

2607-509: The West Campus Residential Initiative, all building were slated for demolition as allowed by capacity from new construction on North Campus ; all were demolished between 2003 and 2007 to make way for the new house buildings. Cornell uses a lottery system to allocate on-campus housing, starting with rising sophomores, who are required to live in university-affiliated housing, then extended to rising juniors and seniors. For

2686-577: The acquaintance of author Leo Tolstoy . Tolstoy's fascination with Mormonism sparked a similar interest in White, who had previously regarded the Latter-Day Saints (LDS) as a dangerous cult . Upon his return to the United States, White took advantage of Cornell's proximity to the religion's birthplace in Palmyra to amass a collection of LDS memorabilia (including many original copies of the Book of Mormon ); it

2765-557: The author of "abolition of Slavery the Right of Government under the War Powers Act" as well as several other legal arguments in favor of the Negro." White became the school's first president and served as a professor in the Department of History . He commissioned Cornell's first architecture student , William Henry Miller , to build his president's mansion on campus. White was elected

2844-734: The axis of the War Memorial, until the 2006-07 academic year. This building was demolished and in 2007 was replaced with the Noyes Community Recreation Center, which provides indoor athletic facilities located on Campus Road. Academic buildings include: the Treman House (1902) designed by William Henry Miller , which houses the George McT. Kahin Center for Advanced Research on Southeast Asia. Insufficient parking on West Campus has been

2923-467: The board. He was succeeded in the presidency by Francis L. Hine, the former vice president of the bank. An avid investor, he held interests in many corporations and was the largest stockholder in the Central Railroad of New Jersey . He was a director in 22 corporations, which with their subsidiaries had aggregate resources of $ 7.27 billion. He was the largest individual owner of U.S. Steel stock; in

3002-780: The campus, was constructed in 1966. The university also built or acquired a number of small residences in the area; it purchased the Central Avenue fraternity houses of Psi Upsilon and Sigma Phi fraternities to build Myron Taylor Hall (dedicated 1932), to be the home of the Cornell Law School , and built new houses for them on West Campus. These acquisitions accelerated after the war, with the university removing faculty housing and acquiring fraternities and other small living units around campus. Some, like 110 Edgemoor Lane, were demolished for parking or new construction, while others have been maintained as offices or residences. Before funding

3081-422: The car's roof line was 5 inches taller than standard models so Baker could keep his top hat on. Trim lining in the rear compartment is made of 24-carat gold, as are perfume dispensers and an intercom. Baker provided much of the initial funding for Harvard Business School with a 1924 grant of $ 5 million, for which Harvard gave him an honorary doctorate and named the library after him. In 1922, Baker established

3160-501: The class of 1900, expanded this plan to include a memorial to the 264 Cornellians who had died in World War I . The war memorial group, completed in 1928, features the towers of Lyon Hall to the north and McFaddin Hall to the south, and a memorial cloister connecting the two. The ninth and last of the "Gothic" structures, Mennen Hall, was built in 1931. The grand terrace was never realized amidst

3239-825: The collections on the Reformation , witchcraft , and the French Revolution . Today, White's collection is housed primarily in the Cornell Archives and in the Andrew Dickson White Reading Room (formally known as the "President White Library of History and Political Science") at Uris Library on the Ithaca Campus. The A.D. White Reading Room was designed by William Henry Miller , who had also designed White's mansion on campus. While serving in Russia , White made

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3318-445: The early 1920s, his shares were worth some $ 5,965,000 (equivalent to around $ 83,245,000 in 2017 dollars), according to a May 4, 1924, article in Time . The April 14, 1924, edition of Time said of Baker: True, he is twice as rich as the original J.P. Morgan , having a fortune estimated at 200 millions. True, at the age of 84 when he has retired from many directorates, he dominates half

3397-581: The entire shipment was in Morgan hands)." Other Morgan monopolies included electrical machinery ( General Electric ), communications ( AT&T , Western Union ), traction companies ( IRT in New York, Hudson & Manhattan), and insurance ( Equitable Life ). In 1934, Time called him "the richest, most powerful and most taciturn commercial banker in U. S. history", while an article in Newsweek described him as one of

