BIOLA COLLEGE
1958-1959
Los Angeles California
DIRECTIONS FOR CORRESPONDENCE General College interests .............................. ....... ......................... The President Academic information ............... ........ ....... .. ...................... The Dean of Faculty Admission of students ... ........................... ............ ............ The Admissions Office Business affairs ....................... ... .......... ... ....... .... ... ... ........ The Business Manager Student affairs .... ..... ........... ..... ........... ..... .... .. ............ ....... The Dean of Students Transcripts of record, etc................. .... ................... .... ...... ... .. ..... ... The Registrar Student employment .. .. ......... ... ... ........ ... ....... ......... The Employment Secretary Christian service activities ........................ The Director of Christian Service Musical groups ......... ........ ................................. The Director of Sacred Music Audio-visual and film service ......... ........ ... The Director of Audio-visual and Film Production Alumni affairs .... .... ...... .. ...... ................................ The Alumni Office Secretary Veterans affairs .... .. .. .... .... ......... ..... ... ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. ... ... ... The Admissions Office Summer session .................. ...................... The Director of the Summer Session Schools of The Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Incorporated: Biola College ........................................................ Dr. James H. Christian, Dean Talbot Theological Seminary ... ................. Dr. Charles L. Feinberg, Director Biola School of Missionary Medicine .. .. ... . Miss Leonie V. Soubirou, Director Bible Institute of Los Angeles ......... ............... Dr. Chester J. Padgett, Director Biola Evening School .................................. ........ Rev. Chase Sawtell, Director Correspondence School ... .... .............. ....... .... .. ... ... Rev. Chase Sawtell, Director
Auxiliary Departments:
The Bible Women The Biola Broadcasts The Field Department The King's Business
Address all College mail to 558 South Hope Street, Los Angeles 17, California
EDUCATIONAL STANDING Biola College i s a member of the Collegiate Division of the Accrediting Association of Bible Institutes and Bible Colleges.* Biola i s authorized to train students under the Veterans' Bill of Rights.
*Listed in Accredited Higher Institutions, 1956, Office of Education, Wash ington, D.C., p. 33.
"Forever, 0 Lord, thy word is settled in heaven"
CATALOG OF
BIOLA COLLEGE
1958-1959
THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF Los ANGELES, !Ne. 558 South Hope Street, Los Angeles 17, California
1959
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FALL SEMESTER 1958 September Z, 1958 - February 1, 1959
September 2, September Z-3 September 4 September 16
Orientation for new students
Registration
Convocation: Classes begin
Final day of registration and program change
November 2,7-2,8 Thanksgiving recess December 6-January 4 Christmas recess January 19-2,3 Final examinations January ZS-February 1 Torrey Memorial Bible Conference
SPRING SEMESTER 1959 February 2, - June 9, 1959 Orientation for new students Registration Convocation: Classes begin
February ~ ;_-5- l o February~ • "o
February 4 February 16 March Z1-Z9
Final day of registration and program change
Easter recess
April 5-12
Missionary rally
May 2,8 - June 2,
Senior examinations Final examinations
June 3-9
June 4 June 5 June 7 June 8
Senior retreat Alumni day Baccalaureate
Class day
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Directions for Co1Tespon den ce ... ..... ........ .. ........ .. ..... ..... ........ Inside front cover School calendar ... .... ... .... .. ..... ..... ... ..... ....... .... .. ..... .... ....... .... .. ...... ... ..... .. .. ........ ... 3 Board of Trustees .. .... ... ... ........ ... ..... .... ..... ....... ...... .... ...... ... .............. .. .. ...... .... ... 5 College Administration and Staff ....... .... .. ............ ..... ... .. ..... ........ .. ... .. ...... .. ... .. 5 Division Chairmen and Department Heads ...... .. ....... ...... ... .. .... ... ...... .. .. .. .... ... 6 Facu l ty Committees ... ... ..... ................. ... ........ ....... .... ... ...... ......... .... .. ......... .. ... .... 6 Faculty ........... ..... ... ... ... .. .... ... ......... ...... .. ...... ... ...... ...... ..... ........ .......... .... ..... .. ... ... .. 7 General Information ...... ...... ...... .. .... ....... ... ...... ... ......... .... ... .. .. .............. ..... .. ...... 10 Historical sketch .... ... ... .............. .. .. ..... .... ... .............. ....... ..................... .... ... . 10 Sta temen t of Doctrine ............. .. ............... ... .... ...... ... .. ............ ................ ... . 12 Obj ectives ....... ... ........................ ..... .......... .......... ..... ... .. ......... .... ........ .......... .. 13 Book store ............. ..... ...... ..... ............. .......... ...... ......... .. ... ............. ................ . 15 Library ........ ... .. ....... ................ .. .. ...... ... .... .. .............. .... .................. ... .. ....... ... 15 Summer session ..................... .. ..... ... ... ...... ........... ... ..... ....... ..... ........... .. .... .. 15 Academic Information ................ .... .. ....... ... ....... ..... ...... .. ...................... .......... . 16 Admission .... ........ .... ....... ............. ........ ............. ... ..... .... ........ .. ... ......... ......... 16 Regi stration ....... .... ... .... .. ............ .. ... ....... .................... ... .... ..... ........... .. ..... ... . 