The History and Operation of Cedarville College

44 We are faced with the necessity of "training" our own faculty. We agree with the conclusion of our counsellor when he states: "This seems to me to be without question the area of your greatest weakness. Accrediting will be out of the question until there in improvement in this area •.• A minimum requirement would be a thirty to forty percent with Ph.D. degrees ••• 11 5 An attempt will be made in the near future to correct this weakness. At the next meeting of the Board of Trustees the following recommendation will be made with a view to aiding in service t:raining: ''When a faculty member has completed all that is available for the Ph.D. degree in summer school, or part-time study during the rest of the year and has arrived at the place where campus residency is necessary to the completion of the degree, one of the following plans is available: (1) Full salary for one semester and no teaching duties, then a full load of teaching for the second semester. (2) Half-salary for two consecutive semesters without any teaching responsibilities. Either of the above programs is available to an individual only once. "If the faculty member is acceptable to the college as a teacher after either of the above plans has been followed and completed, then he is expected to return to Cedarville College and carry a full load for at least three years. If he decides not to return to the college, or leaves within a three -year period, then the salary paid while he has been attending graduate school shall be returned to the college on the basis of one-third for each teaching year not completed. "No more than two teachers may use this plan during any one teaching year, and then only by the approval of the President, Dean, and Executive Committee. "Any faculty member taking graduate work, whether for the M.A.· or Ph.D., shall be paid actual expenses (gas and oil) for travel to and from classes. The above and also the present policy of$ 100 per teacher each year shall be paid upon submis - sion and approval of grades earned during the previous semester. 11 5 Appendix K.