1897-1898 Academic Catalog

Cedarville College. 9 RELIGIOU ADVA TAGES. There are six flouri hing churches in the town-Reformed Pre byterian (G.. ), Reformed Presbyterian (S.), United Pres– byterian, Methodi t Episcopal, Bapti t and A. M. E. Each of the e churches maintains a young people's prayer meeting once a week. On each \Vedn esday morning the students conduct a college prayer meeting, which all the students are requi red to attend. Thi meeting i held in the chapel in the presence of the Faculty. Ninety-eight per cent. of the students in attendance thi year are profe ing Christians. All studen ts are expected and required to attend the church de ignated by their parents, who are requested to send their written wishes as to what church their children shall attend. Thi is the only college in Greene County under Presbyterian influence. The enticements to in, so plentiful in large citie and over-crowded colleges, are not found here. PECIAL ADVA T AGE . It i a remarkable fact that many noteworthy men have graduated from r:naller colleges-Garfield, Haye , \Y. R. Harper, John A. Bingham are triking examples- this can partly be accounted for by the fact that in the maller colleges they receiyed per onal in truction from their profe ,ors, and conse– guentl y were thoroughly led through their cour e. edarville 'ollege, with other maller college ha thi special advantage of getting it. tudent in per onal contact with their profe or in th clas -room. tudents are thu impelled from a ense of honor and a y tern of daily grading to prepnre their le son . 'l h ·r ·fore, no tudent can light bi ,, ork, but every tudent i requir ·cl tu recite p rsonally each day to hi different profe or . W • maintain that pen;onal contact "ith hi profe or is the ur~ t .ind tru i,t manner ot developing the tudent.