1923-1924 Academic Catalog

CEDARVILLE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY RELATIONS WITH CEDARVILLE COLLEGE The eminary is in close affiliation with the olleg which gives the stud nts of t he Seminary special opportunities. All of the cours s and facilities of the ollege are open to them. BUILDINGS . All of the College building~, College Hall, Carn gie Library, Science Hall, and Alford Gymnasrnm, are used by the S minary. LIBRARY FACILITIES . Students h3:ve access to t hree librari~s-that of t h e Seminary itself, of Cedarville College, and of darville Township. These are housed in t he Carnegie Library and ollege Hall. ADMISSION Students for t he ministry from all Christian denominations are welcomed. Applicants for admission should come certified as stu– dents for the ministry by the proper ecclesiastical authorities oT presenting certificates of good moral character from respon~ible persons. High school and coll ege diplomas or certificates showing the woTk done in preparation for the Seminary course should also be presented. The scholastic requirement for admission to the seminary is graduation from a high school of the first grade or preparatory work equivalent thereto. Students lacki9g in these entrance requirements may enter the preparatory department of the college until they have completed their entrance requirements, when they may be entered in the theological seminary. It is earnestly recommended that all students for the ministry either complete a collegiate course before entering the seminary, or else pursue a collegiate course a long with their seminary work, and complete both before entering upon t he active work of the ministry. THE SEMINARY YEAR The Seminary year is coterminous with the College year. It therefore begins its annual session the second week in September and closes the first week in June. The oral examinations are held about the middle of May. RELIGIOUS EXERCISES Students are expected to be regular in their attendance at daily chapel exercises, to become members of the Y. M. C. A., and to attend all other religious services of the College and Seminary. The day of prayer for educational institutions is observed on the second Friday of February. Class exercises are opened with prayer by the instructor in charge, and closed with prayer by one of the students. PREACHING EXERCISES Each student is required to preach regularly on assigned texts before the faculty and students. EXAMINATIONS Written examinations are given in all three-hour courses at the end of each semester, and an oral examination befor the Board of Superintendents is given in all one and two-hour courses. FEES There are no fees for matriculation or tuition in the regular seminary course but the fee of five dollars is charged for the diploma of graduation. 'Students for the ministry under the care of presby- PAGE THIR1'Y-NINE