# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S72
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

72 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

ported by a mission society of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.
The men are of Indian descent. Likewise the United Luthera ne
Church in Argentina had entered two students. The last fours
seminarians, of course, pay tuition, as is expected. At the end of:
1951 three of our seminarians went out to do field work.

In 1952 our student body climbed up to 30, the highest in
history. A seminarian who had to interrupt his studies in 1950 ong
account of continued ill health was able to resume the same. Seven
new boys entered. At the end of 1952 again four candidates coul
be graduated.

The morale of the student body has always been Christian,
is expected. The health in the last years was not so good. Sick:
ness was quite frequent because of inclement weather and a sho
age of fuel, since it was rationed.

Support of the District

The continual rise in cost of living has caused the Board of
Control many headaches, since the monthly board had to be raised’
again and again. In 1950 60 pesos a month was charged, which wag
far below cost. In 1951 it was raised to 70 pesos a month. In 195: 4
we started with 90 pesos; but when the school year closed, we
were up to 120 pesos a month and far below the cost. The Bo j
of Control did not have the courage to raise the board to actualj
cost, because they felt certain that most of the parents would th
withdraw their boys, not being able to meet the cost.

Now, it is customary in Synod that most colleges and seminari
have an annual Gabentag, but the congregations of Greater Buenc
Aires decided to celebrate two Gabentage annually. In 1950 thé
two Gabentage netted 4,000 pesos. Congregations from the interiog
contributed another 1,000 pesos. In 1951 the Gabentage and gi ta]
from the interior netted 6,000 pesos for the seminary kitchen. Ig
1952 the Gabentage brought 5,106.50 pesos, and from the interid
3,839.75 pesos were donated. Although the 1,200 communicangj
of Greater Buenos Aires had contributed so liberally, and
congregations in the interior had more than tripled their do
tions for the seminary kitchen, and the board had been raised frog
70 pesos to 120 pesos, we could not make ends meet for the firg
time in the history of our college and seminary. Synod’s Bo
of Directors came to our aid by a special grant of $225 from
Dr. Henry W. Horst Fund for Latin American Student Aid.
Seminary is very grateful for this fine support. In 1953 we ax
facing a still more critical year, since the economic condition, €
pecially of our members in Greater Buenos Aires, is very depress
However, we are confident. that the Lord will take care of’
own cause, and so we are working while it is day.