THE OBJECTIVES-OF THE COLLEGE
4cademic Obiectivf;!s: ... '. . The College . seeks to provide thorough trammg and sound scholarship in all of the al'.eas of study which are provided in its curriculum. It further seeks to create in .the st~de~ts 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 Obiectives: 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 good citizens respect authority and submit to the laws of the land. The Coll ege. 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 Obiectives: The College seeks to provide students with a wholesome cultural pro gram which will inculcate an appreciation for the finer things of. life as expressed in the fine arts, literature, history, and the civilizations of peoples and nations both past and present. Social Obiectives: 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 take their places 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 leaders wherever they may live and work. Spiritual Obiectives: 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 wa lks of life in l eading men to Christ and, with wisdom, to teach it to beil evers that they may grow in grace; and an enduement with powel' by the infilling of the Holy Spirit, expressing itself in Christian love for all men and a desire for their salvation. Vocational Obiectives: · ·The College seeks to provide thorough preparatory training in those areas _of its curriculum in which students may desire to pursue graduate woi;k ]eading · to a profession. It seeks also to provide adequate terminal training in those . areas of its curriculum which are designed ·to prepare students for their life work. BOOK STORE .The school operates the Biola Book Room, which handles the textbooks used in all classes. 14
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