# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1911_S48
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48 Proceedings of the 28th General or

3. The practice school connected with the seminary again stood
under the direction of Professors J. L. Backhaus and Fr. Rechlin. It was
attended in the school year 1908–1909 by 55, in 1909–1910 by 58, and
in 1910–1911 by 57 children. Under the guidance of the professors
named, the seminarists are given the opportunity, in this school covering
the first four school years, to practice teaching. This practical training
has been of great benefit to our graduates.

4. The following resolutions of the Reverend Synod concerning our
institution have been carried out during the past triennium:

a. A sixth class has been established, and our professors are
unanimous in their judgment that this arrangement has contributed
greatly to the institution's improvement. But this arrangement has also
significantly increased the number of teaching hours. Since we now
already need a full teaching position for the practice school, and since in
an institution like ours many music lessons must be given, the board of
control found itself compelled to make use of the Synod's permission to
employ an assistant. Such assistants were, in 1908–1909, Student H.
Pfotenhauer; in 1909–1910, Student O. Güttler; in 1910–1911, teaching
candidate W. Saßmannshausen.

b. Furthermore, a "septic tank" has been installed, and the necessary
drainage channels on the seminary grounds have been dug. The
"toilets" have likewise been installed, and a new water system has been
laid. The latter is a so-called "pneumatic system," which, on the advice
of the General Board of Control, we decided to install, although it was
somewhat more expensive than what we had calculated. We can report,
however, that the whole installation, which we have now had in use for
almost two years, has proven itself well.

c. There is one more thing we must report. On the advice of the
General Board of Control we have laid a new drain from the seminary
grounds directly to Salt Creek. This became necessary because the
owner through whose land the old drain ran refused to allow us to make
the necessary connections and do the necessary work on his land.

5. One resolution of the Reverend Synod — namely, that a new
building be erected at Addison — unfortunately could not be carried out.
We can, however, assure the brethren that this omission was due neither
to any lack of good will on the part of the board of control, nor to the
state of need at Addison having already been relieved. No — the reason
building did not take place at Addison was that the money needed for
building did not come together. We have therefore simply had to go on
bearing the need. If, then, we come before the Reverend Synod once
again this time with the urgent request that it relieve the state of need at
Addison, it will surely not