# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S16
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16 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

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Concordia Seminary, Springfield, Il.
The Board of Control of Concordia Theological Seminary,
Springfield, Il. herewith submits its triennial report. :

With sincere and humble gratitude we offer our praise and
thanksgiving to God for the manifold blessings which in His grace 4
He has bestowed upon our Seminary. In the past three years His |
guidance, protection, and benediction were evident in all the }

work of our school.
The Student Body

As may be seen from the following tabulation, the enrollment
has again greatly increased. The previous peak of enrollment
(294 in 1894) was passed in 1948, when 296 students were matricu-
lated, and again in 1949, when 337 men were enrolled as students at
our Seminary. The increased number of students made necessary
the dividing of classes into two and three sections and has added
very much to the burden of the teaching staff. In spite of the
crowded conditions in the dormitories, our students enjoyed
excellent health during the past triennium.

Enrollment
1947—1948 1948-1949
Missouri Synod Students —..- 222 Missouri Synod Students —--—- 243
Wisconsin Synod Students -......- 28 Wisconsin Synod Students ...... 32
Finnish Students --—------- “ 11 Finnish Students ——-—-—---— _. 15
Slovak Students -—..---.--—---—----—— 4 Slovak Students -.....-----—----—- . 6
265 296
Number of Graduates --—------- 16 Number of Graduates ——.— _ 22
Number of Married Students 44. Number of Married Students . 63
Number of Veterans ———--------- ” 427 Number of Veterans ——---—- 13)
1949—1950
Missouri Synod Students — _ _. 217
Wisconsin Synod Students . 36
Finnish Students ——-.------ _. 18
Slovak Students -..--—--——--—— gg —_ 6
337
Number of Graduates —-.-—--—-—~--—-—- 27
Number of Married Students - _. 80
Number of Veterans ——-.—---—-—----—---- _. 144

The above tabulation indicates the increasing number of mar- .
ried students attending our Seminary. The year of vicarage of ©
these married students posed a real problem for the faculty and
the students involved. Few congregations are ready to employ
a vicar who has a family. To separate the vicar from his family
for a year is not advisable. We have endeavored to solve the
problem by obtaining summer vicarages for married students in
two successive summers, the first after the Junior year and the