A Charge to Keep

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I THE CEDARVILLE STORY Cedarville College has a good heritage. It was founded by Christian individuals who had a vital interest in the spiritual welfare of their young people. Established by the Reformed Presbyterian Church, the college was chartered by the State of Ohio on January 26, 1887. The motive which led these founders to establish a college of arts and sciences was aptly expressed by its first president, Dr. David McKinney, in 1903: Above all, Cedarville College believes that culture of the mind without the nurture and growth of spiritual life is a mistake. Education without morality is a menace to the state. . .. accordingly the Bible is a text– book of the college. No student can graduate who has not taken a thorough and systematic course in it. In 1953 the operation of the college was transferred to the Baptist Bible Institute of Cleveland which retained the name of Cedarville College. Proud of its heritage, the college which is now an approved school of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches, perpetuates the original purpose of its founders. Under the direction of Dr. James T. Jeremiah, president since 1954, the college has experienced phenomenal growth. Since 1955 the student body has increased by almost 750 per cent. Because of this sudden increase in enrolhnent, Cedarville College has been forced to greatly expand both its faculty and facilities. This sudden growth in students, faculty, and facilities, how– ever, has not taken Cedarville away from its heritage. The objects which have symbolized the college and its spirit through the years still remain today. The tower of "Old Main" represents our link with the past, its foundations and traditions; the cedars symbolize life and growth. The Cedarville College family feels that this growth has brought us to the threshold of an even greater ministry in the future. 1887-1966