1909-1910 Academic Catalog

CEDARVILLE COLLEGE. ENDOWMENT AND INCOME. GIBSON FUN D. The Cedarville College had its practical origin through the liberality of 'William Gibson, Esq., of Cincinnati, who bequeathed $25.,000 for the endowment fund of a college to be erected at Cedarville, Ohio, in memory of his father, Peter Gibson, for many years a prominent member and ruling elder of the First Reformed Presbyterian congrega– tion of Cincinnati. COOPER FUND. By the will of the late Robert M. Cooper, a ruling elder in the Cedarville Reformed Presbyterian congregation, the College, in the Fall of 1903, came into possession of two – thirds of his farm, valued at $6,000. HA RPER FU ND. Mr. G. \.Y. Harper and wife, of Cedarville,·generously gave $5,000 for the founding and maintenance of a chair in Sociology and Economics, provided the friends of the College raise an additional $5,CXX>. This fund was raised, and instruction began in September, 1907. JAM ES LYONS FUND. The College is gratefully indebted to Mr. John R. Lyons, of Marissa, lllinois, who gave $500 to be funded as a memorial to his son, James Lyons, who gave his life as a sacrifice to his country during the Civil War. -9-