12-10 overtime win over Miami University in late January. "This was a most notable victory for Cedarville girls and Miami held a record of no defeats in nine years until 'our' own invincible struck them last week."zl Unfortunately, things were not so rosy on the men's side of the athletic world. In the fall of the same year the women distinguished themselves, the men's football team experienced several shellackings. In one unfortunate contest, they not only were defeated by St. Mary's Institute 59-0, but lost two players to injury, including a faculty member. "Professor R.A. Lanning, member of the team, sustained a fractured skull and has since been in the Miami Valley Hospital."22 Perhaps this kind of situation is why college professors ultimately stood for stricter eligibility standards, including the elimination of faculty participation! Following McKinney's resignation, the Board of Trustees did not feel it was necessary to conduct a lengthy search for his replacement. The selection of a new president was referred to the Committee on Instruction, which later in the same meeting presented the name of Wilbert Renwick McChesney. "The report was accepted and on formal motion Dr. McChesney was elected unanimously to succeed Dr. McKinney as the president of Cedarville College."z3 The next day the Cedarville Herald reported the change in leadership. The paper commended McKinney for his faithful service and indicated that "his management of the financial affairs" had "laid the basis for a still greater success in the future.',z4 At the same time, they praised the selection of McChesney as head of the institution, because "his whole heart and ambition had been centered on the success of Cedarville College," and then predicted that the institution would enter upon an even more prosperous era under the new president's leadership.25 The inauguration of Dr. McChesney as the second president of Cedarville College was described by the Cedarvil1e Herald as "the most important event in the history of Cedarville College." Visitors poured into the community from neighboring villages and ..... ""'" ",. ".. __".+.'t!"......'".. FRONT The propo5ed gymna5ium, al50 a part of the capital campaign of 1921. Chapter VI!49