# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S27
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 27

Graduates and Supply Teachers

whe The effects of discontinuing our Concordia Teachers College
; duations are now

1946—1947
1947—1948
1948—1949 __
1949-1950 __.
1950—1951
1951—1952 ___
1952—1953 *

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* Anticipated figures

co The number of graduates, especially of women, could have
been much larger each year if we had held back our finished sopho-
: ‘more students to take the three-year or four-year diploma instead
of giving them an extra summer of training and Sending them out
‘to help meet Synod’s shortage of teachers. In general, however,
‘these partly trained young people have Served well, and many

With

the field as four-year graduates,

New Buildings and Facilities

The new Music Building, allowed by Synod in 1947, was put
0'use in the fall of 195]. Because of the constantly rising costs,
“the main part of the Structure could be completed, and the
ipment had to be Postponed. Additional
ater by the Board of Directors out of
The classroom facilities which were to
Same offering had to be postponed,

ese of the present convention,

Center was arranged in part of the