17 Gr aduation r equirements ............... .... ..... ...... .... ..... .... ............... ......... ....... 18 Student guidance service ........... .... ..... ...... .... .... ..... ..... ..... ........ ... ........... ... 19 Grades .......... ........ .......... ..... ....... ....... ... ...... ..... .... ..... ... ..... .. .. ........... .. .... ... .... .. 20 Financial Information ..... ..... ..................... .... .................. .... ..... ................... ...... . 22 Student employment ............. ... .. .... .. ... .......... .............. ....................... .. ...... 24 Schol ar ships ...... ..... ... .......... .... .... ..... ........ ..... .. .......... ... .... ....... ....... .... ... ... ... .. 24 Student Activities .. ..... .... ........ .. ..... .. ......... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. ... .. ... ................. 26 Associated Student Body ......... ... ...... ........ ...... ...... .... .. ... ....... ...... .... ....... ..... 26 Student organizations .. .... ..... ... .... .... .... ............. .. ...... ..... .. .... ...................... 27 Residence r equirements .................. ....... .. ....... .. ........ ................ ........ .. ....... . 27 Studen t h ealth service ....... ......... ........ ...... ........ .... .. .. ........ ........... ...... .. .. .. .. . 28 Discipline ... .. ..... .... ........ .. .... ..... ..... ........ .. .... ....... ..... .. ... .. ... .............. .... ..... .... . 29 Description of Courses ..... ... .............. ........ .. ..... ..... ... ..... .. .. .. ........ .......... ... ........... 30 Biblical Studies Division ......... .. ..... .... ....... ... .. .......... .. ... ... ............ ............ .. 30 Humanities and Fine Arts Division ......... ........ .. .... .... ................... .. ...... 38 Science Division .... .... ... ................... ..... ......... .. .. ...... ...... ........... ......... ..... .. ... 52 Social Studies Division .......... ...... ... ..... .... .. .. .. .... .... ... .... .......... ....... ... ........ . 54 Index .. ...... ..... .................. ... ................ ..... ... ..... .. .... ..... ........... ........................... ...... 62
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OFFICERS OF THE BoARD LOUIS T. TALBOT ...... ........ ...... .......... ....... .... .... .. ............ ....... Chancellor SAMUEL H. SUTHERLAND .................................................. President RAY MYERS ..... ............. ............. ...... ..... ....... .. ..... Chairman of the Board JAMES R. ALLDER .... ...... ................................ Executive Vice-President HARRY HILKER ... ................ ........ .. ...... .......... .... . Secretary of the Board EXECUTIVE BOARD JAMES R. ALLDER .... .... ............... ...... .. ......... ............. .. . South Pasadena ROGER ARNEBERGH ....... ........ .... .. .... ...... .. ......... ................ Los Angeles ARTHUR D. ENNS ...... ........ .. ... .... ......... ....... ........ ... ..... ... ............ Altadena JACOB C. EYMANN .. ....... ......... .. .. .. ............................ ......... . Los Angeles HARRY HILKER ................... ........................... ............ West Los Angeles SYLVESTER MARSHBURN .. ....... ... ...... ........... ....... ... ............. Placentia RAY MYERS .................... ............................................ .... ... ..... La Canada DANIEL ROSE ... ... ..... .. ............... ... ................ .......... ............. Los Angeles SAMUEL H. SUTHERLAND ............... .............. .. ........ ....... Los Angeles LOUIS T. TALBOT ............... ...... ...... .... ........ ....... .. ..... ... Pacific Palisades GENERAL ADVISORY BOARD SENATOR NELSON S. DILWORTH ... .. ....... .. .... ....... ...... ............. Hemet PHILLIPS D. LEHMAN ..... .............. .. .. ........... .. .............. ...... Los Angeles E. J. PETERS ... .. .. ............ ... ............................. ........ .......... ............... Wasco FRANK C. PHILLIPS .. ................. .... ...... ... ..... ... .. ........... .. ..... Los Angeles ARTHUR WOOLSEY ......... ... .. ... .... .... .. .... .... ......... .... .. ... ........... Pasadena COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF LOUIS T. TALBOT, LL.D. .. ........ ................ ............... ..... ........ Chancellor SAMUEL H. SUTHERLAND, LL.D. ... .... .......... ... .................... President JAMES R. ALLDER .. Executive Vice-President and Business Manager JAMES H. CHRISTIAN, Th.D............... Dean of Faculty and Registrar E. CHESTER BURWELL, M.A. ... ............. .. ..... .... ....... Dean of Students MATILDA L. BOEHMER ....... ..... .. ........................... .. ... Dean of Women ARNOLD D. EHLERT, M.S.L.S., Th.D........ ... ....... ..... ............ Librarian LEONIE V. SOUBIROU, P.H.N., M.A. ......... .... ... ... ..... Medical Director JAMES 0. HENRY, M.A................ .. ......... Director of Summer Session KENNETH B. DANIELS, Th.M............... Director of Christian Service JAMES A. SANDERS ..... .. ... ....... ......... Director of Radio and Promotion DORIS WETZLER ............ ... ... ...... ..... .... ....... .... Administrative Assistant 5
