# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S3
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES y 8

for one year to help out in the Department of Practical Theology.
The instructorships of Rev. Paul J. Reith, who directs the Speech
‘Department, of Rev. E. C. Zimmermann, who teaches in the Depart-
ment of .Missions, and of Rev. Edward J. Saleska, the director of
the library, were renewed in 1951 and 1953.

C. Retirements. —On August 31, 1949, Dr. J. H. C. Fritz and
Dr. Th. Graebner were transferred to modified service. The Board
believed it to be in the interest of the Church to employ their
services as long as they were able and willing to serve. Until his
death in April, 1953, Dr. Fritz taught courses in the Graduate School
‘and was managing editor of Der Lutheraner. Until his death in
November, 1950, Dr. Graebner taught in the Graduate School and
devoted much of his time to an intensive investigation of German
theological literature which had appeared since World War I.
Dr. William Arndt reached the retirement age in June, 1951.
He was also placed on modified service. He teaches courses in the
Graduate School and its Extension Division and is managing editor
of the translation into English of the fourth edition of Walter
Bauer’s New Testament Greek-German dictionary, a project made
possible through an allocation by Synod’s Committee on Allocation
‘of Funds for Scholarly Research.

D. Deaths. —In the past triennium, the Lord of the Church
called to their eternal reward four professors who had rendered
exceptional service: Dr. W. G. Polack, who, at the age of 59 years,
died on June 5, 1950, having been a member of the faculty since

- 1925; Dr. Th. Graebner, who, at the age of 74 years, died on
November 14, 1950, having joined the faculty in 1913; and the
President of the Seminary, Dr. Louis J. Sieck, who, at the age
of 68 years, died October 14, 1952. Dr. Sieck was a member of the
Board of Control from 1923 to 1943. He became President of the
Seminary in 1943, succeeding the late Dr. L. Fuerbringer. Under
his leadership, the Seminary realized new opportunities of service
_ to meet the ever-growing expansion program of our Church.
Dr. Sieck’s serious illness and subsequent death moved the Board
to appoint an Acting President. It chose Dr. Paul M. Bretscher to
assume this responsibility. Dr. J. H. C. Fritz died, at the age of
“78 years, on April 12, 1953, having served as the first Dean of the
Seminary from 1920 to 1940. Upon his resignation from the office
of Dean he served as Professor of Homiletics until 1949.

E. Editorial Assignments. — Der Lutheraner is edited by. Dr.
J. H. C. Fritz (managing editor till April, 1953), Dr. J. T. Mueller,
Dr. Theo. Hoyer, Dr. Alfred von Rohr Sauer, Prof. A. W. C. Guebert,
and Prof. Otto E. Sohn. After the retirement of Dr. Th. Graebner
as editor of the Lutheran Witness in October, 1949, his staff mem-