the institution in those formative days. At the same time Maddox was being added to develop the academic program, the trustees designed a proposal to meet the state requirement for a productive endowment of $500,000. They pointed out that an endowment of $500,000 invested at four percent would yield $20,000 income for an institution. This was less than half the amount the college received in gift income between July I, 1955 and March 31, 1956. Therefore the trustees contended: "Instead of an endowment of $500,000, we have, in the gifts received from individuals and churches, an endowment of over one million dollars."6 While this argument made good sense to the Cedarville College Board and to Ohio Regular Baptists, it did not appeal to the state. Ohio's position was stated by Dr. R.M. Eyman, superintendent of Public Instruction. He argued, "There was no evidence of a contractual relationship and no assurance that individual churches would continue to contribute in the future as they have in the past two and one-half years."7 Further, he submitted that though there were over 700 churches in the denominational Association which supported the college, only 70 of those churches were located in the State of Ohio. This, he said, "leads me to the conclusion that the college is more interested in preparing teachers for other states than for Ohio."8 He next pointed out that none of the faculty had earned doctorates and that their preparation seemed "better in theology" than in any of the liberal arts or education program areas. He felt the secondary curriculum of the school was weak and further argued that the college was substandard in all respects "with the possible exception of housing." He concluded that the State Board should reject Cedarville "until such time as they were able to meet the endowment requirement."9 Despite this disheartening news, the college continued to offer a limited number of education courses, and Cedarville students continued to find their way into the classrooms around the nation. Obviously, however, the situation was woefully inadequate. During this period President Jeremiah had been furthering his own education. He had completed a bachelor's degree at Central State University, and his involvement with that institution led to the development of a program that proved to be beneficial for both institutions, but especially for Cedarville. The administrators of Central State University granted Cedarville students the privilege of taking education courses there, while taking all other courses at Cedarville. Central State then accepted all Cedarville credits and conferred the Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. At the same time, Central State courses were transferred back to Cedarville, enabling the student to receive a Bachelor of Arts Degree from there. In addition, the students received State of Ohio teacher certification through Central State University. Both degrees and the teacher certification were obtained in the normal four– year period usually required for one degree. 1O This new cooperative program made it possible for Cedarville students to receive the certification which was so important if they wanted to teach in the public school system. The working agreement with Central State University was vital to the development of Cedarville College by enabling the institution to offer a program which met a real need in the Christian community. Though a temporary measure, it was of great significance. In 1962 Dr. Clifford Johnson, an elementary school principal from the State of Washington, was hired as registrar. "Dr. Johnson actually came here from Seattle, Washington, for the express purpose of organizing and inaugurating the teacher education program."ll Johnson went to work on his project immediately. He arranged to visit the state assistant superintendent of Public Instruction. By this time state representatives were weary of hearing from Cedarville, and Johnson's initial contact began rather roughly: "I got chewed out for about ten minutes, but I just tried to keep my cool. When he was all done, I asked him if he would be willing to help us do what needed to be done."l! The assistant superintendent agreed to help. He visited the Cedarville campus, after which he gave explicit directions to Johnson. In accordance with his directives, Johnson prepared a brief study and requested permission to begin granting the Bachelor of Science Degree in Education in June 1963. The State Board of Education did not grant this request; however, they gave the college permission to begin offering education courses in the fall of 1963 with the understanding that they could grant the degrees in June 1967. Jeremiah said the event was "one of the big days in the short history of Cedarville College and brings to life a ten-year dream."1J Cedarville's first elementary education Chapter XV/125