DIVISION CHAIRMEN AND DEPARTMENT HEADS BIBLICAL STUDIES DIVISION ........... ...... ..... ... ... Arthur B. Whiting, Th.D. Bible Department .. ...................... ...................... Arthur B. Whiting, Th.D. Christian Education Department ........ .... .............. Edward Hayes, Th.M. Church Polity Department ... ................. .......... James H. Christian, Th.D. Doctrine Department ...... .................................. Gerald B. Stanton, Th.D. Missions Department ......... .............. .... .. ..... .. ..... ........... .. Oran Smith, D.D. ... ... ......... ............. Paul W. Wohlgemuth, D.M.A. Art Department .................................................. Dorothy Kindell, M.R.E. English Department ..... .... ....................... ........... ....... Inez McGahey, M .A. Foreign Language Department ... ... ... ..... ... .... ....... Antonio Serrano, M .A. Music Department ............................. .. ..... Paul W. Wohlgemuth, D.M.A. Philosophy Department ......... .. ........................... Donald R. Burrill, M .A. Speech Department ................. ....... .. ........... ............... Richard Chase, M .A. HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS DIVISION SCIENCE DIVISION ......... ... .......... ... .. ......... ............ Bolton Davidheiser, Ph.D. Mathmatics Department ......... .... ............ .......... ....... Joel Strandberg, B.A. Science Department ............ ... ............. ............ Bolton Davidheiser, Ph.D. SOCIAL STUDIES DIVISION .................................. Wallace Emerson, Ph.D. Education Department ...... ... .... ..... ..... ....... .............. Gloria Graham, M.S. Library Science Department ........ .... Arnold D. Ehlert, M.S.L.S., Th.D. Physical Education Department .............. .. ........ ...... .... To be announced Psychology Department ........ ............. .. ........... .. .. Wallace Emerson, Ph.D. Social Science Department ..... ............................ ... James 0. Henry, M.A.
FACULTY COMMITTEES
ACADEMIC POLICIES: Christian, Emerson, Graham, McGahey, Moore ) ~ . ' ' ':::)-"- t" . ADMISSIONS: Whiting, Boehmer, Bm:we'll, Christian, Moore, Soubirou CURRICULUM AND CATALOG: Christian, Burrill, Davidheiser, Ehlert, Emerson, Graham, McGahey, Pentney, Whiting, Wohlgemuth EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Sutherland, Burwell, Christian, Daniels, Emerson, Graham, Henry, McGahey, Soubirou, A. Whiting, Wohl gemuth LIBRARY: Wohlgemuth, Davidheiser, Ehlert, Hayes, McGahey, Moore, Wiens SPIRITUAL LIFE: Daniels, Ebeling, Smith, Stanton, Wiens STUDENT PERSONNEL AND GUIDANCE: Burwell, Boehmer, Christian, McCullough, Moore, Pentney EDUCATION DIVISION SUB.COMMITTEE: Graham, Chase, Emerson, Kindell, McCullough MUSIC DIVISION SUB.COMMITTEE: Wohlgemuth, Brown 6
FACULTY SAMUEL H. SUTHERLAND, Th.B., D.D., LL.D..... ...................... President B.A., Occidental College; Th.B., Princeton Theological Seminary; D.D., The Bible Institute of Los Angeles; LL.D., John Brown University JAMES H. CHRISTIAN, Th.D..................... Dean of Faculty and Registrar B.A., Westmont College; Th.B., The Bible Institute of Los Angeles; B.D., Th.M., Th.D., Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary THELMA BAIN, M.A.............. ... Assistant Professor of Christian Education B.A., Westmont College; M.A., Wheaton College MATILDA BOEHMER ............................................................ Dean of Women Diploma, Wisconsin State Teachers College IRENE BOYD, M.A....................... ................ .... Assistant Professor of English B.A., M.A., University of California RAYNER BROWN, M.M. .. ................................ A,-,ciate Professor of Music B.M., M.M., University of Southern California DONALD R. BURRILL, M.A..................... Assistant Professor of Philosophy B.A., Pasadena College; M.A., University of Southern California E. CHESTER BURWELL, M.A. .... ....................... .......... Dean of Students and B.A., M.A., Pasadena College Associate Professor of Language RICHARD CHASE, M.A. .................................. Associate Professor of Speech B.Th., Los Angeles Bible Theological Seminary; B.A., M.A. Pepperdine College NORMA LEE COOK, M.A............ Assistant Professor of Physical Education B.A., Eastern Washington College of Education; M.A., Los Angeles State College KENNETH B. DANIELS, Th.M... Director of Christian Service Department Diploma, The Bible Institute of Los Angeles; B.A., Linfield College; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary BOLTON DAVIDHETSER, Ph.D. ...................................... Professor of Science B.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University WILLIAM EBELING, Th.M............ ... . . ....... Assistant Professor of Doctrine B.A. , Wheaton College; Th.B., Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary ARNOLD EHLERT, Th.D......... Librarian and Professor of Library Science B.A., John Fletcher College; Th. M., Th.D., Dallas Theological Semi nary; M.S.L.S., University of Southern California WALLACE EMERSON, Ph.D..................................... Professor of Psychology B.A., Huron College; M.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of Southern California GLORIA S. GRAHAM, M.S................ .. .. .... . Associate Professor of Education B.A., B.F.A., Wayne University; M.S., University of Southern Califor nia; Michigan and California General Elementary, Secondary Cali fornia Supervisor, and Administrative Credentials 7
