# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S28
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28 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

The Faculty

Changes ‘in the called membership of the faculty include the 3
following: Professor H. A. Koenig reached the age of retirement F
but has since been re-engaged annually for a partial teaching load 3
and has continued to render his valuable services to the school. #
Associate Professor L. C. Wuerffel, who was serving us as librarian %
and dean of students, accepted the position of dean of students %
at Concordia Theological Seminary and moved to St. Louis, Mo., §
at the end of January, 1948. Associate Professors H. L. Hardt and §
Reuter reached retirement age in 1949. The former has been re-#
engaged for the teaching of a course in German, but the latter §
was unable to find a suitable residence in Seward and was com-§
pelled to move away. Mr. Walter Mueller, after 15 years of service f
to Grace Lutheran Church of Kansas City, Kans., joined our staff $
as instructor in English in 1947 and was called to an associate ¥
professorship in the fall of 1949. 5
As detailed below, the over-all enrollment showed a decided
increase. This necessitated an increase of the teaching staff. The%
total faculty strength now is 25, which includes all administrative}
officers. The ratio of college to high school is about % to %, but§
several members serve on both faculties. There are 22 men andg
three women. The number in each rank is as follows (besides%
the president): two professors, seven associate professors, twog
professors emeriti, ten instructors, and three assistants. Sug-%
gestions for achieving a better balance are made later in this report
We feel that the members of the faculties are to be commended;
for their fine spirit of co-operation, their high morale in general§
and their excellent work as instructors. The sabbatical-leave pro-¥
gram, adopted in 1944, has now been put into operation and wi t
undoubtedly prove to be a source of much good to our Concordiag

College Academic Matters
The college curriculum is undergoing. a complete re-study witl
a view towards making sure of developing the best possible co’
of study for meeting the purposes of the school. This is particularly
true also of the summer session, which has, under God’s blessingj
continued to render excellent service to the Church in preparing
teachers for its schools. Special mention should also be made %
St. John’s School, which serves as campus training school. We hav¢
a staff of teachers there which is truly outstanding, and a schoo
which in many respects is ideal for teacher-training purposes.
Practically all of the matters which have been detailed thy
far enter into the picture of the accreditation of Concordia Teache¥
College by the North Central Association of Colleges and Seconda