1952-1953 Academic Catalog

GENERAL [NFORMA'fION 7 In 1928, the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church unanimously voted to transfer ..all control, ownership, title and vested property rights of the Cedarville College" to the Board of Trustees of The College, ..and their successors forever.,, Despite the severance of The College from The Reformed Presby, terian Church, Covenanter character continues to make its influence felt. On the college seal is still the Covenanter motto: 'Pro corona et foedere Christi'-'For the crown and covenant of Christ'. And something of its founders' toughness of moral fibre inheres in the Cedarville College at, titude toward life and learning. The essential quality of the Cedarville spirit is an inheritance from them, compounded of their competence in practical affairs, their intellectual discipline and intellectual integrity, their rectitude and their faith in God. OBJECTIVES THE OBJECTIVES of Cedarville College, like those of other liberal arts colleges, are to teach young people to earn their livings, and to educate them to live. Cedarville College believes that the student must be trained to take his place as a participant in the modern world, as educator, as busines.s or professional man, as minister or politician- not only that he may provide for his family, but also that he may become a leader in his community. Cedarville College believes that a liberal arts education includes study of the humanities. All that has come down to us from remote ages through eras of change and progress-the heritage of information about the works and the spirit of man- must be known to be cocrelated with the world we live in, the deeds of contemporary man, and his potentiali, ties. In the humanities--in philosophy, literature, art, music and history– are to be found the most eloquent testimony of the dignity of man and the invincibility of his spirit. Cedarville College believes that education must also include a study of science. There must be, in the minds of leaders and teachers of others, , knowledge enough to use wisely the power that science bestows on man, kind, and training enough in scientific method to enable the student to distinguish between what is true and what is false, to know what science is, and what it can and cannot do. Most important, Cedarville College holds fast to the faith that re, ligion is the cornerstone of a man's life, and that a study of Christian beliefs and Christian ethics is a necessary part of education. Cedarville College students are taught that 'Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it'. If Cedarville College accomplishes its objectives, even imperfectly,