# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S620
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

88 ; SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

might tend to sway the balance of opinion against the school!
the time when its further existence was at stake. ‘As to the ni
of a new building, Synod’s officials have been of one mind
the Board of Control. At Cleveland the sainted Pastor Hag
stated bluntly that a vote for the continuation of the school ‘
a vote for a new building. The record shows that since |
every convention resolved that Portland should have a
building. The urgency of this need was so apparent at the
convention that Synod deliberately set aside its fixed policy n
to erect a building unless the funds are in the treasury and 3
solved that if sufficient funds were not available, the Board
Directors be instructed to borrow the necessary money for a
building if the survey would reveal that the school should *
continued. This resolution granted Synod’s Board of Directo
complete authorization to erect a new building. The Survey Con
mittee held that since Federal restrictions rendered it highly ‘
probable that building operations could be undertaken in the ne
future, it might well wait and make its finding a part of .
general survey report. Due to the fact that this report appes
shortly before the convention, it was considered the part
prudence to memorialize the convention for a new appropriatio
The Board of Control therefore requests Synod to appropriate th
necessary funds for a new dormitory according to plans approv
by the Board of Directors eighteen years ago.

Board of Control

During the past triennium, two ‘pastors whose names are
the warp and woof of the history of the school entered their ete
rest. Pastor H. H. Koppelmann served as a-‘member of the Boari
without interruption since 1918; Pastor J. A. Rimbach served
termittently for twenty-nine years. The vacancy caused by
death of Pastor Koppelmann was filled by the appointment
Pastor E. Eichmann.

Faculty

The assistant professorship authorized by Synod at Fort Way;
has been filled by three men. Pastor Lando Otto served for
year. When he accepted a call to St. Paul’s College, Concor
Mo., Candidate Arnold Lutz taught for three months. When he:
in turn, accepted a call, the Board employed Pastor C. Nitz,’ be
the understanding that he take over much of the administrati:
work relating to student and District contacts.

The Board is convinced that since Synod is committed to
policy of maintaining a school in the Northwest, the teaching fo
should be brought into line with accepted levels. This is all
more imperative because the three regular professors have f£