# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S778
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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80 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

In order to render this service, the institution operates prac- _
tically all year round. For quite a number of years we have
operated, besides the regular session, a nine-week summer session.

Because of recent changes -in the Nebraska certification law we’ 4

expanded the summer session to 12 weeks in 1949, and we intend
- to continue this 12-week program as long as it is necessary.

In addition to this service of training workers for the Church
we also serve our Synod by furnishing facilities for various types
of meetings and gatherings which play a prominent part in the
Church’s program. Two synodical Districts regularly hold their
conventions on our campus. Besides, a steadily growing number of
conferences, conventions, and workshops of area-, District-, or
Synod-wide character is held there. Our faculty members, further-
more, to an increasing degree hold membership on synodical boards

and committees or are drawn into the Picture of synodical work 3

as lecturers, essayists, and leaders. We believe that the returns
Synod gets on its investment at Seward are very high.

Plant and Property

During the triennium it was possible to erect our new girls’
dormitory, Strieter Hall, which houses 50 students. Its cost came
out of the Peace Thankoffering, The other major improvement was
the installation of the new boilers in the heating plant, which’
replace the worn-out boilers and adequately take care of present
and contemplated future needs. ,

‘We regret very much that the plans for the general overhaul
and partial remodeling of our older buildings, as presented to the
1947 convention, could not be carried out.. For many years the sums .
made available to us for the upkeep and repair of our plant have
been far too low. As a result considerable deterioration has set in.
In reviewing these requests we wish to point out that Synod will
lose appreciably on its investment if action is delayed further.

Requests

1. Membership of Board of Control. — For many years, in fact,
as far as we know, from the very beginning of our school, our Board
of Control has had a membership of five laymen. The 1947 con-
vention, in adopting the revised synodical Handbook, reduced the
number to three. Since, however, our charter calls for five, it was
necessary to elect five, and we were asked to have our charter
changed so that hereafter the board would have only three laymen.
We have repeatedly considered the matter, and it is our conviction
that our board should continue with the larger number. As a mat-
ter of principle we are convinced that every one of Synod’s pro-
fessional schools should have a larger board. In our case, however,