1942-1943 Academic Catalog

8 GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Location.-Cedarville College, Cedarville, Greene County, Ohio, is situated in the Miami River Valley, noted for its natural beauty. The community is outstanding for its fine public schools, good churches, sturdy citizens, and hospitable homes. The friendship and quiet of a small town and the convenience of access to near-by cities combine to make Cedarville an ideal location for a small Christian college. The Pennsylvania Railroad and two bus lines provide con– nections for all points. Xenia, Springfield, Dayton, Columbus, and Cincinnati are near-by cities. History.-When the General Synod of the Refonned Presbyterian Church decided to establish a Liberal Arts College at Cedarville, their dream was made possible through the generosity of William Gibson. Mr. Gibson, an elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati, left a bequest of $25,000 for the establishment of a college. Although the state of Ohio granted a charter to "The Cedarville College" in 1887, the doors were not opened until September 19, 1894, a date now noted annually as "Founders' Day." Dr. David McKinney, pastor of the First Reformed Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, became Cedarville's first president, and served in that capacity . until 1915. Upon his resignation, Dr. W. R. Mc– Chesney, who has served as a professor at Cedarville since its found– ing, was named president. In 1928 the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church unanimously voted to transfer "all control, ownership, title and vested property rights of Cedarville College" to the Board of Trustees of the College, "and their successors forever." Since 1928, the Board, a majority of whom must be members of the Presbyterian Church, have operated Cedarville. · In June, 1939, President McChesney asked that his resignation be accepted as soon as a successor might be found. The Reverend Walter S. Kilpatrick, of the class of 1934, was inaugurated as third president of the college in the fall of 1940. Dr. McChesney was named president-emeritus, and continues on the faculty of the institution which he has served since its founding nearly half a century ago. In 1913 the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church was moved to Cedarville where for over a quarter of a century it has operated in close cooperation with the College. During its forty-seven years, Cedarville has drawn to its halls students from all parts of the United States and elsewhere in the world, and its influence has spread, through its graduates, throughout the world, especially in the fields of education and religion. Cedarville has always operated on the missionary motive, that