# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S144
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

142 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

Seminario Concordia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Memorial 117)

The Board of Control of Seminario Concordia, Buenos Aires,
Argentina herewith submits its report for the period of 1944—1947.

Thanks to the bountiful grace of our heavenly Father, the
past three years have been years of rich blessings for our beloved
institution. Much progress was made in the outward arrangement
and adjustment of the institution. The work of the seminary was
conducted under the most peaceful circumstances. There were no
disturbances within the institution. The faculty, student body,
and Board of Control worked together harmoniously under divine
guidance.

The Faculty.— During the second semester of 1944 and the
two semesters of 1945 our faculty consisted of only one full-time
professor, who was assisted by Pastor R. W. Rippe. Since it was
definitely settled that in 1946 we would have two additional pro-
fessors, the Board of Contro] automatically dispensed with the
further services of Pastor R. W. Rippe. In 1945 the second pro-
fessor was called, who was to be also the first called president of
the seminary. After much delay a list of candidates was finally
completed, and Prof. Fr. Lange from our college at Crespo re-
ceived and accepted this call. In January, 1946, he took over his
duties, and on March 17, 1946, he was duly installed.

During the second semester of the year 1945 the Board of
Control issued a call for candidates for the third professor. After
much delay also in this case a list was finally completed, and
Pastor E, J. Keller of San Antonio, Tex., was called. On account
of various unforeseen obstacles Professor Keller, who intended to
land in Buenos Aires not later than May 1, 1946, could not get
here before August 30. In September he assumed his teaching
duties, being installed on September 22, 1946. During the first
six weeks of the school year 1946 the Mission Secretary of the
District assisted in the classwork, but from the end of April till
the end of August the two professors had to carry on the work
in three classes as best they could, and under God’s grace they
did well, enjoying fine health all the while.

To improve the teaching capacity of Prof. Albert Lehenbauer
in Spanish Literature, Synod’s Board of Directors granted a special
subsidy for a special course in the local. university and with a
private professor. The course has not been completed as yet,
but without doubt is of great benefit to our students.

Finally, we would like to call Synod’s attention to the fact
that our faculty, despite the small enrollment, is loaded down
heavily because, there being three classes and only three pro-
fessors, quite naturally each professor has at least 25 periods of