# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S831
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132 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

The Teaching _ Staff

After his return from his furlough, early in 1948, Pastor Werne'®

K. Wadewitz, who had been called to the theological departmeng 4
entered upon his teaching duties. At the close of 1948 Pastor Martin'4
W. Strasen came with his family from Milwaukee, Wis. Soon afté#S
his arrival he entered upon his duties in the department of exegesis! @
In 1949 Mr. Gastao Thome, who had been serving as assistant 4
professor, instructing in the department of history, and who had a
been teaching the Portuguese language, was advanced to a regular:
professorship. The annual enrollment of new students necessarily 4
increased the number of classes, which, in turn, called for addi- "
tional professorships. In 1949, Student of Theology Mr. R. Seideé x
was appointed assistant professor. In 1950, Candidates Martin C;:4
Warth and Arnaldo Schueler were engaged as instructors, oe

The Faculty 2g

Our present faculty includes the following: Director O. A, a
Goerl, since 1940; Dean Paul W. Schelp, D. D., since 1920; L. C. Reh-
feldt, D.D., since 1918; Dr. K. A. Rupp, since 1925; Dr. O. Schueler,
since 1942; G. Thome, since 1946; M. W. Strasen, since 1948; Instruc-. .
tors: A. Schueler and M. C. Warth; Athletic Director: H. Frue- x
stoeckl; Mrs. E. Wadewitz, music. 4
Dr. P. Schelp spent several months on furlough in 1949, During —

the past two years he was consultant for a committee preparing
a revision of the Portuguese Bible. On December 17, 1949, Professor
Emeritus F. F. Carchia was called to his eternal rest,

The Student Body 4

There has been a steady increase in our enrollment. Since |;
1947, students have been admitted annually. In 1947, 31 new stu-
dents were admitted; in 1948 — 36; in 1949 — 29; in 1950 — 26. 4
In 1947, nine students served as vicars; in 1948— three. In 4
1949, nine students served as pastors and four as teachers, E

In 1947 we graduated five candidates for the ministry and four |

for the teaching profession. In 1948 there was no graduating class.
In 1949 we graduated eleven candidates for the office of the holy |
ministry, 4
The total enrollment in 1950 is 116 students. God willing, ten 4
candidates will be graduated at the end of the present school year. j

Course of Study
Since our petition to add a seventh year to our preparatory
department was granted, the full course for theological students
has been extended to ten years. Of these, four years are spent at