it means building at a slower pace. For the past 30 years, the school has been completely dependent upon the prayerful gifts of Cod's people in order that its work might be carried on. The school is not subsidized by any group of indi viduals or by any denomination. It does not have any endowment. One of the most remarkable evi dences of the Lord's blessing upon the continuing testimony of Biola is the fact that thousands of people pray regularly and give of their substance, many times sacrificially, in order that young people might be equipped for the Lord's service. The school is a vivid testimony of a great working together — of praying and giving people, of fac ulty and staff and of dedicated young people who are willing to give their lives all to the end that the gospel message might be pro claimed to the uttermost parts of the earth. Dr. Henry is Professor of History and Chairman of the Division of Social Science at Biola.
which were either totally lacking or quite inadequate for the stu dents of the four schools. Esti mated cost: $1,500,000. Board Chairman Ray Myers later suggested that dollar-for-dollar a better campus could be established outside of the congested down town area. The idea was enthusi astically received and after more than a score of sites had been inspected, the board of directors purchased land for a 75-acre cam pus in suburban La Mirada, billed as the "one hundred and fifty mil lion dollar planned city" some 20 miles east of Los Angeles. School planners liked the loca tion because it was in the center of one of the fastest growing areas in the nation with ample oppor tunities for students to find part- time jobs (about 90% of Biola students work part-time). The area immediately surrounding the cam pus is zoned for single-unit resi dences providing a quiet location for the new campus. The board of directors had come through a severe time of testing during the depression years. And once the Institute's indebtedness had been eliminated, the board made a solemn resolution before Cod that never again would the school go into debt. With this pledge before them, the board now found it necessary to conduct a campaign to raise funds for building before the ac tual work began, rather than bor rowing the money and then asking the Christian public to help pay off the debt. While this pay-as- you-go policy is somewhat of a novelty in this age of deficit fi nancing, Biola's board is deter mined to follow it even though
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