Cedarville University - Miracle / Cedrus Yearbook (Cedarville, OH)

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For nearly for? yoors the Main Hall of Codarvillo Col- lege hot stood, surrounded by cedar trcos, in tho middlo of the college campus. Its ivy- covered wollt have become dear to all who hevo studied within them. This old building brings back momorios of tho happiest days of tho lives of Cedarville alumni. It repre- sents to thorn all that Cedar- ville Collego stonds for—the hiahost ideals of lifo. The catalogue of 1896 describes tho building thus: “Tho basement contains a gymnasium, a chomicol room, coal col- lars. and tho hoating apparatus. On the first fioor there are four class rooms, the chapel, and tho president's room. On tho socond floor, four class rooms, o largo lecturo room, and tho library. Two largo society rooms occupy tno entire third floor. The building is surmounted by a tower. Though sovoral buildings havo been added. “Old Main remains tho confer of Cedarvillo Coliogo lifo. Page Twelve m

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EARLY HISTORY OF CEDARVILLE The idea of establishing an institution for higher education in Cedarville originated with the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America, a denomination representative in this country of the historic Covenanter Church of Scotland. Dr. Hugh Mac- Millan, for many years pastor of the Cedarville congregation, manifested a warm interest in the cause of higher education, and was the principal of a classical academy in Greene County, which he conducted successfully in addition to his pastoral labors. In January. 1887. Cedarville College was duly chartered by the state of Ohio. The enterprise then slumbered for a few years for various reasons, but in May, 1894, a fresh and most successful start was again made. The General Synod elected Rev. David McKinney of Cincinnati. Ohio, president of the college, and directed the Board of Trustees to open the college in the autumn of the same year. The Board accordingly chose a faculty, and on Wednesday. Sep- tember 19, 1894, the college was formally opened, conducting classes in the historic building pictured above. Pago tlevon

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I Cedarvillo College's depart- front of scionco was originally locatod in tho rooms now oc- cupied by Prof. Stoolo and Prof. Ault. In 1909. the par- titior in tho second-story room was romovod to provide a combination laboratory ond recitation room. Here the sci- ence dopartmont had its head- quarters until tho fall of 1923. when tho now scionco buildinq was ready for occupancy. Page Thirteen This fine new building, oquippod with completo modern apparatus, has boon tho delight of the instructors and as- piring young scientists. Tho basement and first floor contain tho chemistry and physics laboratories ond class rooms. On the second floor aro located the botany and zoology laboratories and classrooms. This year has seen the addition of on adequate library devoted to tho intor- ests of the department of education.