# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S105
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SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES 105

The approximate cost will be from $25.000,00 to $30.000,00 dollars,
depending on the exchange rate.

As a final note we might add that the whole program of
educating our future ministerial force is being studied by a special
committee. This committee is to present practical suggestions
at our next District convention, and said convention then is to
send in a report on its findings to the respective Boards of Synod
for further study and necessary actions. To enlarge the number
of our ministerial candidates for the coming years, a preparatory
school has been opened conditionally by our District in Obera,

our District, showing clear signs of strong development. The enroll-
ment for the coming year (1956) is between 12 and 20. A teacher
has been engaged by the District to take care of this preparatory
school and college. We ask God in His mercy to grant this new
undertaking His special divine blessing for the future promotion
of the Kingdom of Grace in this part of the world.

Asking the gracious Lord and God to give a special measure
of His Holy Spirit to the Forty-Third Convention of The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod, we wish to remain most humbly

THE Boarp or Contro., SEMINARIO Concorpia, Buenos Aires

J. P. Horn, Secretary
S. H. Beckmann, Chairman

Report of Board of Control, Porto Alegre, Brazil

(Report 116)
1954

In March 1954 we had 148 students on the list of our Seminary:
35 in the first year, 99 in the High School Department, 21 in the
College Department, 19 in the theological section. Eleven were out
vicaring.

We bought a Fargo pickup for the transportation of the victuals
which we needed in the Seminary kitchen.

Besides the regular professors the following persons were
employed: Dr. Walter Kunstmann, Osmar Lautenschlaeger (a stu-
dent), Rev. Paulo Flor, Mr. Evaldo Bergmann, Paulo Gueths
(a student), Arno Schelp (a student), Mr. Arno Goerl, Teacher
Alberto Mattis, and Mrs. Gertrude Meyer for violin classes.

With the Almighty’s help, Dr. Waldo Rehfeldt could this year
round out 36 years of teaching at our school for pastors and
teachers.

On June 30, 1955, a former professor of ours died, namely,
Rev. Martin Strasen; he succumbed to a heart ailment.