# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S117
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 117

classroom facilities to accommodate the students in the junior col-
lege classes.

For these reasons the Board of Control respectfully and ur-
gently petitions Synod to grant the extension of our course to in~
clude the two junior college years; the first college year to be
added in the fall of 1947 and the second year in the fall of 1948.

Faculty

By resolution of Synod, in 1944, the Board of Control was
authorized to call a new president and fourth professor. This
position was filled through the election of the Rev. Thomas Coates,
B. D., S. T. M., of Chicago, who was installed into office on June 13,
1946, by District President F. M. L. Nitz. In addition to his ad-
ministrative duties, Professor Coates teaches in the fields of Re-
ligion and the Social Sciences.

Three full-time assistants have served at Concordia during this
triennium: The Rev. Carl Nitz, 1944—45; Student Allen Nauss,
1945—46; and Candidate Arthur G. Wahlers, 1946—47. Two fac-
ulty members observed anniversaries during this period: Prof.
F. W. J. Sylwester completed 40 years of service at Concordia in
1945, and Prof. E. H. Brandt marked his 25th anniversary of faculty
service in 1946.

Our faculty is at present seriously overburdened. The ages
of the four regularly called professors are, respectively, 69, 66, 60,
and 36. Accordingly, the two men who have passed the age of
65 should, by synodical resolution, carry a reduced teaching load.
This has not been possible under existing conditions; indeed, Pro-
fessor Sylwester has carried the extra responsibilities of treasurer
- of the institution, in addition to a full teaching schedule.

At the same time it is imperative that we expand our cur-
riculum in order to serve the needs of our students more effec-
tively. Moreover, in order to measure up to the standards for
accreditation specified by the Northwest Association of Secondary
Schools, our faculty must be augmented by the addition of in-
structors with the requisite educational credits.

The Board therefore respectfully petitions Synod to grant
our Portland Concordia two additional professorships (the fields to
be determined by the Board in consultation with the Board for
Higher Education). It is also requested that permission be con-
tinued to employ a full-time assistant (student or candidate).

Co-Education
It is not an exaggeration to say that there is almost universal
sentiment throughout the Oregon and Washington District for the
introduction of co-education at Concordia. The interest of our