1938-1939 Academic Catalog

10 GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION CEDARVILLE COLLEGE History.-At Duanesburgh, N. Y. in May of 1879, the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church decided to establish a Liberal Arts College. By the will of William Gibson, an elder in the First Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, a bequest of $25,000 was left in 1886 to found the college at Cedarville, Greene County, Ohio. A charter was obtained for "The Cedarville College in 1887." In May of 1894, the General Synod at Coulterville, Illinois, resolved to open Cedarville Col– lege on September 19, 1894. In 1928 the General Synod at Coulterville, Illinois by unanimous vote gave all control, owner– ship, title and vested property rights of Cedarville College to the Board of Trustees of Cedarville College and their successoTs forever. Since 1928, the Board of Trustees composed of Presby– terians have had full control and management of Cedarville College. The Board of Trustees in accepting this responsibility obli– gated and pledged themselves and their successors to continue and maintain the principles and purposes for which Cedarville College was founded. The alumni are located in all parts of the United States and in several foreign countries. They are engaged success– fully in all vocations and many of them have attained positions of influence and prominence: Cedarville College is co-educational. Students have come from nearly every state of the United States and from several foreign countries. One hundred per cent of our student body are professed Christians. In 1913 the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Presby– terian Church was combined with Cedarville College. Cedarville College maintains high standards and does efficient work. It has placed without cost to them hundreds of young men and young women in positions worth while. Purpose.-Cedarville College was founded and is main– tained to give a sound Christian training to both sexes, at the lowest possible cost to the student and with the supreme, con– stant effort to guide its students into the truth and into a service of the utmost benefit to humanity and the greatest glory to God.