1937-1938 Academic Catalog

I l ,ENERAL I F RM TI N Glee Club.- dar ville ol1eg has a GI e lub. Th e Gle lub repres nts th college in tr' ps to high schools a nd church s. It provid s xc 11 nt tra ining in th d v lopm nt of th oice. Th is lub is open to a11 girls who can sing. ONTE TS AND PRIZES John Alford Pr·zes.-These pri zos, es t ablis hed by t hE" Rev. John Alfor d, D.D., a dis tinguish d minister of the Re– formed Presbyterian hurch, and a trustee of Cedarville College, are now continued in his memory by hi s daughter, Mis s Martha Alfo rd and awarded annually through the Cedarville Col1ege rown ' Club for the attainment of .iigh scholarship. Bible Reading Contests.-Mi ss Margaret Belle Rife, uf the Class of 1916, annually offers prizes of five, four, three, two, and one dollar for a girls' Bible reading contest held in April of each year. Rev. C. M. Ritchie, D.D., an honorary alumnus of the class of 1916, annually offers prizes of five, four, three, two, and one dollar for a men's contest held in November of each year. J. Kenneth Putt Prize.-The Rev. Mr. J . Kenneth Putt, Rector of St. James Episcopal Church, Griggsville, Illinois, offers $10.00 in prizes for essays in Apologetics. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Socials.-It is the annual custom for each young peoples' society of the local churches to give a welcome soGia1 to the faculty and students of the college at the opening of the y~ar. '!'he various classes hold socials and have spreads. The faculty gives a social to the students. Tl!e president of the college gives an annual social to the ·faculty and students. A banquet is tendered the basketball teams at the end of the season. At the close of the year t~ juniors tender a banquet to the seniors and the faculty. GENERAL INFORMATION Home Coming.-Each year, on the first Saturday eve– nin&" ?~ February, the home team plays a basketball game with a v1s1tmg college team following a dinner in the Alford Mem– orial Gymnasium. At this affair gather faculty, friends stu- dents, and alumni of the college. '