Campaign for $200,000 Expansion and Endowment Fund for Cedarville College

“CEDARVILLE COLLEGE WILL BE B I G E N O U G H — I F YOUR HEART IS.” 11 The Needs of Cedarville College “ EDARVILLE College does not exist for herself; nor I . does any absolutely free untrammelled democratic institution. She can only exist and can only have ex- isted for this quarter of a century because she serves the people. The Institution is only an organization for the spend- ing of those gifts entrusted to her for the higher educational good of the part of the country she serves. Cedarville Col- lege has no selfish purpose or aim of her own to accomplish, no propaganda to perpetuate or stimulate ; no party or divis- ion of the people to please or displease. Those men who are associated in the management and direction give of their time and ability for little or no financial return, as in the case of the Board; or for an admittedly inadequate remuneration, as in the case of the teaching staff. Surely then, Cedarville Col- lege does not exist for herself. She will be lost to Cedarville unless the funds are forthcoming which will make it an Asso- ciation College. In asking for money, she but says to you ‘Our power to save or standardize Cedarville College is de- termined by what we get.’ It is our part to tell you what is the cost of saving her and it is your part to give it. The College is only a limited reservoir and only as much can be taken out of it as has been put into it. ‘‘The community in which the Institution is located has proved that it produces a breed of students, scholars, and leaders of thought second to none, indeed it has become al- most a by-word. The youth of our community must, then, de- serve the best facilities for the best kind of education that can be offered, and it is the duty of their parents, that is, of the public in a democracy such as ours, to provide these. It ought to be galling to our proper pride and a shame to ourselves if our sons and daughters have to go away from Cedarville for any part of their education except for certain highly special- ized advanced post-graduate courses. Cedarville College need, therefore make no apology for appealing to the people for all the money needed to retain it in Cedarville and to make it an Association College, that is, to equip it to meet the needs of young men and women wishing to prepare themselves for any walk in life. “So much is needed that an inventory of all our needs might appear somewhat extreme, but if we could be given immediately all we need, perhaps we could not apply it judiciously. A college must grow by stages and I propose to give a list of those things which we need most, and which we can provide immediately if we have the necessary fund. This is the first stage of needed growth, and the need is seri- ous and absolute. “That the College will be lost to Cedarville and thus largely lose its present spirit and usefulness is certain unless we properly endow it — and endow it NOW. “In the forefront of these immediate needs, I put the in- crease of endowment necessary to enable us to increase salaries by a reasonable per cent. It is very obvious and a