The History and Operation of Cedarville College

spread. Whitelaw Reid, who became one of America's greatest journalists and d,iploma ts 1 was born in Cedarville, and received his college preparation at the McMillan Academy Home. Reid, who became editor of the New York Tribune under Horace Greeley, and later its owner, held a long list of distinguished positions. He was U. S. Minister to France from 1889-92 1 Republican nominee for president in i892, and Ambassador to England from 1905 until his death in 1912. 111 5 Among the faculty members that first year was W.R. Mc Ches- ney, who later became the president of the College. In another year the first college building, "Old Main", had been completed, and from 1895 classe.s have been conducted in this building. During the school year of 1896, there were Seven faculty members 1 including the president. The College maintained a pre- paratory department for students in the eleventh and twelfth grades in addition to the college courses which were offered at that time. The degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Philosophy were granted at the beginning, with the Master of Arts and Master of Philosophy degrees added at a later time. A theological seminary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church was moved to Cedarville in 1913 and continued its opera tion until 19 53, when the College was taken over by the Regular Baptists. b) An Independent College. In 1928, the General Synod of the Reform- ed Presbyterian Church, meeting in Coulterville, Illinois, unanimously voted to transfer "all right, title, interest, jurisdiction and control of 1 Editorial in the Springfield (Ohio) News, 1940.