# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S51
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 51

are at this writing in the hands of Mr. Edgar Buenger,
‘s consultant on new buildings and building plans. We
erfully hope that when this triennial report is being reviewed
ithe Houston Convention, the construction of this much-needed
nitory will be well under way.

Requests

Before the future of our school was definitely assured by the
ginaw Convention in 1944, men in charge of the findings and
uating committees agreed that if St. Paul’s College was to be
tinued, it would require great expenditure for capital improve-
“Checking our plant in view of our increased enrollment
eying its real needs, we find that many things are needed
ing our school up to present-day standards. We therefore
tfully ask Synod, assembled in convention, to give favorable
eration to the following requests:
‘A new dining hall, with kitchen, storage facilities,
quarters for non-academic employees $185,000.00
: Repairing and remodeling high school dormitory
Hall) 87,000.00
Remodeling and repairing gymnasium 29,100.00
Remodeling old dorm to provide 8 piano-practice
2 chorus rooms, a band room, and 10 instructors’
—_ See 22,000.00
Razing old administration building and landscap-
te.

SannSn SERIE eee 13,000.00
Faculty housing — replacement of two obsolete
ings, addition to president’s residence, 5 faculty
Se a 42,000.00
‘Razing old boiler and pump house, erect campus
and shop 6,000.00
Partitioning and furnishing Baepler Hall base-
a. ae - 8,000.00
ange over remaining wiring to new tunnel
terials, fittings, and labor we 1,600.00
Curbing, paving, and sidewalk repairs 7,200.00
Total capital improvements requested —---..-- $400,900.00

Conclusion
“we gratefully acknowledge with sincere thanks the
d co-operation and sympathetic help and guidance given by
President and Vice-Presidents, Synod’s Board of Directors,