# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S84
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

82 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

Local Support

Golden Anniversary. -—- By the grace of God, Concordia
Teachers College was privileged to observe its fiftieth anniversary
on November 18, 1944. The event was appropriately recognized
by a series of convocations and services and a special offering.
A fine spirit of loyalty was shown by the members of the two
Nebraska Districts, the alumni and former students, and the Seward
community. The collection total was close to $30,000.

Concordia College Association.— This organization is com-
posed of the congregations lying within the territory assigned to
our institution by the Board of Directors, that is, the two Nebraska
Districts and the Colorado District. Through duly elected repre-
sentatives it carries out its aims to support the college in its work
by means of publicity, promotion, and financial contributions.
Its work has been signally blessed, particularly its endeavor to
promote the work of the college through an annual Lutheran
Education Week collection.

Physical Education Building. — Realizing one of the foremost
needs at Concordia, the two Nebraska Districts at their 1946 con-
ventions resolved to raise a total of $90,000 for the purpose of
erecting an adequate physical education building on the campus.
The moneys are now being collected.

As we consider all that God has done for Concordia Teachers
College in the past and seek to prepare for the future in the light
of present conditions, we recognize that the institution must serve
in a larger way than ever before in order to supply its share of the
properly trained teachers which Synod desperately needs in the
critical shortage now upon us. We pray our heavenly Father that
He will grant us adequate enrollments of well-qualified young men
and young women and will give us, as well as the supervising boards
and the convention of Synod itself, the necessary vision, courage,
and means to provide the facilities needed for the upbuilding of
this area in His kingdom.

Requests

Under the blessing of God, Christian education is flourishing
in Synod as seldom before. There has been a gratifying increase
in our enrollment in the triennium as our Concordia has tried to
meet the needs of the Church which sustains it. But as our enroll-
ment mounts, new needs arise, and old needs become more urgent.
It bears repetition that our growing pains are not due to the influx
of a great number of general students, but are due to an increase
in the number of teacher-training students of both sexes. In the
light of the Synod-wide shortage of teachers and our institution’s
earnest desire to help meet this need, we respectfully ask Synod
to consider these specific requests: