1916 Cedrus Yearbook

19 16 He was married to Miss Mary Kitchen, June 12, 1900,and they have four children, two boys and Iwo girls. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity, June 1911,from Westminster College, Mo. This is but a mere outline of a truly great life. For ten years, like Paul of old, he can say that he has had"The care of the churches resting on him." The position he holds gives him a wonderful opportun- ity to drop the message where it will do much good. Long may he serve Christ in this capacity where the doors of opportunity are constantly opening. PROF.CALVIN CRAWFORD MORTON,PH. B. The history would not be complete without Cal's name; but as far as that is concerned, neither would the history of the college nor the town be quite finished without it. Cal is the only one of the class that stayed at home after graduation and has been looking after the "stuff". Looking thru some old papers we find that his favorite resort was behind the bat. Cal didn't enter the ministry and become a pulpit pounderlike the rest of his class, but he did enter the teaching profession and has lifted it and made it better; and who knows the number of lives he has influenced for the better? What a wonderful field a teacher oc- cupies after all. Listen to his record as recounted by the scribe: At- tended Summer School at Wooster, one summer; was married to Miss Clara Townsley December 24, 1901; one little girl has beenborn to bless their home,and she is a candidate for Cedarville College—Hurrah; taughtfour years in rural school,followed by two years teaching in the Grammar school at Clifton; then three years in the Grammar school at Cedarville; and for the past nine years has held the position of Princi- pal of the Cedarville High School. Cal hasstayed around his own home and has made good. The rest of us have gone out to other places. Maybe we could not have attained even a small recognition had we remained near our old college home. Perhaps the prophet spoke truer words than he thot when he spoke of Cal's favorite resort "behind the bat." The rest of the class have become fielders, but Cal has done excellent service at the home plate. We take our hats off to the one in the class who has entered the teaching profession and performed his work so well. Long may he live and long may he teach,and in it have all the satisfaction that he is doing good. REV.JOHN WILSON BICKETT, A. B., A. M.,D.D. The first name in the college catalogue under the list of graduates is the one that heads this article. There is something unique in belong- ing to the first class of this noted and worthy institution, but there is also a distinction in being the first mentioned in the list of Alumni. Of course it is not the fault of the others that their names begin with a letter farther down the alphabet, for no child has the right of choice. However, this honor belongs to "Bickett" as long as Cedarville College exists. Just two things stand out prominently in his college life: his fad which was a moustache, and his favorite occupation which was "driving ten thousand miles," according to the seer of old. In the autumn of '97 he entered Xenia Seminary, from which he was graduated in April 1900; licensed to preach, May, 1899; ordained September 1900. Immediately upon graduation, he entered upon the pastorate of the Greenfield United Presbyterian church. He had charge of this congregation during his last year in the Seminary and continued to be its pastor until August 31, 1902, when he accepted the call of the Home Mission Board to the Mission church in Middle- town, Ohio, September 1902, and continued there until February 1906. He then accepted a call to the Kenton and Silver Creek United Presby- terian churches, February 1906, and continued pastor until September 1912. He was called to the Second United Presbyterian church,at New Concord,Ohio,and commenced the pastorate there September 191e which still continues. - He was Superintendent of Missions in Sidney Presbytery for four years while pastor in Kenton. Now he holds a place as second member of the Committee on Supplies in Muskingum Presbytery. He was founder and first president of the Silver Creek Home Coming Chautauqua. He received the Master's degree from Muskingum College, 1912, after two years'study,taking the major work in Literature and minor in Sociology. The degree of Doctor of Divinity was bestowed by Cedarville College in 1915. 77