# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S623
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 39

To grant our Oakland Concordia a new administration
x: with adequate office, classroom, chapel, and library
fies;

To empower some responsible agency to proceed with the
mn of this new building as soon as reasonable estimates,
terials, and labor may be procured;

3) That the present building be thoroughly renovated and
ed for dormitory purposes when this becomes feasible.

Tue BoaRD oF CONTROL, CALIFORNIA CONCORDIA COLLEGE
ArtHUR Brox, Chairman Geo. W. GAERTNER, Secretary

Concordia College, Edmonton, Alberta, Can.

Under the gracious guidance and blessing of God the past
ennium has been a period of progress and expansion at our
onton Concordia. The enrollment has more than doubled;
high school is fully accredited with the Department of Edu-
tion, and new courses have been added, bringing our offerings
e in line with the requirements of the Province.

The enrollment statistics for the last four years are as follows:

1940—41: 29; 1941—42: 41; 1942—43: 50; 1943—44: 63

One change in the faculty has taken place. In 1942 Prof. M.
Riedel resigned and moved to Milwaukee, Wis. This vacancy
‘been filled through the calling of the Rev. A. R. Riep of New
festminster, B.C. During the past school year Pastor J. E. Herzer
‘Winnipeg, Manitoba, has served as assistant, taking over courses
‘which the students do not earn Provincial credit.

Rising living costs again made an increase in the fee charged
r room and board necessary. It has been raised to $140.00, which
the highest in our history. Even so it would not have been
ssible to make ends meet if it had not been for the kind as-
tance rendered by the Women’s College Committee and other
iends who continued to aid our commissary.

Edmonton is co-educational, but the girls do not live on the
ampus. Those from outside the city stay at the homes of Lu-

athe college dining hall. This arrangement has proved quite
stisfactory and should continue as long as the number of girls
ains.comparatively small.

In accordance with Canadian law, military training was in-
ptroduced at Edmonton in 1943. Our male students become mem-

jeran families near the college. Most of them take their meals -

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