THE BIOLA CAMPUS The campus is bounded on the west by Biola Avenue and on the east by La Mirada Boulevard. It is located between the large east-west thoroughfares of Rosecrans Avenue and Imperial Hi ghway. Approximately three miles to the south is the Santa Ana Freeway. Students coming to the campus by automobile should foJiow these directions: coming from the west, leave the Santa Ana Freeway at Rosecrans and travel east to Biola Avenue; coming from the southeast, leave the Santa Ana Freeway at Valley View and travel north to Rosecrans, then turn ri ght to Biola Avenue; coming from the east via San Berna rdino Freeway (U.S . Hi ghway 60, 70, 99) , turn south on Cali fo rnia Hi ghway 39 to Imperial Hi ghway, and right on Imperial to Biola Avenue. Campu s buildings include Sutherland Hall, Marshburn Hall, Crowell Hall , and the Science Hall-all large instructional facilities that house classrooms, audi toriums, and offices. Additional campus buildings are the Rose Memorial Library, the cafeteria , the student union , the gymnasium, the Pierce-Hunt Memorial Infirmary, several r es idence haJl s, the Rose of Sharon Prayer Chapel, and other structures . The master plan calls for the er ect ion of additional buildings within the next few years . On the eastern side of the campus lie the athletic fields. Included are a crushed brick quarter mile track, an excellent baseball diamond, and t ennis courts. THE NATURE AND STANDARDS OF BIOLA COLLEGE In view of the fact that found er s of Biola des ired to serve the Christian public, the conduct of a Biola CoJiege student is expected to conform to the highest Christian standard. The rule by which he lives is the earnest striving for God's approval and the conscious protect ion of hi s Christian testimony. SpecificaJly, there are cer ta in practices which are contrary to the standards of Biola College and from which, t herefore, all students are to refrain as Jong as they are in school: the use of alcoholi c beverages or tobacco, attendance at com mercial theaters, dancing, the use of p laying cards, and gambling in any form. Inasmuch as the College is interdenominational and yet theologically conservative, the Articles of Incorporation contain a doctrinal statement , an abridgement of which is given below: "The Bible, cons isting of aJI the books of the Old and New Testaments , is the Word of God, a supe:matura lly given r evelation without error or misst atement in moral and sp iritual teach ings and record of histor ical facts. "There is one God, eternally ex isting and manifesting Himself to us in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. "Our Lord Jesus Chr ist was supernaturally conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, lived and taught and wrought mighty works and 17
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