After receiving funds from steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, the College built the library in 1908 which housed both the College and Greene County volumes until 1967. It is now a Fine Arts facility. out the mission of advertising the new venture to the denomination's congregations. Interest was awakened in the churches by the $25,000 bequest of William Gibson. In May 1894, the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church passed the following resolution: Resolved, that the Trustees of Cedarville Col– lege be directed to erect or rent with the means at their disposal a suitable building for present needs and to secure such teachers as they may deem necessary to begin the work of educating students in the preparatory branches of a colle– giate education. 14 The Cedarville College Board members who were attending the Synod meeting in Coulterville, Illinois, had the implicit understanding that this resolution pledged the denomination's support for the school. They unanimously recommended Rev. David McKinney to the General Synod for the office of president of Cedarville College. ls At the time of his nomination for the presidency, McKinney had been pastor of the First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati for almost six years. He was a well– educated and articulate man who had completed his undergraduate program at the University of Pennsylvania before attending the Reformed Presbyterian Seminary in Philadelphia. He was a dour but energetic young man in his mid-thirties who was to maintain his role as pastor while devoting two days per week to the college. Following McKinney's selection as president, the Board determined to "present the interests of the proposed college to citizens of the Village of Cedarville, and in particular to the graduating class of Cedarville High School."16 Next, they decreed that the institution would be coeducational, and that a "circular and prospectus of the college would be prepared."17 The baseball team of 1903. By June the trustees were ready to advertise the opening of Cedarville College. The Xenis Gazette and Cedarville Herald began running the following advertisement on a regular basis: Cedarville College, located at Cedarville, Ohio. First term opens Wednesday, September 19, 1894, at 10:00 A.M. Healthful location, com– petent faculty. Students of both sexes admitted and prepared for advanced standing in larger institutions, or if desired taken through the usual course to the degree A.B. The Trustees offer a free scholarship to the first honor pupil in each of the high schools of Greene County, giving a regular diploma at the examinations of 1894. Tuition $20 for the collegiate year. For further information address: President David McKinney, 22 Wesley Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, or Rev. J .F. Morton, D.O., Cedarville, Ohio 18 While students were being solicited, the Board of Trustees carefully screened the prospective faculty, and on Wednesday, September 19, 1894, Cedarville College was formally opened. I. First Annual Catalogue, Cedarville College, 1895-96, p. 6. 2. Ibid. 3. Historical Record of Cedarville College. p. 1. This is a handwrit– ten document of nine pages. 4. Cedrus. 1915, p. 6. 5. W.R. McChesney, 'The Ideal College." This inaugural address appeared in its entirety in the Cedarville Herald. November 19, 1915. 6. Trustees Minutes, September 19, 1894. 7. Cedrus. 1915, p. 7. 8. Trustees Minutes, n.d. This information appears on the first page of the first volume of the Trustees Minutes. 9. Trustees Minutes, May 10, 1888. 10. Ibid. II. Trustees Minutes, May 21, 1889. 12. Trustees Minutes, May 26, 1890. 13. Trustees Minutes, May 24, 1892. 14. General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Ch urch of North America Minutes, May 1894. IS. Trustees Minutes, May 21, 1892. 16. Trustees Minutes, May 22, 1892. 17. Ibid. 18. This advertisement appeared from June until the beginning of the school year on a regular basis in both the Xenia Gazelle and the Cedarville Herald. Chapter IV /33