# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S615
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 31

February of 1942 President Arthur Doege, who had been
eserve chaplain in the Army, was called into active duty by our
ernment. With the approval of Synod’s Board of Directors,
sident Doege was granted a leave of absence in order that he
t. serve as chaplain in the U.S. Army. The Board elected
rof. Albert Meyer to serve as acting president, and he has been
bly filling this position in addition to his duties as professor.

In October, 1942, we were privileged to observe an event of
sual significance: the 50th anniversary of Dr. Henry Stein as
fessor at our Bronxville Concordia. This manifestation of
ine mercy which permitted our revered Dr. Stein to serve our
iool for half a century with such singular devotion, faithfulness,
d effectiveness was fittingly commemorated in a divine service
t.'St. Matthew’s, New York City.

In June of 1943 Dr. Stein, in accordance with Synod’s plan for
the retirement of professors, tendered his resignation as professor
St our school and was granted an honorable retirement after
1 years of continuous service. However, we are grateful to report
that we have not lost his valuable services, since arrangements
have been made whereby he is able to teach on a part-time basis.
During the past triennium, as in previous years, we have
ound it necessary to engage a number of assistants in order to
neet. the requirements of our varied curricula for our non-
inisterial and co-educational students, and especially also to fill
the need occasioned by Professor Hausmann’s absence. The sal-
ries of such additional instructors has caused no additional ex-

ense to Synod.
Our Student Body

_The present abnormal conditions, which have adversely affected
ll institutions of higher learning, have not affected us as much as
e had feared. The decreased enrollment of men students in our
sollege department, due to inductions into the armed forces, has
een considerably offset by one of the largest enrollments in our
istory in the high school department, 51 new high school students
“having entered in the fall of 1943.

Thirty-six college women are enrolled in our co-educational
epartment, twenty-five of whom are freshmen who expect to
eturn next semester. We have reason to anticipate an enrollment
of at least an equal number of new women students in the fall.

Your Board is grateful that we are able to give a Christian higher
“education to an increasing number of our Lutheran girls at our
“school. No unusual problems of discipline have been encountered
“due to co-education, A faculty advisory system is being main-
tained at our school which has proved very effective. Since 1941

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