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T hi s cit y is not onl y a place of unpa ra ll eled ad~antages fo r the study of th e \Vorel of God, but al so for the use of the \ i\ford in saYing men, whil e it is bei ng studi ed . Students will fi nd here an opportuni ty to work among people of E uropean nat ions, and a lso among the Spani sh speaking people of Mexico. Central and Sou th America, a nd among l(orea ns, Ch inese, J apanese a nd Hindoos. ;\lo other city off ers such oppo rtu niti es fo 1- prepa ration for work in foreig n la nds . 3. The third advantage is fo und in the build;ngs a nd equ ipment . The Bible Institute has two dormitori es, one for men and one for women. Each of these bu ildings is fift een stories hi gh. includ ing ba sement and sub-basement , a nd a bso lutely f ire- proo f. There a re over 600 rooms, wi th hot and cold wate r , steam hea t, and elec tri c l; ght in eYe ry room. There are a lso shower and tub baths on each floo r , and many other con veni ences in connecti on with t he rooms. It has a lso an auditorium buil ding with a main auditorium accommodat ing O\'er --1-000 people. a nd sma ll er lecture rooms for the diffe rent cla sses . T hese lecture rooms ca n be thrown togeth er and accommodate oYe r 1000 peopl e. There is also a large li brary and read ing room fo r qui et stud y (see page 23) a nd al so assembl y rooms. There a re th ree roo f ga rden s, one on each build;ng. These buildings a re located in t he yery hea rt of the business a nd hotel section of Los Angeles. T hey ad join 1111 - mecliately upon the g round wh ich has been purchased by the city for its publi c libra ry, auditorium and other city buildi ngs . They are with;n a stone's throw of the B iltmore Hotel, and onl y one block from the largest retail store in the city. They are also with in easy reach of all lines o f st reet car s, rad iating to a ll pa r ts of the city a nd running out sixty or seventy mi les into the coun try. Some of t he mos t impo r ta nt lines of both st reet car systems run within a qua r te r of a block of the bui ld ings , and t ransfer s can be had from them to a ll other lines in the city. 4. The next advantage is fou nd in the access ibility of the public library, ( whi ch is the la rgest lib rary west of Chi cago) and other buildings of an educat ional character which are open to th e publi c. The library is to be located immed iately adjacent to t he Institute bui ld ing, and at the present t ime is onl y a few minutes walk away .
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