1982 Miracle Yearbook

Each student participated in Cedarville College's annual event, Registration Day Festivities. Entering the Activities required persons with a willingness to subject their bodies to physical torture, and they also needed to enjoy standing in line. The begin properly, the participants ar- rived at the scheduled meeting area at least one hour in advance. Once there, they stood in the pouring rain until the doors opened. After the doors finally opened,students slowly truged from one registration line to another, pressed by hundreds of sweat- ing bodies slowly advancing down the dimly lit, narrow halls. Four hours or six blisters on each foot later, whichever hap- pened first, the participant received the option of collapsing on the floor until he partially recovered,or being carried to the next activity. During the next phase of the festivities, each participant waited in line at the book store behind 200 other students for an hour. Then he dragged his exhausted body to the fast-growing supper line. Enough festivities for one day, the be- draggled student stumbled to his dorm, only to find a line for the showers. Finally, the big day arrived. Alarms blared at 6:00 A.M.(or earlier); zombies appeared from behind locked doors and mechanically moved toward the showers. Immediately, the dorms sprung alive with the noise of yawns, running water, gar- gling, music, banging doors, and hair- dryers. The school year had officially be- gun. By the end of the day,each student sadly realized the quarter had just started and they were already behind. Cedarville's main emphasis dealt with shaping each student into a responsible Christian adult, a process which demand- ed patience and prayer. In order to help the students in their Christian growth, chapel services commenced each day with required attendance of all students. Students were encouraged to dedicate every area of their lives to God by attend- ing church services, hall prayer meetings, Bible Studies, and having daily devotions. Professors dedicated each lecture period to God by opening each session in pray- er. Also, most students participated in various forms of Christian service. These included ministries in nursing homes, chil- dren's homes, detention centers, singing groups, and numerous other services.