The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1954

Pag lt"'our THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST July 1954 ~~~~~~~~~~~~·~ ---~~~~~~~----~--~- AEDARVILLE B IST COLLEGE 1~"'11tlll' ) , ·cell' ..: ,, 1 ill 1111c.lot1btec.ll, .. ' ' tl , ~c 101) l,l r g e1· , l,1 ~scs, tl _ t e11(l ecl }t11·ric11l11111, ,111d ,1dclit io11 t o t l1e fc1 ct1lt , .. bt1t tl1c ] ir t '1 ra c.ltt,1tio11 ~ r,.. icc .. of .. e l a1·, 1 illc Ba1)ti. t ol- l ege a11d Bible 111 titute ,vill fo1·– e, .. e1· be J1e1·alded a 11011t1111e11tal ; a 111i1·act1lot1 achie, ..e111e11t in the face of l1a11di a1). "' u1·111ot1nt i11g tl1e ha11clicap of li111ite(l fi1 a11ce, 01--g·anizational difficultie , and p1·ocedt11·e ,,~ithot1t the ben efit of precede11t tl1e fi1· t Jrea1.. clo eel with tl1e flag of conque t un– f11rled a11d a ei·ery mari stood i1i lii place 1 r Ol t1id aboi, t tlie canip, ' the br·ig·ht f11t111-- e beckonec1 to a ge11eration of young.. p eople who eelc education f oun :led on faith, in an envir--onment aturated b).. h1--i tian good-fellov? hip. Tlie Baccalaur·eate The Baccalal1reate ... er,rice wa held in the edarville IIigh chool A.udito1"'it1m 011 unday afte1~11oon, June 13, 1954, the R ev. IIall Dautel pa to1-- of T emple Bapti t hurch, Port mout h delivering od me age to the graduate in the pre en ce of a huge audi– ence. \ Ti ce Pre ident R ev . Jame T. J e1·emiah wa in charge, Pro– f e or \Villiam Ambro e erved a. ong leade1-- and Pr"ofe 01-- Robert Underwood wa elect ed to l ead in the Invocation. Following a congr egational hym11 and a ~ p ecial number by the edarville ollege Choir, Dr. Artht1r F. William r ead the elect ed criptt1re, Pro– f e or Do11 lla11 '\V aite offe1'ed prayer--, and Profe 01-- J oh11 toll made brief anno1111ce111e11t outlin– ing event of the ,veel<. Following • t lie 111e~. ,tge b)T 1) ,l ·t o1· 1 atl t c 1, 1>1·of e.. or ,T ol111 R c 110 ;lo.-ecl the ·c1·,"i('C' 1\). J)l' <)11 0 1111e i11g t l1 r 1 r 11c– lictio11. 1,l1 e (Jradu at io 11 ,.__ ~crvice 'l 1 l1e liev. Jame '1 1 • J e1·emiah agai11 p1·e iclecl a t t he l;ommeu ce- 111e11t 1 e1·, 1 ice l1el cl l\lo11day l\lo1--n– i11g, June 1-:1:, 195:1: 011 the 1 edar– ' Tille Bapti ·t 1 olleg'e 1 a111pu . The platfo1--111 ,va. a bo,, 1 er of loveline , banlrecl ,,,ith the flo1·al offering of bu i11e ·1nen of the village and t1ncou11t ec1 bol1c1l1et , p otted plant , and ba l{et . of flower · pre entecl c:1 ~ a tol{en of high e teem by chu1'ch e a11cl friend of the chool. Follo,vi11g the proce ional, P1'0- f e or Pat1l B. Hai t l ed in the Invocatio11, R ev. . 