# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S63
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 68

Board of Control

:. Regular monthly and special meetings, whenever required,
were held, and the affairs of the Seminary were conducted in the
manner demanded by the interests of Synod and the welfare of
the Seminary. As they became n
ments were made. Our long-established practice of employing
-gtudent labor, and the fact that our maturer group offers us
a selection of “handy men,” made it possible to do much work
at a minimum of expense to Synod.

The large enrollment created a definite housing shortage,
which the acquisition of several prefabricated units served to

ecessary, repairs and improve-

The Concordia Seminary Guild continues its very worth-while

in June, 1946.

our requests.

June, 1944, to January, 1945
Missouri Synod Students —.— 129
Wisconsin Synod Students -... 11
Finnish Synod Students —--- 8

Slovak Synod Students -—--- 2
Norwegiart Synod Students - 2
Total ——-—-__——_—--—--- 152

Number of Graduates, 31

January, 1945, to August, 1945

Missouri Synod Students —-—- 110
Wisconsin Synod Students ~~ vi
Finnish Synod Students ——--
Slovak Synod Students
Norwegian Synod Students -—

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Total ——

Number of Graduates, 17

efforts in behalf of the Seminary;
remains a boon for the Seminary commissary.

In June, 1946, at the Centennial celebration, the honorary
degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred on the following men:
E. Berthold of Danville, TlL, M. Piehler of Chicago, i, J. Cc.
Schuelke of Peoria, Ill, and B. H. Selcke of Petersburg, “Ill.
’ President Barth was similarly honored by the St. Louis Seminary

and the Annual Donation Day

Student Body
As may be seen from the following tabulation, the enrollment
has greatly increased. This has made necessary the division of
. classes into two and three sections and has added greatly to the
burden of the teaching force. Prospects for the next school term

indicate that the incoming freshman class will again be a large one.
We ask that these points be kept in mind in the consideration of

Enrollment

September, 1945, to June, 1946
Missouri Synod Students -..- 125
Wisconsin Synod Students .....- 7
Finnish Synod Students -....--- 3
Slovak Synod Students ——.--- 1
Norwegian Synod Students -..... 1

otal ence 137

Number of Graduates, 24

September, 1946, to June, 1947

Missouri Synod Students -. 207
Wisconsin Synod Students 18
Finnish Synod Students 6

Slovak Synod Students 2
Norwegian Synod Students —- 1
Total _ 229

Number of Graduates, 27
Number of Veterans, 9
Number of Married Students, 26