# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S295
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HIGHER EDUCATION 295

report of the past biennium to The Lutheran Church —
Missouri Synod, assembled in convention in Denver,
Colo. We take this opportunity on behalf of fellow
Lutherans in western Canada to express our apprecia-
tion to our church for her support of the church’s only
institution of secondary and higher education in Canada.

Type of Institution

Founded in 1921, Concordia College and High School
is a coeducational institution on both the high school
and the junior college levels. The high school depart-
ment is fully accredited with the Alberta Department
of Education and thus meets all requirements of the de-
partment with regard to curriculum and certified staff.
The curriculum also conforms to the requirements of
the Synod’s Board for Higher Education. In September
1968 the college department became recognized as a
fully accredited junior college in affiliation with the
University of Alberta. Such “affiliation” is a uniquely
Canadian educational status and is comparable to the
achievement of accreditation by colleges in the United
States. In addition to conforming to the synodical cur-
riculum, Concordia, Edmonton, now also meets the
standards prescribed for recognized junior colleges in
Canada, both as to curriculum and certified instructional
staff. Its curriculum includes course offerings in the
ministerial, teacher-training, parish-worker, and pre-
deaconess programs, as well as general course offerings
in the faculties of arts, science, and education.

Enrollment Summary

Concordia’s enrollment has remained relatively
stable over the years, due largely to the moderate
growth of the membership of the two western Canadian
Districts of the Synod and to the comparatively smaller
population in Canada. It must be remembered that these
two Canadian synodical Districts include only 14,000 and
17,000 communicant members in a geographical area
that stretches halfway across the North American con-
tinent. The potential for student recruitment is ob-
viously limited. Even so, these two Districts compare
favorably with other synodical Districts so far as the
ratio of students to communicant members is concerned.

Concordia, Edmonton, experienced a remarkable in-
crease in student enrollment this past school year. From
the previous year’s enrollment of 81, the enrollment
this past year increased to 126—a 64% increase. The
largest portion of this increase was in the high school
—from 65 to 100.

1965-66 1966 67 1967-68  1968—69
High School Students .. 74 64 65 100
College Students 28 21 16 26
102 85 81 126

No doubt a number of factors combined to bring about
this gratifying enrollment increase, the most notable
being a broader program of course offerings on both
educational levels and the affiliated status of the col-
lege program. Intensive recruitment efforts will con-
tinue to be exerted in the hope that this year’s enroll-

ment increase will prove to be but the beginning of
a new era of growth and service at Concordia, Ed-
monton.

Personnel

The members of the Board of Control include the
following: Rev. George Rode, ABC District President,
chairman: Mr. John Armbruster, vice-president; Rev.
Roy Holm, secretary; Mr. Carl Wagner: Mr. Carl
Schielke: Mr. Edward Schultz. The terms of the latter
two men expire at this convention.

A number of changes have occurred on the faculty
during the past biennium. In June 1967 Dr. Albert Riep
resigned in order to accept a position at Wartburg Col-
lege, Waverly, Iowa. In September 1967 Miss Donna
Pautler joined the staff as instructor in psychology and
dean of women, replacing Miss Norma Schwermann.
In June 1968 three faculty members completed their
service at Concordia, Edmonton. and accepted positions
elsewhere: Mr. Thomas Buck to the Milwaukee Lu-
theran High School: Rev. F. L. Younce to the parish
ministry: and Miss Carlene Helmkamp to Concordia
College, St. Paul, Minn. In September 1968 Dr. Alfred
Roth was installed as associate professor of education
and academic dean, a new administrative position at
Concordia. Edmonton: Dr. David Stocker as assistant
professor of music: and Mr. Ronald Schlegelmilch as
instructor in biology and director of physical education.
At the same time Miss Roberta Wilson began her ser-
vices as librarian, Miss Gwen Newsham as part-time
instructor in French, Mr. A. Macaulay as part-time in-
structor in biology, Mr. Chester Young as part-time
instructor in history, and Mr. Bertram Baier as part-
time instructor in German. Concordia’s instructional
and administrative staff numbers 13 full-time and four
part-time members.

Academic Program

As already indicated, Concordia, Edmonton, not only
conforms to the curriculum established by the Synod’s
Board for Higher Education for the preliminary train-
ing of future full-time church workers, but it also meets
the educational requirements for accreditation in the
province of Alberta on both the high school and the
college levels. In terms of the results of the depart-
mental examinations, conducted by the Department of
Education for all graduating high school students, Con-
cordia has achieved a superior rating in the province
for a number of years.

On the college level, the academic year 1968—69 was
Concordia’s first year as an affiliated junior college in
the province of Alberta. This was a significant achieve-
ment, and we are gratified and grateful. Following ap-
proximately 2 years of intensive planning and study by
the faculty and with the approval of the Board of Con-
trol and the encouragement and assistance of the Board
for Higher Education, a formal request was presented to
the University of Alberta for an affiliated status. Hav-
ing been satisfied that the standards were met through
an examination of facilities and an evaluation of the
instructional staff at Concordia, the University Junior