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S T U D EN T A C T I V I T I ES school to plan the calendar of activities for the year, and to dis cuss the major current issues of student life. During the school year regular meetings of the Council are held. Under the auspices of the Council student body meetings are held each Friday morning. The men's and women's recreational representatives are elected officers of the student body. These representatives, with the counsel of the school's Athletic Director, plan and arrange for recreational trips to city playgrounds and for the competitive sports: men's basketball, football, and baseball; and women's basketball and softball. Twice each year, fall and spring, the Student Body arranges for an evening of Open House at which time the friends of the school and especially prospective students are invited to tour the build ings and become acquainted with the details of school life. STUDENT PUBLICATIONS The Student Body sponsors two student publications: a weekly newspaper, the BIOLA CHIMES, and a yearbook, the BIOLAN. These serve to keep a record of school life, to interest young people in the College as a place of healthy activity, and to inform the friends of the school of items of current interest. KING'S DAUGHTERS AND BIOLA MEN The women of the school are bound together in spiritual fel lowship as daughters of the King. The King's Daughters, the wom en's organization, exists for the purpose of promoting fellowship and friendship. To this end they plan various means of getting acquainted, and conduct an evening meeting once a month. The corresponding organization for the men of the school is known as Biola Men. Their program is similar to that of the King's Daughters. ATHLETICS Intercollegiate athletics at Biola College provide men and wom en with interest and ability in athletics an opportunity to compete with other institutions of higher education whose size and athletic policies are similar. Intercollegiate competition for men is con ducted in the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross-country, soccer, tennis, track and field. Women compete with other colleges in basketball and softball. Intramural activities are organized in both team and individual sports for men and women who do not have the interest, ability, or time for varsity teams, but who desire well planned physical ac tivity and sports competition. FORENSICS Biola College is an active member of the Pacific Southwest Col legiate Forensic Association. The Biola forensic squad regularly
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