The Village Players provide three dramas a year, such as "My Fair Lady" (above), attracting many From the community For every performance. While moving into these professional programs, Cedarville has maintained a firm commitment to the liberal arts. The general education core of the institution has remained solid. "The liberal arts provide a very important context. You cannot prepare people adequately for the professions without the liberal arts base. The liberal arts accomplish a major part of our mission - they develop the thinking student."15 The expansion of the 1980s placed tremendous pressure on college facilities. As a result of the influx of students, seven dormitory units were added between 1980 and 1985, enabling the college to house an additional 738 students. Williams Hall, formerly a dormitory, was remodeled into faculty and administrative offices and classrooms in 1981; and the 67,000-square-foot Athletic Center was built. Subsequently, the old gymnasium/student center was remodeled into an enlarged facility for food service. In 1983 Patterson Hall dormitory was renovated to become Patterson Clinic. That same year a Digital Equipment Corporation VAX 11-750 160/Chapter XIX computer was installed for academic computer use. When the growth in the student body overtaxed the village water supply, the college installed its own water system. Maintenance workers also installed an energy management system to control energy usage in major buildings. The water system and energy management system saved the institution over $150,000 per year in water and energy costs. During this same period, strategic planning developed a framework for deferred maintenance. Many of these projects have been financed through the general fund in an effort to control long-term debt. As the campus expanded, Dixon's philosophy of "doing it right" permeated everything: "1 am convinced that everything done in the name of Jesus Christ ought to have 'QUALITY' stamped all over it."16 When Dixon became president, his wife Pat - a seven-year faculty veteran - was thrust into the role of first lady. In that capacity she worked diligently to bring that press of quality to campus projects. Emphasizing aesthetics, she has played a major role in