Specifically, there are certain practices which are contrary to the standards of Biola Bible College, and from which, therefore, all students are to refrain as long as they are in school: the use of alcoholic beverages or tobacco, attendance at commercial theatres, dancing, the use of playing-cards, and gambling in any form. BUILDINGS The building which houses The Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Incorporated, is a three-unit structure occupying nearly a quarter block. The north and south units are thirteen stories in height, with approximately twenty-five rooms on each floor. The south unit, known as Lyman Stewart Hall, contains the women’s dormitory, which occupies nine of the thirteen floors and accommodates 400 women. The first floor is occupied by the offices and studios of the Department of Sacred Music; the second floor contains classrooms; the sixth and seventh floors are occupied by faculty offices; and the tenth floor is devoted to the School of Missionary Medicine and the school Infirmary and Dispensary. The central unit contains the Auditorium, at present owned by the Church of the Open Door and used for their public meetings, and above the rear of the auditorium, a social hall, and the Library. The facilities of this unit are also used for classrooms. The north unit at the present is leased by the Willard Hotel Company and operated as a public hotel, but six floors are used as a men’s dormitory. On the first floor are the Business and Publications Departments, and on the second floor are the offices of the Superintendent of Men. BOOK ROOM The school operates the Biola Book Room, a fully-stocked Christian Book Store handling the textbooks used in the classes of the various departments of the school, Bibles, Christian books of all publishers, tracts, Sunday School and Church supplies, rewards and novelties, sacred records, stationery, and greeting cards. LIBRARY FACILITIES The College Library at present contains more than 20,000 volumes. The reading room is commodious and adequate, and books are easily accessible. The book stock includes bound volumes of periodicals, a Braille stock of 287 titles, 52 records, etcetera. There are 680 pamphlets in the library together with representative periodicals. In addition to this, there are a special Bible exhibit of old and foreign Bibles and a taber nacle model. The Library is catalogued on the Dewey Decimal System and shelved on the Cutter System. The Library has access to the vast Los Angeles Public Library collection through inter-library loans. The College Library has three projectors, besides flannelgraph and visual material and about 500 musical records of sacred, concerto, and symphonic material. The staff includes, besides the Librarian, five assistants. The School of Missionary Medicine Library is located in Room 908 B. This Library now has 1,040 medical volumes. The students in the School of Missionary Medicine are given free access to the Los Angeles County Medical Association Library. 16
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