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G EN E RA L I N F O RM AT I ON Visible from La Mirada are such outstanding Southern Cali fornia landmarks as Mount Wilson, Mount Baldy, Signal Hill, Palos Verdes, and Santa Catalina Island. Famed Knott's Berry Farm is six miles away while equally famous Disneyland is ap proximately twelve miles to the southeast. Within an hour's drive are such popular ocean resorts as Long Beach, Newport, Balboa, and Laguna Beach. While located sufficiently far from Los Angeles to escape its noise and congestion, La Mirada is close enough to enjoy the many cultural advantages offered by a major metropolis. Points of his torical interest in the form of some of California's most famous missions lie within an hour and a half's drive. Recreational facili ties lie close at hand. Within La Mirada will soon be created a public park comprising more than one hundred acres with hiking trails and picnic and play areas and an eighteen hole golf course. In winter, an hour's drive will take one into the nearby mountains where winter sports are available. THE BIOLA CAMPUS The campus is bounded on the West by Biola Avenue and on the East by Luitwieler. It is located midway between the large East West thoroughfares of Rosecrans Avenue and Imperial Highway. Approximately three miles to the south is the Santa Ana Freeway. Students coming to the campus by automobile should follow these directions: coming from the West leave the Santa Ana Free way at Rosecrans and travel east on the street to Biola Avenue; coming from the South-east leave the Santa Ana Freeway at Valley View and travel north on that street to Rosecrans where you turn right to Biola Avenue; coming from the East via San Bernardino Freeway (U.S. highway 60, 70, 99), turn south on California High way 39 to Imperial Highway, and right on Imperial to Biola Avenue. The campus, lying on gently rolling ground, is approximately seventy acres in extent. The buildings in use include Sutherland Hall (classrooms and auditorium), the science building, Rose Me morial Library, the music building, the commons, Pierce-Hunt Me morial Infirmary, three residence halls for women, a residence hall and cottages for men, the gymnasium, and the Rose of Sharon prayer chapel. Other buildings to be erected as soon as funds permit are the administration building, the student union building, the main auditorium, and additional residence halls. On the eastern side of the campus lie the athletic fields. One has an oval quarter mile track with a 220-yard straightaway and the other the baseball diamond. Outdoor basketball, badminton, tennis, and volleyball courts are available for use.
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