# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S100
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98 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

1946, and has proved himself a capable, scholarly, and consecrated
head of our institution.

Dr. Ernest Lussky completed forty years of service at our
school in 1946, Professor Oswald Overn 25 years, and Professor
Fred Wahlers and Professor Paul Stor each 25 years in 1947. Pro-
fessor Edgar Otto was granted a sabbatical year to complete his
studies towards his degree. This fact plus the increased enroll-
ment made it necessary to secure additional teaching help. Former
Chaplains Henry Luedke and Eugene Schmidt, and the two
seminarians Paul Harms and Kenneth Korby have given excellent
service. In February, 1947, Dr. Martin Graebner was granted a
year’s leave of absence in order to serve as Dr. J. W. Behnken’s
personal representative in Germany, and Missionary John Nau-
mann from India, now on furlough, was engaged to teach certain

classes.
Buildings Reconditioned

The South and West Buildings, vacant for more than twenty
years, have been reconditioned into dormitories at the very
reasonable cost of about $20,000, giving us dormitory space for

eighty students.
Requests

1. When a faculty has on its staff five members who are serving
only temporarily, it becomes evident that it is below the desirable
scholastic equipment. With possibilities of an increased enroll-
ment for the coming years, we beg Synod to grant us one new
professor who shall be competent to teach especially in the high
school department.

2. The reconditioning of the Old Main. This building, struc-
turally absolutely sound, should be reconditioned in order that
the first floor may be made available for our more than 75 day
students, for whom, at present, we have no available space.
The second and third floors should be reconditioned in order to
give us dormitory space for thirty-five students, and if double
bunks are used, for seventy students. The estimated cost is
$27,178.40.

3. Shower room, West Building, $1,250.20.

4. Women’s powder room, Administration Building, $2,756.

5. New administration office, $5,446.08.

6. Buenger Memorial Library; estimated cost: $152,250. Funds
at hand, $26,000. Amount necessary to complete, $126,250.

Boarp of Controt, Concorpia COLLEGE
F. J. Sexrz, Secretary