1936-1937 Academic Catalog

10 G.h.NER L JNFORMATI N six to twenty-one. edarvill ollege has gain d a wide and worthy l'epulation for the character and thoroughness of its work. Purpose.-Cedarville College was founded and is main– tai11ed to give a so und Christian training to both sexes, at the lowest possible cost to the student and with the supreme, con– stant ffort to guide its students into the truth and in to a service of the utmost benefit to humanity and the greatest glory to God. Commendation.-The Presbyter ies of Dayton, Columbus, Chillicothe and Portsmouth, of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., have unanimously commended Cedarville College t o the consid– eration of parents who have children to educate and also to the generosity and liberalit y of the constituents of the respective presbyteries. Location.-Cedarville College is located in Cedarville, Greene County, Ohio. The village of Cedarville is on the Pitts– burgh, Columbus, Cincinnati, and St. Louis Railroad, one of the main lines of the Pennsylvania system. Good bus lines also run from Columbus, Dayton, Springfield, Cincinnati, Cleveland and all intermediate points to Cedarville. Cedarville is situated in the northern part of the far-famed Miami valley. It is the birthplace of the late ambassador Whit e1aw Reid. It is noted for its fine public schools, good churches, sturdy citizens, and hospitable homes. An English editor wrote in a leading British new:spaper that, "Cedarville is a Puritan oasis in America." It is a clean, safe and healthful place to get a college education. GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS Campus.-There are three plots to the campus of Cedar– ville College. The campus is beautifully shaded and attractive. It contains, besides the college buildings, a foot-ball field, a base-ball diamond, a hockey ground, and a tennis coui-t. The trees of the campus were a gift from the late Whitelaw Reid. One part of the campus was a gift from W. J. Alford, Sr. College Hall.-College Hall is the oldest building, erected in 1895. It containg recitation rooms, the chapel, the office, the halls for the Y. W. and Y. M. C. A. and the heating plant for the buildings of the main campus. Alford Memorial Gymnasium. - Alford Memorial Gymnasium was given to Cedarville College by W. J. Alford in memory of his father and mother, Dr. and Mrs. John Alford formerly of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. It has a seating capacity of one thousand. It has a basket-