# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S130
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130 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

build all projects approved by the Milwaukee Convention, plus
Senior College. Your Board proceeded, therefore, to reserve
sum of $3,000,000 for use in construction of the Senior College “af
purchase of land for it. This sum represents the amount designa
by the Milwaukee Convention, plus $250,000 for land, with’
allowance for increase in costs since the original estimates wi
made, or for the increase in capacity of the school, and for o'
items, such as furnishings, equipment, architects’ fees, etc.

To establish the necessary priorities for distribution of
funds made available, the Board accepted the following order
urgency:

1. Dormitory space at St. Louis.

2. Dormitory space for women at the teachers’ colleges and
those preparatory institutions at which Synod has approved a
ing program for women teachers.

3. The Senior College, to provide long-term relief for
housing situation at St. Louis.

4. Provision for services not presently available on a
campus.

5. Libraries.

6. Dormitories for men at ministerial colleges.

7. Improvement and expansion of existing fadilities.

8. Items deferred by the Milwaukee Convention.

the original appropriation was allocated by the Board of Diree
as follows:

St. Louis — ne $ 418,000
River Forest ....---W-.2----2--------—----0-- ee 426,000

Seward _.. - 368,000
St. Paul _. - - 50,000 ~
Winfield 132,000
Portland _W. 110,000
Austin ee _——-—------ 200,000

Fort Wayne _...-----__-—------- 335,000
Springfield __ _ 310,000
Bronxville _.. 55,000
Milwaukee ._. 400,000
Concordia _ 295,000
Edmonton ___.....----.--—----- 250,000

$3,349,000

Of the grand total originally made available (65% of $12,000,0

$59,040.63 was held in reserve for contingencies.

It will be noted that, of the itemis approved by the Milwat
Convention, it has been impossible to build’ the additional
room space needed at River Forest, the administration and q

for help at Milwaukee, and the business office facilities which