1911-1912 Academic Catalog

SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS LIFE. LECTURES AND ENTERTAINMENTS. A lectur·~ course is maintained under the control of different Cedarville organizations. The best talent o[ our country and of foreign lands is secured. The s·tu..: dents, therefore, have opportunity tO hear t'he Pe's.t ~ppb– lic speakers and entertainers of the day. In addition, chapel lectures are given Mondays by members of the Faculty and others. ATHLETICS. Athletic exercises are encouraged by the Faculty and the Board of Trustees. They are under the per– sonal supervision of the President and the Director of Athletics. On the college campus there are tennis courts, baseball and football grounds. Several basket– ball teams of each sex arc organized from year t.o. year. They conduct their games in the Alford ·Memorial Gym– nasium. An Athletic Association, formed by the stu– dents, helps to stimulate field sports. LITERARY SOCIETIES. The Philadelphian Society was organized in the Fall of 1894, and the Philosophic during the Fall of 1895. Botj1 societies have been making successful progress. They'occupy two large, well furnished halls in the third story ot College Hall. These societies are under the control of the students. Thus having the management in their own hands, they tend to develop originality and independence of thought and action. During the past ,.