3476-566: The fall of 1849, White enrolled as an undergraduate at Geneva College, known today as Hobart and William Smith Colleges , at the insistence of his father. He was inducted as a member of Alpha Sigma Phi in 1850 and he served as editor of the fraternity's publication, The Tomahawk . White remained active in the fraternity for the rest of his life, founding the Cornell chapter and serving as the national president from 1913 to 1915. In his autobiography, he recalled that he had felt that his time at Geneva

3555-459: The following: The War Memorial, dedicated on May 23, 1931, included a radio address by President Herbert Hoover . It was the 14th anniversary of the first Americans, which included an American Ambulance Field Service unit led by Capt. Edward Tinkham (Class of 1916) and other Cornellians, arriving on the Western Front in World War I . The complex includes two towers representing the army and

3634-598: The grounds of the university by enrolling students to plant elms along the walkways on The Diag . Between 1862 and 1863, he traveled to Europe to lobby France and Britain to assist the United States in the American Civil War or at least not to aid the Confederate States . In 1863, White returned to reside in Syracuse for business reasons. In November, he was elected to the New York State Senate on

3713-517: The language of diplomacy and the Russian royal court) prior to his studies in Europe. After he returned the United States, White enrolled at Yale to earn an M.A. and be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in 1856. In October 1858, White accepted a position as a professor of History and English literature at the University of Michigan , where he remained on faculty until 1863. White made his lasting mark on

3792-519: The mid-20th century, Cornell undergraduates with the surname 'White' were traditionally given the nickname 'Andy' in reference to White. Notably, E. B. White , author of the world-famous children's book Charlotte's Web , continued to go by the nickname 'Andy' for the rest of his life after his undergraduate years at Cornell. Historian Benjamin G, Rader argues that in creating Cornell: White championed nondenominationalism, coeducation, an elective curriculum, and academic freedom. These positions won him

3871-613: The minister to Russia (1892–1894), president of the American delegation to The Hague Peace Conference (1899) , and again as ambassador to Germany (1897–1902). In 1904, White published his Autobiography , which he had written while he was relaxing in Italy after his retirement from the Department of State with the change in administrations. Cornell's third president, Jacob Gould Schurman , was appointed as ambassador to Germany from 1925 to 1929. At

3950-548: The most imposing figures in banking history. In the November 1994 issue of Worth magazine, James Grant, editor of the financial newsletter Grant's Interest Rate Observer, calls Baker a hidebound turn-of-the-century banker who always got his loans repaid. Baker was famously silent in public, never commenting on events or giving interviews, until 1922, at age 82, when he gave his first newspaper interview. Thereafter, he spoke occasionally at luncheons and gatherings. The following

4029-476: The navy, Lyon Hall to the north and McFaddin Hall to the south. Between the two is a cloister featuring the names of 264 Cornellians who died in the war; Hans Wagner, Class of 1912, who died fighting for the German Empire , was excluded. Some students objected to the omission, and raised a fund to add his name; the university stationed a guard at the memorial to prevent his surreptitious addition. The president of

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4108-627: The north and east of the houses lie the nine original West Campus residences, collectively known as the "Baker dormitories," after George Fisher Baker , the New York City banker who funded their construction, or as the "Gothic halls," reflecting their ivy-covered Collegiate Gothic architecture and construction of local bluestone trimmed in Indiana limestone . The firm of Day & Klauder (Charles Zeller Klauder after Day's death in 1918) designed all these buildings, which were built between 1913 and 1931. They housed both freshmen and upper-level males through

4187-513: The onset of World War I , White supported the German cause within Europe because he had strong professional and emotional ties to Germany. By the summer of 1915, he retreated from this position and refrained from offering any support either publicly or privately. In the fall of 1916, President Woodrow Wilson appointed White to a peace commission to prepare a treaty with China. As of December 1916, White had reduced some of his obligations, resigning from

4266-401: The poet and essayist; Wayne MacVeagh , Attorney General of the United States and U.S. Ambassador to Italy ; and Hiram Bingham II , the missionary, collectively comprising the so-called "famous class of '53." According to White, he was deeply influenced in his academic career and life by Professor Noah Porter (later, Yale's president), who personally instructed him in rhetoric and remained

4345-401: The popular Art Nouveau style. It features crests of countries and institutions that played important roles in White's life. For example, the adjacent picture shows the crests of the two countries where White was an ambassador; the coat of arms of Imperial Germany is on left and Saint George , a variation on the coat of arms of Moscow , representing Russia, is on the right. The sarcophagus

