INSTITUTE
LOS
ANGELES
BIBLE
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This city is not only a place of unparall eled advantages for the study of the \ Vo r el of Goel , but a lso fo r the use of the \ i\forcl in sav ing men, while it is being studied. Stud ents will find here an opportunity to work among people of E uropean nati ons, and a lso among t he Spanish speaking people of Mexico, Centra l and South Ame ri ca, a nd among Koreans, Chinese . J apa nese and Hincloos. No other city offe rs such opportuniti es fo r preparat ion for work in fo reign lands. 3. The third advantage is found in the builch1gs and eqt1i pmen t. The B ible Inst itute has two dorm itories, one for men and one for women. Each of these bui ldings is f iftee n stori es high, including basement and sub-ba sement , and abso lutely fire-proof. There a re over 600 rooms, with hot and cold water. steam heat , and elect ri c l;ght in eYery room. There a re also shower a nd tub baths on each fl oo r , a nd many other con veniences in connection with the rooms. It has also an auditorium building with a main aud ito rit1m accommodat ing over -1-000 people. and smaller lecture rooms fo r the different cla sses . These lecture rooms can be thrown toget her and accommodate o,·er l 000 people. There is also a la rge li brary and r ead ing room fo r qt1iet stt1dy (see page 23) and a lso assembly rooms. There are three roof gardens, one on each building. T hese bui ldings a re located 111 the ve ry hea r t of the bt1siness a nd hotel sect ion of Los Angeles . They adjoin the beautiful new bu il di ng of the Los Angeles public libra ry whi ch wi ll be fini shed and opened for use in th f' fall. They a re within a stone's throw of the Biltmore H otel , and onl y one bl ock from the larges t retai l store in the city . They are also within easy reach of all lines of st reet cars. rad iat ing to a ll parts of the city and running out sixty or seventy miles into the country . Some of the most important lines of botli street ca r systems run within a quarter of a block of the build• ings, and tr2.nsfers can be had from them to a ll other lines in the city. 4. The next advantage is fo und in the access ibi li ty of the public library, ( whi ch is the la rgest library west of Chi cago) and other bu ildings of a n edu cati onal character which a re open t(, the publi c. The library is located immed iatel y adj acent to the J nst it t1te bt1i lding.
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