1952-1953 Academic Catalog

26 CEDARVILLE COLLEGE GRADUATION WITH HONORS A student who wins eighty per cent of the maximum number of merit points obtainable in his course will be graduated cum laude, "with praise"; one who wins ninety per cent of the maximum number obtain• able in his course, will be graduated magna cum laude, "with great praise", and one who wins the maximum number obtainable in his course, will be graduated summa cum laude, "with the highest praise". ANNUAL TROPHIES The President's Trophy is an annual award of the college for which all members of the student body are eligible. The recipient of the award is judged on the basis of scholastic ability, character, leadership and sports– manship. A committee consisting of the President, the Dean of Men and the Dean of Women make the annual selection. The trophy was given to the College by E. H. Miller. The Scholarship Trophy is awarded annually at commencement. Eligi– bility is open to all members of the student body. The trophy will be awarded to the student who has attained the highest scholastic average during the academic year in which the award is made. This trophy was donated to the College by Josten's, Inc. CONTESTS AND PRIZES John Alford Prizes. These prizes, established by the Reverend John Alford, D .D., a distinguished minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, and a trustee of Cedarville College, are now continued in his memory by his daughter, Miss Martha Alford. The prizes are used for the purchase of Crown Club Pins, and they are awarded annually through the Cedarville College Crown Club for the attainment of high scholarship. Bible Reading Contests. Each year friends of the college offer prizes for Bible Reading Contests. These are a part of the year's convocation program. The men's contest takes place in the fall , the women's in the spring.