1947-1948 Academic Catalog

8 GENERAL INFORMATION Cedarville has always operated on the missionary motive, that its greatest service to Christian society is in the training of young people through the development of their abilities and characters. In an effort to make such training available to an increased num– ber of young men and women who must earn a part of their own college expenses, the Board of Trutees is developing a student self– help program. Through the ownership of a farm and other indus– tries, opportunities will be made available whereby the students may earn a part of their expenses. Recognition.-By its charter, issued under the laws of the State of Ohio, January 21, 1887, Cedarville College is recognized as a de– gree-granting institution. On April 16, 1915, the State Department of Education recognized Cedarville College as an institution for the pro– fessional training of teachers. Students whose work can merit the recommendation of the faculty can expect to enter other colleges, undergraduate or post-graduate, without loss of standing. Cedarville College is a member of the National Conference of Church-Related Colleges, an association numbering several hundred of the leading Christian institutions of higher education in the country. Commendation.-The Presbyteries of Cincinnati, Dayton, Colum– bus, and Portsmouth, all of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., have commended Cedarville College to the consideration of parents who have children to educate and also to the generosity a..-id liberality of the constituents of these respective Presbyteries. Grounds and Buildings Campus.-The campus is beautifully shaded and attractive. It contains, besides the college buildings, a foctball field, a baseball diamond, and tennis courts. The trees of the campus were a gift from the late Whitelaw Reid. One part of the campus was a gift from W. J. Alford, Sr. College Hall.-College Hall is the oldest building, erected in 1895. It contains recitation rooms, the chapel, the offices, and other rooms for college purposes. ' Alford Memorial Gymnasium.-Alford Memorial Gymnasium was given to Cedarville College by W. J. Alford in memory of his father and mother, Dr. and Mrs. John Alford, formerly of Beaver Falls, Pa. Carnegie Library.-Carnegie Library was the gift of the late Andrew Carnegie. An arrangement has been made whereby the college benefits from the full facilities of the Greene County Public Library system as well. By this means, in addition to a number of