# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S47 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 47 The grounds and buildings on this campus are in good con- fon: The maintenance of the older buildings is becoming increas- ; ly costly. Serious consideration should be given to the need for placing the older dormitories, which are now over 75 years old. Requests The Board of Control respectfully submits the following re-~ ests to the Honorable Delegate Synod: 1. The sum of $7,591 to complete the installation of bookstacks d accessories and lighting between the stacks in the Buenger orial Library. a 2 Authorization to convert the old gymnasium into a chapel d the present chapel into classrooms, with a connecting tunnel tween the new chapel and the adjoining buildings, according to ie preliminary sketches submitted by Mr. Max Buetow, architect. -3.:To fill three vacant professorships. *:4, Permission to request accreditation of the college depart- vient by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary “. §. That Synod give serious consideration to razing some of the “ald buildings and the erection of a new women’s dormitory at an pproximate cost of $500,000. . Introduction of co-education on high school level for day Stlidents (not boarding students) who intend to become teachers Boarp or Contron H. Winter, Secretary St. Paul’s College, Concordia, Mo. e Board of Control of St. Paul’s College herewith submits rt for the triennium just past. It is with deep gratitude to Lord Jesus, the Head of the Church, who has given His protec- and guidance and showered unmerited blessings upon the kof the Lord at St. Paul’s College, that we render this report. e 1950—53 triennium, we feel, has been a period of growth, external and internal, for our school in all spheres of its ity, We say this in spite of the fact that the skies were not Ws bright and sunny for us. The Board of Control met some thirty times during the past ium, trying conscientiously to carry out the various phases