Torch, Spring 1987: Centennial Issue

Dr. Leonard Webster 1953-1954 Dr. James T. Jeremiah 1954-1978 1947 1949 1950 1953 1954 1958 1959 1960 1962 1964 1965 1966 Enrollment 141. Enrollment 191. E.H. Miller, Acting President. Some have said that Dr. James T. Jeremiah, seventh president, built the Cedarville College we know today. This picture, taken in the early days of the Baptist administra– tion, shows a shirtsleeved President Jeremiah (right) assisting maintenance di– rector "Pop" Marshall (left) and some students with a building project. April 4. Ownership and operation of the college transferred to trustees of Baptist Bible Institute. Cost: assumption of debts of the college totaling $25,000. Cedarville College retained as name. Dr. Leonard Webster, sixth president. Enrollment 105; faculty IO. Dr. James T. Jeremiah, seventh president of Cedarville College. Enrollment 164. Business Administration Department begins. Enrollment 255. Patterson Hall erected; Milner Hall bricked, expanded, remodeled; dining hall (present post office) enlarged. First part of Faith Hall built. Williams Hall constructed to house 104 students. Gymnasium/Student Center constructed; Alford remodeled into 650-seat auditorium. WCDR begins broadcasting. Enrollment 455 . "New" Faith Hall constructed from government surplus buildings. Yellow Jacket men 's basketball team wins District 22 NAIA Championship, makes first trip to NAIA national tournament in Kansas City . Enrollment 763; faculty 43. Cedar Park apartments purchased. Dr. and Mrs. Clifford Maddox Dr. and Mrs. Clifford Maddox arrived on the Cedarville College campus in 1956. After serving many years in public school administration, Dr. Maddox became the academic dean at the college. A fine scholar in his own right, he encouraged others to excel in intellectual pur– suits. Rather than drive his car, he chose to be chauffered by his wife in order to devote the time en route to some new study or statistical problem. He loved the students and chal– lenged them to be the best they could be at whatever they chose to do. Noted for his dry humor, he could match wits with the most astute of story tellers. Miriam Maddox was a gracious hostess and taught the college family good manners and etiquette by word and example. A member of the speech faculty, she brought a measure of culture and a love for drama to the Cedar– ville campus. Her talents lay not only in drama but also in helping individual students to communi– cate more effectively. She is the only person in the history of the college still to be teaching at the age of 80. Through their commitment, Clifford and Miriam Maddox laid a foundation of scholarship and culture which the college wel– comed and has enlarged. 9