Ambassador College - Envoy Yearbook (Big Sandy, TX)

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CO te Li CLG ‘‘Ambassador College is a miracle. When | look back over those first two and a half turbulent and seemingly impassable years 1947-1949, the present active campus seems a dream. It is a dream come true.”’ — Herbert W. Armstrong, 1952 28

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Ambassador Hall stands at the apex of the fine acquisitions God has allowed Ambassador College to acquire since its founding. Formerly known as ‘Villa Merritt Olivier’ and located on Pasadena’s famous ‘‘millionaire row,’’ the property was the home of the late Hulett C. Merritt, a wealthy industrialist who at one time was the largest stockholder in the United States Steel Corporation. Mr. Merritt died in 1956 leaving no heirs. The mansion and grounds were then offered for sale at public auction. Herbert W. Armstrong obtained the property that year for about one-tenth its original value (which, in 1908, was over one million dollars). The property was renovated, retaining all of the fine-quality materials used in its construction, and now contains classrooms, study areas, a student recreational area, an indoor swimming pool and office space. Ambassador’s Home Economics Department maintains an ultra-m odern kitchen and homemaking facility in the mansion. The grand entrance of Ambassador Hall is shown above. 27

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Ambassador's two main classroom buildings are the Science Hall and the Fine Arts Hall (pictured). Both are of classic modern architecture with classrooms specifically designed to retain sounds made within, thereby minimizing the disturbance of other classes. The Science Hall features two multi-purpose lecture facilities downstairs, with a combined seating capacity of 350. Upstairs are six standard classrooms and laboratory areas. The Fine Arts building contains a 266-seat Recital Hall, classrooms, practice rooms and several faculty offices. The two buildings are part of the Loma D. Armstrong Academic Center, built in 1967. Roe wich aes bene, Waespeinos Ss Ae gh my