# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S228
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

226 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

the campus, the gymnasium, and other facilities of the College,
because these were not at the time being fully utilized by the
College on account of the greatly reduced enrollment. The spon-
soring committee stated its willingness to place the supervision of
the high school under the College Board, also to have this Board
engage the instructors and audit the accounts. All expenses for
the proposed high school were to be borne by the congregations in
and about Fort Wayne.

The synodical committee acted on this proposal as follows:

“Your Committee recommended that the Board of Concordia Col-
lege of Fort Wayne be authorized to enter into an agreement with
the congregations of Fort Wayne regarding the use of College
property for high school purposes, subject to the approval of the
Board of Directors, under conditions set forth in the overture.”
This recommendation was adopted by Synod.

Alterations and renovations, mainly in Hanser Hall, were made
during the summer months of 1935 at a total cost of about $6,000.

The first school year began in September, 1935, with an enroll-
ment of 96 students in three classes. The senior year was added
in 1936. The first faculty consisted of three men. A fourth in-
structor was added to the faculty within a few weeks.

During the following years the Lutheran High School enjoyed
a very substantial growth and made noteworthy progress. The
enrollment this fall will approximate 430. The staff will number 17,
The operational budget exceeds $40,000.

Supporting Organization

The supporting organization of the Lutheran High School is
the Lutheran High School Association. It consists of the member-
ship of the twelve Fort Wayne congregations. The local congre-
gations have a deep loyalty and devotion to the high school and
have contributed generously toward its support. In addition to the
tuition charged the student, the congregations have assumed an
assessment for 1947 of $2.00 per communicant member. Very
capable officers and an active executive committee of consecrated
Lutherans have promoted and managed the affairs of the high
school with skill and most gratifying results. Today the Lutheran
High School is firmly established and under God’s blessing is an
effective instrumentality for bringing the love of our Savior into
the hearts of our boys and girls and for preparing them for a life
of Christian service. Synod has every reason to acknowledge
with gratitude to God the splendid work of the Fort Wayne con-
gregations,

For use of physical plant the Association has recently been
paying to Concordia College $3,000 per year. Beginning in Sep-