# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S4
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4 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

serving under the Committee on Research in editing a new Greelg
English Dictionary. It is estimated that this project will req Lif
four years. B
D. Retirements. — Prof. Theo. Laetsch retired in August, 19%

He had served the Seminary twenty years. Since his retireme
he has been in the employ of Concordia Publishing House and 'tE
Literature Board of Synod and has prepared a scholarly coff
mentary on Jeremiah and is now at work on a commentary &
the Minor Prophets. . 4
In compliance with the Board for Higher Education’s directf

on retirement, issued in 1949, Profs. John H. C. Fritz and 7

-Graebner were transferred to modified service August 31, 194
Professor Fritz is serving as editor in chief of Der Lutheraner a¥

teaching one course in the Post-Graduate School. Professor Graek

ner is doing research work in German Theological Literature af

teaching one course in the Post-Graduate School. q

E. Deaths. — It pleased God to translate the souls of two of 9!
venerable retired veterans into the Church Triumphant. Dr. Th ;
Engelder who had served the Seminary from 1926 to his retizg
ment on August 1, 1946, died at the age of 84 years on June ¢
1949. Dr. Martin Sommer, who had been professor from 1920 to §
retirement in 1946 and had been co-editor of the Lutheran Wi
for thirty-five years, died on December 16, 1949, at the age4
80 years. ; 4

The great Lord of the Church also summoned into the Chuy
Triumphant the soul of Dr. Walter A. Maier. He was called to #
Seminary in 1922 and taught chiefly in the Old Testament
partment until June, 1944. At that time he entered upon a leav e|
absence, which had been granted to enable him to devote his ff
time and energy to the International Lutheran Hour. He died a x
a brief illness on January U1, 1950, at the age of 56 years.

F. Editorial Assignments. — At the death of our venerag
President Emeritus Dr. ‘L. Fuerbringer in May, 1947, Prof. Wi
Hoyer was assigned to the editorship of Der Lutheraner, Prg
John T. Mueller, Alex Guebert, and O. E. Sohn serving on ;:
editorial committee. The editorial committee of the Lutheg
Witness, with Profs. Th. Graebner ‘and Martin Sommer as §
editors, and Profs. Polack, Schick, and Caemmerer as commit
members, was continued and augmented by the addition of FZ
L. W. Spitz. Prof. Th. Graebner had been called to the Semin
in 1913 for the work of editing the periodicals. His retirement
August, 1949, raised the question whether this position in’
faculty should be continued. At a meeting of the faculty and
Praesidium it -was agreed to postpone action until the direct

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