those days, and not all of them were performed by students. Professor Reno once took his biology class to John Bryan State Park for a field trip. While there, he ordered two students to dig up a jack-in-the-pulpit, wash the bulb in a stream and eat it. He told them the Indians used it like a potato, but neglected to mention it had to be boiled first or it would set the tongue on fire! The students discovered the truth in a hurry, as their professor laughed. Then Reno invited the two to pull the prank on the rest of their schoolmates. The next day the two distributed small pieces of the bulb, wrapped in wax paper, to each of their classmates as part of a report. Soon there was a mass exodus as the students headed for the water fountains! The first intercollegiate sport was basketball, which was played in Alford. The team was not very successful, but they had the full support of the college family. They finally won their first game 66-64 while playing Mountain State in West Virginia. The team manager called his girl friend in the dorm to share the good news, and the women "stayed up all night" celebrating.28 Later in the season, after several more defeats, the Yellow Jackets won a home game, defeating Tiffin by the score of 90-88. Alford looked like Cedarville had won a national championship as the excited students paraded around the floor with Coach Underwood held high on their shoulders! In reflecting on those first-year experiences, one student said: I think we worked harder in school, laughed harder in play, and cried harder when we had to face some of the trials God allowed us that first year. We all helped each other. Each of us were individuals, and we each cared for each other. We were few in number, but we all knew God had led us to Cedarville.29 By the end of the first year of existence, Cedarville College had none of the prerequisites for success that were needed. As the new school in the G.A.R.B.C., there had not been time to build a strong constituency base. Unlike other denominations, Regular Baptists were not a convention, but rather a fellowship. Each church determined its own relationship to each approved agency of the Association. Though Regular Baptists could be a great help to the college, it was going to take them time to cultivate and develop the relationship with the churches in Ohio, and even longer to build the relationship with churches in the national body. Because of the problems with Webster, Although some of the equipment was "primitive," students were grateful for the facilities, like these labs in Science Hall. l02/Chapter XII
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