# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S775
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 77

i. the growth of both. We believe that this has been an entirely sound
E and necessary procedure and are completely satisfied with its
& operation.

Among other changes in administrative procedure which are
noteworthy are the following: 1) A careful delegation of many
duties to other officers, thus giving the President more time for
review, evaluation, and planning. The efficiency of the operation
of the schools has plainly been enhanced by this arrangement, and
further gains are foreseeable in the near future. 2) The intro-
duction of the faculty-ranking procedure as adopted by the last
convention. The plan has been introduced and is now in operation
without any apparent difficulty. 3) The introduction of the new
budget procedure and accounting methods. This has entailed quite
a task and has thrown a very heavy load upon the business office.
But we are convinced that it was absolutely necessary and that
. it gives us a much stronger basis for our financial operations than
E we could possibly have had under the old system.

The Faculty

Changes in the called membership of the faculty include the
following: Professor H. A. Koenig reached the age of retirement
but has since been re-engaged annually fora partial teaching load
-and has continued to render his valuable services to the school.
Associate Professor L. C. Wuerffel, who was serving us as librarian
and dean of students, accepted the position of dean of students
at Concordia Theological Seminary and moved to St. Louis, Mo.,
at the end of January, 1948. Associate Professors H. L. Hardt and
Reuter reached retirement age in 1949. The former has been re-
engaged for the teaching of a course in German, but the latter
was unable to find a suitable residence in Seward and was com-
pelled to move away. Mr. Walter Mueller, after 15 years of service
to Grace Lutheran Church of Kansas City, Kans., joined our staff
as instructor in English in 1947 and was called to an associate
professorship in the fall of 1949.

As detailed below, the over-all enrollment showed a decided
increase. This necessitated an increase of the teaching staff. The
total faculty strength now is 25, which includes all administrative
officers. The ratio of college to high school is about % to %, but
several members serve on both faculties. There are 22 men and
three women. The number in each rank is as follows (besides
the president): two professors, seven associate professors, two
professors emeriti, ten instructors, and three assistants. Sug-
gestions for achieving a better balance are made later in this report.
We feel that the members of the faculties are to be commended