EDWARD HAYES, Th.M........... Assistant Professor of Christian Education B.A., Westmont College; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary JAMES 0. HENRY, M.A................................... Associate Professor of History Th.B., The Bible Institute of Los Angeles; B.A., M.A., University of Southern California MARTHA S. HOOKER, B.A. ...... Assistant Professor of Christian Education B.A., Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary MARGARET B. JACOBSEN, M.A.• ........ Associate Professor of Psychology B.A., M.A., Wheaton College DOROTHY KINDELL, M.R.E. ................................ Assistant Professor of Art A.A., Colorado Women's College; Art Certificate, Colorado State Teachers College; Chappell Art School; Th.B., M.R.E. Southwest Bap tis• Theological Seminary; Colorado Normal Arts and Elementary cer tifi"dtes. ELIZABETH McCULLOUGH, B.A. ........ .. Assistant Professor of Education B.A., University of California at Los Angeles; B.Ch.Ed., The Bible Institute of Los Angeles; General Elementary Credential INEZ McGAHEY, M.A. .................................... Associate Professor of English Diploma, The Bible Institute of Los Angeles; B.A., Wheaton College; M.A., Los Angeles State College GEORGE H. MOORE, Ph.D....................... Assistant Professor of Psychology B.A., Adrian College; M.Ed., University of Oregon; Ph.D., University of Iowa BERTHA H. PENTNEY, B.A. .......................... Assistant Professor of English Diploma, Oregon Normal School; B.A., Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary ANTONIO SERRANO, M.A.... .... ..... .. .......... Associate Professor of Language B.A., University of Madrid; B.D., United Evangelical Seminary in Madrid; M.Th., Princeton Theological Seminary; M.A., University of Barcelona ORAN SMITH, D.D. ... .................................................... . Professor of Missions Diploma, Kansas City Bible College; D.D., Bob Jones University GERALD B. STANTON, Th.D............................ ............ . Professor of Doctrine B.A., Wheaton College; Th.M., Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary HARRY STURZ, B.D......... .................................... Assistant Professor of Bible B.A., Westmont College; B.D., Grace Theological Seminary ARTHUR B. WHITING, Th.D. ............ ................................ Professor of Bible Cliff College; Moody Bible Institute; Th.B., Th.M. Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary; Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary PAUL W. WOHLGEMUTH, D.M.A...... .. ......... .. ...... .... ...... Professor of Music B.A., Tabor College; M.S., Kansas State Teachers College; D.M.A., University of Southern California *On leave, 1958-1959. 8
PART-TIME FACULTY WILLIAM ADAMS, B.A...................... ... ........................... ...... ..... .......... Speech B.A., Pepperdine College GEORGE ALLEN, B.A. ............................................. .... ........................... .. Voice B.A., Biola College CLYDE COOK, B.A................................... ...................... ... Physical Education B.A., Biola College JOHN CUNEO, D.Mus................................................ .................. ............. Violin B.A., M.M., University of Uruguay; M.M., Berlin Conservatory; D. Mus., Paris Conservatory. Formerly first violin, Chicago Symphony ELMA DOSS, B.M. ............................................. ..... .. .......................... Accordion B.M., Chapman College ANA GAITAN, B.A........ ...... ................. .................................... ....... .... ....... Piano B.A. , Biola College LESLIE STEPHEN GRAHAM, B.A. ... ... .. ...... ..... ....... .... ........ ................ Science B.A., Pasadena College ELIZABETH HILTON ... ............................ .............................. ............ ... .... Voice GORDON HOOKER, D.S.M............ ..... ............ .. ........... ............................. Piano D.S.M., The Bible Institute of Los Angeles EARLE F. HULIN, L.T.C.L. ................ ............... .............. ..... ...... ... .... ....... Piano A.T.C.L., L.T.C.L., Trinity College of Music MARY ANN IVANOFF, M.M...... ........................................ ..................... Piano B.M., M.M., Los Angeles Conservatory of Music ELWYN JOHNSON, M.A....................................... .. .................... ...... Education B.A., University of California; M.A., University of Southern California MARVIN McKISSICK, M.M........ .......... ................................ ..... Church Music B.A., Bob Jones University; M.M., University of Southern California THEODORE NICHOLS, M.S. ....... ................... ...... ........ ....... ... Music Education B.M., Taylor University ; M.S., Texas College of Arts and Industries VIRGIL NIX, B.A. ...... ....... .... ...... .............................................. ... .... ........ German B.A., Bob Jones University ROBERT OWEN, B.A. ........ .. ........ .... ..... .... ....... .. .............. ..... .. .. .. ..... .... Missions B.A., Biola College CHESTER J. PADGETT, Th.M.......... ... .. .. ...... ...... . .. .. .................. .. ......... Bible B.A., Wheaton College; Th.B., The Bible Institute of Los Angeles; B.D., Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary; D.D., John Brown University LESTER REMSEN, M .M . ... .......................... ................. ........................ Trumpet B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., University of Southern Cali fornia. Formerly solo trumpet, U.S. Marine Band, Buffalo Philhar monic Orchestra, and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra HERBERT RICHARDSON, Th.D................ ........ ........... ............... ....... .... Bible B.D., Th.D., Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary ROBERT R. SANDERS, M.S ......................... ..................... .. ................... Science B.A., Colorado College; M.S., Washington State College JOEL STRANDBERG, B.A. ....................... ................. .................... Mathematics B.A., University of Minnesota RICHARD UNFRIED, M.M......... ..... .................................................... .. . Organ B.M., M.M., University of Southern California ARNOLD WALL, B.A....... ...... ........................... ... ... .. ..... .............. Church Polity B.A., Whitworth College KENNETH WATTERS .............. ... ............... ... .............. ......................... Missions 9
GENERAL INFORMATION § HISTORICAL SKETCH
