# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S465
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Report‘of Board for Higher Education 465
ints) come from this section. Concordia, Mo., supplied 12
the Kansas City area 6, the State of Nebraska, 14.

umably; the young men from the St. Louis-Illinois area would
either the Fort Wayne or the Milwaukee colleges, as many of
‘already: do. Either would be nearer than St. John’s, Winfield.

John’s, Winfield. These three institutions could readily provide
St. Paul’s students without plant expansion.

They arise primarily from a‘sense of loyalty, which Synod
ld‘ mieet in a spirit of sympathetic understanding. But the cause
yynod is not‘well served by the retention of an institution whose
t°is in part obsolete, whose location is unfortunate, whose con-
(tuency can adequately be served by other institutions, irrespective
e notable service which the institution has rendered to Synod
different age and under different circumstances. We cannot
cape the fact that Synod in this area is operating an educational
ystem which was designed for‘a larger number of students than it
jow.has or will have in the future.

Table 14 _
ST. PAUL’S COLLEGE
CONCORDIA, MISSOURI

’ 1941-42
‘Student Background

60% rural

45% from parsonages, 5% teacherages

70% attended parochial school 5 or more years:
86% spoke German—more or less—at home

87% are pretheological

65% entered as high school freshmen

22% entered as high school sophomores

. The loyalties of the Concordia faculty, Board of Control, near-by
ngregations, the Western District, alumni. of Concordia, and their
ianifestly sincere pleas for the continuation of St. Paul’s College
ere emphasized again in a very: brotherly tone through carefully
repared statements Presented in an open hearing conducted by the

n November 10, 1943." ;

Although your Board for Higher Education cannot find that the
pen hearing yielded any new evidence which would require a modi-
cation of the educational and economic appraisal of St. Paul’s
ollege which resulted from the survey, it recognizes the difficulty
f the problem. Attached to St. Paul’s College is a pattern of deep-
eated loyalties and intense interests which are rooted in years of gen-
.erous support and zealous service. These loyalties and interests merit
careful consideration. However, the relative weight which should be

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ebraska-Kansas City-Concordia students would probably attend

doubtedly, there will again be strong objection on the part of

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