1926-1927 Academic Catalog

CEDARVILLE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY RELATIONS WITH CEDARVILLE COLLEGE The Seminary is in. close affiliation with the College which gives the students of the Semmary special opportunities. All of the courses and facilities of the college are open to them. BUILDINGS All of the College buildings, College Hall Carnegie Library Science Hall, and Alford Gymnasium, are used b~ the Seminary. ' LIBRARY FACILITIES Students ha_ve access to three libraries-that of the Seminary itself, of Cedarville College, and of Cedarville Township. These are housed in the Carnegie Library and College Hall. ADMISSION Students for the ministry from all Christian denominations are welcomed. Applicants for admission should come certified as stu– dents for the ministry by the proper ecclesiastical authorities, or presenting certificates of good moral character from responsible persons. High school and college diplomas or certificates showing the work 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 lacking in these entrance requirements may complete all required courses of study under the direction of members of the college faculty, when they may be entered in the theological seminary. It is earnestly recommended that all students for the seminary complete a collegiate course before entering the seminary, or before entering upon the 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 a t tend all other r eligious ser vices 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 r egularly on assigned texts before the faculty and students. EXAMINATIONS Written examinations are given in all three-hour courses at the end of ea ch semester, and an oral examination befor e the Board of Super intendents is given in all one and two-hour courses. FEES Ther e are no ! ees for mat riculation or t uition in t he r egular seminary course, but t he f ee of five dolla r s is char ged f or t he diploma of gr adua t ion . Students for t he ministry under t he care of presby– teri es in t he General Synod of t he Reformed Presbyterian Church are also exempt f r om t uit ion fees in the College, but must pay a contingent fee of fifteen dollars per semester. EXPENSES The cost of Jiving is very low. It is the same as for students in the College. See page 24. PAGE THIRTY-SEVE1'1