# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S750
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

52 SEMINARIES AND “COLLEGES

Scheduling any more classes is impossible, as we cannot, for various
reasons, such as employment of students and the field-work
program, assign late afternoon and evening hours for class sessions.
Synod is urgently requested to build the extension of the academic
building from the auditorium to the west dormitory, in order to
provide additional classrooms, offices for several professors. and
the business manager, a chorus room, mail room, professors’ lounge, |
ete. The extension would close a@ new quadrangle, to the west
of the auditorium. Continuing the present type of architecture and
materials, this two-story and basement would cost approximately
$495,000. The estimates on the dormitory and academic building
were. furnished by a reputable construction company in Janu-
ary, 1950.

The Mission House allowed at the last convention has not been

erected. It is. requested that the appropriation for the same
($150,000) be made available.

Radio Station KFUO

By synodical directive (Handbook 6.163 ce) Station KFUO shall

be under the control of the Board of Control of Concordia Semi-
nary at St. Louis. ; -,

’ The Board of Control operates Station KFUO, which is located
on the western part of the campus, through a special subcommittee. -
This committee is submitting to Synod a special report, which the
Board of Control has approved.

Concordia Historical Institute

. The Board of Control is continuing to grant room space in the
Administration Building of the Seminary to the Concordia His-
torical Institute. With the congested conditions at the Seminary,
the rooms are inadequate. The Institute is submitting to Synod its
own report. ° °

Requests
The Board of Control respectfully requests Sytiod:

I. To clarify the statement in the Handbook. 6.163 b, which
reads: “The Lutheran. Witness and Der Lutheraner shall be the
official organs of Synod and shall be under the responsible editor-. ,
ship of the faculty of Concordia Seminary at St. Louis.” It has
been questioned whether this statement restricts the editorship.
of the official organs to faculty members. . 7 en
OL To allow the Seminary the sum of $4,000 per annum towards
its physical exercise and health program (see Report on Physical, ;
Education). —_

, Ill. To provide the funds for the erection of the. Mission -De-.