La Sierra College - Meteor Yearbook (Arlington, CA)

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i VISIONARIES M, I EN of vision— of foresight and faith. These are the men who founded and fostered and furthered La Sierra College in former years. J. I. Robison— first of the principals. That was during the time of the denominational pioneers— when the presence of Omnipotence was felt as strongly guiding as it is today— because faith was etched into their minds and hearts; faith was the spur of their inspiration. L. C. Palmer, inaugurator of campus planning and of organized development — W. W. Ruble, the man who first saw the institu- tion into its status as a junior college. H. M. Johnson, stresser of skills and crafts, initiator of industries. E. E. Cossentine who guided the col- lege through the lean, critical years and caused it to emerge bigger and stronger. These were the pioneers of former years. To them we owe much of what La Sierra is today. They saw a vision. We have seen it materialize. PIONEERS

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paper which emerged with the uncom- prehendable title, COLLEGE CUSHI-since become our own COLLEGE CRITERION. The period of greatest expansion has un- doubtedly been embraced in the years from 1930 to 1944 with E. E. Cossentine, and in the later years, L. R. Rasmussen, as presidents. The Student Association was founded in 1931, and San Fernando Hall (the Science Building) opened for business during the same year. Another red-letter day in the history of L.S.C., May 1, 1933, brought the notification that the school had been added to the list of accredited junior colleges. Myriads of clubs mushroomed upon the campus during this period as school spirit inclined more enthusiastically toward extra-curricular activities; and later, starting with 1934, a brisk building pro- gram was inaugurated. In rapid suc- cession came the swimming pool. College Hall, Hole Memorial Auditorium, the college store and branch post office, the Loma Linda factory. Calkins Hall for col- lege men, and — who can forget West Cottage, temporary quarters for the girls until Angwin Hall was completed?— and in 1941, La Sierra ' s pride and cuisinary joy, the famed cafeteria. Recent history convincingly demonstrates that even under adverse circumstances One big happy family. L.S.A. ' s student body and faculty in 1926. the spirit of growth remains indomitable. Even with the herculean task of main- taining the co-educational standing of the college. President L. R. Rasmussen and the administration have contrived to add the improvements of a remodeled Ad Building, teacher offices, and con- crete plans for an elaborate new Admin- istration Building and Library, when con- ditions permit, thus keeping pace with La Sierra ' s growing scholastic retinue. Most momentous of all in the growth of La Sierra was the 1944 announcement, with somewhat of a don ' t look now, but . . . atmosphere about it, of greater things in store for upper division stu- dents v ith the coming of the 1944-45 school years. These long-awaited years promise to bring with them even greater augmen- tation of not only physical assets and curriculums, but also a deeper-than-ever consecration to things spiritual and a more powerful spirit of collegiate unity, a spirit monumental to the perserverance and vision of leaders, constituents, and students of La Sierra College. TOP; The Reed Makers — one of La Sierra ' s more flourishing industries in the early days. BELOW: Growth— the Spirit of L.S.C. symbolized as construction nears completion on Calkins Hall. 13

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■■ ' ■•; -y vts ' ' 9. ISHED 1944