The History and Operation of Cedarville College

43 objectives of the institution. 11 4 Some improvement has been made in the physical plant in spite of a limited income and the inability of a non-accredited school to obtain government loans. Cedarville has solved the building problem, at least temporarily, by selling bonds to its friends. To date, .this plan has enabled us to build one dormitory to house sixty-two students 1 and another to house thirty-five. It has also enabled us to enlarge the cafe- teria and chapel. This spring another dormitory unit will be built to house another seventy students, and a present dormitory will be com- pletely remodelled. All of this will be done on$ 150, 000, which has been borrowed on bonds sold to individuals who want to see Cedarville College grow and thus be enabled to train more of the young people who are coming from our churches. 3. Faculty. In order to maintain the spiritual goals which we have set for our college, we require that our faculty members subscribe to a common view of Christian doctrine. This requirement is possibly unusual in our time, but we feel that it is necessary. Unless Cedarville can maintain its distinctive Christian Testimony it has no reason for existence. There are many colleges better equipped and financed to which our young people could go, but many of them want to attend the type of college which we are seeking do develop. This faculty require- ment, however, limits us in hiring teachers. Then, since our college is small and salaries are not high, we can not attract highly trained teachers unless they are dedicated to teaching in a Christian college. 4 North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, Statement of Policy, (Revised Manual of Accrediting. Chicago: Com– mission on Institutions of Higher Education, 1941), p. 7.