# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S31
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 81

Plant and Property

During the triennium it was possible to erect our new girls’
dormitory, Strieter Hall, which houses 50 Students. Its cost came
out of the Peace Thankoffering. The other major improvement was
the installation of the new boilers in the heating plant, which
replace the worn-out boilers and adequately take care of present
and contemplated future needs.

We regret very much that the plans for the general overhaul
and partial remodeling of our older buildings, as presented to the
1947 convention, could not be carried out, For many years the sums
made available to us for the upkeep and repair of our plant have
been far too low. As a result considerable deterioration has set in.
In reviewing these requests we wish to point out that Synod will
lose appreciably on its investment if action is delayed further,

Requests

1. Membership of Board of Control. — For many years, in fact,
as far as we know, from the very beginning of our school, our Board
of Control has had a membership of five laymen. The 1947 con-
vention, in adopting the revised synodical Handbook, reduced the
number to three. Since, however, our charter calls for five, it was
necessary to elect five, and we were asked to have our charter
changed so that hereafter the board would have only three laymen.
We have repeatedly considered the matter, and it is our conviction

mittee of our board, to which much of the work between board
Meetings is delegated, Besides, it is of great advantage to the
carrying on of Synod’s teacher-training program to have adjacent
Districts represented on our board and also to make sure that

2. Term of Office of Members of Board of Control. — We are
convinced that it is 4 poor policy and a needless risk on the part
of Synod to have the terms of office of all men of its Board of .