# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S86
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

84 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

athletic field of which two thirds are unusable because extensive
grading work is needed. Our physical education program is
seriously handicapped by this factor. The cost of doing the work
to specifications is estimated at $15,000 if the minimum necessary
is to be done, at $20,000 to $25,000 if the needs are to be adequately
met, that is, if such items as all-weather tennis courts, backstops,
etc., are to be added.

6. Curbing on Driveways. — Visitors to our campus have long
remarked about its beauty, but decried the unfortunate lack in
curbing, paving, and maintenance of the drives. To provide curb-
ing for our driveways would mean to enhance the appearance of
our campus more than its cost would indicate. To improve its
property in this respect, we ask Synod to appropriate $10,000.

7. Founders’ Hall. — This is the oldest building on our campus;
in fact, it was the first building erected when the school was
founded. At that, it was well built and is still structurally sound.
But in some ways today it contains fire hazards, though with rela-
tively slight modifications it could serve, under God, for many
years. The third floor needs to be torn off and replaced with
a flat roof. The second floor with modifications will serve well
for group and individual music instruction. The stairs need
replacing and some plastering needs to be done. Also the first
floor and the basement need a general overhaul. Our best estimate
on this is $10,000.

8. Nebraska Hall. —It is used for music practice and contains
organs and pianos. Under our system of supervised music practice
every teacher-training student is assigned definite periods of
practice. But at present the shortage of space threatens to weaken
this part of our program. Fortunately, eight more practice rooms,
acoustically treated, can be built into the ground floor, while at
the same time a reed organ practice room can be provided and the
three other floors can receive needed repairs at a total cost of
$7,500. This will provide music practice facilities for 56 additional
students in the daily schedule.

Organ “A” is our oldest organ. It has served many students
well but now needs rebuilding if it is not to lose all value in the
near future. Specifications already available can provide a good
rebuilding of this organ for Synod’s use, at a real saving in com-
parison with replacement of the instrument, for $8,800.

At present we have no reed organs on the campus. Since
many of our graduates must use this type of instrument later, they
should be able to use one while learning. $500 will supply this item.

For the eight practice rooms mentioned above we need pianos.
Most of the pianos we now have have been in use since 1912.