# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S547 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) ment” was adopted 546 Report of Board for Higher Education XIV. PHYSICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT With the exception of obsotete classroo Oreg., and Concordia, Mo., its Preparatory colleges, serviceable and m buildings at Portlane Synod has Provided excellent Plants fc In Practically at! aspects they are ver are in a good state of repair, It cannot be expected that the existing plants will fully mee The provisions for social r inadequate, Stude meeting the visitors other than the dormit of the students, The janitorial] Servicing of the educational plants, and most par ticularly: of the men’s dormitories, is far from good. This represe: one of the weakest conditions at Synod’s institutions, a In external appearance the campuses whole, present an ungroomed impression, T: ™ Properly done. I€ js Tecognized that shrubs and trees. are expensive, but they should be vi which will be offset by the prest an attractive campus. internal environment, all . Recommendations It is recommended: That the local administrations of the schools in question be-direrted. to improve the general orderliness, cleanliness, and attractiveness .o; their buildings and grounds. ‘ e ‘ACTION OF SYNOD ion concerning oe The recommendat: “XIV. Physical Plant and Equip;