19 .rc'TZ THE TWENTY—FIFTH ANNIVERSARY 19 OMMENCEMENT,1919, rounds out a quarter of a century of service for Cedarville College. Twenty-five years of achievement! Scores of young men and women sent forth with college degree3 to lead the world to higher and better things! Hundreds more educated within her walls! A whole community edified and elevated by the uplifting presence of the institution. This is the record, and of it the College and all interested in it are justly proud. It is fitting that the whole of commencement week should be devoted to the celebration of this event. But Cedarville College is not relying upon its past attainments. The twenty-five years that are past are but stepping-stones to better things. The chief significance of the Quarter-Centennial is not that it marks the close of the first period of Cedarville's history, but that it signalizes the opening of the second period. Cedarville College has its face to the future. Under the presidency of Dr. McKinney,the College was well and firmly established. But all through the twenty-five years that are past, one name has been associated with the College, and that is still a name to conjure with—it is the name destined to be associated even more potently with the second period of twenty-five years than with the first—the name of Wilber Renwick McChesney. His presidency, we all believe, is to mark the expansive movement that shall make the College what it ought to be and give it the place in the educational world that it ought to have. Though he has seen twenty-five years of service in the College, he is still a young man,in the prime of his manhood and power,and in spirit is the youngest and most hopeful of all engaged in the work. He has great plans for the future, plans that are practical and plans that, when carried out, will make Cedarville College a great institution. By the help of God and of all the friends of the College, these plans will be brought to fruition in the near future, and will make the second quarter century far more glorious than the first. THE SCHOLARSHIP CAMPAIGN T THE beginning of the year 1918-1919, Cedarville College faced the same situation that confronted practically every college in the country. War prices had either already caused serious deficits or were threatening them. Cedarville College had never had a financial deficit in its history. But one looked inevitable now. But Dr. McChe s- ney rose to the crisis. He called for forty scholarships to meet the immediate financial need and at the same time to provide instruction for worth y young men and women who would otherwise be denied the privileges of a college education. The fricnds of the institution also rose to the emer gency and contributed within a few months forty-three scholarships. The Col- lege was saved the embarrassment of a deficit and abundant prov ision was made for the education of future leaders in church and state. War prices still prevail. The expense of the College for the coming year will necessarily be greater than ever. To meet this added demand, Presi- dent McChesney has called for twenty-five additional scholarships of forty dollars each. These will pay the tuition of worthy young people a nd at the same time will help the college to meet its bills. 71
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