# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S55
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES BB
i ed to enter Concordia Seminary, St. Louis;’-iri
student wh 0 inten’ accidentally killed. He was struck by a base-
Seine sh glanced off his bat. Although the X ray which was
bal! ~ shortly after the accident showed no skull fracture, ‘yet
Caer became violently ill at 2:30 on Tuesday morning, March 21,
d passed away about 5:45 A.M. at William Newton Memorial
i ital. A special service was conducted in the Chapel by the
powtdent and Pastor C. R. Zehnder. President C. 8. Mundinger
also accompanied the remains to his home in Closter, N. J., where

he conducted the funeral service. . ;

The big item, now in the process of construction, is the new
Girls’ Dormitory. At this writing the exterior is complete. The
plastering of the interior is about half completed. Money for this
project was largely contributed by citizens of Winfield and by our
Lutheran communicants in the State of Kansas. The building will
house 126 girls. It is intended to serve particularly our teacher-
training program. a

The Commercial Department has continued to function in
a satisfactory manner during the past triennium. The department
is self-supporting financially, and it also makes an annual remit-
tance to Synod for the use of its rooms in the Administration
Building. It offers instruction. in typewriting and shorthand to
pre-theological students without ‘cost. a

Both the High School and the Junior College. have ‘been ac-
credited with the educational authorities in the State of Kansas for
a number of years; the High School is also a member of the North
Central Association. The relationship with these agencies. has been
satisfactory and helpful. ren no,

The big problemi of St. John’s. College is to. get more students
to take the teacher-training course. Our. aim is. to turn. out
seventy-five graduates of this course each. year. In order -to. do
this, we must have two. hundred. students ‘enrolled in this course

The helpful co-operation of Synod’s President, -the-:-Board:-of
Directors, and the Board for Higher Education. is gratefully ac-
knowledged. .- ls - ;

oo THE Boarp oF ConTROL * |
~* Rev. WoHL Meyer, President
Rev. Leo. J. Fenske, Secretary