Biola_Catalog_19230101NA

BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES

parent s or relati ves in the city, or whose employment is of such a nature as to necessitate living outside the Institute buildings, the Faculty will consider the circumstances and decide accord­ ingly. Ma rri ed student s can usually find comfo rtabl e apart­ ments at reasonable rates within easy reach of the Institute. The Institute has secured seve ra l apartment buildings direc tly across the street from the Institute with accommoda­ ti ons fo r several famili es, and if these are not suffi cient will ass ist ma rri ed student s as far as poss ible in getting accommoda­ tions elsewhere. Such a rrangement s must be made in advance. The rooms in the Institute are single rooms, comfortably fur­ nished, lighted, heated and supplied with running water, hot and cold. The Institute supplies the linens and launders the same. Students take care of their rooms. Excellent table board is provided in the Institute dining room, a section of which is set apart for the student body and the Superintendents. The students wait on the tables. T he present rate fo r room and board is $8.50 a week, payabl e in advance. Ow ing to the unce rtain market conditi ons, thi s rate may ha ve to be ad vanced. It is hoped that it may be poss ibl e to lowe r it. P rospecti ve students should inquire fur­ ther about thi s when sending in their appli ca ti ons, or befo re complet ing their plans fo r coming. T he Insti tute aims to charge student s onl y the actual cos t fo r room and boa rd. Employment and Financial Aid It is oftentimes possible for students, especially men stu­ dents, to find secular employment for two or three hours a day, or even more, by which to supplement their funds, although no guarantee of such employment can be given. This employ­ ment may be about the building, or it may be in stores or res­ taurants, or in other forms of occupation outside the Institute. A few students find work in the way of teaching, or as church assi stants, or conducting choirs or singing in choirs, or as pas­ tors' assistants, etc. H owever, as a rule the men and women · who work their way through the Institute are at a disadvan­ tage, and it is not advi sed, except where absolutely necessary. No one should enter without sufficient funds to carry them through at least one term, and it is better for them to be pro-

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