In 1906 "The Fisherman's Club," which combined Bible study and soul winning, was organized for the young men of the Immanuel Pres byterian Church by Rev. T. C. Horton, assistant pastor. The following year, Mr. D. H. Steele, an elder of the same church and manager of a department store, requested Mrs. Horton to open a Bible class for the young women employed in his store, offering a large room for the purpose. The group was named "The Lyceum Club" and grew to include other young women besides the employees of the one store. These two groups of young people presented the challenge of further study and training. The Bible Institute idea was not entirely new; as early as 1901 Mr. Lyman Stewart, a Christian layman with a zeal for the Lord's service and an almost prophetic eye to the future, had planned for such a school in Los Angeles. Now, in response to an immediate need, Mr. Stewart and Mr. Horton became co-founders of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. In the fall of 1907, through the cooperation of Rev. A. B. Pritchard, pastor of Central Presbyterian Church, some classes, which were the fore runner of the Bible Institute, were held in the l ecture room of that church . On February 25, 1908, a meeting was called to effect a permanent organization. At this meeting the following persons were elected as officers: Lyman Stewart, President; A. B. Pritchard, Vice-President; T. C. Horton, Superintendent; R. A. Hadden, Associate Superintendent; B. C. Atterbury, Secretary; and Leon V. Shaw, Treasurer. Messrs. Horton, Hadden, and Pritchard formed the faculty. There was rapid development of the school. From the beginning its outreach was evangelistic. Shop meetings were taken over and conducted. Bible vVomen's work was organized, a work among Jews was commenced, as was also Spanish Mi ssion work and work among the men of the oil fields . Extension classes were organized in the city and in surrounding towns. Within three years the school had well outgrown the experimental stage, and a forward educational step was taken with the calling of Dr. Reuben A. Torrey to be Dean. On January 1, 1912, Dr. Torrey began his twelve-year period of service in this office. In order to meet the enlarging needs and to provide a suitable and permanent home for the school, a new site was purchased at Sixth and Hope Streets and a new building erected, ground for which was broken on June 22, 1912. This building, dedicated the followin g year, reflected the builders' hopes and faith for future growth. Legally known as The Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Incorporated, this institution academically has taken four distinct forward steps in the field of Christian education. In 1936 the Institute applied for and received State authorization for the conferring of certain degrees. Three four-year courses were then 10
organized, leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Theology, Bachelor of Christian Education, and Bachelor of Sacred Music. In 1945, in an effort to extend the missionary training program of the Bible Institute, the School of Missionary Medicine was brought into being. This postgraduate year is planned as supplementary training for missionary work and is open to graduates of any school who qualify in the spiritual, intellectual, and missionary requirements that are outlined. In the summer of 1949 another forward step was taken when, in response to repeatedly stated needs of mission boards and other Christian leaders, the school increased its Faculty and enlarged its curriculum to include a Bible College with courses lead ing to a Bachelor of Arts degree. This school is now known academically as Biola College. The most recent expansion occurred in 1952 when, to keep Christian education in step with world missionary and evangelistic demands, the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Incorporated, inaugurated a standard three year Theological Seminary with courses leading to a Bachelor of Divinity degree. This school was named Talbot Seminary in honor of Dr. Louis T. Talbot, who held the office of President from 1938 to 1952 and who still serves the school in the capa city of Chancellor. To meet the demands imposed by the present student body and the enlarged curriculum a campus site of fifty-five acres was purchased in La Mirada, twenty-two miles east of Los Angeles civic center. Plans are being made to open school on the new campus in the Fall of 1958. From the small beginning of one course of study to four distinct but related schools on an enlarged campus, the story is one of steady growth and expansion. The present organization provides for a President over the whole, with a Director over each of the four schools, one of which, Biola College, presents this catalog. BUILDINGS The building which at present houses the College is a three-unit struc ture of which the north and south units are thirteen stories in height. The south unit known as Lyman Stewart Hall, contains the women's dormitory, which occupies six 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 and third floors contain class rooms; the sixth, seventh, and eighth floors are occupied by faculty offices and classrooms; and the tenth floor is devoted to the School of Missionary Medicine and the school Infirmary and Dispensary. The north unit known as Thomas C. Horton Hall, contains further dormitory facilities, the Business and publications Departments, and School Cafeteria. The nine-story central unit contains the library, additional classrooms, and social parlors as well as the auditorium of the Church of the Open Door which is used for large student gatherings. Construction has begtln on the La Mirada campus on those buildings essential for the opening of school there in September 1958. By that time the following will be ready for occupancy: library, student union, gym nasium, classroom-auditorium, and dormitories. 11.
