The History and Operation of Cedarville College

4 During the current academic year, Cedarville College has enjoyed the highest enrollment in its history. When college class es opened in September of 1959, there were 258 students enrolled for courses which are offered in our curriculum. The largest enrollment of Cedarville during the years of Presbyterian controlt, was in 192 7-28 when the total enrollment reached 243. During the years between 1885 and 1954, the enrollment reached the 200 mark five times. Students are on the campus at the present time from many states of the Union, and from a few foreign lands. A complete listing of students enrolled in the college in the September semester of 1959 is to be found in Appendix A. II •. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLEGE a) A Reformed Presbyterian College, In 1885, a resolution was offered in the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church to establish a college at Cedarville, Ohio. In 1887, a charter was granted to this organization by the State of Ohio, authorizing the found- ing of a liberal arts college. At this time the school was given State authority to grant degrees in keeping with the program which would be offered. A copy of this charter is found in this paper under Appendix B. The first session opened September 9, 1894, with thirty-six students enrolling. Classes were conducted in a rented house formerly owned by Rev. Hugh McMillan, who had conducted an academy there in the middle years of the nineteenth century. "As a religious leader, Dr. McMillan exerted a profound influence on the Cedarville community. Through the academy he conducted until his death in 1862, his fame as an educator