# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S48
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

48 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

vicarages and to resident projects of field work, conducts a limited
amount of counseling, and serves as counselor to the Student Field
Work Committee. The Student Field Work Committee, in turn,
provides student supervisors for much of the resident work, par-
ticularly in institutions, provides and governs the transportation
needed, gathers and expends the funds required for the work, and
provides the contact for the field work director in the student body.
The field work director is the former chaplain Carl T. Schmidt.
His office is staffed with a part-time secretary (shared with the
Dean’s office), who keeps the voluminous records and takes care
of the heavy correspondence.

Concordia Historical Institute

Concordia Historical Institute has during the past triennium
again occupied a room, granted to it by the Board of Control, in
the administration building of the Seminary. Although the room
is much too small to house its collection adequately, yet the Insti-
tute has been able to carry on its work in spite of these limita-
tions. Research workers in American Lutheran Church History,
both within and outside of our own circles, have made good use
of our facilities and in an increasing measure. The value of our
collection and its accessibility are generally recognized.

Requests

I. The Board of Control of Concordia Seminary requests Synod
to decide the status of Dr. Walter A. Maier.

Wuereas, The Lutheran Laymen’s League has requested an
extension of the leave of absence given to.Dr. Walter A. Maier; and

Wuereas, Dr. Maier has been absent from the Seminary since
June, 1944—a total of eight semesters—and during this period
was excused from teaching any classes at our Seminary, attending
faculty meetings, or in any way participating in the work required
of professors at our Seminary; and

Wuenreas, Dr. Maier has been endowed by God with specific
and outstanding qualifications as a radio preacher; and

Wauereas, Under his guidance and leadership the Lutheran Hour
has prospered greatly and has been a blessing to a vast multitude
of people in our country and abroad; and

Wuereas, Dr. Maier is now giving his full time and attention
to the manifold duties required of him as speaker on the Lutheran
Hour and leader of its work; and

Wuereas, He will be so occupied for an extended period of
time if Synod grants the request of the Lutheran Laymen’s
League; and