San Jose Bible College - Victor Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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I f , iff! yas A -Chew. Qckeei- scHooL HISTORY San Jose Bible College firsi- opened iPs doors Po sPudenPs on Sep'Pember 20, I939, wifh an inifial , enrollmeni' of fourfeen sPudenPs. Tha'P day was 'Phe JM Pulfillmeni' of 'Phe dreams of a number of ChrisPian 6 workers who desired Po see a Bible College es'Pab- lished in San Jose. Eugene C. Sanderson had arranged for Phe purchase of Phe original building on Phe corner of Fif+h and San Carlos, buf because of age and declining healih he lefP Phe work Po oPhers. W. L. Jessup, Phe school's presidenf, had spenl' six monfhs in San Jose preparing for 'Phe opening of classes, and he along wiPh Mrs. Jessup, Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Shaw, and Ru'Ph Jo Bond became Phe school's firsl' Peachers. The second year when forfy-five s'Puden'Ps regisPered, V. K. Allison, Phen minisfering a'P San'Pa Cruz, drove over 'Pwice a week 'Po help in 'Phe Peaching, and Ia+er moved Po San Jose Po be a full 'Pime ins'Pruc'Por. f As Phe school grew oPher Peachers were added 'Po Phe sfaff: Harold Rea, Audrey Isaacs 'lnow Mrs. RoberP WesPl, Bonnie McOuisPan, Don DeWelP, T. R. Applebury, Willard Vander- ford, and Jack Morrison. This year saw Phe addi'Pion of ano'Pher full 'Pime Peacher, when V. E. BuPPerworPh came from Napa, California. During Phese PhirPeen years Phe school has also had many parP Pime Peachers. One of 'Phe mosf oufsfanding days in San Jose Bible College's hisfory was 'Phe moving of Phe campus Po TwelfPh and Virginia S'Pree'Ps. Moving day was February I6, I95I, alfhough Phe old building was used for chapel services un'Pil Phe audi'Porium was comple'Ped on 'Phe new grounds. The his+ory of Phe school s'Pands as a wi'l'ness no+ only Po 'Phe 'faifhful work done by iPs Paculiy and 'Phose who have helped Po suppor'P i'P, bu+ above all i'P Pesfifies 'Po God's cons'PanP care and His answer Po many prayers. We Phank Him 'For meefing every need and pray S.J.B.C. may be worPhy of His blessings in 'Phe years Po come.. b

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