Homecoming 1915. the fourth academic year in college history. The two people in that year's graduating class, Elmer Elder and James McQuilken, were the first graduates to spend their entire four years at Cedarville. The graduating class of two in 1898 was the smallest class in Cedarville College history, though the class of 1902 was a close second with three. As the college continued to grow, it became increasingly clear that "College Hall" would be unable to house the entire institution much longer. In 1902 Mr. W.J. Alford presented the college with a church building which had been vacated by the Reformed Presbyterian congregation. The building was provided as a gymnasium by Alford in memory of his parents, and thus was named "Alford Memorial." It was 70 feet long and 50 feet wide and provided an excellent gymnasium facility.17 "The church was not large, but practically the whole auditorium was floor space; and in a day when other teams were playing in revamped cellars and Odd Fellows' halls, it seemed as big as a union station."18 During the early decades of existence, Cedarville College had no residence halls available. Students from Cedarville could go home for their meals, but students who could not do so found it necessary to take their Chapter V/39