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, , ■ , February 2 1 , 1938 Dear Friend o f Biola: GIV ING TO BIOLA IS AN INVESTMENT IN CHRISTIAN SERVICE. This service is of course educational, though it leads directly to evangelism and missionary activities in many fields. The actual value of the service rendered can be determined only by a comparison with that of denominational colleges granting degrees. Remember that the Bible Institute of Los Angeles is an institution of HIGHER EDUCATION scheduling THREE FOUR -YEAR DEGREE COURSES as well as FIVE DIPLOMA COURSES of lesser duration. The degrees conferred by this In stitute are those of Bachelor o f Theology, Bachelor of Christian Education, and Bachelor of Sacred Music. You will note therefore that the Bible Institute of Los Angeles is comparable to the 2 6 5 Protestant denominational colleges listed in the table on the opposite page. In reading across the lines of the table from left to right, you will observe that the average cost of education in these three types of schools for a four-year course is $ 5 1 6 for the first year. A four-year course at Biola with a minimum annual cost of $ 3 8 0 is ONLY 7 3 V 2 % of this average among the colleges. The difference of $ 1 3 6 annually per four-year student amounts to more than $ 5 4 4 in the period of four years. There are 3 2 3 students enrolled here at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. Were this amount charged to the young people themselves, there are hundreds of these students who could not receive training for Christian work. Yet because we do not make this charge, we are suffering— as compared with many of the degree granting denominational colleges o f the nation— a regular loss of $4 ,881 monthly during the school year, from what would be received as tuition. It takes very many donations to make up this total of $ 4 3 ,9 2 8 each school year, and this is one of the reasons that the Institute must appeal constantly for donors who will help meet the school’s expenses and enable it to continue granting an edu cational service which is not exceeded in liberality in America today. It is a fact that a majority o f the denominational schools of the country are not able to provide for large groups o f earnest young students of limited means whom we and other Bible Institutes are educating. And yet without these workers the mis sion fields, both at home and abroad, would be poorer by the absence of many con secrated, gifted Christians. W e ask you to give this table and its implications your serious consideration and earnest prayer. Yours to make Him known, 5 © t u . - y v ? . President.
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