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Endnotes 1 Norman B. Chappell to James T. Jeremiah, September 13, 1954. 2 Kenneth H. St. Clair, personal interview, August 5, 1986. 3 Ohio Independent Baptist , January 1956, p. 10. 4 Ohio Independent Baptist , March 1956, p. 14. 5 Ohio Independent Baptist , June 1958, p. 13. 6 Baptist Bulletin , July 1958, p. 11. 7 James T. Jeremiah, personal interview, September 1985. 8 The President’s Annual Report , 1967, p. 1. 9 Xenia Gazette , August 24, 1962. D r. J. Murray Murdoch is professor of history and chairman of the department of social sciences and history at Cedarville University. A Cedarville faculty member since 1965, Murdoch also served as tennis coach from 1965- 1994. Murdoch earned his B.Th. at Baptist Bible Seminary and his M.A. and Ph.D. at Northwestern University. Murdoch authored Cedarville’s centennial commemorative book, Cedarville College: A Century of Commitment , in 1987. He serves as senior pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Westerville, Ohio. He and his wife, Ruth, reside in Springfield, Ohio, and have two sons: Jim is finishing his Ph.D. at Fordham University (N.Y.), and Mark is the youth pastor at Far Hills Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio. structure was capable of housing 104 students. The summer of 1962 saw the erection of a new gymnasium which, it was announced, would also house “a recreation hall, a snack bar, a bookstore, and a student lounge.” 9 That same year Alford Memorial was remodeled into an auditorium to seat 650 students. On December 1, 1962, students Paul Gathany and Dave Jeremiah began broadcasting on WCDR. The first program was a live play- by-play broadcast of a basketball game between Grace College and Cedarville in Winona Lake, Indiana. The student population in September 1962 reached 455, and Cedarville College was ready to celebrate its 75th birthday. The Xenia Gazette did a special 75th anniversary section in their edition of Wednesday, November 14, 1962. On the front of the insert was a picture of Old Main. In addition ... was the Scripture reference “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.” T Left: The gymnasium, now called “College Center,” was built in 1962 to serve as a cafeteria, gymnasium, and student center. Below: Patterson Hall, which lost its second floor in the tornado of 1974, currently serves as Cedarville University’s clinic. Left: Originally used as the dining hall and later as the post office, this building is home to the CDR Radio Network today. Below: Williams Hall was added in 1960 as a dormitory. Today the building houses faculty offices. (continued from page 6)