# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S897
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

52 SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

According to our estimates for the next two years
expect an increase of 162% per cent over the 1947—48:e
level. Without any relief for our faculty, this would. 4 Gre
class size to range from 73 to 138. Should the Senior Coll
established by 1956 or later, it will not affect our need fori
called professors. The reduction of the staff will be mee:
instructors who have been engaged on a two-year «basi
estimated enrollment, after the Senior College has been'é
will still be more than 96 per cent over the 1947—48 level

2. To approve the erection of two dormitories, cach’'eé
of $450,000, and each to house 100 ‘students. We suggest=4
dormitory be erected in 1954 and the other in 1955. Wee
advise that one dormitory provide also a number of’; i

dormitories ‘by repeating what we said in 1950: “Housit
in apartments off campus must be viewed as a tempor:
gency measure. It is true that if and when the Senior.
established, the Seminary will have three instead of foug}
in residence. However, enrollments at the preparatory.
forecast future resident enrollments which will appro
even exceed, the present Seminary enrollments. It seems a
therefore, that in view of this . . . additional permanent 2 x
housing will be a necessity.” (Reports and Memorials to
waukee Convention, p. 13).

3. To establish a Chair of Missions. This request is: thy
of conferences which the former Academic Board and, :of 4
Administrative Council of the Seminary had with the
secretaries of Synod’s Mission Boards (March 12, 19:
uary 20, 1953). In its meeting of May 19, 1952, the Board
resolved “to approach the Board for Higher Educatir
request that at the Convention in 1953 there be establis
of Missions in the Seminary Faculty.” In a commit
February 2, 1953, Dr. H. A. Mayer, Assistant Executi
of the Board for Missions in North and South Amerie

“The Professor called to the Chair of Missions could
charge of the Mission Department as it now exists.

by him in the undergraduate school, as envortoniy
the need demands it.”