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

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With such added growth come oddec responsibility os well, bur Dr. Jeremioh proved himself yer ogom os o foirhful srew- ord: he chorred rhe exponsion of the com- pos ond pur together on odmmisrrohve sroff copcble of monogng the growth needs. Dr Qfford Johnson wos hired os Acodemc Vice Presidert one worked to word occreditotton by certifying rhe recch er educonoo progrom with rhe store of Ohio. ConsecuTive student services Deans Rxhcrd McIntosh ond Don Rickard insrirured fnonciol cid services, rhe counsel mg department ond rhe plocemenr office Lee Turner wos hired to sroff the develop meat office, end he begen rhe Torch mag ozine. ond Posror Harold Green was brought m to provide spiritual guidance ond ro orgomze rhe Chrtsnon service de- portment. Dr. Jeremiah's sound investment in this monogemenr ream wos blessed os God continued to give rhe increase, both in enrollment ond fodliries. Patterson, Milner, Vitoms, o new Librory, ond Maddox Hafl were buir. Enrollment in 1968 reached 927, ond rhe faculty roster boosted ten doctorates. Students were obie ro reoch our into rhe community wiTh both rhe min isrries of WCDP ond with rhe formulation of 28 History

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of only six holdings: Old Main, rhe Science Buding, The Cornegie library. Alford Audi rorium, Berhet ond Hornmon dorms, ond some remodeled Army borrccks. o gifr from Unde Scm. Dr. Jeremiah, by now working full rime os President of rhe col- lege, rook rhese meager ingredenrs, cdd- ed hours of work ond prayer, ond pro- duced a resulr best choroaenzed by The Mirode. rhe title that srudenrs of that era chose for their yearbook. During these rimes of limited resources, rhe Jeremiahs wore oil hers. Besides serving as presdenr, Dr. Jeremiah rough: a number of classes on ccmpus; Mrs. Jeremiah served os rhe college prinrer. One by one. however, rhe rolenrs muln- pfced under rhe young president’s faithful stewardship Boskerboll was instituted os rhe first intercollegiate sport, ond Fol Quar- ter 1953 saw a student population of 103, ond a foculry, induding Dr. Jeremioh, of nine. The college continued in its growth spurt until rhe college's 10th anniversary which recorded a burgeoning student body of 501 end a foculry of 33. History 27

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a Red Cross disaster ream on campus. As rhe years passed ond rhe college grew, Dr. Jeremah once ogam showed his foirhfuiness as o srewcrd of God's gifts. The coiege hcd expanded by 1976 ro an en- rollmenr of 1221, a populonon which re- qured rwo cnapel services. As Jeremioh surveyed rhe reeds of rhe college, he realized rhor new fociliries would have ro be budr, requiring o leodership full of ener- gy ond viroliry. Unsure of his ability ro futfi such on awesome responsibly, Jeremich wrore in 1978, My quesnon is. how con I besr help in rhe program of progress rhor lies before us? FranMy I om nor sure I con carry rhe heavy responsbiry rhor is required cf me With rhe good of rhe college in mind. Jeremah decided rhor rhe besr sreword ship would be his resigno non ond rhe pass ing of respdnsibiiry ro o younger man w rh more of rhe physical resources needed ro perform rhe awesome job of presiderr. History 29