# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S23
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 28

the place of an equal number of instructorships which. had
troduced through the years on account of the constantly.
ing enrollment. At the opening service in September, 1951,
.of these men were installed: Mr. Paul. Bunjes, M. Mus.,
nerly teacher and organist at Wausau, Wis., for the field of
sic; the Rev. John Choitz, M.A,, formerly student pastor at,
University of Iowa, for the fields of English and Philosophy;
d.Mr. Walter Vahl, M. A., formerly a teacher in grade school and
stort Wayne Lutheran High School and on our staff as instructor
for; three years, for the fields of History and Political Science. The
Rev,,Paul Mundinger, M. A., formerly pastor at Glencoe, IIL, -was
installed as Associate Professor of Religion.in the opening service
in September, 1952. Assistant Professor Martin. Pieper, M. A., who
Biter. twenty-four years as teacher in our Lutheran elementary
gchool system has been teaching courses in Mathematics and
‘Education at our high school and college since 1946, has accepted
e call as associate professor and will be installed, God willing, in
€ opening service, September, 1953. These men have had an
erage experience of about eighteen years in congregational work

n the office of pastor or teacher,

The two vacaricies in the called faculty, brought about by the
signation of Prof. Edwin Wibracht, M.A., and the death of Dr.
man Keinath, are in the process of being filled at this writing,
nd we hope that the men who have been called may accept and

‘gpstalled in the opening \sérvice in September, ‘1953: In the
antime, six neighboring pastors, in addition to their regular
tk, faithfully serve our school on a part-time basis in the fields of
octrine, ‘Bible, Church History, History, and. Speech.

During the triennium five instructors have been advanced to
new rank of assistant professor, as authorized by Synod in 1950,
uth the specified four-year tenure. The remaining teaching load
as been absorbed by full-time or part-time instructors. . cae
ecause of the high cost of living, limited tenure, the difficulty
ecuring suitable housing, and especially the comparatively
modést salaries offered for these non-called positions and even for
he called ranks, it continues to be very difficult to get adequately
if d::and experienced pastors and teachers from the: congre-
hs to teach on the college level.
‘Since the last convention two members of the faculty received
Doctor of Philosophy degrees: Associate Professor John
héitz’and Assistant Professor Arvin Hahn. A number of others, .
‘Wwhile- doing full-time teaching, are faithfully pursuing graduate
ining and are nearing the doctoral level. or
%* The faculty has worked faithfully and effectively in the class-
m and in its extracurricular duties. A continuous study of