# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S630
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

46 | SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

Music Department

Since our College enrolls also students who prepare for
teaching profession, a capable music teacher is engaged annu
on a part-time basis. Mr. G. L. Bentrup has served in this capaci
during the triennium.
” Your Board has attempted to keep the buildings in as good
condition as the funds allotted to us made it possible. In orde

to prevent deterioration, we have again requested an appropria
sum for summer repairs. “4

THE Boarp or Controt, Concorpra COLLEGE
Austin, Texas %
F.H. Svenzer, Executive Secretary

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Seminario Concordia, Porto Alegre, Brazil

The Board of Control of the Seminario Concordia, Porto Alegré
Brazil, hereby submits to the honorable synodical convention ‘t
report on its activities during the past triennium and at the samé
time pleads that the request herein made be granted.

Thanks to the bountiful grace of our heavenly Father, the past
three years were years of undisturbed labor as far as our insti-78
tution is concerned. The process of nationalization has been co
pleted for some time in all branches of instruction. By means ‘of
much patience, wisdom, and particular guidance from on high thi
adjustment to new conditions was effected without great difficulti
or disturbance. The laws of the State grant us still the exercis
and teaching of our faith according to the dictates of our cor
science, and it shall be our aim to continue to merit the confiden
of the government by faithfully complying with its regulations.

Faculty.— As was already reported, in the year 1940 th
former pastor Octacilio Schueler came to the seminary as assista
professor. When Prof. F. Carchia returned from his leave
absence, Professor Schueler remained on the staff because of th
urgent necessity of another member on the teaching force. He hi
meanwhile been elected professor at our seminary, a fact for whi
we are deeply grateful. This year, however, Prof. F. Carchia finds:
it necessary to absent himself again, by orders of the doctor, an
will not return at all; as it seems, because next year he has inten
tions to have himself pensioned, having arrived at the age