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As the roaring twenties exploded and L.A. began to send out metropolitan tentacles, Southern California Adven- tists feared the urbanization of San Fer- nando Academy. On June 22nd, 1922, the Southeastern California Conference purchased the three hundred and thirty acre Rancho La Sierra from W. J. Hole and asked their constituent families to pledge fifty cents a week to help finance the school. La Sierra tSoutheastern Californiaj Academy opened fourteen and a half weeks later with two buildingsg the boys living upstairs in South, and the girls climbing ladders to their quarters in Gladwyn Hall until the building's completion several weeks later In these idyllic days students worked twelve hours a week to offset their school expenses - thirty-five dollars a month for room board and tuition The next summer the Southeastern California Campmeeting met on cam- pus. Adventist carpenters donated their time and expertise to build an ad- ministration building today s La Sierra Hall As that second year got under way the faculty became worried when they found that less than half of the one-hundred and thirty students were attending the required six AM worship services. This problem was not due to a lack of student spirituality, but a lack of washbasins, - a grand total of four served the entire student body. The students formed the LSWBA, the La Sierra Wash Basin Association, which raised enough money to provide suffi- cient washbasins for student sanitation. But, the tribulation did not end with the washbasins. In 1925, the dormitory kitchens proved inadequate, so the base- ment of La Sierra Hall was converted to the campus cafeteria. This worked al- right until about ten-thirty each morn- ing when lunch's aroma began to permeate the building competing with the classroom lectures. After all when compared to Biblical proofs concerning the tenth horn of The Beast filet of proteena can be quite compelling! 1927 saw the school elevated to junior college status with a collegiate enrollment of fifty-four students. That year also saw the establishment of the first campus newspaper the College C ushi named for the messenger who in- formed David of Absolom's death. The paper soon boasted a staff of twenty and a paying subscription list of l,300. By 1928, the collegiate enrollment had climbed to 87, and the school was renamed Soauthern California Junior College. The following year, a promis- ing student named Raymond Cottrell became managing editor of the newly renamed College Criterion, launching an editorial career destined to lead him to the Advent Review. As the school plunged into the thir- ties, it did so with a new president, Er- win A. Cossentine. While this was a decade of depression, the enrollment re- mained steady, and the adolescent school matured. In 1931 the students organized into the Associated Student Body the forerunner of the current ASLLU. The school also held the denomination s first College Day in- viting academy seniors from all over Southern California to visit the campus. In 1932 a fourth major building joined the campus architectural lineup. Used for science classes and labs people com- monly referred to it as Science Hall un- til it was renamed San Fernando Hall in -all-'A C' 'H

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1 Y :Lf 1 5 1 ,.,.--- 1939. ln 1933 both the Seventh-Day Adventist board of regents and the Northwestern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools accredited the school. This made possible the develop- ment of two new programs, pre-nursing and pre-dentistry, inaugurated that fall. 1934 saw the addition of a TWO YEAR pre-med program - chalk one up for the good old days! The school also built a swimming pool where the Communication Arts building now stands. Of course, the ad- ministration's prohibition of mixed bathing valiantly upheld student morality. Miss Wallace, the dean of women, led the faculty in their attempts to limit the students' opportunities for any type of co-educational activity. The cafeteria had separate male and female entrances, and monitors controlled stu- dent seating to prevent couples from forming strong attachments over din- ner. Dating was further inhibited by a rule which forbade students to have a car either on campus or in the im- mediate vicinity thereof. For many years, the only exception was an older student who drove his pickup to deliver the milk for the school dairy. In 1937, the school mourned the pass- ing of W. J. Hole, who had been a strong financial supporter of the school since they had purchased the campus from him. He never saw the school benefit from his last contribution, 10,000 dollars toward a new auditorium - he died a few days before Hole Memorial Auditorium's dedication. The Loma Linda Food Company reorganized and moved out from Loma Linda. They augmented the campus work program by providing jobs for nearly 50 students in their modern facility and paid a generous eighteen cents an hour! By 1939, the enrollment of over four hundred students had severely cramped college living accommodations, promp- ting the school to build Calkins Hall, and start on Angwin. Nevertheless, ten girls had to move into three temporary rooms in the HMA basement. That year, the school changed its name to La Sierra College and received accredita- tion as a three year college from the Northwestern Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. In 1940, Angwin Hall opened its doors, its construction partially underwritten by PUC's dona- tion of 5,000 dollars. That year's student handbook reflects standards which have become quite quaint with the passage of time. Under DRESS FOR WOMEN it carried the following items: No dress should be shorter than one-third the distance from knee to the floor, nor longer than six inches from the floor. Skirts should be modest in cut and should not contain slits. Only one dress is needed for all social functions at the College. It 'E I fW 'fWi 1 History 13