# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S294
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

204 HIGHER EDUCATION

the needs were not in evidence. Efforts were therefore
put forth to keep the existing buildings in good repair
and to develop the various campus areas, providing
shrubbery and necessary improvements such as streets
and walks.

The need for better facilities for teaching physical
education has been felt for some time. The Board of
Control has petitioned the Missouri District of The
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod for permission to
conduct a fund-raising campaign to add a swimming
pool to the present gymnasium and to establish a better
student union. The request was granted, and the cam-
paign is now under way.

As soon as the church will have sufficient funds, it
would be well to complete the second story of Krueger
Hall, designed originally to be the school's health cen-
ter. For health center the college is still using an old
frame building several blocks from the main part of the
campus. The arrangement is not satisfactory from the
standpoint of health and appearance.

Auxiliary Organizations

Three auxiliary groups are serying the college with
financial and other support: the Alumni Association; the
St. Paul's College Association: and the Ladies Guild,
composed of many members. All of them have served
the institution well and have provided scholarships and
needed equipment.

During the past these organizations have raised
more than $100,000 for needed, much-appreciated
equipment, scholarships, and funds for recruitment of
full-time professional workers for the church.

Lately the Alumni Association has been particularly
active in the development of a Century Club.

College Plant of Service to the Synod
and the Community
During the past 2 years many activities of the church

at large and the Jocal community again took place on
our campus:

. LSV Schools, which will now terminate

. Pastoral conferences

. State Aid Association for Lutherans convention
. Lutheran Laymen’s League workshops

. District Lions convention

noe, WMH RF

. Music workshops

These activities, we are happy to state, indicate that
our church's campus in Concordia is serving increas-
ingly as a center of activities for our church in this
area. Besides, we think this has good public relations
value, giving the Lutheran Church a good image in the
eyes of the public.

Requests to the Synod

Checking our plant and considering its needs, we
feel the following things are needed if the school is to
continue to meet its mission according to present-day
standards of education.

We therefore respectfully petition the Synod, in con-
vention assembled, to give urgent and favorable con-
sideration to the following requests made already 2
years ago:

1. The completion of Krueger Hall, which calls for
a second story, originally planned to serve our school
as health center. The present arrangement is far from
satisfactory. Food must be carried almost three blocks
to serve those who are ill. We feel the proper feeding
of the indisposed is most important for the comfort and
recovery of those who are ill.

Two years ago we estimated that this project would
cost $98,000. It was included in the Ebenezer Thank-
offering, which did not turn out as successfully as
planned. Because of inflationary trends, we feel, the
project today would cost at least $100,000.

2. The college also needs better library facilities.
The present college library was built into the adminis-
tration building to serve approximately 150 students.
It now occupies nearly the entire second floor of the
building (Baepler Hall). It does not meet with N.C. A.
standards. To meet North Central regulations in con-
nection with the accreditation of the high school de-
partment, a library had to be worked into the high
school administration building (Kaeppel Hall). In
short, better library facilities are greatly needed at
St. Paul’s College. We estimate that this project would
cost $400,000.

3. We have estimated that the major repairs, plant
remodeling, roadway improvements, etc., for the next
6 years would cost $105,150 according to present-day
cost levels.

Request Summary:

Capital improvements $500,000.00
Repairs & remodeling (6 years) _. = SSSS—S—=«~’OS, 150.00
Total request $605,150.00

Conclusion

In conclusion we gratefully acknowledge the splen-
did cooperation and sympathetic help and guidance
given us by the Synod's President and Vice-Presidents,
the Board of Directors, and the Board for Higher Edu-
cation. Kind thanks!

Again we bespeak for our school and all the other
schools maintained by our church the Synod’s con-
tinued prayers and its kind help and participation for
the strengthening and expansion of the Kingdom-build-
ing work carried on by our church school for the spiri-
tual and bodily training of our present and future full-
time professional workers in the Lord's vineyard.

God helping, nothing is impossible!

Board OF CONTROL
O, G. Tiemann, Secretary

(6-14)

Concordia College, Edmonton, Alta.

With gratitude to the Lord of the church the Board
of Control of Concordia Lutheran College and High
School, Edmonton, Alta., Canada, herewith submits its