4424-538: The project aimed to create a residential college system on West Campus. Furthermore, a new Noyes Recreational Community Center was also proposed to replace the original community center. Construction was completed in August 2008. The West Campus House System, created as part of the Residential Initiative, organizes residents into five houses, each named after a noted Cornell professor: The residential college system

4503-452: The remainder of his 30,000-book collection. In 1879, White enlisted George Lincoln Burr , a former undergraduate assistant for one of his seminars, to manage the rare books collection. Though Burr would later hold other positions at the university, such as Professor of History, he remained White's collaborator and head of this collection until 1922 by traveling over Europe, locating and amassing books that White wanted. In particular, he built

4582-455: The source of controversy and litigation. Alice Cook House was built on the main West Campus parking lot. The University sought to replace the lost parking spaces by paving over the Redbud Woods , located on the gardens of the Treman estate. Conservation advocates sought to protect the area as a Historic District, and advocated the construction of underground parking beneath the new West Campus houses. Nonetheless, after much litigation and protests,

4661-428: The system. The lottery system was abolished in Rose House and replaced with two programs: the Rose Scholars program and the Rose Community Organizers program. The larger Rose Scholars program requires residents to attend events hosted within and approved by the House on a weekly basis. The Rose Community Organizers, the smaller program, requires residents to attend the weekly Rose Roundtable meetings and organize events for

4740-462: The tower rooms, Lyon Hall, and over the buildings' entries. The first floor of the War Memorial includes an elaborately decorated octagonal memorial room to the war dead, including a painting by Alison Mason Kingsbury . The upper two floors were designed as the meeting rooms and apartments for the Quill and Dagger senior society. West Campus was served by the Noyes Community Center, formerly the Noyes Student Union, located on Stewart Avenue, centered on

4819-408: The transitory fiberglass showers) until better structures could be built. A student union, Noyes Center, was built in the middle of the group in 1966. The buildings were later renamed: In 1987, these buildings were gutted and the original aluminum-framed windows replaced with dark-brown metal casings. More study spaces and kitchens were added, and the capacity of each building was reduced. As part of

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4898-471: The university paved the woods as a dormitory parking lot. 42°26′50″N 76°29′22″W  /  42.44722°N 76.48944°W  / 42.44722; -76.48944 Andrew Dickson White Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 – November 4, 1918) was an American historian and educator who co-founded Cornell University , one of eight Ivy League universities in the United States , and served as its first president for nearly two decades. He

4977-425: The university, Livingston Farrand , denied the appeal, and in 1934 the funds were instead given to Kurt Lewin, acting professor of education and a refugee from the Third Reich . The names are inscribed on 16 plaques set between unglazed tracery windows, over which are inscribed the names of the battles in which they fought. The names of individual and group donors toward the construction of the halls are inscribed in

5056-411: Was "wasted" by being at the small Episcopalian school instead of at "one of the larger New England universities". White dropped out in 1850. After a period of estrangement, White persuaded his father to let him transfer to Yale College . At Yale, White was a classmate of Daniel Coit Gilman , who later served as the first president of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore . The two were members of

5135-399: Was appointed as the American ambassador to Germany (1879–1881). After returning to the United States, he was elected as the first president of the American Historical Association (1884–1886). Upstate New York Republicans nominated him for governor in 1876 and for Congress in 1886, but he did not win either primary. Following his resignation in 1885 as Cornell's president, White served as

5214-443: Was awarded numerous honorary degrees, including: Cornell University links Other links Pound sign (#) denotes interim president George Fisher Baker George Fisher Baker (March 27, 1840 – May 2, 1931) was an American financier and philanthropist . Known as the "Dean of American Banking", he was also known for his taciturnity. Baker made a fortune after the Civil War in railroads and banking, and at his death

5293-455: Was born on November 7, 1832, in Homer, New York , to Clara (née Dickson) and Horace White. Clara was the daughter of Andrew Dickson, a New York State Representative in 1832 and his wife. Horace was the son of Asa White, a farmer from Massachusetts , and his wife. Their once-successful farm was ruined by a fire when Horace was 13. Despite little formal education and struggles with poverty after his family lost their farm, Horace White became

