# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S15
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES Lb-

ccording to our estimates for the next two years, we can
t.an increase of 162% per cent over the 1947—48 enrollment
él. “Without any relief for our faculty, this would increase the
‘size to range from 73 to 138. Should the Senior College be
iblished by 1956 or later, it will not affect our need for regular
ed professors. The reduction of the staff will be limited to our
istrtictors who have been engaged on a two-year basis. The
timated enrollment, after the Senior College has been established,
HEstill be more than 96 per cent over the 1947—48 level.
To approve the erection of two dormitories, each at a cost
0,000, and each to house 100 students. We suggest that one
tory be. erected in 1954 and the other in 1955. We earnestly
Bdvise that one dormitory provide also a number of professors’
es and that the other contain an adequate clinic and an apart-
t for the nurse. We can best support our request for two
itories by repeating what we said in 1950: “Housing students
partments off campus must be viewed as a temporary emer-
cy measure. It is true that if and when the Senior College is
established, the Seminary will have three instead of four classes
tirésidence. However, enrollments at the preparatory colleges
recast future resident enrollments which will approximate, and
m exceed, the present Seminary enrollments. It seems apparent,
efore, that in view of this . . . additional permanent on-campus
ing will be a necessity.” (Reports and Memorials to the Mil-
aukee Convention, p. 13).

"3. To establish a Chair of Missions. This request is the result
“of conferences which the former Academic Board and, of late, the

Administrative Council of the Seminary had with the executive
etaries of Synod’s Mission Boards (March 12, 1952, and Jan-
lary 20, 1953). In its meeting of May 19, 1952, the Board of Control

olved “to approach the Board for Higher Education with a
est that at the Convention in 1953 there be established a Chair

ofMissions in the Seminary Faculty.” In a communication dated
Pebrucry 2, 1953, Dr. H. A. Mayer, Assistant Executive Secretary
f:the Board for Missions in North and South America, speaking
‘behalf of the synodical executive secretaries of missions, wrote:
‘The Professor called to the Chair of Missions could be placed in
arge of the Mission Department as it now exists. We feel that
e calling of a man of faculty standing would strengthen this
partment greatly. Regular mission courses could also be given