# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S25
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 25

to help these students find themselves, we continue to
ve gratifying results in this method of stepping up the number
€ graduates. In the regular school year as well as in the summer
ons and correspondence courses we are doing all we can to
yake.a successful conversion program possible for these secularly
-tzained Lutheran young people, who, somewhat later than the
verage, make up their minds to become professional servants of
the Church. Our regular students also deserve special commenda-
tion for their eagerness to help and befriend these newcomers in
their. classes and dormitories.
‘In spite of the crowding, the educational record of our students
continued on a high level. While less than half of our fresh-
come from our Lutheran high schools each year, their number
ni easing, and the quality is good. Though we have been able
oll all of the qualified male graduates of these schools who
ed, we regret that some of the girl graduates had to be directed
where for their junior college training, and some of them have
1 lost to the Lutheran teaching profession. We gratefully
nowledge the faithful work of our Lutheran high school teachers
rincipals, and all our teachers and pastors in general for guid-
. and encouraging so many of their best young members to de-
fe their lives to this high calling.
Under the leadership of the Dean of Students, fourteen faculty
mbers counsel with individual students and groups living on the
us floors of the dormitories. The students themselves conduct
group devotional exercises each evening and joint Sunday
ng devotions in the Student Lounge. They also visit all the
ts in the college infirmary with daily comfort from God’s
/In the community they participate actively in Red Cross,
nunity Chest, Blood Bank, and other civic projects. Many
part in mission canvasses and in other activities of the Dis-
jMission Board and of individual congregations. Through their
offerings the students have contributed an average of $1,500
byear to many mission and charitable purposes within Synod,

ing three annual scholarships for students in South America,
and Africa.

Chapel problem is still with us, now to a more aggravated
The crowded capacity of our present Auditorium-Chapel,
Wding chairs in all the aisles, is about 500. In 1944 our request
new Chapel had to be denied. Again in 1947 the Auditorium-
Apel planned along with the Music Building could not be granted.
efeel:that Synod will not be able at this time to provide a suit-
place of worship for our students. We are therefore planning
-time being to continue conducting daily chapel exercises