1946-1947 Academic Catalog

GENERAL INFORMATION 9 itory. Several special gifts from generous friends assisted in the purchase and remodeling of the building. Boarding Club.-The students have their boarding club in the Carnegie Library building. Good boarding is secured at a very reas– onable cost. The club is a cooperative organization, operated entirely by the student members with faculty advisors. Student life at Cedarville S'tudent Government.-The student body has its own organization and officers. All student activities are carried on under student lead– ership and planning, with the supervision of faculty members se– lected by the various organizations. Musical Organizations.-Under the superv1s10n of the Director of Music, students participate in their choice of musical activities. Glee clubs, choruses, quartettes, and an orchestra are organized each year depending on the desires of the student body. Programs of local and general interest are prepared, and the various musical organiza– tions are much in demand at schools, churches, and for radio pre– sentations. Debates.-Cedarville College engages in debates with other col– leges. Both men and women engage in these inter-collegiate debates from year to year. Dramatic Club.-Cedarville College has a Dramatic Club open to all men and women of the college, offering training in preparing and presenting plays. Social Organizations.-Local sororities and a fraternity, with faculty sponsors, contribute to the social interests of the student body. The local churches and other organizations encourage the participa– tion of the college community in their social activities as well as their religious purposes. Such traditional events as class parties, the Junior-Senior Banquet, and the usual college social calendar of parties, informal dances, and other activities provide a great variety of interests with which to supplement the college program. Publications.-A yearbook, the "Cedrus," crystallizes each year's activities into permanent literary and pictorial form. A weekly news– paper, "The Whispering Cedars," is edited and published by the students. The Cedarville College Bulletin, issued periodically from the College office, carries news of Cedarville's work to a large mailing list of alumni and friends throughout the country.