# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S805
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

106 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

On May 10, 1948, our revered Dr. Henry Stein was called to
his eternal reward. He was completing his 56th consecutive year
of devoted service at our school, 51 as full-time professor, the last
five on a part-time basis after his retirement. in 1943.

In the summer of 1948 Prof. Oswald Hoffmann accepted the
call as Director of Public Relations of The Lutheran Church — Mis-
souri Synod, causing us to lose his valued services on our staff
and campus.

To fill the vacancy, Prof. Henry Proehl was appointed to the

chair of Latin and Greek in the college department, having hereto-
fore taught these subjects in our high school department. His place
on our high school faculty was filled when the Rev. Carl Weidmann,
our housemaster, accepted the call of ‘the Electoral Board to the
chair of Latin and Greek in the high school.
This left a vacancy in the position of housemaster, which at the
present writing has not been filled despite earnest efforts. In the
meantime the duties of the housemaster have been assumed by
some of the assistants under supervision of Professor Weidmann,
who also serves as principal of our high school.

_ Another serious vacancy was created when in September of
1949 President Arthur Doege accepted the call as pastor of Our
Savior Lutheran Church, Mineola, N. Y., and was granted a peaceful -
dismissal after having served faithfully and competently as head
of our school for the past eleven years.

Prof. Albert E. Meyer, now serving as acting president of our
school, was called to the presidency by the Electoral Board on
March 15. Up to the present writing we have not received his
decision. Professor Meyer also served as acting president during
the period of 1942 to 1945, when President Doege served as active
chaplain with the Armed Forces,

By authority of the Board for Higher Education two members
of our synodical faculty, Prof. Louis Heinrichsmeyer and Prof.
Theodore Hausmann, were promoted to the rank of full professor-
ship. Both of these men have been vitally identified with the work
and program of our school for many years, Professor Heinrichs-
meyer enjoying the distinction of the longest tenure of office on our
faculty, Professor Hausmann, who continues to serve as dean of
our college, having completed 31 years as member of our staff.

Before the present school year is over, we shall have the
privilege of commemorating the anniversaries of ordination for
three other members of our faculty: the 40th anniversary of Prof.
Emil Luecke, the 25th anniversary of Prof. Herman Grunau and
Prof. Henry Proehl.

The past triennium has again been characterized by a beautiful
spirit of devotion and consecration on the part of all members of