# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S4
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4 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

bers, Drs. W. G. Polack, G. V. Schick, R. R. Caemmerer, A. C. Repp,
and L. W. Spitz, carried the heavy burden of editorial responsibility
in addition to their full teaching schedule until they were relieved
of their duties when:Dr. Lorenz F. Blankenbuehler became editor.
The members of the editorial staff who are at present collaborating
with Dr. Blankenbuehler are: Professors Victor Bartling, Otto E.
Sohn, and Alfred von Rohr Sauer; Rev. Lewis C. Niemoeller; and
Teacher John M. Runge. The editor’s assistant is Miss Harriet E.
Schwenk. The Concordia Theological Monthly is edited by Dr. F. E.
Mayer (managing editor) and Professors Paul M. Bretscher, Victor
Bartling, R. R. Caemmerer, Theo. Hoyer, A. C. Piepkorn, and
Walter R. Roehrs.

F, European Conferences.—In the past triennium, faculty
members again participated in theological conferences arranged by
our Synod with the Lutheran Free Churches in Europe which are
affiliated with our Synod, and with the United Evangelical Lu-
theran Church of Gerrnany. The faculty delegation in 1950 con-
sisted of Drs. J. T. Mueller and L. W. Spitz; in 1951 of Drs. Paul M.
Bretscher and Walter R. Roehrs; and in 1952 of Dr. Paul M.
Bretscher, Dr. Walter R. Roehrs, and Prof. Martin H. Franzmann.
“Official Visitors” at the Hanover Assembly of the Lutheran World
Federation in the summer of 1952 were President L. J. Sieck and
Professors Paul M. Bretscher, Martin H. Franzmann, and Walter R.
Roehrs. Mr. Oscar Brauer, member of the Board, also represented 3
our Synod. 4

The Office of the Dean of Men

Due to the large influx of students during the past triennium,
the Seminary established the office of Resident Counselor. In the
fall of 1952, three Resident Counselors were engaged to serve in
the office of the Dean of Men and to assist him primarily in
orienting the incoming students to the Seminary and its program. 3
The assistance of these counselors has been invaluable and has

aided substantially in giving Dean L. C. Wuerffel additional time 4

to focus his attention upon the various counseling aspects of
his work,

During the past triennium the testing program at the Seminary 4
has continued and has demonstrated its usefulness in aiding the 4%
student to understand himself as to his personality, his academic |
aptitude, and his reading ability. The Harvard Reading Films have 4
been acquired and are regularly used to help students increase 4
their reading skill. In the entire guidance program the Resident q
Counselors make a major contribution as they assist the Dean of %
Men in counseling the student. q

The Director of Field Work, Rev. E. J. Mahnke, also assists in
drafting an adequate profile of practical experiences as the student |