5372-411: Was broadly opposed to student dormitories, believing that boarding houses and fraternities provided a superior living environment. Owing to the isolation of the campus, the university acquired Cascadilla Hall and housed some students and faculty there, and later in the "Stone Row" buildings on central campus , White, McGraw, and Morrill Halls. No dedicated residence halls would be erected for almost half

5451-510: Was completed in 1926 by sculptor Lee Oskar Lawrie (1877–1963), who also created sculptures adorning Myron Taylor Hall at Cornell. Lawrie is perhaps best known for his Atlas statue at Rockefeller Center in New York City. In his will, White left $ 500,000 ($ 10.1 million in 2023) to Cornell University, in addition to the considerable sums donated to the institution earlier in his life. In his 1904 autobiography, The Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White , White wrote: During my life, which

5530-450: Was estimated to be the third-richest man in the United States, after Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller . Baker was born in Troy, New York , to Eveline Stevens Baker and George Ellis Baker , a shoe-store owner who was elected in 1850 on the Whig ticket to the New York State Assembly . At 14, young George entered the S.S. Seward Institute in Florida, New York , where he studied geography, bookkeeping, history, and algebra. At 16, he

5609-423: Was hired as a junior clerk in the New York State Banking Department . Baker did not attend university, but instead enlisted in the 18th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteers at the start of the U.S. Civil War , and achieved the ranks of first lieutenant and adjutant . In 1863, Baker, along with his mentor, John Thompson , and Thompson's sons Frederick Ferris Thompson and Samuel C. Thompson, co-founded

5688-439: Was intended to create smaller learning communities, to which end each is headed by a House Professor-Dean, a tenured professor who directs the educational program, assisted by an Assistant Dean who is a student affairs professional. In addition to programming, the houses also sponsor various recreational and social activities. All residents in the system are required to enroll in a house meal plan, which enables them to participate in

5767-464: Was interred at Sage Chapel on the Cornell campus. The chapel was filled to capacity by faculty, trustees, and other well-wishers. White's body resides in a sarcophagus in the Memorial Room with those of other persons deemed influential in the founding and early years of the university, including co-founder Ezra Cornell and benefactor Jennie McGraw-Fiske . His marble sarcophagus was designed in

5846-562: Was known for expanding the scope of college curricula. A politician, he had served as New York state senator and was later appointed as U.S. ambassador to Germany and Russia . He was one of the founders of the conflict thesis , which states that science and religion have historically been in conflict, and tried to prove it over the course of approximately 800 pages in his History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom . White

5925-457: Was obtained for new residences on either North or West Campus, the university added housing in the Collegetown neighborhood south of campus. Sheldon Court and Sage Infirmary (now Schuyler House) were converted into dormitories in 1981. Cascadilla Hall, the oldest building on campus, was renovated 1983–84, including the addition of a fifth floor, which increased its capacity from 144 beds to approximately 390. Cornell had been considering establishing

6004-563: Was on the Yale crew team, and competed in the first Harvard–Yale Regatta in 1852. After graduation, White traveled and studied in Europe with his classmate Daniel Coit Gilman. Between 1853 and 1854, he studied at the Sorbonne , the Collège de France , and the University of Berlin . He also served as the translator for Thomas H. Seymour , the U.S. Ambassador to Russia , following Gilman's term as translator, although he had not studied French (

6083-600: Was the first white child born in what would become Onondaga County, New York . Her great-grandfathers included General Asa Danforth, an early pioneer of upstate New York and leader of the State Militia , as well as Elijah Philips Sr., who had responded to the alarm to Lexington, Massachusetts , in 1775 and later served as the High Sheriff of Onondaga County. Andrew and Mary had three children together: Frederick Davies White, who committed suicide in his forties in 1901 after

6162-542: Was the first woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. Like her husband, Helen was a social scientist and educator; the two met at a conference where she was presenting a paper. Together, Helen and Andrew had three children. On October 26, 1918, White suffered a slight paralytic stroke following a severe illness of several days. On the morning of Monday, November 4, White died at home in Ithaca. Three days later, on November 7, on what would have been White's 86th birthday, White

6241-585: Was the two-volume A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom (1896) in which he asserted the conflict thesis of science being against dogmatic theology . Initially less popular than John William Draper 's History of the Conflict between Religion and Science (1874), White's book became an influential text in the 19th century on the relationship between religion and science . White's conflict thesis has been widely rejected among contemporary historians of science. The warfare depiction remains

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