# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S47
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 47

St. Paul’s. College, particularly in those areas of activity for
of : h ,0 provision is made by Synod, provided the equipment —
whic tet tables, and chairs—— needed for the course in -Prac~
Ee rts "The cost was more than $3,500. This group of loyal
tical also made available $5,000 for campus beautification. At
the p esent time the Association is gathering funds for a pipe organ
Me ae pstalled in the chapel of the new administration building.

Building Program . :

After the Saginaw Convention in 1944, which guaranteed the
continued existence of St. Paul’s College, Synod’s Board of Direc-
tors, according to a directive of Synod, studied the situation at-our
Missouri preparatory school. In June 1945 they allocated $325,000
for a new and much-needed administration building and central
heating plant. With the increased enrollment at St. Paul’s after
the future of the school was assured, requiring the reconditioning
of the 1884—1890 buildings for dormitory purposes, Synod’s Board
of Directors, in September, 1945, voted to. build a dormitory-at
St. Paul’s College. $100,000 were allocated for that purpose. 7

In the course of our planning the building program, it became
plain. that an administration building, central heating plant, and
a dormitory could not be erected for the $425,000 Synod had set
aside for that purpose. Accordingly, plans were suggested to
Synod’s Board of Directors to build the administration building
and a central heating plant, after our building advisers had assured
us that the appropriation would only cover those projects and that
it would be the wise and economical thing to do.

Finally, after many planning checks and re-checks, the con-
tracts for the two buildings (administration building and central
heating plant) were let.on July 14, 1949. On July 19 a: private
ground-breaking service was conducted by President A. J. C.
Moeller.

‘The new Administration Building will be called Baepler Hall.
The walls of the central heating plant were up, the boilers in place,
the walls of the tunneling completed, before the winter weather.
set in. The re-enforced-concrete structural skeleton for the adz.
ministration building “was also completed before winter weather
halted building operations. On September 18, 1949, in connection
with our Annual College Day observance, the cornerstone was
laid by the Rev. O. E. Heilman, chairman of our Board, assisted
by Pastor O. G. Tiemann. The prayer and benediction was spoken
by President Alb. J. C. Moeller. As this report is being written,
.workmen are busy laying brick; others are working on the roof
construction. God willing, the building is to be ready for use at
the beginning of the new school year in September, 1950.