Chapel was an important hour of every day, giving the College family an opportunity to concentrate on spiritual feeding. (I962) Patterson and Williams Halls were added to the campus between 1959 and 1961, providing more dormitory space for a growing student body. producing four-color brochuresPo Mrs. Jeremiah continued in her printer's role for many years, until one day her husband carne horne and told her: "You're fired." In reflecting upon her dismissal, Ruby Jeremiah said it was "the happiest news" she had heard in a long timeP7 Those early days were a real struggle, not only for the Jeremiahs but for all those involved in the ministry of Cedarville College. The finances continued to be very, very sparse. Often, when Jeremiah was out on meetings, he would call back and ask his wife if there was enough money to pay the bills. "She would go to the office and find out if we could pay salaries, and we always tried to get the faculty and staff salaries paid."IB Frequently, the faculty was paid but the president had to wait. The first summer after becoming president of Cedarville, Jeremiah went six weeks without a salary. When asked about this, Jeremiah's reply was, "We got paid too, but we waited a while sometimes."19 There were many challenges in those early Chapter XIII/I09
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