# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1911_S60
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60 Proceedings of the 28th General or

Concordia Gymnasium at St. Paul, Minn.

The board of oversight of this institution submitted the following
report to the synod:

In hereby laying before the Reverend Synod the report owed on the
institution at St. Paul, Minn., the undersigned board first
remembers, in looking back over the past triennium, with heartfelt
gratitude the goodness and faithfulness of the Lord so richly shown
to our institution.

To be sure, it has also pleased the Lord to let us feel his hand in a
heavy visitation, namely an epidemic of measles, scarlet fever, and
diphtheria. It struck us in the first half of 1910 and put a large
number of students on the sickbed. It was a difficult time, in which
pale death stalked around our college, and we had to worry anxiously
over many a promising young life. Two dear, gifted young men, the
second-year student M. Neils and the senior J. Rehwaldt, were
carried off by a blessed death from the ranks of the future laborers
in the Church's vineyard. Since many students, weakened by illness,
were unable to keep up with demanding study, and others left to
recover at their parents' homes and so as not to expose the healthy
students to further risk of infection, the institution was closed on
May 27.

Although the board was then able to give the assurance that the best
precautionary measures had been taken against a recurrence of the
illness, we nevertheless faced the new school year with concern,
fearing that the previous year's conditions would considerably
reduce the number of students. Fortunately, our fears proved
unfounded; we were able to add 56 new names to our roll. In the
current school year the state of health has been thoroughly
satisfactory. We hope soon to be able to offer the students an
excellent means of promoting health. Namely, through the generous
liberality of Mr. J. Neils, who gave $4,000.00, of Messrs. E.
Tetzlaff and E. Rubbert, who each contributed $1,000.00, as well as
of Mr. H. Göppinger, who favored us with $500.00, and through gifts
from other benefactors, a good gymnasium building is now in prospect.

The number of students at the institution was: 1908–1909: 160;
1909–1910: 150; 1910–1911: 156. Of the graduates from these years,
53 are devoting themselves to the service of the Church.

Regarding the spirit, conduct, and life of the student body, it may
be noted that most show a good interest in fulfilling their duty.
Yet there is no lack of those who are inclined to take their tasks
lightly, and who therefore need continual prodding. Conduct is for
the most part what is to be expected of those whose upbringing,
according to the