# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S55
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 55

tional special meetings were held to meet extraordinary situations
as they arose.

The constituency of the Board for the major part of the tri-
ennium was the following: Rev. Arthur Werfelmann, President of
the Northern Illinois District, chairman; Rev. Erwin Paul, secre-
tary; Mr. Lawrence Forster, treasurer; Mr. Alwin Roschke,
Mr. Emil Ruprecht, Dr. Waldemar Link, and Mr. Edgar Elbert.
In November 1954 Mr. Roschke resigned an account of ill health,
and Mr. Walter Hartkopf was appointed to complete his term of
service on the Board.

The Presidency

On November 11, 1953, Dr. Arthur Klinck, who for fourteen
years had served Concordia Teachers College with consecration
and faithfulness as its fifth president, was granted a peaceful dis-
missal from his important office to accept a call extended to him
by Concordia Theological Seminary, St.Louis, Mo., as professor
of Historical Theology. His release became effective December 31,
1953, in order that he might assume his new duties at the begin-
ing of the second semester in February 1954.

Dr. Alfred Schmieding, academic dean, was appointed to serve
as acting president in the interim. The school was blessed by his
administration from January 1 to September 15, 1954.

Rev. Martin L. Koehneke, Counselor for Parish Education of

the Texas District, was installed as Concordia’s sixth president in
the opening service of the ninety-first academic year of the col-
lege on September 16, 1954.

The Faculty

God has not only graced Concordia with an exceptional type
of student. He has blessed us with a highly dedicated and pro-
fessionally competent group of Christian educators.

Expanding student enrollments have necessitated increases in
teaching personnel. Replacements have also been necessary.

During the past triennium the following have received and
accepted calls for an indeterminate period at the rank of associate
professor: Mr. Martin Pieper, Rev. Daniel Poellot, Rev. Neelak
Tjernagel (installed September 24, 1953), Mr. Carl Waldschmidt,
Rev. F. Samuel Janzow (installed November 17, 1954), and
Mr. Victor Krause (installed February 20, 1955).

On October 18, 1953, the college observed the 50 years of
service to the church rendered by Prof. Theodore Kuehnert, and in
May of 1954 he was honored by our sister institution at Seward
with the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (Litt.D.). With the
1953—54 school year his retirement became effective, and since
then he has served the college on modified service. Dr. Herbert