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

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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.

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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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Whon on© thinks of collogo, ho mult necessarily think of book , for books play an onormoul part in a college education. When the Main Hall was built in 1896. cno room was sot aside as a library, but this room scon became too small to occommodoto tho increas- ing number of books. Theroforo, in December. 1905, Andrew Carnegie gonorously donatod $12,000 to erect a library building, with a ca- pacity of 17.000 volumos. for Cedarvillo Collogo. Tho collage and community cooporato in maintaining and enjoying tho library. Tho basomont of tho li- brary at tho present time furnishes guar- tors for tho ‘ Eating Club. tho literary socioty. and the department of music. Page Fourteen