# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S930
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88 : SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES

Education in Racine, Wis. The end came suddenly, the resul
a heart attack on November 21, 1950. vsult of

Prof. O. T. Walle was appointed to Serve as acting Presid
upon the sudden demise of President Moeller, Taking over
a very difficult time, when our school was in the midst of buil ding
operations with work stoppages and materials difficult to obtain
Professor Walle rendered a real service to our school.

In due time a call was extended to Prof. W. F. Wolbrecht ot
Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Nebr., to serve as President
of our school. The Lord led him to accept it. At the Tequest of
the. Board of Control of our Seward Concordia, he was ermi
to remain at Seward until the end of the 1950-—51 school year
Professor Wolbrecht was inducted into the office of President of
St. Paul’s College in connection with the convocation service which
opened the 1951—52 school term, September 5, 1951, President
Weinhold was in charge of the installation ceremony, assisted by
Pastors Heilman and Tiemann. God has given our school a capable
leader and able administrator in President Wolbrecht, for which we
are grateful.

On January 10, 1952, Professor Walle received a call to the
presidency of California Concordia College, Oakland, Calif., which
the Lord moved him to accept. The Oakland school acceded to our
request to permit Professor Walle to remain at our school until
the close of the 1951—52 academic year. Since Professor Walle
was chief instructor in biological and physical sciences as well as
principal of the high school department, his departure posed a grave
problem for our school. Besides, the sudden, serious illness of
Prof. Emil C. Weis, which caused him to request a sabbatical year’s
leave of absence from the classroom, increased our difficulties. The
Lord, however, was with us in this situation. He induced Mr. War-
ren Rubel, graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, at our
request to teach English during Professor Weis’s absence. Daniel
De Block, another seminary graduate, was engaged to teach biolog-
ical’ science and religion. Mr. Earl Fuhrman was engaged as in-
structor in the field of physical science and mathematics. Mr. Roland
Haas is serving as housemaster of Biltz Hall and is teaching religion
and physical education. He is the first seminary graduate to serve
as house counselor. , ;

With the approval of Synod’s Board for Higher Education
Mr. Allen Nauss was raised to the status of assistant professor in
May, 1952. ,

At this writing it seems Professor Weis will not be able to
assume a full teaching load jin fall:

Messrs. Warren Rubel and Daniel De Block have been asked
to assume a two-year extension of their teaching contracts. These

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oung men have done outstanding work in their various spheres
“" Bugene Kreutz served as housemaster of Biltz Hall 1950—51;
“Walter Rosin served in that capacity 1951—52, :

The death of one of our professors emeriti, Prof. John Henry
“> Lobeck, took place in Pittsburgh, Pa., on March 25, 1951. He had
<p lived in retirement since 1945.

Changes
Many changes have been made not only in the physical facilities
and curriculum program, but also in the administrative work at
our school during the past triennium.
Space permits mention of only a few:
The faculty was reorganized, operating through two standing
committees:
, 1, Academic Committee — whose duty it is to evaluate the
curriculum and explore the possibilities of improving it.
2. Student Life Committee — to suggest and formulate policy
- changes relative to the spiritual and devotional life of the students.
To comply with Synod’s request, the school’s fiscal year was
changed to begin with July 1. Standard business machines and
forms have been added to our business office. Budget-preparation
facilities have been modernized and made more comprehensive. The
work of the service personnel has been divided and streamlined.

Building Program

During the present triennium we were permitted to complete
the construction of the new administration building, which has been
called Baepler Hall, and the central heating plant. After many
work stoppages, due to hard-to-get materials, strike-bound rail-
roads and factories, we were finally permitted to dedicate the new
building to the service of the Lord of the Church; on June 3, 1951,
nine months later than planned. The Board feels that in Baepler
Hall our school has a much-needed, soundly constructed admin-
istration building with many modern appointments,

The Western District of The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod contributed almost $25,000 toward the furnishing of
Baepler Hall.

The new central heating plant is also a soundly constructed
building and ties in well with the entire college plant.

Modified cafeteria service has been installed in the dining hall.
The dining hall itself was furnished with new tables, chairs, and
coat-hanging equipment as well as with needed new and additional

“Aen equipment and machinery. Storage facilities were re-

designed,