1961-1962 Academic Catalog

• • and practical Christian living and service are stressed during daily chapel periods. Freshman Week In order to give Freshmen an opportunity to adjust them– selves to their new surroundings, the college sets aside a period at the beginning of the fall semester for the reception and registration of Freshmen. During these days the Freshmen be– come acquainted with the campus and the facilities provided for their instruction and welfare. Selected upper classmen and members of the faculty greet the new students and assist then1 in adapting to student life. During this period, placement tests in English, a test of mental maturity, The College Qualification Test, a reading test and a test in listening, are given to all entering Freshmen. These tests must be taken before a student can fully complete registration. On Friday after Labor Day all Freshmen are required to attend a special Freshman assembly. At this time the President addresses the new students and the program for Freshman Week is outlined. Intercollegiate Sports Cedarville College maintains intercollegiate athletic com– petition in basketball, baseball, track and tennis. Intramural programs are carried on in basketball, volleyball, ping-pong, and touch football. Cedarville College is a member of the Mid-Ohio Intercollegiate Athletic Confe.rence, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. A student must be carrying at least 12 semester hours in order to participate in intercollegiate athletics. Literary Societies The two Llterary Societies, Alpha Chi and Gamma Chi, are open to men and women respectively. They have as their primary purpose the cultivation of Christian personality and leadership. Their programs stimulate originality and growth along literary, musical, artistic, and humorous lines, and the development of poise and ease at both formal and informal events. The secondary purpose of the Literary Societies is en– tertainment. 16