STATEMENT OF DOCTRINE
The Bible, consisting of all the books of the Old and New Testaments, is the Word of God, a supernaturally given revelation without error or misstatement in moral and spiritual teachings and record of historical facts.
There is one God, eternally existing and manifesting Himself to us in three Persons - Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Our Lord Jesus Christ was supernaturally conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, lived and t aught and wrought mighty works and wonders and signs exactly as is recorded in the four Gospels, was put to death by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, was raised from the dead in the body that had been nailed to the cross, now sits at the Father's right hand from whence He is coming again personally, bodily, and visibly to this earth to inaugurate His millennial reign. In His pre-existent state He was with God and was God, and of His own choice laid aside His divine glory and took upon Himself the form of a servant and was made in the likeness of men.
He became in every respect a real man, possessed of all the essential character istics of human nature.
By His death upon the cross, the Lord Jesus Christ made a perfect atonement for sin, redeeming us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse in our place.
The Holy Spirit is a Person, is God, and is possessed of all the distinctively divine attributes; He indwells all believers, having baptized them into the body of Christ at the time of regeneration.
Man was created in the image of God, but the whole human race fell in the sin of the first Adam, and apart from Christ is spiritually dead and lost.
Men are justified on the simple and single ground of the shed blood of Christ and upon the simple and single condition of faith in Him who shed the blood, and are born again by the Holy Spirit, through the instrumentality of the Word of God. All those who receive Jesus Christ as their Saviour and their Lord, and who confess Him as such before their fellow men become heirs of God and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ and at death their spirits depart to be with Christ in conscious blessedness, and at the second coming of Christ their bodies shall be raised and transformed into the likeness of the body of His glory. All those who persistently reject Jesus Christ in the present life shall be raised from the dead and throughout eternity exist in a state of conscious and endless torment. The Church consists of all those who, in this present dispensation, truly believe on Jesus Christ and is the body and bride of Christ, which Christ loves and for which He has given Himself. There is a personal devil, a being of great cunning who can exert vast power only so far as God suffers him to do so, and who shall ultimately be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone. - Abridged. 12
INTERDENOMINATIONAL CHARACTER OF BIOLA COLLEGE
Biola College is an interdenominational school of college rank empha sizing thorough schol arship and is committed to the evangelical doctrines of the Christian Church. It earnestly endeavors to make these historic doctrines a vital reality in the spiritual life of this present generation.
