# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S130
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

128 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

service, both to the school and to the church at large, the faculty
of Concordia Seminary conferred upon him the degree of Doctor
of Divinity. Prof. Harold Witte of Luther Institute, Chicago, was
added to the staff as the fifth full-time professor in the fall of 1945.
He fills the chair of English and Biological Science. The Rev. J.
E. Herzer continues to serve very efficiently as assistant professor.
Mr. H. G. Turner, a trained musician, has been engaged as director
‘of the college chorus.

Student Body. — Especially since our school has been granted
regional accreditation, the enrollment has continued to increase.
During the past three years it was 68, 76, 85, respectively. The
latter figure is the largest in our history. Of this total, 28 are girls.
The number studying for the ministry, however, is too low for our
needs, and every effort is being made to increase this number.
The laymen of the two Districts decided at their meeting last
summer to offer two scholarships on a competitive basis to new
students enrolling in the ministerial department. The health and
general conduct of the students has been very satisfactory. Only
in a few cases was severe disciplinary action necessary.

Board and Tuition. —- Owing to rising costs the board for resi-
dent students had to be raised again. It is now $180.00 per year,
which is the highest it has been at this institution. Non-resident
students are charged $36.00 a year for current expenses. The
co-eds, who live in private homes but take their meals in the
college dining hall, pay $156.00 per school year. All non-ministerial
students are required to pay tuition. Since we have the unit system,
this is based on the number of subjects taken. The average is
between $35.00 and $40.00 a year. We might add that since 1941
every student account has been paid in full, and Edmonton has
had no debt of any kind in the student ledger during the last
six years. All tuition moneys were regularly remitted to the
Treasurer of Synod.

Support of the Districts. —The support of the two Districts
during the past triennium has again been very commendable.
Each year the members of the ladies’ auxiliary gather at the college
in the fall and in the spring, bringing victuals of all kinds. - This
has been done ever since 1933. At the same time funds for various
other purposes were received from practically all parishes in
Western Canada. At the present time an effort is being made to
replace all worn-out furniture in the dormitory. One congregation
from Saskatchewan recently sent in a check for $500.00 for this
purpose, It will take several years to complete this project. Over
$3,000.00 was collected for extensive improvements on our grounds.
The entire property fronting on Jasper Ave. has been relandscaped.
Trees, shrubs, and flowers have been planted and 570 feet of side-