The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1963

From our Schools Dr . James T. Jeremiah, president of Cedarville College, Rev. J. Irving Reese , founder of the Fellowship of Baptis ts for Home Missions a nd Rev. Ha ll Dautel, pastor of First Baptist Church, Harvey, Ill., and forme r pastor of Temple Baptist, Portsmouth, are shown here just before graduation exercises. In recogni tion of the years of service and outstanding contribut ions that Rev. Mr. Reese and Rev. Mr. Dautel have rendered to the GARBC, Cedarville College conferred upon them the degree of doctor of divinity . Cedarville College OK gets education pla 1 n on teacher ' 'Thi is one of the big day in the short hi story of edarville college and bring to life a 10-year dream." Dr. Jame Jeremiah, pre ident of the Bapti t liberal arts college, made thi comment after learning the state department of education ha au thorized Cedarville college to in– augurate a teacher education program. The college can start offering teach– er education cour e thi fall and in June, J 967, can grant bachelor of sc1ence degree to graduate from the education department. "We are extren1ely happy that at Jast we can begin work toward turning out teacher~,,, Dr. Jeremiah aiu. ..That's been our big goal ever since our donornination took over the col– lege in 1953. ·'We actually asketl tl1at we be allowed to offer bachclo1 of ~c1er1cc degrees r1ext J l111e, hut th1.s tl1rcc year delay reall}' allow tis to prepare better for our cducatio11 f)ft1gra111. ' 'l~his 111ean ot1r teacl1cr cducatio11 progra111 will begin witl1 tl1e fresh111a11 c la tJ1i .. fall . ' f'l1e fresh111cr1 who r11ake it all tl1e ,,v, }' througl1 will l)e ir1 tl1e fir t c lass to rect::i , 1 e teacher tli11lo111a ,' ' l1e added. Dr . lif f rd )c)l111 011, ,,vht ca1 1t: l1ere a r gi tr ar i11 t1gt1st l c.) )2, l1 a~ I e n na111ecl l1~ad of Ll1 e 11 '" llltC,1 - ti n (iepa rt111ent . J r. Jo ll11 011 a tt1all 1 a 111 11 re tr 111 Suttle, \\' a t1 ., for lhe OHIO IWDEPENDENT BAP IST the expre purpose of organizing and inaugurating the teacher education program. Although four ne,v teacher will be needed to meet the requirement of offering thi new degree only three probably will be adde(l with Dr. John- on teaching ome of the econdary education cour e . "We plan to add a new clen1entary and a new econdary education teach– er in the 1964-65 chool year anu aud another elementary teacher in the 1965-66 chool year," he e plained . Both Dr. Jeremiah and Dr . John– ~on pointed OLit th ,1t after JL1nc. 1967. grau ua le. fron1 edarvi lle c liege \.\illl he cl igi hie to con1pe te f or teacher po\ttions anywhere joh~ are open I_;ve n tl1ot1gh the college t'>n 't aJJprovctl a~ a teacl1cr 1n t1tt1tion b ) tl1 c 1..it,1tc. c,,cral gr ,ld Lt ate'> ha c l1ccn ,\I It)\\ cd 1n \Choo) di tr1cts a11d one gr,ttlttale .... T10\.\ ,~ SllJ)Cfl ntcr1LICnl ()f an t!lCJllCJ1- tary \Cl1ot1l i11 Ol1io. t tl1c J)Ic"cnt ti111c C{lar\tll ' collcgc l1as a "'orki r1g agre ~111c11 t ,, 1th ( cntral tatt.: college ,, h~1 el)\ C(tar– , lll e s tttdl:Ill s ca11 lc:tk e eclu ,: atil,tl cot1rs1.:.:s at tl1e sta l e: sc l1ot>l . J\ s ltt(I 11l tl1t1s receive a l)acl1elt)r o t art ,te– gr\;e fror11 (""'\;llar\ 1 ill anLI •t l,a 11~1 r ot scie11 lc:gr e i11 c:dt1 ati ll tr )111 ( t'.ll tr nl talc: c ,11 g~ . l)r. Jc:re111ial1 atlti ti tl1i ,igr 111ent ,vill be retained until Cedarville col– lege· program i in full operation. Dr. Jeremiah believe the oppor– tunity to turn out teacher will attract many new students to the chool. Officials are hooting for enrollment of 500 thi fall. There were 420 tud– ents here last year. ' We know many tudent have wanted to come here but they wanted to be tea~hers and were forced to turn to other school ' ' Dr. Jeren1iah aid. 'Now we expect to attract local tudent and more tudent from our churche ." The General A ociation of Regular Bapti t churches took control of Cedarville college in 1953. Rev. Kenneth Ohrstrom Is Baccalaureate Speaker Bapti t Bible Seminary, John on City, . Y., wa privileged to have Rev. Kenneth Ohr trom, Pa tor of the Central Bapti t Church, Gary Ind. a Baccalaureate peaker thi year. At the Commencement ervice Rev. Kenneth Ma teller Pastor of the Haddon Height Bapti t Church, Haddon Height , . Y .. gave a tirring challenge to the 75 graduate and hundred of ,parent and friend in hi me age, "Henceforth in Field of Conque t. " Dr . G. Arthur vVool ey wa the peaker at the Senior Breakfa t. At the annual banquet the narrator f the program. ' hri t I All" , wa Rev. H enry Murdoch. Dean Frank Waa. er pre ided at the clo ing chapel. The Alu1nni had a plendid n1eeting thi year and the lL1n1ni Ladie held a luncheon and meeting to which each f the lun1ni adie in,,ited a en1or gi rl . The Board of Tru tees 111et on tht: day after 111n1e11 en1ent. T,,ent) - on rtt 'i tec, , lcu h} hairn1an DoL1g - la hri'itcn, cntercJ tnlt) a 'iea,on of pra) er for the cn1inar) and then en tcrcd in to ncce 'i,l r'\ bt1"inc"' a tlLl tl1c 111aking ot l(111g-range plttn, f t)r tl1c c pan\t n ot B B . * \ c ,lI \.,\ ,l naltl)Jl <.)t <.'l) 'fl ~l1t11 cl1 tloor\ ,tnll t1J)l'Il B1l1le,, l1t1t ()~):11 c l1t1rLl1 tlt)()J, 111~,111 11l,th1ng 1t \\ t: iL) ..... rlt) l c11t~r. atlli ,.)J'l1..:Il ll il)lcs l1a\1..: 11t1 , ,\lttc t1nlc,~ tilt.'\ ~lr(' 1 l'',l l a11ll tl1 'ir ., tca .... l1111gs 1,1 'l ti ell . Page 13, JULY 1903