The first graduates of the College, the class of 1897. L to R, First row: john Bickett, became a pastor; Raymond Gorbold, a missionary to japan; Homer McMillan, a pas– tor and secretary to the Presby– terian Church, U.S.A. Second row: Calvin Morton, became a teacher and principal; john Orr, a pastor. biblical emphasis and without compromising Christian convictions and conduct."s Furthermore, both groups were committed to seeing Cedarville College maintained as a Christian institution of higher learning! The B.B.I. representatives explained to the Operating Committee of the Presbyterians that their school verse was Colossians 1:10: "That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, 24/Chapter III and increasing in the knowledge of God." They pointed out that the school motto was found in Revelation 1:9: "For the Word of God, and the Testimony of Jesus Christ." The verse and the motto, they explained, provided the foundation for understanding the purpose of their institution. It was their desire to provide a Bible-centered, Christian education to students in every walk of life, in order that those students might be able to