113 forty-four other internees. They were given a bowl of rice and some lettuce soup twice a day. One third of those interned in their camp died of starv- ation before the war ended. In 1942, after six months internment, his mother and her children were released in exchange for Japanese prisoners. A short time later, his father and other brothers and sisters were released. After the family was united they found refuge in South Africa, where they lived for five years. When the war ended, Clyde sailed to the United States aboard Captain Cook's frei- ghter. He, his mother, two sisters and a brother settled in Laguna Beach, California, where Clyde continued his education, graduating from high school in 1953. While in high school, Clyde excelled in basketball, being named Calif- ornia Inter Scholastic Federation basketball player of the year in 1953. As a result, he was offered an athletic scholarship by thirteen different colleges and universities, among which was the University of Southern Calif- ornia, one of the most famous and prestigeous universities on the West Coast. The offer of USC was the most attractive among those received. The circumstances through which God worked in Clyde Cook's life at that time are very interesting. The head basketball coach at USC, intent on re- cruiting this young star, invited him and his father to the campus for lunch to discuss the matter of a full athletic scholarship. As Clyde and his fathe were enroute to the UCS campus, his father pointed out the two thirteen-story buildings of the Bible INstitute of Los Angeles, located at Sixth and Hope Street. Captain Cook explained to Clyde the nature of the Bible Institute's work, about which he had learned from missionaries during his intensive inter national travels as a sea captain. This was Clyde's introduction to Biola. The offer made to young Cook by the USC basketball coach was appealing. Plans were finalized for him to enroll at USC in the fall semes~er, with a guarantee of an expense-free college education. Since there was no need for
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