1984 Miracle Yearbook

W hen I think of what Cedarville Col- lege is now compared to what it was when I first saw it, my first thought is, "How things have changed." First of all there are many physical changes. Most of what is here wasn't here, and most what was here has been painted, sandblasted, cement- ed over, or drowned. My students are amazed when I tell them that at one time the whole student body sat down to eat together in what is now the post office, or that we all had chapel in the book-store, or that the third floor of Collins Hall was a dormitory. Who would have dreamed in those years that the school was struggling to keep its head above water, that someday we would have our own lake, or who could look back from a season of championships to believe the "roar of the crowd" when the bas- ketball team won its first game? Would I want to go back to mud- paths,to sports events in Alford,to one hundred students in the student-body, or to the cook's favorite lunch being Spanish rice? Not on your life! I love cement walks, a beautiful new field house, the multitudes of students, and the salad-bar at lunch time. Now I treasure the memories, I relish the thirty-year friendships, and I thank God for what Cedarville meant to a new Christian those many years ago, but I thrive on the excitement of watching the generation's students accept the challenge of a stressful so- ciety with hope and courage and faith. Sandra G. Entner M.A. Part-time instructor Social Science Dept. t was not easy to capsulize twenty 1 years into several hundred words. Cedarville has been a way of life since arriving here as a student in 1964. It is here that I met my wife to whom I am very indebted for her willingness to put up with an often hyperactive sched- ule. It is from her that I have learned the Biblical concept of helpmeet. Cedarville has provided opportuni- ties, victories, and also, defeats. Cer- tain quarters seem to rival eternity in length, yet others go more quickly than a box of cookies in a dorm. The reward comes, though, when a stu- dent returns after several years and relates how something that was taught is now useful to them. No words can adequately express the joy of seeing a student mature in spirit and mind. The Lord has blessed. I remember when Williams Hall was a dorm, Alford was a chapel and the cafeteria was a gymnasium. The Post Office was in the basement of the AD building and house trailers sat where the Chapel sits now. I remember knowing every stu- dent by name and having no I.D. cards. James Edward McGoldrich, Ph.D. Professor of History Richard T McIntosh, Th Associate Professor of Bible Allen L Monroe, Ph.D. Professor of Social Science Beverly S Monroe, MA. Associate Professor of Education Kurt D Moreland, MA. Assistant Professor of Communication Arts Yet, it is good to see the growth, and though I might wish for quieter times once in a while, I cannot look al Cedarville and not see the handiwork of God. by James R. Phipps Ph.D. Professor of Speech 24 Faculty