# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S80
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

78 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

grand piano, a movie booth, stage-lighting facilities, backstage
dressing rooms, and other facilities needed in auditoriums which
must serve a wide variety of purposes.
After tabulating the needs referred to above, our architect
estimated that the cost of the Music Building with the auditorium
would come to approximately $450,000. We estimate that the
equipment will cost approximately $75,000. While we readily admit
that these figures are higher than we had anticipated, we feel that
only by building adequately can we meet Synod’s needs. If insti-
tutions which cannot boast of a musical heritage as great and
blessed as ours expend much larger sums to erect and equip a music
building, then surely we who are members of the “Singing Church”
should be willing to let the building we erect and the equipment
we purchase be an unmistakable symbol of our gratitude to God,
who has blessed us with an outstanding heritage of church music.
Synod has specifically assigned to our school and to our sister
Concordia at Seward the task of instructing and training the future
musicians of our Church. This is an important duty which we
dare not neglect, for it has a direct bearing upon the effectiveness
of religious services to the glory of God and to the benefit of man.
If the world insists on worthy standards in its concert halls, then
surely we, the Church, should be willing and eager to serve God
with the very best we can offer, even if this must be done at great
sacrifice to ourselves. ;
God grant that we solve this problem in the best interest of
His kingdom! Tue Boarp or Contron
or Concorpra TEACHERS COLLEGE
ArtHur H. WerFeLMann, Chairman
Pau. L. Kivenper, Secretary

THE Facuity or Concorpra TEACHERS COLLEGE
Artuur W. Kurncx, President
Epwin J. Wrsracut, Secretary

ACTION

Regarding these requests the following action was taken upon
recommendation of Committee 1:

1, Repairs and Remodeling

These items were taken care of under the general appropria-
tion of $242,445 made for such purposes.

2. Seven Professorships (Memorial 123)
Resolved, That this request for professorships be referred to
the Board for Higher Education for study in the light of Synod’s
action in the matter of “Ranking of Professors,” with power to act.