# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S738
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40 SEMINARIES AND. COLLEGES

vicarage at St. Philips in Toledo, Ohio. Memorial services were ™
held at the Seminary on November 22, 1948,

The Faculty

A number of changes have occurred in the faculty during this 4
triennium. Mg
A. New Professors. — At the time of the last convention calls
had been extended to the Rev. O. E. Sohn to teach pastoral theology. :

accepted and entered upon their service in September, 1947.
The 1947 convention granted two additional professorships

to Prof. Paul M. Bretscher, who transferred to these courses in
September, 1949. In the spring of 1947 Prof. Richard A. Jesse, after
seven years of faithful and efficient service as dean of men,
accepted a call into the parish ministry. Prof. L. C. Wuerffel was
called to the deanship. At the request of the Board of Control of
Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Nebr., he was permitted to
remain at Seward until the close of the first semester in the
1947—48 academic year. During the interim Prof. 'L, W. Spitz was
acting dean of men. Prof. L. C. Wuerffel entered upon his office
on February 1, 1948. The call for a man to replace Prof. Paul M.
Bretscher in the New Testament Department has been accepted
by Prof. Victor Bartling of Milwaukee, Wis.

B. Instructors. — The Rev..E. J. Mahnke completed his prepa-
ration to qualify as a director of clinical training and entered upon

his work’ as half-time instructor in the second semester of the 4
'1947—48 academic year. Awaiting the services of a professor in. @

In September, 1948, the Rev. C. T. Schmidt bécame ‘full-time
director of the field-work program and thg Rev. Paul J. Reith
instructor in the Speech Department. A meeting of ‘the electors
was held June 25, 1949, to fill the vacancy created by the retire: