Cedarville Magazine Summer 2022

Before classes officially started in 1894, Cedarville was awarding scholarships. On September 19, 1894, the Board of Trustees extended a “prize scholarship to every high school in Greene County” to cover the $20 total yearly tuition. Two scholarship recipients that year, William Illiff and Clarence Young, both from Cedarville, gladly welcomed the financial assistance, enrolled, and graduated at the fourth commencement of Cedarville College in 1900. Their names are shown on the graduation program. From that $20 scholarship offer in 1894 to $51 million committed to financial assistance for the 2021–22 school year, helping students achieve their goal of a transformative Cedarville education has always been a priority. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS CIRCA 1894 Cedarville Magazine | 35