# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S69
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 69

nished to Synod teachers, organists, choir directors, and youth

workers as listed in the report below.

Supply
4-Yr. Grad. 3-Yr. Grad. Students Total

1953 46 11 32 89
1954 40 14 46 100
1955 60 11 33 104
1956 62 25 44 131

Summer Sessions: In addition to the above graduates and
supply students trained and offered to the church, Seward also
made available to congregations people trained at various levels
in the summer-school program. The numbers in the respective
years are as follows:

1953 24 1954 40 1955 30

Plant and Property

During the past three years a number of projects financed by
“Conquest for Christ” funds were brought to completion.

Schuelke Hall, a women’s dormitory, was completed and placed
into service in the spring of 1954. Schuelke Hall provides living
quarters for thirty-nine.

An athletic field and track was completed, providing adequate
space for the outdoor physical-education program.

The basements of Weller Hall (administration), Jesse Hall
(men’s dormitory), and one half of Nebraska Hall (music) were
remodeled to utilize the last bit of available space on the campus.

Eighteen acres adjacent to the east side of the campus were
purchased to prevent the school from being shut in by housing
developments. A home was purchased on the southwest side of
the campus and converted for use as a temporary women’s
dormitory. ,

Of the projects authorized at the Houston Convention the
following were carried out: $60,000 was granted St. John’s Con-
gregation to assist in the building of a fine $163,000 extension of
its parish school. This was a genuine necessity both because of
increased growth of the congregation and the greatly expanding
number of practice-teaching students; also received were $10,000
for pavement and sidewalk projects together with $10,000 for prac-
tice pianos and organs.

Of the projects authorized at Houston the following remain
unexecuted: dormitory for women, physical education building,

and the chapel organ. Requests

A complete analysis of the needs of Concordia Teachers Col-
lege, Seward, Nebr., was forwarded to the Board for Higher Edu-
cation. Reference to this detailed study will be found in the
report of this Board. The following is a brief summary of the
request made of Synod by Seward. These are the things the faculty