INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
: Prospccli\·c s tud en ts \1·ho arc under th e r eq uir ed age . o r \\°110 fo r any other r eason a re delayed in ente ring the .In s titut e, arc advised to rnmmcncc a prepara to ry st udy of the Bib le ;n advan ce . d ong I nst itute lin es . To aid them in do in g thi s. th e Co rr es pondence Co ur ses 0f the In stitute arc recommend ed . (Sec pages 57-59. ) !\pplicant s fo r entr ance to the In s titut e are r ecommended to subscri be for Th e King's Bu s in ess . which is publi shed monthly by the Inst itute, which will br in g th em continua ll y in touch with the Ii fc a ucl work of the Institute. 37 Studen ts arc accepted on ly on tri a l fo r th e fi r st 111011th . and if fo r any r eason they arc fo und unadapted fo r Chri stian work. they may be asked lo 11·i thclr a11· a t the close of the first month. Immediate ly upon arriva l al th e In s titut e. men sho uld r epo rt to the S upcri11 tc ndc11t of .\ Len, a nd 1\om ,·11 lo the S up er int endent of \\ ·omen . T he best time to ente r th e In s titut e is at the beg inning of the schoo l year in September. Sec Calenda r. page 9. J lowc\·c r, o ne may enter profitab ly at any time . How to Make Application for Admission Those who des ir e to become st ud ents of the Bibl e Tnstitutc shou ld w r ite to the St11de11t Sec r etary fo r a n appl icat ion fo rm. a nd afte r ha\· ing filled it out by answe rin g al l th e que sti ons ca refully, sho uld r e turn it to him. ::--: o one will be cnrnl lcd as a student until th e ref e r ences gi\·cn ha \·c lwe n hea rd from . T he mere filling out of th e form o f app li cation docs not n ecessa ril y imply accepta nce of t he applicant. l f th e ref e r ences a nd the applicati on prove s:1t is factor y. the applicant will be no ti1,cd promptly. Arriving in Los Angeles There :-i r e sc \·cr a l lin es of r ailroads ente ri ng Los . \ngcles , co111ing in at diff er ent s ta tions, and it is i111poss iblc to meet s tud ents at the train s . On r each ing Los .A ngeles, inqui ry sho uld be made a s to th e t r o lley lin e leading lo the In s titut e. Th e In stitute is located at 536-:i58 So uth I lope St. . a few doors fr om the corner of \\· es t S ixth t. Di r ect lin es o f tro ll ey from so111 c of the s ta ti ons. pass th e corner o f Sixth a nd J lope S ts .. and from all o th e r s ta ti ons, ca r s can he taken from \1·h ich tran sfe rs can he had lo the troll eys pa ss in g near the Instit u te. S tuden t s coming to the In s t it ut e, although they will not be 111et at the tr ain . sho uld notify the Supcri11te11dent of ~ Ien or \\° omen as th e ca se may be. by wl,at road they arc co111ing, and tlic time their trai n is schedul ed to r each Los :\ngcles . Entrance Requirements T hose coming to the .I ns titutc mus t be in r carnnahly sound hea lth. ,\II applicants sho uld ha,·c completed th e hi gh schoo l course o r its equ irnl cnt. Oftentimes a bus iness tra ining is cqui\·,tl cnt. o r mo r e than an cqui\·alent. to s uch a course. \lorcovcr , there ar c 111 e11 and women whose [nglish education is ve ry deficient, but \1·ho ha,·c certa in g ifts that qualify them for 111any forms o f 'hri sti a n \\·ork, and they arc often used to large r d fecti1·c11css than 111cn an d 1\omcn \\·ho han:: had a thorough college educati on. :.lr. :.foody himse lf, was not a n educa ted man fro111 the scholast ic s tand po int, but he was used a s 11 0 other ma n o f hi s gene r ation . Therefore it is the po li cy of the ln s litut c to r ccc i,·c men and women of this type. Th ese cases . howeve r. arc excqll iona l. a nd where,·e r one is young enough to get a good co1nIno11 gran1 111 :1 r schoo l and high schoo l t•ducation before con1i ng, it is des irabl e that he do so . .-/ thorouqh col/eye course is desirable ,vhe11 lli.JC pa111its. Some of ou r student s arc uni,·ersity g radu ates . ScJ111e of those whose training has been ve ry i111pc-rfcct hL"forc taking th e course at the J11 stitutt.~ . gai n a ,·cry thorough working kllO\Ylcdge of the En g lish language while her e . 1\ll applica n ts fo r admi ss ion to the I nstitute m11st l,e of good Chris tian cha racte r. and must ha,·c hacl at least one yea r of Christia n experience . Th ey should h,n·e a genu in e Joye for sou l, . 11ro\·e11 hy ac tual experience 111 1ri1111ing souls lo Ch ri st. They must be \rilling to do hare! work . a nd submit to d isciplin e and order .
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