But the growth in the student body and the physical plant had just begun. Through the '60s the story of progress continued. Even potential tragedy turned into success for the prospering institution. When flames destroyed the Rife House, a men's dormitory, the insurance money was used to purchase Cedar Park, a sizable new apartment complex on the south edge of the village. Another large building program was introduced in March 1966. This $1.5 million campaign featured a new dormitory, which when erected was named Maddox Hall in honor of Dr. Clifford Maddox, and a new library designed to hold over 45,000 volumes. When the library was ready for occupancy, the students and faculty literally carried books by the handful from the old facility to the new. This "book parade" saved several thousand dollars in moving costs, and was one of the more interesting events the community observed as they watched the college continue to expand. Along with the growth in the physical plant was the obvious growth in the student body, faculty, and staff. Literally hundreds of people poured into the Village of Cedarville each September, and not all of them went home in June. Many stayed to become an integral part of community life. Faculty members began to share responsibilities on the village council and other local committees. Their children participated in sports and became a part of the community school system. At the same time, the development of the Cedarville College athletic program provided exciting athletic contests, not only for the The College offered an art program during the 1960's, but soon found it difficult to support, and discontinued it. student body but also for the community. In March 1964, the Yellow Jacket basketball team upset the Steubenville Barons to win the NAIA District 22 Championship. This gained them a berth in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Tournament which was held annually in Kansas City. The Xenia Gazette the next day reported: It was the greatest single athletic event in the Baptist school's brief history last night, as the heavily favored and much taller Barons were beaten in every phase of basketball by the ag– gressive Cedarville quintet, which won for the 19th time this year against only five setbacks. 18 The Cedarville student body enthusiastically supported their team by traveling to Kansas City. However, several of the students who went were not sure they could get back! In their eagerness to accompany the team to Kansas City to support them in the national tournament, some failed to check their cash reserves. The headline in the Kansas City Times on March 11, 1964, read: "Cedarville Fans Are Red-blooded." Though the story was a lengthy one, the first two paragraphs told it all: Even the most fanatical basketball fan at Ce– darville College in Ohio would never suggest that he stands ready to die for the school, but if it is just a matter of a little blood, he'll go. Yesterday a group of students from the Bap– tist school in Cedarville, Ohio, here to watch their team play in the National Association <:If Intercollegiate Athletics Tournament, went to a blood bank at 440 Main Street to augment their meager cash reserves. 19 The story of the students selling their blood for $15 a pint was picked up on the wire services and appeared in dozens of papers throughout the country. Unfortunately, the Yellow Jackets drew the top seed in the tournament and were eliminated in the first round. But Cedarville students had demonstrated just how far they would go in support of their school! I. Norman B. Chappell to James T. Jeremiah, September 13, 1954. 2. Kenneth H. 5t. Clair, personal interview, August 5, 1986. 3. Ohio Independent Baptist, january 1956, p. 10. 4. Ohio Independent Baptist. March 1956, p. 14. 5. Cedarville College Bulletin, 1953-55, p. 4. 6. Trustees Minutes, September II, 1954; January 8, 1955. 7. Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1958, p. 13. 8. Baptist Bulletin, July 1958, p. II. 9. james T. jeremiah, personal interview, September 1985. 10. The President's Annual Report, 1967, p. I. II. Cedarville Herald, August 6, 1920. 12. Cleveland McDonald, The History of Cedarville College, (Cedar- ville: Cedarville College, 1966, p. 114). 13. john 5toll, personal interview, October 4, 1985. 14. Dayton Journal Herald, September 21, 1955. IS. Dayton Daily News, February 8, 1959. 16. Merlin Ager, personal interview, September 1986. 17. Xenia Gazette, August 24, 1962. 18. Xenia Gazette, March 4, 1964. 19. Kansas City Times, March 11, 1964. Chapter XIV/121