# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1905_S39
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11th Delegate Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, 1905. 39

Prof. G. Ritzmann was well appointed to it. He was installed in his
office by Rev. President C. Becker on October 23 of the year named.
In place of Prof. Hacksted, who, owing to impaired health, could no
longer continue in his office and therefore accepted a call extended
to him into the teaching office, Prof. F. Strieter was elected. He
was installed in his office by Rev. H. Miessler on September 2, 1903.

"The number of students has steadily increased; at present there are
78 students at the institution. In 1903 the senior class numbered 10,
in 1904, 18, and this year's numbers 20 students.

"We further have to report to the Reverend Synod: Since the city
authorities of Seward offered us, on very favorable terms, to lay
water piping into the Seminary, we accepted this offer and were thus
able to equip the institution's building with the most necessary
fire-fighting apparatus against any outbreak of fire. We ask the
Reverend Synod to approve this action of ours.

"Since the rooms currently available scarcely suffice to accommodate
the present number of students — which, moreover, is expected to be
even larger next year (all living and sleeping quarters are tightly
occupied, and the lack of space is especially felt in the dining hall
and washroom, since a good number of students must eat in the already
cramped kitchen, and the washroom provides space for only 20
washbasins) — the board of control finds itself compelled to come
before the Reverend Synod with the request that it approve the
erection of a service building. In our view this service building,
along with a kitchen and dining hall, should also contain living
quarters for a steward. We do not yet have a steward, but it is
altogether necessary that one be appointed, since the ever-growing
household can no longer be carried on in the previous manner.
According to reliable inquiries we have made, such a service
building, of the kind we need, could be erected for $6,000.00.
Together with the request to grant this sum, we join the further
urgent request that the Reverend Synod be pleased to resolve on the
immediate erection of the building.

"We consider it our duty to call the Reverend Synod's attention to
whether it wishes to go on paying house rent for the professors, or
whether it would not be more advantageous to erect the professors'
own residences, especially since the building lots needed for this
are already available. In connection with this, let it also be
noted that...