# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S55
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 55

-Arthur Brunn Science Hall, dedicated to the memory of Dr. Arthur
-Brunn, former Vice-President of Synod, long-time chairman of
sour Board, and intimately identified with the development of our
‘school over many years, contains all required college science lab-
" eratories as well as classrooms for other college courses; the Walter
=~ A, Maier Library, dedicated to the memory of Dr. Walter Maier, an
“alumnus of our school and: its warmhearted supporter throughout
s.his distinguished ministry, contains a beautiful reading room, a
"browsing alcove, large stack rooms, a student center, and the
‘ eustomary library office and workrooms.
"Among the many sainted friends and supporters of our school
whose memory various items in the new building have been
dedicated are Dr. Frederick C. Heckel, one of the founders of the
‘Lutheran Education Society and a member of the Board of Control
for many years, and Prof. Rudolph W. Heintze, founder of our
Jibrary and for many years instructor of History and German at
sour school.
;. Other improvements on our campus undertaken in connection
with the erection of the new building include a new service road-
way along the rear boundary of our property, a paved parking
lot adjacent to the new roadway, a service area in the rear of our
ommons Building, enclosed by an ornamental brick wall, outside
lights along Faculty Row, and the general landscaping of our en-
tire campus in accordance with a unified and long-range plan.
Inasmuch as most college courses are now taught in the new
Educational Building, extensive alterations could be undertaken
in the old Administration Building, greatly increasing its useful-
mess as our High School Educational Building and allowing for
additional much-needed administration offices.
The favorable decision of the Court of Appeals also made it
possible for us to utilize the recently acquired 914-acre tract op-
site our old campus, known as the Gorman property, for educa-
mal purposes. Portions of the grounds have already been graded
-are being used for tennis courts and an intramural athletic
field, while the large Gorman residence is serving as rehearsal and
struction center for our Music Department.
With approval of Synod we are now engaged in converting our
g system from coal to oil. As an economy measure in main-
ng our large campus a cub tractor with accessories was pur-
ed, which has already resulted in considerable savings in the
scaping and seeding of our grounds.

Acknowledgments

Our school has again greatly benefited from the generous sup-
t of many individuals and groups, particularly the Lutheran
tucation Society, the Women’s Committee of the Lutheran Educa-