# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S10 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 10 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES school on the level of secular graduate scho for knowledge, our pastors and theologi attend these secular institutions. ~ _ Our Seminary ought to aim to exert a greater influence 4 the theological world of today. In God’s own providence the dg turbed conditions of the world have helped to bring our Syng and Concordia Seminary to the attention of Lutheranism in. ; world. The Lutheran Hour and other factors have also contribufg to make our Seminary known here in America. The time is, therg fore, most propitious for us to take the initiative in bringing ¢ influence to bear on Lutheran and Protestant theology. We already begun to attract pastors and students from other denorg nations. In the last two years we have had graduates from Pring ton, Louisville, Dallas, Eden, Columbus, and other seminaries. ‘Tf influence that Concordia Seminary can exert through its Gradug School is beyond calculation. . Enrollment. — The enrollment has grown from year to ye@ We are attracting our own graduates, a great number of past@ in the St. Louis area, some driving as far as 150 miles, and pastg from other Lutheran Synods and other church bodies (a Greg Orthodox minister, three Presbyterian ministers, and two stud from Germany and Australia respectively). orf Degrees Conferred. — 1946: M.S.T., 5: Th. D., 15 1947: M. Sg 5; 1948: M.S. T., 4; 1949: M.S. T., 13. theological graduate to satisfy their thirst students will continue to Needs for Further Development . ; A. The faculty of the Seminary should be increased. At presg the courses offered require work equivalent to that of four fy time men. This work is being carried by faculty members,j addition to the regular teaching load. r B. Provisions should be made to give faculty members’ opportunity to prepare themselves for work in the Graduate S K by further study. , § C. Attractive scholarships should be provided to makg possible for our most promising young men to continue # studies for the doctorate. of The Missions Department The total enrollment for the past triennium’ Enrollment. thirty-three students, twelve of whom were wives of missiona! ching set and two of whom were single women entering the tea in foreign fields. Since 1941, 112 students have. been enrollet whom thirty-five were women. These figures do not include reg graduate students of the Seminary who availed themselvé the opportunity to take some of the missionary courses in’