1 • 1 law on 1·ea cl the c1 ..iptt1re, R ev. lvin . Ro · offer ecl Prayer, and :\11--. eo1'ge ~ '1 . l\Iilner , hairman of the Boa1"'cl of Trt1 t ee , poke to t l1e gracl l1ate · b1·iefly, announcing ep tember 10 a~ the date whe11 tl1e colleg·e ,vill ope11 for n ew tu- l e11t . l\I1--. l\Iil11er p1·omi eel n1any improven1e1 t . for the comi11g yea1' a11d poi11t e<1 t o the l)l'e ent r egi - tratio11 of F1·esh1uen a inclicating a 11111cl1 la1·ger tl1cl ent bod3r. R e, 1 • Ray111011cl F. I-Iamilton, Pa. tor-- of Belde11 , 1 en t1e Bapti t 1 h t11'ch , 1 l1icag·o, Illi11oi , ,vas the Uom1ne11ce111e11t 1 p eake1·, a11cl u ed a hi. text 2 Timothy -! :7. Pa tor' Ila1nilt o11 d eli, 1 e1·ecl a ma t e1'fl1l ad l1·e. ~ ,vhich ,,a app1·eciated by tl1e gracl11ate , the tudent bocl~Y" a11d tl1e at1die11ce of vi it or . B1--aclley "\\.,.ol cott cla ~· pre i– c.l 11t 1) 1·0 e1 t c l a gift to tl1e cl1ool ,,Thich ,,Ta~· acceptecl by cting })1--e. icl e11t, ,J a111e T. J e1 ..e111ial1. The graduating class, faculty, Rev . Hall Dautel, speaker at the Bac– calaureat e Service, and a few of the many floral offerings. • ..c\ , the 11c1111e. of tl1e g·raclt1ates ,,re1·e callecl by Regi. ·trar J oh11 II. ~ itoll Diploma. a11d Degree: were 11re'e11ted b)T Ir . . Jeremiah, a - .. i ted by the Dean of ~ tl1de11t , D1·. rth11r F. '\\ 7 illiam . Throug·hout the ceremonie l\Ii hirley pre~ided at the piano, ancl Profe . or \Villiam Ambrose directed the 1--eg·11lar a11d pecial n1t1 ic n1uch of " yhich repre. ented th accompli hn1ent of hi. de– pa1--tment The Department of :\Ill ic - d11ri11g the chool )Tear. Tli e Clas :\Ir. Walte1-- F. arla11d and l\Ir. William B. Patter on Jr. re– r ei,"ed the Bach elor Of Art De– g1"'ee. Mi 1Iarv Laurine G11llette re- ~ ·ei,Ted the Bach elor.. of Religio11 Education Degree. The Three-Year l\Ia ter Bible 1 ot11-- e Diplon1a " ra hancled to fiftee11 . tl1den t the Three-Year :\Ia te1.. Bible 0111 .. e e1 .. tificate " "a ,vo11 b)r 011e tt1de11t a11d the E. T. T. . Diploma wa hancled to two qt1alified tude11t. . Tl1 e Ba,ck ll'a1'·d Look v\ 7 itho11t que tio11 the pa t year ha bee11 a trying expe1 .. ie11ce for tl1e officer , the tru tee a11d the faculty of Ceda1 .., 1 ille Bapti t Col– l ege . It i tr1-1e that the chool came a by a mi1--acle into the ha11d of the Reg·ula1 .. Bapti t · ho,v– ever the buildi110· · reqt1i1 ..ed m11ch lal)or and expen e to place them in co11ditio11 f 01.. effecti,re ervice. That work ha 110,,.. bee11 do11e and v e1"'y little adclitio11al labo1 .. 01-– expe11 e " ·ill be 11ece ar~y... The fact1lt,.. ,,..a a e111blecl a11d . tarted ~ tl1e year ,vithout tl1e be11efit of p1 .. eviol1 experie11ce i11 ,,Torl{i11g to– gether. The currict1ll11n wa d e– t e1·n1i11ed 011 the ba, i of i11di,,..id11al expe1--ie11ce a11d thro11gho11t tl1e , Tear tl1e ho1'tao ..e in fi11a11ce added • to the b11rden of operation. How- e,1e1"' in pite of the e handicap , all agree that the goal was reached a11cl to the f11ll ati faction of an expectant people. Tlie For·ward J.ll ar·cli Regular Ba pt i t hl11 ..che th1~ot1ahout tl1e ou11trJT have long a,vaited the ope11ing of a Liberal rt ollege. When the opening