On February 19, Dr. Kennedy called the regularly scheduled faculty meeting to order and gave a brief statement on the status of the college. He announced that at the moment there were no definite plans for the next year. Kennedy acknowledged the tension that existed among students and faculty and encouraged the faculty to stand firm in their resolution. The faculty must not become the least bit lax because of the situation. Do not take the atti– tude of "what's the use?"; do not let down on discipline. Also, we have been warned by the Board to guard against unfounded rumors which circulate among the students and community.I? By this time rumors already were running rampant, not only on the campus but throughout the village. It had become obvious that the institution's situation was desperate. Full authority to explore all possibilities for continued operation had been invested in the Operating Committee, composed of Mr. Rankin MacMillan, Mr. J. Earl McClellan, Mr. Dallas C. Marshall, Mr. Leo Deutschf, and Mr. Harold Neill. It was decided that the best course was to liquidate the endowment and pay all debts, and then operate the remainder of the college year. In the meantime, efforts would be made to se– cure a church group to take over the remainder of the operating obligations and the operation of the college, as of June 2, 1953. The major responsibility for making the contacts fell on the shoulders of Mr. McClellan and Mr. MacMillan. I8 Gradually all the groups that had been considering assuming responsibility for the college withdrew from the picture. Some viewed the situation of the school as hopeless; others were unable to garner the necessary finances for even a merger; still another felt the Village of Cedarville did not provide adequate opportunity for student employment. News of Wilmington College's interest "leaked" to the press prematurely; the leadership withdrew that interest. Finally, no one was left but a Baptist preacher from Dayton who had met with them earlier. That meeting had been so preliminary and exploratory that there was little reason to hope it would bear fruit. 1. Pro corona et foedere Christi was adopted as the motto for the corporate seal by the trustees in 1894. Cedarville College Trustees Minutes, September 19, 1894. Hereafter referred to as Trustees Minutes. 2. Trustees Minutes, Mary 26, 1952. 3. Trustees Minutes, June 18. 1952. 4. Ibid. 5. Trustees Minutes, April 30, 1952. 6. Cedrus, 1953, p. 6. 7. Trustees Minutes, December 3, 1952. 8. Ibid. 9. Trustees Minutes, January 17, 1953. 10. Ibid. 11. Ibid. 12. Faculty Minutes, January 12, 1953. 13. Ibid. 14. Trustees Minutes. January 24, 1953. IS. Ibid. 16. Trustees Minutes, February 7, 1953. 17. Faculty Minutes, February 19, 1953. 18. Cedrus, 1953, p. 6. EXPENSES. l'uition.-First term, 13 weeks, . Tuition.-Second term, I I weeks, . Tuition.--Third term, II weeks, Incitlental expenses ($1.50 per term) per annum, Boarding, from $2.00 to $3.00 per week. Rooms, from 50 cents to $1.00 per week. Books, $6.00 per year. SUMMARY OF MO~EY EXPENSES FOR YEAR. $8 00 7 00 700 4 50 Boarding, 35 weeks, $2 to $3 per week, . $70 00 Room ren t, " 50 cts. to $ I per week, 17 50 Tuition for the year,. . . 22 00 Contingent expenses for the year, 4 50 Books, . . . . . 6 00 $105 00 35 00 22 00 4 50 600 Totals, This page, extracted from the first College catalog, shows what it cost to attend during the 1895-96 school year. Those who took music lessons paid an additional $15 a year for lessons and $1 a month for instrument rental. Chapter 11/17