# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S146
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

144 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

of theology (graduated from Crespo 1945), and (c) a class in
5th year of pretheological work (Secunda). The health of the
student body during the triennium was exceptionally good. There
was not a single case of serious sickness. The deportment of the
students was likewise excellent, and all applied themselves to
their studies with great diligence. The graduating class of 1946
gave very much assistance to the different local congregations
by preaching and Sunday school teaching. In November, 1946,
our Argentine Lutheran Church celebrated another great vic-
tory, namely, the graduation of another five well-trained laborers
in the Kingdom. All five have been placed in important positions.

Housing.— The housing of the professors and students did
cause us much headache during the triennium. After Christmas,
1944, we were obliged to move, since the houses we were occupy-
ing had been sold. Since our future seminary is to be located
at Villa Ballester, a suburb of Buenos Aires, we rented an 8-room
house there. Because of the fact that the family of Professor
Lehenbauer was willing to live in rather crowded conditions, we
located the classroom, the home for five students, and the pro-
fessor all under this one roof. Thus we were saved the expense
of renting a second house, which we probably would not have
found, since houses were at very high premium. For the new
school year, 1946, we needed another house for the newly called
director. Thanks to God, one was found. Classes of the college
department had already begun, and yet no home for the students
had been discovered. When the seminary classes were to open,
a home was found and rented. The rent for the seminary of
course is high, since we were obliged to rent four homes, two
smaller ones and two larger ones. We had hoped that when the
1946 school year began, our own seminary buildings would be
ready; but since Synod’s Board of Directors had such a large
building program to manage, they could not give us the sign to
go ahead, because, as far as Argentina was concerned, building
operations could have begun in January, 1945, and been easily
finished by the end of that year. It was easier to get building
materials in 1945 than in 1946 and 1947, at much lower prices,
and many of them of better quality. Thousands of dollars could
have been saved. ;

Finally, in June, 1946, we received the order to begin building
operations. Since then our building committee has been excep-~
tionally busy. When all the plans and preliminaries were fin-
ished, we were in November, 1946. Since then work has been
going on. On February 2 the cornerstone of the main building
was layed in a special service of praise and thanksgiving. When
Synod convenes, the walls and roofs of the main building and the
three residences will be finished, if no unforeseen obstacles set in.