Graduation is just as much a priority and goal today for a student as it was in 1933. 74/Chapter IX Only two cheerleaders were necessary in 1938, sporting shiny outfits of orange and blue. Although small in number, they sparked tremendous spirit at every Jacket game. measures designed to enhance Cedarville's financial stability. They hired Rev. G.G. Kerr, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as business manager and field agent to solicit funds in the $750,000 campaign. After making arrangements to cover the costs of the fundraising drive, they decided that the first $300,000 raised would be added to the endowment. The next $250,000 would be used to build the girls' dormitory, and a chapel– administration building. The final $200,000 also would be added to the permanent Endowment Fund. 14 It was hoped that by 1934, the 40th anniversary of the opening of the college, the first $300,000 would be in hand. However, even as the Board made their lofty plans for the fund-raising drive, the administrators were struggling with the reality of a budget that exceeded income. The proposed budget for the 1930-31 school year was $35,000. The breakdown was $22,000 to pay salaries, $7,000 for maintenance and utilities, and $6,000 to cover the costs of the $750,000 fund-raising campaign. Total college ,income was projected at $20,000, leaving a deficit of $15,000. It was decided to go to the community for this $15,000. The Cedarville Herald announced that the campaign would begin on July 10. The newspaper listed a complete breakdown of the financial needs and editorialized that $15,000 was "a small sum to raise in order to keep the work of Cedarville College going next year; and at the same time enable it to put on and project a campaign far