GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION CEDARVILLE COLLEGE 11 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. Reverend David McKinney, pastor of the First Reformed Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, was chosen the first president. He continued in that capacity until 1915. He then resigned and was succeeded by the present president. In 1928 the General Synod at Coulterville, Illinois by t:nanimous vote gave all control, ownership, title and vested property rights of Cedarville College to the Board of Trustees of Cedarville College and their successors forever. Since 1928, the Board of Trustees composed for the most part 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. In 1913 the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Presby– terian Church was combined with Cedarville College. During the forty-five years of its history Cedarville College bas drawn to its halls stU<,ients from all parts of the United States and other parts of the world. Its alumni are located throughout our country and in foreign lands. 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 Whitelaw Reid. It is noted for its fine public schools, good churches, sturdy citizens, and hospitable homes. An English editor wrote in a leading British
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