MEMOIRS BY DR. SAMUEL H. SUTHERLAND PRESIDENT EMERITUS June 20, 1986 Page 11 - Tape 2
excuse to postpone accreditation, because they said they did not want to accredit a "paper organization." They were gracious enough to say that they thought we might be able to qualify if we were not planning to move, but they thought it would be better to wait until the move was actually made. That was along in 1952 or 53 by that time, and actually we did not get accreditation until 1960. WERE YOU PIONEERING THE FIELD OF ACCREDITATION FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, OR WERE OTHER CHRISTIAN COLLEGES ACCREDITED TIIROUGH WASC? Very good question. We need to keep in mind the distinction between "Christian college" and "Bible college." There were many so-called Christian colleges that were members of regional accrediting associations and were highly respected in academic
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