THE CORPORATION The Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Incorporated, has been granted in its charter by the State of California broad powers of educational service, as will be seen by the following quotation from the Consolidation Agree ment of 1936: "The purposes for which the consolidated corporation is formed are: (a) To establish, equip, conduct and maintain, for the instruction and training of Christian men and women in the knowledge of the Word of God and in effective service for Christ, an institution or institutions to be used, conducted and maintained as a college and seminary of learning of collegiate grade. (b) To create and establish a college for the purpose of giving theological education, and such other instruction as may be needful and advantageous in preparing and qualifying ministers and other persons for Christian work, and the Board of Trustees and Faculty shall be author ized to confer upon any student or said college, or any other person, any of the degrees usually conferred by theological seminaries, or other degrees arising from its course of studies, and exercise all powers, rights and duties appertaining to theological seminaries provided for or authorized under the laws of the State of California." It will be observed from this that the future necessary development of the College was envisioned by the Board and that an increase in educational standards on the part of the school was anticipated and provided for in order that the educational demands on the part of the church, mission boards, and Christian education leaders be met.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COLLEGE
Academic Objectives: The College seeks to provide thorough training and sound scholarship in all of the areas of study which are provided in its curriculum. It further seeks to create in the students a thirst for knowledge and to teach effective methods of investigation whereby such knowledge may be obtained during the course of study and in the years following their formal period of training. Civic Objectives: The College holds to the conviction that the good Christian is likewise a good citizen of the State. It teaches, both by precept and example, that 13
good c1t1zens respect authority and submit to the laws of the land. The College encourages the students to paricipate actively, while in college and throughout life, in the development of the general welfare of their fellowmen, both in community and national life. It further seeks to instill a genuine concern for the general welfare of mankind the world around. Cultural Objectives: The College seeks to provide student s with a wholesome cultural pro gram which will inculcate an appreciation for the finer things of life as expressed in the fine arts, litera ture, history, and the civilizations of peoples and nations both past and present. Social Objectives: The College seeks to provide the students with a well-rounded social program that will develop personality and fit them in a normal and wholesome manner to t ake their pla ces in home, local church, and com munity. The program is further designed to develop and maintain high moral standards in the lives of the students, for their own benefit and in order that they might serve as wholesome examples and l eaders wherever they m ay live and work. Spiritual Objectives: The College aims to send forth men and women who express through their lives a complete and valid commitment to the claims of Christ; a comprehensive knowl edge of the Word of God, with ability to use it in all walks of life in l eading men to Christ and, with wisdom, to teach it to beilevers that they may grow in grace; and an enduement with power by the infilling of the Holy Spirit, expr essing itself in Christian love for all men and a desire for their salvation. Vocational Objectives: The College seeks to provide thorough preparatory trammg in those areas of its curriculum in which students may desire to pursue graduate work l eading to a profession. It seeks also to provide adequate terminal training in those areas of its cu rriculum which are designed to prepare students for their life work.
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
The conduct of a Biola College student is expected to conform to the high est Christian standard. The rule by which he lives is the earnest striving for God's approval and the conscious protection of his Christian testimony. Specifically, there are certain practices which are contrary to the standards of Biola 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. 1""
BOOK STORE The school operates the Biola Book Room, which handles the textbooks used in all classes. THE LIBRARY The Biola Library is under a unified administration, and the main collection serves all Biola schools. Departmental collections are also main tained for the two graduate schools: The School of Missionary Medicine and Talbot Theological. Seminary. Present holdings include about 32,000 volumes, including periodicals, and a collection of 287 Braille titles. In auxiliary collections are to be found pamphlet fil es, a curriculum collection for the Education Division and the Christian Education Department, an audio-visual center in which are flat pictures, flannelgraph materials, slides, phonograph records, object lessons, a story file, etc. A number of special indexes provide access to the complete run of The King's Business magazine and to partial runs of other periodicals, to songs and hymns, sermons and sermon outlines, homiletic and poetic illustrations, and similar materials. The main public catalog and other card files contain in all approximately 150,000 cards. Students also have access to the huge collection of the Los Angeles Public Library half a block away, and graduate students have access to all the scholarly libraries of the area, which contain several million volumes. · The staff consists of the Librarian, three Assistants, and several part-time student assistants. The Librarian is Director of the Library Science Depart ment, which offers a minor in the College. The Library is an ideal workshop for students in Library Science, and it is the purpose of the staff to make it a mod el for study. Cataloging is being done according to the standards of the American Library Association and the Library of Congress. AUDIO-VISUAL DEPARTMENT The audio-visua l equipment and services of Biola College are under the administration of the Library. Standard equipment of recent manufacture is available for use in the classrooms and to a limited extent for Christian service assignments . The collection of materials includes slides, filmstrips, disc records, tapes, flat pictures, flannelgraph materials, object l essons, globes, and maps. Equipment includes a motion picture proj ector, slide and filmstrip projectors, r ecord players, tape recorders, overhead and opaque projectors, and screens . Motion pictures are rented, but slides and filmstrips purchased. All departments of the College are served and special collections are being assembled in the Education and Christian Education Curriculum Departments of the Library. SUMMER SESSION Each year the College conducts a Summer Session in which members of the r egular faculty serve as instructors. College credit is granted upon satisfactory completion of courses. The regular academic entrance require ments apply to those who enroll during the Summer. For information concerning the Summer Session, write to the Director of the Summer Sess ion. 15
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
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ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION
Each applicant must secure from the Admissions Office regular applica tion forms. He must also request from each secondary school which he has attended a complete, official transcript. These forms and transcripts should be filed with the Admissions Office one month before the semester opens. A deposit of $10.00 must accompany the personal application form. This amount will be applied to the registration fee at the time of enrollment, or will be refunded if notice of change of plan is given one month before the semester opens, or if the student has not been accepted for admission. An accepted student who does not enter when expected may request that his application be extended to the following semester. A student who delays entrance for a year must file a current medical record. FRESHMAN STANDING. An applicant for regular standing must be a graduate of an accredited high school and should have been a Christian for at least one year. Applicants for regular standing should meet the following requirements: English .... ............ .. ............ .. ..................... .. .......................... ........ 3 units Social Science ..................... .... ...................... ............ ................... 2 units Language (in one language) .......... .. ..... ................................... 2 uni ts Science ..... ............ .... ................. ... ... ..... ... ......... .. ....... ... ................. 1 unit Electives ............... ............................ ........ .................................... 7 units Equivalent subjects may be accepted in lieu of specific requirements. A "C" average is necessary in the specific requirements. Applicants who cannot meet the specific or equival ent prerequisite requirements will be admitted to provisional standing until deficiencies have been removed. All deficiencies, which must be cleared by the begin ning of the sophomore year, may be made up by taking college courses which cover the required material. Credits earned to cover a high school defiiciency cannot be applied toward graduation from College. Applicants must pass satisfactorily the tests provided for the College by the California Testing Bureau and the Educational Testing Service. ADVANCED STANDING. Applicants for advanced standing must present the same application forms and transcripts as those applying for freshman standing. The transcript from the last school attended must bear the statement of honorable dismissal. 16
Students transferring from accredited schools will receive credit for courses which are equivalent to Biola's requirements for graduation. Stu dents transferring from non-accredited institutions may receive credit in Bible and related subjects by validation examinations or by satisfactory completion of twelve units of work taken during the first semester. A minimum grade average of "C" is required for admission with advanced standing. Students entering the College with advanced standing must meet the residence requirements for graduation: the Senior year of residence with at least twelve hours of classroom work per semester. SPECIAL STANDING. Those who present reasons satisfactory to the Admissions Committee are privileged to take an elective course consisting of a minimum of five hours of classroom work which includes at least one Bible subject. Unless sufficient reason is presented, a student is not allowed to remain in this classification for more than one year. REGISTRATION All students should register during scheduled registration days. Late registration will continue two weeks after the regular registration days. A late registration fee of $5.00 will be charged during the first week, and $10.00 during the second week. Registration is not complete until tuition and fees have been paid. Students will receive credit for only those courses in which they are officially enrolled in the Registrar's Office. CHANGE OF REGISTRATION A student who finds it necessary to drop or add a subject must secure from the Registrar's Office the proper form for such procedure. A student who drops a course without fulfilling this requirement will receive an "F" in the subject. A charge of fifty cents is made for each class change. Changes in registration may be made during the two weeks of late registration. After that date courses cannot be added. Courses may be dropped without penalty during the first six weeks of class work provided that the student is doing work of a passing grade at the time of withdrawal. A grade of "F" is given for work below passing grade. Students who drop a course for reasons of health after the sixth week must secure from the Medical Department a statement of physical inability to carry the academic load. WITHDRAWAL A student who officially withdraws from college during a semester will receive a grade of "W" in all courses in which the work is of passing grade at the time of withdrawal; otherwise, a grade of "WF" will be given. A student who withdraws may be granted honorable dismissal provided that he has met all of his financial obligations to the college, has secured from the Admissions Office and completed all forms for withdrawal, and is in good standing at the time. A student who withdraws unofficially, that is, has not completed the proper forms supplied by the Admissions Office, will not receive a refund 17
of any portion of his tuition or fees, and will receive a grade of "WF" in each course. If he has no financial obligations to the college, a transcript of his work will be sent to another school upon request.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS The Bachelor of Arts Degree. This degree is offered with majors in several fields listed below. Specific requirements for the degree are outlined in the departmental sections of this catalogue. In addition, all candidates for degrees must satisfy the requirements described below. The Bachelor of Music Degree. This degree is offered with majors in Applied Music, Church Music, and Music Education. The requirements described below and the specific courses outlined in the departmental sec tion must be completed for graduation. J1.1a jor Fields. Biola offers five majors which r equire 128 units with a 1.5 grade point average in the major fi eld. These are: Bible, Christian Educa tion, Missions, Applied Music, and Church Music. Six majors are offered which r equire 158 units with a 1.5 grade average in the m ajor field of study. These are : Art, Education, English, History, Music Education, and Psychology. These majors may be completed in four years by taking additional units and attending some summer sessions; or they may be completed by l engthening the course of study to five years. Included in all majors, except Bible, are 30 units of Bible and Doctrine according to the requirement of the Accrediting Association of Bible Insti tutes and Bible Colleges. In the Bible major, 30 units of Bible and 10 units of Doctrine are required. The requirements in Bible and Doctrine common to all majors are as follows: Bible 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 401, 402 Church Polity· Doctrine 101 The general educational requirements in all majors except Music are as follows: English: Basic language, r eading, and composition .................................... 6 Literature ..... .......... ...................................... ..... ...................... ............ 6 Science: Life .. ................................... ......... .. .................................................. .... 8 Physical (except in Art major) ..... .... ........... ............. ..... ................ 4 History: World .................................................................................................. 6 U.S. History and Constitution ........................................................ 4 Speech ..................................... ..... ... .............................................. ... ....... . 4 Philosophy ..... ... ........... .. ................. .... ........ ....... .......................... ........... 3 18
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